Operating and Storage Environment Installation and Maintenance
Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B, and 8166A/B User’s Guide, Fourth Edition 279
Altitude
The maximum operating altitude of the Agilent 8163A/B Lightwave
Multimeter System, the Agilent 8164A/B Lightwave Measurement
System, and the Agilent 8166A/B Lightwave Multichannel System is
2000 m.
Pollution Protection
The Agilent 8163A/B Lightwave Multimeter System, Agilent 8164A/B
Lightwave Measurement System, and the Agilent 8166A/B Lightwave
Multichannel System are designed for pollution degree 2.
Storage and Shipment
The instrument can be stored or shipped at temperatures between -
40°C and +70°C. The instrument should be protected from
temperature extremes that may cause condensation within it.
Instrument Cooling
The Agilent 8163A/B Lightwave Multimeter System and the
Agilent 8164A/B Lightwave Measurement System have a cooling fan
mounted internally.
The Agilent 8166A/B Lightwave Multichannel System has cooling fans
mounted internally.
Mount or position your instrument upright and horizontally, as shown
in Figure 182, Figure 183, or Figure 184 so that air can circulate
through it freely.