Keysight UXA Installation Manual

Keysight UXA Signal Analyzers

Option YAV
Y-Axis Video Out

Installation Note

Notices

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Manual Part Number

N9040-90008

Edition

Edition 1, January 2021
Supersedes June 2017

Printed in USA/Malaysia

Published by:
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
1400 Fountaingrove Parkway
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Option YAV Installation Kit

Products Affected: N9040B UXA Signal Analyzer

N9041B UXA Signal Analyzer
N9042B UXA Signal Analyzer

Serial Numbers: All

Options

To Be Performed By: ( ) Keysight Service Center

(X) Personnel Qualified by Keysight

(X) Customer

Option YAV Installation Kit

Estimated Installation Time:
Estimated Adjustment and Verification Time:

0.5 Hours

0.5 Hours

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Introduction

This kit contains all of the instructions required to install Option YAV on a UXA X-Series signal
analyzer. Option YAV enables the ANALOG OUT port and provides various signal selections.

The rear panel ANALOG OUT port is present on all UXA signal analyzers, however Option YAV must
be enabled via a license file.

1. To ensure that this newly installed option has been installed properly,

the procedure that follows includes a functional check.

2. The latest revision of the X-Series signal analyzer software may be
downloaded from:

http://www.keysight.com/find/Xseries_software

3. This option is licensed for one instrument model/serial number combination.
The license key will only install on the designated instrument.

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Contents

Quantity Description Part Number

1 Installation Note This note

1 Option Upgrade Entitlement Certificate 5964-5178

Tools Required for Installation

— Personal computer with internet access and USB port

— USB storage device with > 2 GB free memory

Tools Required for Manual Operation Verification

—Voltmeter

— Test cable, BNC (used to connect voltmeter to the analyzer rear panel ANALOG OUT)

— Banana plug to BNC adapter (used to connect voltmeter to BNC cable)

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Option YAV Installation Kit

Installation Procedure over USB

1. Locate the Option Upgrade Entitlement Certificate (5964-5178) from the kit.

2. Redeem the Option Upgrade Entitlement Certificate by following the instructions on the

Certificate.

3. After redeeming your Option Upgrade Entitlement Certificate you will receive an email with an
attached License File.

4. Locate a USB storage device. Perform a virus scan on this device before use.

5. Save the License File to the root directory of the USB Storage Device.

6. Connect the USB Storage Device to the signal analyzer USB port. Windows will detect the new

hardware and may display the configuration menu shown in Figure 1. This menu may be
configured according to your preferences.

Figure 1 USB Storage Device Configuration Menu

7. The signal analyzer will automatically consume the License File. (This may take a few minutes)

When the License File is consumed the Keysight License Manager will display a “Successful
License Installation” message as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2 Successful License Installation

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Alternate Installation Procedure

The License File can be manually installed over USB or LAN by placing the license file in the
following folder on the signal analyzer

C:\Program Files\Agilent\licensing

Verify the Installation

1. Cycle the power on the signal analyzer.

2. Press System, Show, System to display a list of installed options.

3. Verify that the newly installed option, N904xB-YAV, appears on the list.

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Option YAV Installation Kit

Manually Verify Operation

1. Preset the analyzer. Assure mode is Spectrum Analyzer.

2. Display the 50 MHz calibrator signal. Press Input/Output, RF Calibrator, 50 MHz. Press FREQ,
Center Frequency, key in 50 MHz. Press Span, Zero Span. You should see a flat line across the

display at −25 dBm.

3. Press AMPTD, Ref Level, and key in −25 dBm. The displayed signal level should be at the top
graticule line.

4. Press Input/Output, Output, Analog, Out, then select Screen Video.

5. Connect a voltmeter, set to measure DC volts, to the analyzer rear panel ANALOG OUT

connector.

6. The voltmeter should measure 1V.

7. Increase the Ref Level to −15 dBm. The signal should drop one graticule division on screen and

the voltmeter reading should be 0.9 V.

8. This test is sufficient to determine if the output circuitry is working properly for all Analog Out
signal selections.

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Utilities, Adjustments, and Performance Verification Tests

Calibration Software and specified test equipment is required to perform the adjustments, and can
be used to automate the performance verification testing. Information on how to obtain this
software can be found at

http://www.keysight.com/find/calibrationsoftware

Utilities Required

None

Adjustments Required

None

Performance Testing Required

None

A full calibration is required to assure the instrument meets all specifications

The end user must ultimately determine whether they want a full calibration to be performed after
the installation of this upgrade or not. If a full calibration is required, arrangements regarding the
level of calibration must be made between the end user and the calibration provider.

For assistance, contact your nearest Keysight Technologies Sales and Service Office. To find your
local Keysight office access the following URL, or if in the United States, call the following
telephone number:

http://www.keysight.com/find/assist

1-800-829-4444 (8 am - 8 pm ET, Monday - Friday)

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N9040-90008

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