Agilent Technologies Agilent 8163A User Manual

Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Sixth Edition 15
List of Figures
Figure 1 Class 1 Safety Label -
Agilent 81650A/51A/52A/54A/11A/12A/13A/14A . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Figure 2 Class 1M Safety Label - Agilent 81655A/6A/7A, 81662A/3A,
81600B family, (81480B/82B/ 81640B/42B/80B/82B/72B),
81980A/40A/89A/49A, (81649A/89A/89B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Figure 3 The Agilent 8163B Lightwave Multimeter Mainframe . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Figure 4 The Agilent 8164B Lightwave Measurement System Mainframe . .37
Figure 5 The Agilent 8166A/B Lightwave Multichannel System Mainframe 38
Figure 6 The Agilent 8164A/B Lightwave Measurement System User
Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Figure 7 The Agilent 8163A/B Lightwave Multimeter User Interface . . . . . . .40
Figure 8 The Agilent 8163B’s Overview Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Figure 9 The Agilent 8164A/B’s Overview Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Figure 10 The Agilent 8166A Overview Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Figure 11 The Cursor Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Figure 12 The Modify Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Figure 13 The Agilent 8163B’s Details Screen for a Power Sensor Channel . .46
Figure 14 The Agilent 8164A/B’s Details Sreen for a Tunable Laser Channel 47
Figure 15 The Agilent 8166A Details Screen for a Power Sensor Channel . . . .47
Figure 16 The Agilent 8163B/6B Menu for a Power Sensor Channel . . . . . . . .48
Figure 17 The Agilent 8164A/B Menu for Power Sensor Channel . . . . . . . . . .48
Figure 18 The Agilent 8163B System Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Figure 19 The Agilent 8164A/B System Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Figure 20 The Agilent 8164A/B Help Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Figure 21 The Agilent 8164A/B Help Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Figure 22 The Applications Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Figure 23 The First Digit Before the Decimal Point is Highlighted First . . . . . .55
Figure 24 Averaging Time Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Figure 25 Connecting the Instrument for the Sample Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Figure 26 The Agilent 8163B/6B Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Figure 27 The Agilent 8164A/B System Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Figure 28 Entering a Backlight Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Figure 29 Editing the Date and the Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Figure 30 Unlocking the Instument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Figure 31 Changing the Triggering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Figure 32 Enabling/Disabling the Foot Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Figure 33 Entering a GPIB Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Figure 34 Selecting a Baudrate for the Serial Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Figure 35 Module Update mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Figure 36 Selecting a Printer Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Figure 37 Slots with Installed Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Figure 38 Viewing Information About a Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Figure 39 Viewing Information About the Mainframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Figure 40 Rear Panel of the Agilent 8164B Lightwave Measurement System .80
Figure 41 The Number of Digits Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Figure 42 Selecting the Power Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Figure 43 Referencing Another Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Figure 44 Module Channels that are Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Agilent Technologies Agilent 8163A Specifications

General

Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	Agilent 8163A
Category	Multimeter
Language	English