Agilent Technologies HP 83711A - SELF TEST

SELF
TEST
Invoking
the
self
test
function
(pressing
4
SPCL
5
,
4
5
5
,
4
Hz
5
(ENTER))
enables
you
to
cause
the
synthesizer
to
run
a
functional
verication
(self
test)
on
itself.
When
4
SPCL
5
,
4
5
5
,
4
Hz
5
(ENTER)
4
!
5
(ENTRY
OFF)
is
pressed,
the
text
SELF
TEST?,
PRESS
ENTER
will
be
shown
on
the
synthesizer
display
.
Pressing
4
Hz
5
(ENTER)
will
then
cause
all
self
test
segments
to
be
run.
Pressing
any
key
other
than
4
Hz
5
will
cause
the
self
test
not
to
run.
If
any
of
the
self
test
segments
fail,
error
messages
will
be
placed
in
the
error
queue
to
explain
the
failures
.
The
error
messages
can then
be read
either
via
the
front
panel
or
using
programming
commands
.
If a
particular self
test
segment
failure
makes
running
subsequent
self
test
segments
impossible
,the
self
tests
will
abort.
Notes
1.
Running
the
self test
will
result
in
the
synthesizer
being
set
to
the
preset
state
.
2.
It
is
recommended that
you clear
the
error
queue
before
running
the
self
test.
3.
F
or
more
information
on
reading
the
contents
of
the
error
queue
,
refer
to
\T
o
Read
the
Contents of
the
Error
Queue"
in
Chapter
2
of
this
manual.
4.
Refer
to
the
HP
83711A/12A
and
HP
83711B/12B
Synthesized
C
W
Generators
Service
Guide
for
a
listing
of
the
test
segments
that
are
run
during
the
self
test.
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