HP 435B - General Information; Introduction; In Struments Covered by Manual; De Sc R Iptio N

M odel 435 Β
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General Information
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1-1
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INTRODUCTION
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An instrument m anufactured a fter t he printing of
This m
anual provides information pertaining to
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this m anual may have α serial number
prefix
t hat
the
installation, operation, testing, ad j ustment
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is n ot listed on the title p age . This unlisted serial
a nd m aintenance
of t
he HP
M odel 435 ΒP ower
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prefix indicates that the instrument i s different
M eter .
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from t hose d ocumented in t his m anual . The man-
ual f or t his n ewer instrument i s supplied w ith α
y ellow Manual Changes supplement that con-
Figure 1-1
shows the P ower Meter with accessories
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tains "change information" explaining
h
ow to
supplied .
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adapt the m anual to the n ewer instrument .
An operating m anual is shipped w ith t he instru-
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In addition to
change information, the supple-
ment . This i s simply α copy of t he first three sec-
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m
ent m
ay
contain information for correcting er-
tions of t his m anual . The operating m anual s hould
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rors in
t he
m
anual
.
To
k eep
this
m anual as current
b e k ept with t he instrument f or use by t he opera-
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and
accurate as p
ossible, H ewlett-Packard recom-
tor . Additional copies of t he operating m anual
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mends
that y
ou periodically request the l atest
m ay be ordered separately t hrough your nearest
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Manual Changes
supplement . The supplement f or
Hewlett-Packard o ffice . The p art number is listed
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t his m anual is k eyed to the m
anual's print date
on the title p age of t his m anual .
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and part number, both
o f which a ppear
on
the title
page .
Complimentary copies of t he supplement
On the title p age of t his m anual, b elow t he m anual
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a re available
from Hewlett-Packard .
part number, i s α "Microfiche" part number . This
number may be used to order 100 χ 150 mm (4 χ 6-
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F or information concerning α serial number prefix
inch) microfilm t ransparencies of t he m anaul . The
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n
ot
listed
on
the title p age or in the Manual
microfiche p ackage also includes the l atest Man-
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Changes supplement, contact y our nearest
υα l C hanges supplement as well as all p ertinent
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H ewlett-Packard o ffice .
Service N otes .
Instrument specifications are listed in Table 1-1 .
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1-3
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D E
SC
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These specifications are the p erformance stand-
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The P ower Meter a nd α compatible p ower sensor
a rds or limits against which t he instrument m ay
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a re
interconnected
with t he p ower sensor cable to
be tested .
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f orm α p ower measurement system . The system
power level range, frequency response, and load
1-2 .
I N ST RUMEN TS CO
VERE D
BY
M A NU A L
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impedance are d ependent on the p ower sensor .
Options 001, 002, 003 and
004 of t he P ower Meter
a re d ocumented
in
t
his m anual . The differences
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Accuracy o f t he p ower measurement system is
are n oted in t he
appropriate l ocation s uch as
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ensured by t he f ollowing P ower Meter c haracter-
OPTIONS in Section
Ι ,
t he
R eplaceable P arts List,
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i st ί cs :
and t he schematic
diagrams .
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α ,
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An internal automatic z eroing circuit which
removes error due to the ambient temperature out
This instrument h as α two-part serial number
. The
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put of t he p ower sensor's p ower sensing d evice .
first f our digits and t he l etter comprise the serial
number prefix . The
l
ast five digits
f orm
t
he
se-
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b .
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Α calibration factor ad j ustment which ac-
quent ί al s
uffix
that i s unique to each
instrument .
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counts f or e rror d ue to the frequency response of
The contents of t his m anual a pply
directly to in-
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the p ower sensing d evice .
struments
h aving
the
same
serial
number pre-
i ιχ
(es) as
listed under S ERIAL NUMBERS on the
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ε .
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An internal calibration reference which has
title p age .
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an output of 1 mW ± 0 .7% ο (50 Ω ) .