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U3606A Multimeter|DC Power Supply
User’s and Service Guide
Agilent Technologies
6
Calibration Procedures
Calibration Overview 172
Closed-case electronic calibration 172
Agilent Technologies calibration services 172
Calibration interval 173
Adjustment is recommended 173
Time required for calibration 173
Recommended Test Equipment 174
Calibration Process 175
Calibration Security 176
Unsecuring the instrument for calibration 176
Changing the calibration security code 179
Resetting the security code to the factory default 179
Calibration Count 182
Calibration Message 183
Using the Front Panel for Adjustments 184
Selecting the adjustment mode 184
Entering adjustment values 184
Aborting a calibration in progress 185
General calibration procedure 186
Adjustments procedures 189
Zero offset adjustment 189
Gain adjustments 191
Output adjustments 204
Finishing the adjustments 213
This chapter contains the procedures for the instrument adjustment
(calibration). You must first unsecure the instrument before any
adjustment can be done. The steps to secure and unsecure the instrument
for calibration are also described in this chapter.