Agilent 83483A User Manual

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cable

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Index

accessories

A

connection

optional,

accuracy

active

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devices,

1-3

performance, 1-7

probe,

2-5

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attenuation

range,

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2-8

softkey,

attenuator

scaling,

2-7

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units softkey,

automatic measurement,

auxiliary

power

1-3

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2-8

2-7

connector,

and Service

2-4

1-6

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Bandwidth

B

Calibrate

C

Calibrate

.

probe

softkey,

calibration

external

factory,

scale,

3-4

mainframe,

O/E

converters,

overview,

plug-in

probe,

probes,

skew,

3-2

module

3-10

status, 5-4

user,

3-6

validity,

vertical,

2-12

1-7

voltage probe, 3-10

CAL signal, 2-12

Cal status softkey, 2-11

channel

display,

2-4

input, 1-6

scale, 2-9

setup, 2-2

.

softkey,

3-10

3-4

2-10

3-10

vertical

2-6

2-12

calibration,

3-7

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Channel

Channel key,

characteristics,

connection

Current Date

Current

customer

decibel

D

declaration

description

digital

Display

1

Calibration

autoscale

2-2

4-8

devices,

message, 2-11

Frame

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assistance,

calculation, 2-7

of

conformity,

of

conformity ,

of

the

plug-in

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2-5

softkey,

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softkey,

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message,

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message,

2-6

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module,

2-12

2-11

1-2

environmental

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error

extender

external scale

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external

input,

level,

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gain

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factory

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front

horizontal

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installing

I

key

conventions, 1-4

K

messages,

5-6

cables,

calibration,

scale softkey,

trigger

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1-8

softkey,

calibration, 3-4

specications

panel

overview, 1-6

waveform,

the plug-in

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2-9

2-10

module, 1-8

2-7

3-10

,

4-7

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Index-3

M

mainframe

marker

value, 2-8

math

function,

menu

overview,

calibration,

3-4

troubleshooting,

2-4

1-4

5-3

O/E converter

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oset,

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2-4

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softkey,

,

calibration, 3-10

2-9

2-5

optical-to-electrical converter

P

optional

options,

ordering

plug-in

Plug-in

plug-in

accessories,

1-3

information,

characteristics,

message,

module

description,

features,

front

installation,

power

purpose,

1-2

1-6

panel,

1-6

1-8

requirements,

1-6

specications,

4-8

2-12

4-3

troubleshooting, 5-4

weight,

4-7

plug-in

module

power

level,

requirements,

vertical

2-5

probe

attenuation,

attenuation

characteristics,

power,

power

probe calibration,

pulse

parameter

2-8

,

factor,

2-9

2-5

connector, 1-6

3-10

measurements,

1-3

4-7

{7

calibration,

4-7

2-12

2-7

scaling,

2-4

2-7

3-7

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safety

S

sales

Scale

shifted

skew

Skew

softkey

menu,

overview,

specications,

information,

and

service

softkey, 2-5

function

calibration,

softkey, 2-10

1-6

1-4

4-3

oces,

keys,

3-10

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,

1-8

v

1-4

technical

T

temperature

assistance,

change,

trigger

external,

1-8

input characteristics,

level,

2-9

source,

2-4

troubleshooting, 5-7

U

V

typeface

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user

vertical

conventions,

softkey,

2-5

calibrations,

calibration,

1-7

measurement,

scale,

2-4

{5

,

specications,

waveform,

2-5

2-9

2-6

4-3

voltage

measurement, 2-8

probe,

2-12

probe

calibration,

information,

measurement,

W

voltage

warranty

wattage

waveform

display, 2-4

horizontal, 2-10

weight of plug-in module, 4-7

,

3-6

2-9

,

v

2-11

4-5

{12

4-8

1-1

3-10

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Agilent 83483A User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

warranty

Assistance

Contents

Trigger

Display

Scale

Offset

Channel autoscale

Calibrate

External Scale

Characteristics

Index