Agilent 537A Operating Note

537A Coaxial Frequency Meter

Operating Note

Manual part number: 00536-90013
Printed in USA
March 2001
Supersedes: May 2000

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Contacting Agilent

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Americas

Brazil

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Canada

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Mexico

(tel) 1 800 254 2440
(fax) 1 800 254 4222

Asia Pacific and Japan

Australia

(tel) 1 800 225 574
(fax) 1 800 681 776
(fax) 1 800 225 539

Japan (Bench)

(tel) 0120 32 0119
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Taiwan

(tel) 0800 047 669
(fax) 0800 047 667
(fax) 886 3492 0779

China

(tel) 800 810 0508
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Japan (On-Site)

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Singapore

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Malaysia

(tel) 1800 880 399
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Europe

Austria

(tel) 0820 87 44 11*
(fax) 0820 87 44 22

France

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Italy

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(fax) (+39) (0)2 9544 1175

Spain

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Switzerland (Italian)

(tel) 0800 80 5353 opt. 3*
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(fax) (+41) (0)22 567 5314

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Germany

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Netherlands

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Switzerland (French)

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United States

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India

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South Korea

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Finland

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Israel

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Russia

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Switzerland (German )

(tel) 0800 80 5353 opt. 1*
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(fax) (+41) (0)1 272 7373

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Safety and Regulatory Information

Review this product and related documentation to familiarize yourself with
safety markings and instructions before you operate the instrument. This
product has been designed and tested in accordance with international
standards.

WARNING The WARNING notice denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a procedure,

practice, or the like, that, if not correctly performed or adhered to, could result
in personal injury. Do not proceed beyond a WARNING notice until the
indicated conditions are fully understood and met.

CAUTION The CAUTION notice denotes a hazard. It calls attention to an operating

procedure, practic e, o r the like, which, i f not correctly performe d or a dhe red
to, could result in damage to the product or loss of important data. Do not
proceed beyond a CAUTION notice until the indicated conditions are fully
understood and met.

Instrument Markings

When you see this symbol on your instrument, you should refer to the instrument’s

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1SM1-A This text indicates that the instrument is an Industrial Scientific and Medical Group 1

instruction manual for important information.

This symbol indicates hazardous voltages.

The laser radiation symbol is marked on products that have a laser output.

This symbol indicates that the instrument requires alternating current (ac) input.

The CE mark is a registered trademark of the European Community. If it is
accompanied by a year, it indicates the year the design was proven.

The CSA mark is a registered trademark of the Canadian Standards Association.

Class A product (CISPER 11, Clause 4).
This symbol indicates that the power line switch is ON.

This symbol indicates that the power line switch is OFF or in STANDBY position.

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Safety Earth Ground

This is a Safety Class I product (provided with a protective earthing
terminal). An uninterrup ti ble saf et y ear th gr ound must be pr o vided from the
main power source to the product input wiring terminals, power cord, or
supplied power cord set. Whenever it is likely that the protection has been
impaired, the product must be made inoperative and secured against any
unintended operation.

Befor e Applying P o wer Verify that the product is c onfigured to match the available main power

source as d escribed in the input power configuration instructions in this
manual. If this product is to be powered by autotransformer, make sure the
common terminal is connected to the neutral (grounded) side of the ac power
supply.

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