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Agilent T echnologies Agilent T echnologies N5161A/62A/81A/82A/ 83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide.
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Contents Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/ 83A MXG Sign al Generators Installation Guide iii 1 Safety Information W arni ngs, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 General Safety Considerations .
Contents Agilent N5161A/62A/81A /82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide iv 4 Regulatory Information Cert ifica tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Assistance .
Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide v Documentation Overview Installa tion Guid e • Sa fe t y I n fo r ma t i on • Receiv ing the Instrument • Environmental .
vi Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A MXG Sig nal Generators Installation Guide SCPI R efe rence • SCPI Basics • Basic Funct ion Commands • LXI System Commands • System C ommands • Analog Modula.
Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide 1 1 Safety Information • W arni ngs, Cautions, and Notes on page 1 • Gener al Sa fety Consi der ations on page 1 • Instr ume nt Mark ings on page 2 W arnings, Cautions, and Note s The documentation for this product uses the follo wing safety notations.
2 Agilent N5161A/ 62A/81A/82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guid e Safe ty I nfo rm atio n Instrument Marking s Instrumen t Mark ings The signal generator has t he follo wing markings. Familiarize yourself with each marking and its meaning before operating the sig nal generator .
Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide 3 2 Getting Started NOTE For the N5161A/62A the soft ke y menus and features mentioned in this chapter are only a vailable thr ough the W eb- Enabled MX G or thr ough SCPI comma nds.
4 Agilent N5161A/ 62A/81A/82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guid e Getting St a rted Checking the Shipm ent Checking the Shipment 1. Insp ect the ship ping container for damage.
Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A M XG Signal Generators Installation Guide 5 Getting Started Meeting Environmen tal and Electrical Require ments Meeting Environmenta l and Electrical Require ments CAUTI.
6 Agilent N5161A/ 62A/81A/82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guid e Getting St a rted Meeting Environm ental and Electrical Requireme nts Connec ting th e AC Power Co rd This is a Safety Class 1 Product pro vided with a pr ot ective earth ground incorporated into th e po wer cord.
Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A M XG Signal Generators Installation Guide 7 Getting Started Configuring the MXG A T E Configuring the MXG A TE NOTE For the N5161A/62A t he softkey menus and f eat ures mentioned in this guide are o nly a vailable t hrough the W eb- Enabled MXG or through SCPI commands.
8 Agilent N5161A/ 62A/81A/82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guid e Getting St a rted Configuring the MXG A TE Figure 2-1 Web-Enabled MXG ATE 2 Note: If you do not see th is win dow , ch eck t o see i f the window is h idden behi nd you r br owse r window or you r web browse r settings ar e set to block pop- ups.
Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A M XG Signal Generators Installation Guide 9 Getting Started Configuring the Displa y (N5181A/82A/83A Only) Configuring the D isplay (N5181A/82A /83A Only) 1 Screen sav er settings are persistent st ates; t hey are unaffected by preset or a po wer cy cle.
10 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Getting St a rted Configuring for Remote Control Configuring for Re mote Control 1 LAN Conf iguration Configur ing the LA N Interf ace 1 F or the N5161A/62A these sof tkey menus and features are only available through the W eb- En abled MXG A TE or thr ough SCPI com mands.
Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A M XG Signal Generators Installation Guide 11 Getting Started Configuring for Remote Control Enabling LAN Service s: Browser , Sockets, and VXI-11 GPIB C onf igur ati on Use a brow ser to control the sign al generator Use a browser to view signal gene rato r file s.
12 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Getting St a rted Ordering Accesso ries Ordering A ccessories Y ou can purcha se accessor ies or docume ntation at: http ://www.agi lent.com /find/mxg If you do not ha ve access to the In ter net, please contact your Agilent f ield engineer .
Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A M XG Signal Generators Installation Guide 13 Getting Started Ordering Accessories Prog ramm ing G uid e c N5180- 90005 n/ c Service Guide c N5180- 90006 n/c Docu men t S.
14 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Getting St a rted Prop er U se and Clea ning Proper Use and Cleaning The signal generator cover pr o tects against physical contact with int ernal assemblies that cont ain hazardous v oltages, but does not protect int ernal assemblies against cont act with liquids.
Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide 15 Operation V erification 3 Operation V erification NOTE For the N5161A/62A t he softkey menus and f eatures mentioned in this chapt er are only a vailable thr ough the W eb- Enabled MX G or thr ough SCPI comma nds.
16 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A /82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Running Self T est Running Self T est 1 Self T est is a series of internal tests of signal gene rat or f uncti ons. If t his t e st fail s, r efer to “Self T est Fai lure ” on pag e 17 for fur the r instr u ction s.
Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide 17 Operation V erification Running Self T est • The current status of the self-test is: Failure.
18 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A /82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Freq uency R ange a nd Accur acy Ch eck Frequency Range and Ac curacy Check The frequency range is test ed by determining t he frequency accuracy relative to the timebase at t he freque ncy limit s of the s ignal generator .
19 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Freq uency R ange a nd Accur acy Ch eck Frequenc y Count er Procedure (N5161A 1 /62A 1 /81A/8 2A) Te s t S et up 1. Connect t he equipment as show n. 2.
20 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Freq uency R ange a nd Accur acy Ch eck Spectrum Analyz er Pro cedure (N5161A 1 /6 2A 1 /81A/82A/83 A) Te s t S et up 1. Connect t he equipment as show n.
Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide 21 Operation V erification Check ing the O utput Pow er T roubleshooting Pr oblems with t he Frequency Ac curacy Ch eck • V erify the cables are co nnected correctly.
22 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Checking the Output Power N5161A 1 /81A T est Proce dure Te s t S et up 1. Zer o a nd ca libr ate the po we r se ns or to the po wer meter: 2. Connect t he equipment as show n: 3.
23 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Checking the Output Power N5162A 1 /82A T est Proce dure Te s t S et up 1. Zer o a nd ca libr ate the po we r se ns or to the po wer meter: 2. Connect t he equipment as show n below: 3.
24 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Checking the Output Power With Modula tion 11. Pr eset the si gnal genera tor: Pres s Preset . 12. Select the factor y- supplied wavef orm SINE_TEST_WFM : a.
25 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Checking the Output Power N518 3A T est Proc edur e Te s t S et up 1. Zer o a nd ca libr ate the po we r se ns or to the po wer meter: 2. Connect t he equipment as show n: 3.
26 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Checking the Output Power 40 GHz (Option 540) -- 7 -- 1 2 ± 2 a. Limit values are due to power meter uncertainty . b. For quest ions around measurem ent uncert ainty , refer to the Data Sheet .
Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide 27 Operation V erification Check ing the O utput Pow er T roubl eshooting Problems with the Output Power Check • V erify th at you are using the appropriate pow e r sensor .
28 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A /82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Checking the Output Power.
Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide 29 4 Regulatory Information Certification Agilent Technologies certifies t hat this product met its published specifications at th e time of shipment from the factor y.
30 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Regulatory Information Compliance with German Noise Requireme nts Compliance with German Noise Requirements This is to decla.
Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide 31 Index A AC po wer cord, connecting , 6 symbol , 2 accessories , 12 address, GPIB , 11 Agil ent, c on tacti ng , 14 alcohol, .
32 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Index sockets, enabling , 11 standby symbol , 2 T temperature requirements , 5 troubleshooting output power , 21 V ventil at.
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