Agilent Technologies 8163A User Guide

Performance Tests Performance Test Instructions
250 Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement
System, & Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System, Fourth Edition
8 Press Channel several times.
The highlighted field on the display should toggle between the channels you
have inserted a module into.
Testing the Softkeys and the Cursor Key
9 Press the right arrow of the cursor key several times.
Check the fields on the display being highlighted one after another.
10 Press the left arrow on the cursor key several times.
Check the fields on the display being highlighted one after another.
11 Press the up arrow on the cursor key several times.
Check the fields on the display being highlighted one after another.
12 Press the down arrow on the cursor key several times.
Check the fields on the display being highlighted one after another
13 Using the cursor key, move to the power parameter, [P], of the Power Sensor
module.
Testing the Softkeys and the ENTER Key
14 Press [Menu]. The menu should appear.
15 Press [Close]. The menu should disappear.
16 Press [Details]. The details screen should appear. You should see the [Cal],
[Ref], and [Range] parameters in addition to [P] and [λ]. If you use the
Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System, you will also see the
[Range Mode], [AvgTime], and [MinMax Mode] parameters.
17 Press [Pwr Unit]. The power unit menu should appear. Move to <dBm> using
the cursor key and press Enter.
18 Press [Close]. The power unit menu should disappear.
19 Press [Hold/Cnt]. HOLD should appear in the channel.
20 Press [Hold/Cnt]. HOLD should disappear.
21 Press [Dsp->Ref] several times. [Ref] should update to the same value as [P]
with each click.
22 Press Preset, the green hardkey. An egg-timer icon should be displayed while
all parameters are set to their default values. The Overview Screen showing all
channels should appear.
Testing the the Modify Knob
NOTE The Modify Knob is only available if you use the Agilent 8164A.
23 Turn the Modify Knob clockwise.
Check the fields on the display being highlighted one after another.

Agilent Technologies 8163A Specifications

General

Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	8163A
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English