Agilent Technologies HP 83711A - Verifying Synthesizer Functionality

V
erifying
Synthesizer
Functionality
The
verication procedure
is suitable
for
incoming
inspection;
however
,
you
can refer
to the
HP
83711A/12A
and
83711B/12B
Synthesized
CW
Generators
Service Guide
or the
HP 83711A/12A,
HP
83711B/12B
,
HP
83731A/32A,
and HP
83731B/32B Synthesized
CW Generators
Calibration
Guide
for procedures
that test
all warranted
specications
.
1.
Activate
the
SELF
TEST
special
function.
T
o
activate
the
SELF
TEST
special
function,
perform
the
following
procedure
.
a.
Press
the
4
SPCL
5
key
.
b.
Press
4
5
5
on
the synthesizer
numeric keypad.
c.
T
erminate
the
special function
entry by
pressing
the
4
Hz
5
(ENTER)
key
.
The
display
will
read
SELF TEST?,
PRESS ENTER
.
2.
Press
the
ENTER
key
again
to
initiate
the
synthesizer
self
test
routine
.
When
the
self
test
routine
is
running,
the
display
will
alternately
read
SELF TESTING
and
PRESETTING
INSTRUMENT
.
After
the
test
completes
,
the display
momentarily
reads
SELF
TEST
PASSED
.
3. If
the self
test
indicates
an
error
condition,
refer
to
the
section
entitled
\
If
Y
ou
Encounter
a
Problem
"
at
the
end
of
this
chapter
.
If
an
error
condition
exists
,
the
display
will
momentarily
read
TEST
XX
=
YY
where
XX
and
YY
are
numbers
indicating
the
error
condition.
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