Tektronix BitAlyzer BA1500,BA1600 Declassification

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Tektronix BitAlyzer BA1500, BA1600
Bit Error Rate Analyzer

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Declassification and Security

Instructions

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Table of Contents

General safety summary ............ ................................ ................................ ............... ii

Service safety summary........................................................................................... iv

Preface ............................................................................................................... v

Clear and sa

Memory devices .................................. ................................ ............................. 1

Media and data export devices ........ ................................ .................................. ..... 6

Product disassembly procedures ............................... ................................ .................. 11

Disassemble the instrument.................................................................................. 11

Reassemble the instrument .................................................................................. 12

Trouble

How to clear or sanitize a nonfunctional instrument. . ... ... . ... ... . ... ... . ... ... . ... ... . ... ... . ... ... . ... 13

Recover from clearing or removing the instrument memory ................ ............................ 13

nitize Procedures . ... ... . .. . ... ... . ... ... ... . ... ... . ... ... . .. . ... ... . ... ... ... . ... ... . ... ... . .. . ... ... 1

shooting.................................................................................................... 13

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General safety summary

General safet

To avoid fire or personal

injury

ysummary

Review the fo
this product or any products connected to it.

To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as specified.

Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures.

While using this product, you may need to access other parts of a larger system.
Read the safety sections of the other component manuals for warnings and
cautions related to operating the system.

Use proper power cord. Use only the power cord specified for this product and
certified for the country of use.

Connect and disconnect properly. Do not connect or disconnect probes or test
leads while they are connected to a voltage source.

Ground the product. This product is grounded through the grounding conductor
of the power cord. To avoid electric shock, the grounding conductor must be
connected to earth ground. Before making connections to the input or output
terminals of the product, ensure that the product is properly grounded.

llowing safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to

Observe all terminal ratings. To av oi d fire or shock hazard, observe all ratings
and markings on the product. Consult the product manual for further ratings
information before making connections to the product.

The inputs are not rated for connection to mains or Category II, III, or IV circuits.

Do not apply a potential to any terminal, including the common terminal, that
exceeds the maximum rating of that terminal.

Power disconnect. The power cord disconnects the product from the power
source. Do not block the power cord; it must remain accessible to the user at
all times.

Do not operate without covers. Do not operate this product with covers or panels
removed.

Do not operate with suspected failures. If you suspect that there is damage to this
product, have it inspected by qualified service personnel.

Avoid exposed circuitry. Do not touch exposed connections and components
when powe r is present.

Wear eye protection. Wear eye protection if exposure to high-intensity rays or
laser radiation exists.

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General safety summary

Terms in this manual

Symbols and terms on the

product

Do not operate i

Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere.

Keep product surfaces clean and dry.

Provide prop

details on installing the product so it has proper ventilation.

These terms may a ppear in this manual:

WAR N ING.

in injury or loss of life.

CAUTION

damage to this product or other property.

These t

erms may appear on the product:

DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read
the ma

n wet/damp conditions.

er ventilation. Refer to the manual's installation instructions for

Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result

. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in

rking.

WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you

the marking.

read

CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product.

The following symbol(s) may appear on the product:

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Service safety summary

Service safet

ysummary

Only qualifie
Safety Summary and the General Safety S ummary before performing any service
procedures.

Do not service alone. Do not perform internal service or adjustments of this
product unless another person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is
present.

Disconnect power. To avoid electric shock, switch off the instrument power, then
disconnect the power cord from the mains power.

Use care when servicing with power on. Dangerous voltages or currents may exist
in this p
test leads before removing protective panels, soldering, or replacing components.

To avoi

d personnel should perform service procedures. Read this Service

roduct. Disconnect power, remove battery (if applicable), and disconnect

d electric shock, do not touch exposed connections.

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Preface

This document helps customers with data security concerns to sanitize or remove
memory devices from the Tektronix BA1500 and BA1600 BitAlyzer Bit Error
Rate Analyze

These products have data storage (memory) devices and data output devices (USB
ports). These instructions tell how to clear or sanitize the memory devices and
disable the data output devices. The instructions also tell how to declassify an
instrument that is not functioning.

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Reference

Products

Terms

The procedures in this document are written to meet the requirements specified in:

NISPOM, DoD 5220.22–M, Chapter 8

ISFO Process Manual for Certification & Accreditation of Classified Systems
under NISPOM

The following Tektronix products are covered by this document:

BA1500

BA1600

The following terms may be used in this document:

Clear. This removes data on media/memory before reusing it in a secured
area. All reusable memory is cleared to deny access to previously stored
information by standard means of access.

Erase. This is equivalent to clear.

Instrument Declassification. A term t hat refers to procedures that must be

undertaken before an instrument can be removed from a secure environment.
Declassification procedures include m emory sanitization and memory
removal, and sometimes both.

Media storage/data export device. Any of several devices that can be used
to store or export data from the instrument, such as a USB port.

Nonvolatile memory. Data is retained when the instrument is powered off.

Power off. After a normal Windows shutdown, push the front panel ON/OFF

button or disconnect the power source from the instrument.

Remove. This is a physical means to clear the data by removing the memory
device from the instrument. Instructions are available in the product Service
Manual.

Sanitize. This eradicates the data from media/memory so that the data cannot
be recovered by other means or technology. This is typically used when the

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