Agilent 83483A User's Guide

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Declaration

of Conformity

vii

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Safety

The

following safety

yourself

Symbols

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instrument.

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General

Safety Considerations

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points

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accessories

A

connection

optional,

accuracy

active

attenuation

range,

Attenuation

attenuator

scaling,

Atten

automatic

auxiliary

devices,

1-3

performance, 1-8

probe,

2-5

2-8

softkey,

2-7

units

softkey,

measurement, 2-4

power

connector, 1-7

1-3

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2-7

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probe

softkey,

calibration

external

factory,

scale,

3-4

mainframe,

O/E

converters,

overview,

3-2

plug-in module

probe,

3-10

probes,

3-10

skew,

3-10

status,

5-4

user,

3-6

validity,

vertical,

voltage

2-12

1-8

probe,

CAL signal, 2-12

Cal status softkey, 2-11

channel

display, 2-4

input,

1-7

scale, 2-9

setup, 2-2

Channel 1 Calibration

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softkey,

3-10

3-4

3-10

2-6

2-12

2-10

3-10

vertical

calibration,

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Channel

characteristics, 4-8

connection

Current

Date

Current Frame

customer

decibel

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calculation,

declaration

description

digital

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softkey,

autoscale

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message,

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of conformity,

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2-4

softkey,

1-3

2-11

message, 2-11

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2-7

plug-in

2-6

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module, 1-2

environmental

E

error messages,

extender

external

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external

input,

level,

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gain

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front

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horizontal

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installing

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mainframe

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scale

softkey, 2-7

trigger

1-7

1-9

softkey,

overview,

waveform,

the

plug-in module,

calibration,

5-6{7

1-8

2-9

3-4

1-4

mainframe troubleshooting, 5-3

marker value, 2-8

math function, 2-4

menu overview, 1-4

4-7

3-10

1-7

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1-8

3-4

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plug-in

accessories,

1-3

information,

characteristics, 4-8

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plug-in

message,

module

2-12

description, 1-2

features,

front

installation,

power

purpose,

specications,

1-6

panel,

1-7

1-8

requirements,

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4-3

troubleshooting,

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,

2-5

connector,

measurements,

,

2-9

3-10

1-3

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5-4

4-7

2-12

2-7

1-7

3-10

scaling,

4-7

calibration,

2-7

3-7

2-4

safety

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shifted

skew

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information,

softkey,

function keys,

calibration,

softkey,

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softkey

menu, 1-7

overview, 1-4

specications, 4-3{7

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temperature

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external, 1-9

input

characteristics,

level,

2-9

source,

troubleshooting,

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typeface

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user

vertical

conventions, 1-1

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calibrations,

calibration,

measurement,

scale,

2-4

specications,

waveform,

voltage

measurement,

probe,

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voltage

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2-5

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1-8

2-9

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2-6

4-3

2-5

2-8

calibration, 3-10

,

v

2-11

4-5

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4-8

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warranty

wattage

waveform

display,

horizontal,

weight

of

information,

measurement,

2-4

2-10

plug-in

module,

iv

2-8

4-7

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