Reference 
Loop 
- 
M/N 
Loop 
Assembly-Level Service 
CONTENTS 
REFERENCE 
LOOP 
- 
M/N 
LOOP 
INTRODUCTION 
............................... 
B-1 
Assemblies 
................................................................ 
B-1 
REFERENCE 
LOOP 
THEORY 
OF 
OPERATION 
................................... 
B-2 
A30100 
MHz Voltage 
Controlled 
Crystal 
Oscillator 
Assembly 
........................ 
B-2 
A29 
Reference 
Phase 
Detector 
Assembly 
......................................... 
B-2 
A34 
Reference 
Loop 
- 
M/N 
Loop Motherboard 
.................................... 
B-3 
A51  10 
MHz 
Frequency 
Standard 
................................................ 
B-3 
M/N 
LOOP 
THEORY 
OF 
OPERATION 
........................................... 
B-4 
A32 
M/N 
VCO 
Assembly 
....................................................... 
B-4 
A33 
Output Assembly 
......................................................... 
B-4 
A31 
M/N 
Phase 
Detector 
...................................................... 
B-5 
Simplified 
Block 
Diagram 
...................................................... 
B-7 
REFERENCE LOOP 
ASSEMBLY-LEVEL 
TROUBLESHOOTING 
............. 
...... 
B-9 
Internal 
Frequency 
Standard 
Output 
Check 
....................................... 
B-12 
10 
MHz 
Reference 
Output 
Check 
............................................. 
B-13 
A30J1 
Output Check 
......................................................... 
B-13 
A30J2 
Output 
Check 
......................................................... 
B-15 
A30W1 
Output 
Check 
........................................................ 
B-16 
A29J2 
Output 
Check 
........................................................ 
B-17 
A29J3 
Output Check 
......................................................... 
B-17 
A29J4 
Output Check 
........................................................ 
B-18 
A29J5 
Output 
Check 
......................................................... 
B-19 
A51 
Reference 
Oscillator 
..................................................... 
B-20 
M/N 
LOOP 
ASSEMBLY-LEVEL 
TROUBLESHOOTING 
.......................... 
B-21 
M/N 
Verification and 
Low 
Output 
Power 
Troubleshooting 
........................... 
B-21 
M/N 
Output 
Frequency 
Incorrect 
............................................... 
B-23 
A33J1 
Output Check 
(With 
Phase 
Lock 
Loop 
Closed) 
............................... 
B-28 
A33J1 
Output 
Check 
(With 
Phase Lock  Loop Open) 
................................ 
B-30 
A33J2 
Output 
Check 
.................................................. 
..... 
B-32 
A31TP1 
Signal 
Check 
.................................................. 
.... 
B-34 
A31TP2 
Output 
Check 
............................................ 
....... 
B-36 
A32A1W1 
Output 
Check 
......... 
................................... 
... 
.  B-38 
A31TP1 
and 
A31TP2 
Signal Check 
.  , 
......................................... 
B-39 
Troubleshooting 
Block 
Diagram 
................................................ 
B-41 
Major 
Assemblies Location 
Diagram 
............................................ 
B-43 
HP 
8340B/41B 
Table 
of 
Contents