HP 5383A User Manual

1-1 . I N TR OD U CTIO N
1-2 .
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T h is sectio n of t
h
e
ma nu al gives α d esc r iptio n of t he i n st ru ment, i n fo r matio n on i n st ru me n t
i d
e
n tificatio n a nd available o p tio n s, and comp lete s p ecificatio n s .
1-3
.
I N ST RUMEN T DESCRIPTION
SE CTIO N 1
G E
N
ER
A L I NF
O RM
ATIO N
M od el
5383 Α
Gene r al information
1-4 .
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The HP M od el 5383 Α (see F ig ur e 1-1) is α d i
r
ect-co un ti
n g f r
e qu en cy cou nte r t h at
h
as α
r a n ge of 10 H z to 512 MH z .
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N i n e d is p lay d igits pr
ovi d
e α
r esol u tio n
of o
n
e Hz pe
r
secon d fo
r
inp u ts up to 512 MHz .
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F r
o
n
t p anel
co ntrols
allow
α selection of gate times, i n p u t imped ances,
a nd atte nu ators . Α
r
ea
r pa n el co nn ecto r a nd associate d selecto r switc h allow eit he r an exte rn al
time base oscillato r inp u t, o r monito r i ng of t he i n ter n al ti m e base oscillato r . Wh en t he op tional
tem pe r at u re compe n sate d c r ystal oscillato r (TCXO) is i n stalle d , t
h
e
r
ea
r p
a
n
el co
nn
ecto
r
serves
only as α time base mo n ito r . In ad d itio n , α r ea
r p
a n el powe
r selecto r switc h p
e
r
mits t
h
e 5383 Α
Co un te r to ope r ate wit h li
n
e voltages
r
a
n gi ng f r
om 90
V
to 252
V (li n e
frequency
r ange : 48 το 440
Η z) .
1-5 . ACC E SSO R I E S
A N D O P TIO N S
1-6
.
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Two
accesso
r ies a r e available fo r mo un ti n g t h e 5383 Α coun ter o n to t h e u se r 's r ac k . T h e
10851 Α kit p e r mits t he mo un ting of a single coun te r , w h ile t h e 10852
Α
kit is u se d fo r m oun ti n g two
coun te r s i n α si d e- b y-si d e con fig ur atio n . Refe r to Section ΙΙ fo r d etaile d
r
ac k mo un ting kit
info r matio n .
1-7 .
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O p tion 001 pr ovi d es α mo
r
e acc ur ate an d stable
time
b
ase oscillato r . T h is Tempe r atu r e
Com pen sate d C r ystal Oscillato r (TCXO) i n stallatio n mo d ifies t
h
e
r
ea
r p a n
el so
t h
at
t h
eco
nn
ecto
r
is u se d only as α M O N ITO R o u tp u t . As α
r
es
u lt,
an
exte rnal sta nd a rd (i .e ., time base) ca nn ot be
app lie d to t he option
001 co un te r .
1-8
.
I N
ST
RUMEN T IDEN TI F ICATIO N
1-9 .
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H ewlett- P ac k a rd u ses α 2-section, 10-c h a r acte r se r ial nu mbe r ( ΟΟΟΟΑΟΟΟΟΟ ) mou n te d on
t h e r ea r p a n el to i de n tify t h e inst ru ment . T h e fi r st fo ur d igits a r e t he se r ial p r efix a nd t he lastfive
d igits r efe r to t he specific i n str um ent . The alp h abetical c h a r acte
r i
den tifies t
h
e co un t
r y
of
manufacture . If t he se r ial p r efix on yo ur i n st ru me n t diffe r s f r om t h at liste
d
on t
h
e title p age
of t h is
man u al, t he r e a r e diffe r e n ces betwee
n
t
h
e ma nu al a
nd
yo
ur i n st ru me n t . Any lowe r se r ial
p r efixes a r e d ocu me n te d sepa
r
ately
i n
t
h
is
man
u
al,
a
nd h ig h e r se r ial pr efixes a r e cove r e d by α
man u al ch a n ge s h eet i n cl ud ed wit
h
t
h
e ma nu al
.
F ig ur e 1-1 . M odel 5383
Α Fre qu e n cy Cou n te r

HP 5383A Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	5383A
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English