Turning On The Pnts; Turning Off The Pnts - Symmetricom 5120A Operation And Maintenance Manual

2.2.1 Turning On the PNTS

Once you have set up the test set, you are ready to turn it on.
To turn on the test set:
Press the Power button on the front panel.
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The logo screen displays.
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The main screen displays about 1 minute later. The main screen defaults to the phase
noise plot.
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When Ready displays in the status field (see
State"
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If the "Self test has failed for the following item(s)..." message displays, call
Symmetricom Customer Assistance (see page 95).
Once Ready is displayed in the status field, data can be collected.

2.2.2 Turning Off the PNTS

There is a small chance that turning off the test set by removing the power cord could
cause the operating system files to be corrupted. Use the front panel button to turn off the
power, and take precautions to not turn off the power shortly after making changes to the
instrument Global System settings.
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on page 13) the instrument is ready for normal operation.
Figure 3 on page 11 and "3.2.1 Collecting
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