Model 436A 
Adjustments 
ADJUSTMENTS 
5-20.  A-D CONVERTER 
AND 
LINEAR METER ADJUSTMENT 
REFERENCE: 
DESCRIPTION: 
Service Sheets 7 and 8. 
The 
A-D 
converter circuit 
is 
adjusted 
to 
obtain 
the 
specified digital readout accuracy 
and 
the 
meter circuit 
is 
adjusted for a corresponding indication. 
RANGE 
CALIBRATOR 
POWER 
METER 
DIGITAL 
VOLTMETER 
EQUIPMENT: 
PROCEDURE: 
iRECOROE;i 
0000 
cw 
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L  OUTPUT 
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:~Io 
Cl 
POWER 
METER 
SENSOR 
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Figure 
5-5. 
A-D 
Converter 
and 
Linear 
Meter 
Adjustment 
Setup 
Range Calibrator  .  .  .  . 
Digital Voltmeter (DVM) . 
HP 
11683A 
HP 
3456A 
1.  Set 
the 
Power Meter switches 
as 
follows: 
CAL FACTOR 
% . 
POWERREF  . 
MODE 
.... 
RANGE HOLD 
LINE 
... 
100 
off 
(out) 
WATT 
off 
(out) 
ON (in) 
2. 
Set 
the 
Range  Calibrator switches 
as 
follows: 
FUNCTION. 
RANGE 
.. 
POLARITY. 
LINE 
... 
STANDBY 
lmW 
NORMAL 
ON (in) 
3.  Connect the equipment 
as shown in Figure 5-5. 
4.  Remove the Power Meter 
top 
cover 
and 
set 
the 
DVM 
to 
the 
1000 
mV range. 
5. 
Press 
the 
Power Meter SENSOR ZERO switch and wait for 
the 
display readout 
to 
stabilize.  Then release the SENSOR ZERO switch 
and 
wait for ZERO led 
to 
go 
out 
before proceeding 
to 
the 
next 
step. 
6.  Set 
the 
Range Calibrator FUNCTION switch 
to 
CALIBRATE 
and 
adjust the 
Power Meter front-panel CAL ADJ 
control 
to 
obtain a 
1.000 
Vdc indication on 
the 
DVM. 
7. 
Adjust the Power Meter LIN 
potentiometer 
A3R37 so 
that 
the 
digital readout in-
dicates 
1.000 
mW. 
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