Bristol 428 - Table of Contents

CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 4
Welcome .................................................................................................................................... 4
Safety Notices............................................................................................................................ 4
General Safety Considerations.................................................................................................. 5
Inspection .................................................................................................................................. 6
2 INITIAL INSTRUMENT SETUP ................................................................................................ 7
General ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Power Supply Connections ....................................................................................................... 7
Signal Output Connections ........................................................................................................ 8
3 OPERATION ............................................................................................................................. 9
Start Up ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Front Panel ................................................................................................................................ 9
Optical Signal Input ................................................................................................................. 10
Front Panel Controls ................................................................................................................ 11
Display Screens ....................................................................................................................... 11
Configuration Screens ............................................................................................................. 17
4 OPTICAL SPECTRUM ANALYZER SOFTWARE ................................................................. 24
Software Installation ................................................................................................................ 24
Spectrum Screen ..................................................................................................................... 25
Function Descriptions .............................................................................................................. 26
Wavelength Screen ................................................................................................................. 31
Menu Function Descriptions .................................................................................................... 31
5 REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS .............................................................................................. 37
Communications Setup ........................................................................................................... 37
SCPI Communications Scheme .............................................................................................. 40
SCPI Command Detail ............................................................................................................ 44
APPENDIX A – SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................... 62
APPENDIX B – WARRANTY & SERVICE ................................................................................... 63
Warranty .................................................................................................................................. 63
Service ..................................................................................................................................... 63
APPENDIX C – CODE UPDATES ................................................................................................ 64
APPENDIX D – MONITOR PORT ................................................................................................. 65
APPENDIX E – TROUBLESHOOTING......................................................................................... 66
APPENDIX F – SPECTRAL CALCULATION ............................................................................... 68
Declaration of Conformity ........................................................................................................... 69