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Contents

1.

Introduction

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Brief Description

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Basic Measurement Flow

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3. Connecting the T

Selecting a TestFixture...... ...... ... 3-8

Connecting the Test Fixture to the Test Head . . . . . 3-9

4. Setting the Electrical Length of the Test Fixture . . . 3-10

5. Fixture Compensation ............... 3-11

Performing SHORT Compensation .......... 3-12

Selecting the Shorting Device ...... ..... 3-12

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8. Setting up the Analyzer

8-1. Setting up for

Display Annotations

8-2. Setting up for a Cole-Cole Plot ...... ... 4-19

Display Annotations ...... ...... .... 4-20

9. Measuring the MUT .. ...... ...... .. 4-21

Performing Automatic Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21

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Changing the Number of Measurement Points ..... 6-6

Number of Measurement Points Description ..... 6-6

Applying Dc Bias (Option 001 Only) .......... 6-6

Monitoring the OSC Level or the Dc Bias Level . . . . . 6-7

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A. Manual Changes

Introduction .....................

Manual Changes

Serial Number

.... ...... ...... ...

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A-1

A-2

B

. Maintenance

P

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Repair

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Fixture

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C-3

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C-4

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C-6

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C-7

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E-1

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Figures

1-1. Manual

2-1. Contents

2-2. Agilent

2-3. Rack

2-4. Connecting

2-5.

Connecting

2-6.

Connecting

2-7.

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3-2. Required

3-3.

Calibration

3-4. .

3-5. .

3-6. .

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5-2. Basic Flow for Magnetic Material Measurements ... 5-3

5-3. Required Equipment ................ 5-4

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5-5. .... ...... ..... ...... ..... 5-6

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Contents-6

5-9.

5-10.

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5-12.

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D-4

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3-8.

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3-9. MEASUREMENT

3-10.

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MEASUREMENT

4-2.

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4-3.

MEASUREMENT

4-4.

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5-2.

MEASUREMENT

5-3.

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Contents-8

Introduction

1

Using

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Installation

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has been checked mechanically and electrically

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2-6 Installation and Set Up Guide

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small

dismount the

line

receptacle

minus

fuse

on

holder

the rear

screwdriver to

above

the

panel.

holder and

A

C

the

rating into the fuse holder

Use the proper fuse for the line voltage selected. Use only fuses with

the required current rating and of the specied type as replacements

DO NOT use a mended fuse or short-circuit the fuse-holder in order to

by-pass a blown fuse

.Find

out what caused the fuse to blow!

Installation and Set Up Guide 2-7

.

Operation

Conditions

Note

V

entilation

Requirements

The

4291B must

conditions

avoid

obstructing

T

emperature

Disk

Humidity

@wet

Disk

W

arm up

The

4291B

cause

condensation

T

o

ensure

clearance

be operated

, and

sucient space

the

air ow

drive non-operating

drive operating

condition

bulb temperature

drive non-operating

drive operating

time

must

adequate

of at

:

::

:

be

protected

within

ventilation,

least 180mm

:

the

:

under within

must be

of the

cooling fans

condition

:

::



C,

<

without condensation

29

condition

:

::

from

temperature

instrument.

make

sure

behind and

the following

kept behind

:

::

:

::

:

that

60mm sides

the 4291B

.

:

extremes

there

.

environment



:

15

:

C

:

0



C

:

10

%

to

95

%

to

80

:

30

minutes

which

is adequate

to

to 40

%

%RH

could



RH

C

Instruction

Cleaning

Rack

Mounting

for

T

o

prevent

the

receptacle

that

is

to

clean

Rack

the

kit

ordered

numbers of

electrical

soaked

the

casing.

mounting

was not

through

the rack

shock,

before

with

cleaning.

water

Do

not

information

ordered with

the nearest

mount kit

Table 2-3.

disconnect

Wipe

and

wrung

attempt

is

to

provided

the analyzer

Agilent T

are shown

Rack Mount Kits

the

with

tightly

clean

with

4291B

a

as an

power

dry

cloth

without

the

4291B

the

rack

option,

echnologies oce

in T

able 2-3

cable

or

a

undue

internally

mount

it

. The

.

Option Description Agilent P

Number

1CN Handle Kit 5063-9229

1CM Rack Mount Kit 5063-9216

1CP Rack Mount & Handle Kit 5063-9223

soft

pressure

kit.

may

part

from

cloth

.

If

be

art

2-8 Installation and Set Up Guide

Rack/Handle

Installation

The

4291B can

measurement

be rack

mounted and

system. Figure

used as

2-3 shows

acomponent

how to

rack mount

in a

the 4291B

.

Option 1CN

Option 1CM Rack

Handle

Kit

Mount Kit

Figure

Option

necessary

Installing

1.

2.

1CN is

hardware to

the

Remove

front

the

sides

Attach the

a

of

front

3. Attach the trim strips

2-3.

Rack

handle

kit

containing

attach them

Handle

adhesive-backed

the

4291B

.

handles

3



4



to the handles

Mount

trim

to

the

a

to

strips

sides

Kits

pair

of

the

instrument.

1



using

.

Installation

handles

from

the

screws

and

left

the

and

right

provided.

Option 1CM is a rack mount kit containing a pair of anges and the

necessary hardware to mount

rack with 482.6 mm (19

them to the instrument in an equipment

inches) horizontal spacing.

Mounting the Rack

1. Remove the adhesive-backed trim strips1

from the left and right

front sides of the 4291B.

2. Attach the rack mount ange2

to the left and right front sides of

the 4291B using the screws provided.

Installation and Set Up Guide 2-9

3. Remove

slide the

all four

feet (lift

foot toward

bar on

the bar).

the inner

side

of

the

foot,

and

Option 1CP

Mount

Rack

&Handle

Kit

Option

1CP

necessary

handles

attached,

spacing.

Mounting

1.

Remove

front

sides

2.

Attach

on

the

provided.

3.

Remove all

slide

the foot

is

a

rack

mount

hardware

the

of

the

front handle

left

and right

to

mount them

in

an equipment

Handle

adhesive-backed trim

the 4291B

front sides

four feet

toward the

kit

and

.

3



(lift bar

bar).

containing a

to an

rack with

Rack

strips

and the

rack mount

of the

on

the

pair of

anges and

instrument which

482.6 mm

1



from

the

ange

4291B using

inner

side

of

the

has

(19 inches)

left

and

5



together

the

screws

foot,

the

right

and

2-10 Installation and Set Up Guide