HP 8901B

Model 8901B Operation
Time Base 10 MHz Input and Time Base 10 MHz Output
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Do not apply greater than 20Vpeak (ac + dc) into the TIME BASE 10
MHz INPUT or damage to the instrument may result.
Do not apply greater than 3 Vdc or greater than +20 dBm into the TIME
BASE
10 MHz OUTPUT or damage to the instrument may result.
Description
Time Base 10 MHz Input. Provides an input for an external 10 MHz time base reference. This
input is ac coupled and requires an input signal ievel greater than
0.5 Vpp. The input impedance is
approximately 5000.
The time-base circuitry of the Modulation Analyzer automatically switches to the external time base
when an external time base
of sufficient amplitude is applied.
When using an external time base reference, the accuracy of all measurements depends on the accuracy
of the external reference. Frequency-related measurements are most noticeably affected by time-base
inaccuracy.
To determine whether the Modulation Analyzer has actually switched in the externally applied time
base, select 15.1
SPCL. If an external time base is being used, the display wilI show 1. If the internal
time base is being used, the display will show
0.
If the Modulation Analyzer is using the internal, Option 002 time base, you can determine whether
the time base oven is warm enough
to create a stable source by selecting 15.0. The display will show a
0 if the time base oven is adequately warm. The display will show Error 12 if the time base is cold.
To drive several instruments from a single external reference, simply use a BNC tee at the Modulation
Analyzer’s TIME BASE 10 MHz INPUT.
If the internal time base fails, an external time base may still be used. Connect the external time base
to TIME BASE
10 MHz INPUT, then switch the instrument’s POWER switch to STBY and back
to ON.
Time Base 10 MHz Output. (This output is available only with the high-stability reference, Option
002.) Provides an output for the internal 10 MHz reference. The output is a 500, TTL compatible
output
(OV to greater than 2.2V into an open circuit).
When driven from an external reference, the Modulation Analyzer outputs the internal reference (not
the external input signal). TIME BASE 10 MHz INPUT provides an input for
an external 10 MHz
time base reference. This input
is ac coupled and requires an input signal level greater than 0.5 Vpp.
The input impedance is approximately 500fl.
3-4. TURN-ON PROCEDURE
Before the Modulation Analyzer is switched on, it must be set to the voltage
of the power source,
or damage to the instrument may result. Refer to
paragraph
2-3, Power Requirements.
Do not apply greater than 40V (ac + dc) to the RF INPUT connector or
damage to the instrument may result.
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