824 Reference Manual
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Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1
About This Manual .................................................................................................1-1
Special Features of the Electronic Version........................................................1-3
Bookmarks .........................................................................................................1-3
Opening Bookmarks......................................................................................1-3
Closing Bookmarks.......................................................................................1-4
Expanding Bookmarks ..................................................................................1-4
Click to Display Page....................................................................................1-5
Return to Previous View ...............................................................................1-5
Links...................................................................................................................1-5
Click to Display Page....................................................................................1-5
About This Chapter.................................................................................................1-6
Formatting...............................................................................................................1-6
Features...................................................................................................................1-7
Hardware Features: ............................................................................................1-7
System 824 Components..................................................................................1-10
System Diagram...............................................................................................1-13
Getting Started ......................................................................................................1-14
Unpacking and Inspection................................................................................1-14
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Comments concerning the Digital Signal Processor...................................1-16
Accessories and Optional Equipment ..............................................................1-16
Connecting Internal or External Power............................................................1-18
Using the NiMH Battery Pack ....................................................................1-18
Using Alkaline Batteries or Individual NiMH rechargable cells. ...............1-19
Using the AC Power Adapter......................................................................1-20
Chapter 2 Overview 2-1
System 824 Setups or Instrument Definitions ........................................................2-1
Instrument Definition (ID) Types ..........................................................................2-2
Write Protect, Delete, Write Enable IDs............................................................2-2
SLM&RTA (SSA) .............................................................................................2-2
SLM (ISM) ........................................................................................................2-4
Logging (LOG) ..................................................................................................2-4
Selecting a Measurement Setup..............................................................................2-6
Performing a Measurement; SLM&RTA (SSA) ....................................................2-7
Stop, Pause and Back Erase Functions ..............................................................2-8
Stopping and Starting Measurements............................................................2-8