HP 54501A - Section 1. General Information; Introduction; Instruments Covered by Manual; Instrument Description

1-1 . INTRODUCTION
This service
manual contains
information on
installing, testing, adjusting,
and servicing the
Hewlett-Packard
Model 54501 A Digitizing
Oscilloscope .
This section of the manual
in-
cludes
instrument identification,
description,
options,
accessories,
specifications and other
basic
information .
A
microfiche part number is
listed under the
manual
part number on the
title page of this
manual . This number may
be used to order 4
X 6-inch microfiche
transparencies of -the
manual . Each
microfiche contains up to 96
photo-duplicates of the
manual pages . The
microfiche package also
contains the latest
Manual
Changes supplement
as well as per-
tinent Service Notes .
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INSTRUMENTS
COVERED BY
MANUAL
On
the rear panel of
the instrument is a serial
number plate .
The serial number is in the
form : OOOOA00000
. It is composed of
two
parts ; the
first four digits and the
letter
are
the
serial
prefix and the last five
digits
are
the
suf-
fix .
The prefix is the same
for all identical in-
struments and changes
only when a change
has
been made to the
instrument . The suffix
however, is assigned
sequentially and is dif-
ferent for each instrument
. The contents of
this manual apply to
instruments with the
serial number
prefix(es) listed under SERIAL
NUMBERS on the
title page .
An instrument
manufactured after the printing
of this manual
may have a serial number prefix
different
than those listed on the title page .
This unlisted
serial number prefix indicates the
instrument is
different from those described in
this manual .
The manual for this instrument
is accompanied
by a yellow Manual Changes
supplement
. This supplement contains the
necessary
"change information" that explains
how to
adapt the manual to
the newer
instrument
.
HP
54501A GENERAL
INFORMATION
SECTION 1
GENERAL
INFORMATION
In
addition to change information, the supple-
ment may contain information
for
correcting
errors in the manual
.
To keep
this manual
as
accurateas
possible, periodically request the
latest
Manual Change supplement for the in-
strument manual . The supplement
for this
manual is identified
with the manual part num-
ber and
print date, both of which appear on
the manual
title page . Complimentary copies
of the supplement
are available from
Hewlett-Packard .
For
information concerning a serial prefix
number not listed on the title page or in the
Manual Changes supplement,
contact your
nearest
Hewlett-Packard office .
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.
INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION
The HP 54501A
Digitizing Oscilloscope is a
general-purpose,
100 MHz bandwidth oscillo-
scope .
The HP 54501A has four input chan-
nels,
two
of
which have limited input attenua-
tion . Channels 2 and 3 are limited to an
at-
tenuation factor of 10 and optimized
for digital
signals . Full programmability
has been incor-
porated into the
HP
54501A
and may
be
used
in a broadrange of
HP-IB applications, from
high-speed ATE
to device characterization in a
research and
developement environment . The
HP 54501A
Digitizing Oscilloscope features
powerful
triggering, easy waveform storage,
automatic
measurements and instant hardcopy
ouput .
1-4 . ACCESSORIES
SUPPLIED
The
following accessories are supplied
with
the
HP
54501A
Digitizing Oscilloscope :
Two HP 10432A Miniature
Passive Probes .
One miniature probe
to BNC male adapter .
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