Alternating current (AC) Off (supply) On (supply) Caution, risk of electric shock Caution, risk of danger (refer to this manual Earth (ground) terminal for specific Warning or Caution information) Protective conductor terminal Frame or chassis terminal U8903A Quick Start Guide...
Agilent Technologies, Inc. assumes no liability for the customer’s failure to comply with these requirements. • Ground the equipment.
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• Always use dry cloth to clean the device. Do not use ethyl alcohol or any other volatile liquid to clean the device. • Do not permit any blockage of the ventilation holes of the device. U8903A Quick Start Guide...
Storage temperature –40 °C to 70 °C Storage humidity 20% to 80% RH noncondensing at 65 °C The U8903A Audio Analyzer complies with the following safety and EMC N O T E requirements. • IEC 61010-1:2001/EN 61010-1:2001 (2nd Edition) • Canada: CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 61010-1-04 •...
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The CSA mark is a registered trademark of the Canadian Standards Association. This symbol indicates the time period during which no hazardous or toxic substance elements are expected to leak or deteriorate during normal use. Forty years is the expected useful life of the product. U8903A Quick Start Guide...
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“Monitoring and Control Instrument” product. The affixed product label is as shown below. Do not dispose in domestic household waste. To return this unwanted instrument, contact your nearest Agilent Service Center, or visit www.agilent.com/environment/product for more information. VIII U8903A Quick Start Guide...
Units for digital audio measurements Product at a Glance Front panel outlook Rear panel outlook LCD display layout Power On the U8903A Preset the U8903A Help System Using the Editing Keys Switching to 2-Panel or 4-Panel View Switching to Generator/Analyzer and Analog/Digital Mode...
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• Refer to the U8903A Audio Analyzer User’s Guide for more information. N O T E • To search for firmware updates for the U8903A, go to the Agilent U8903A firmware upgrade Web site at www.agilent.com/find/audioanalyzer_firmware. U8903A Quick Start Guide...
Ventilation The U8903A can operate within the temperature range of 0 °C to 55 °C. The U8903A is cooled by drawing air through the sides and bottom at the front of the U8903A, and exhausting it through the ventilation holes on the sides and top at the rear of the U8903A.
If you are installing an instrument on top of the U8903A, ensure that the instrument does not obstruct the ventilation holes at the top of the U8903A. If required, use a filler panel above the U8903A to ensure adequate space for air circulation.
• Digital serial interface cable U8903A Digital Audio U8903A options U8903A Option 200 The U8903A Option 200 is the standard option with two channels of analog audio generator and analyzer. U8903A Option 113 The U8903A Option 113 expands the audio analyzer with the AES3, SPDIF, and DSI digital audio interfaces.
Decibels relative to Full Scale Least Significant Bit Ratio between cross-domain input and output levels FS/Vrms measurements (analog input and digital output) Ratio between cross-domain input and output levels Vrms/FS measurements (digital input and analog output) U8903A Quick Start Guide...
Editing keys The editing keys consists of the knob, Enter key, arrow keys, and data entry keys Mode Enables access to the U8903A main functions such as Generator, Analyzer, Frequency Domain, Time Domain, and Sweep Graph Enables access to the commonly used graph functions such as Peak Search, Marker, Marker →, and Full Screen...
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Headphone jack Reserved for future expansion USB port Allows an external USB flash storage to be connected to the U8903A Analog analyzer input Receives analog audio signal using a female XLR input connector and a female BNC input connector. The input connectors are available for each channel.
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USB Type-B port Allows the U8903A to be controlled remotely over the USB interface USB port Allows an external USB flash storage to be connected to the U8903A GPIB port Allows the U8903A to be controlled remotely over the General Purpose Interface...
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C A U T I O N DO NOT force the cable in or connect at an angle. Failing to do so may cause damage to the TOSLINK connector. Figure 4 Connect the TOSLINK cable straight into the connector U8903A Quick Start Guide...
Digital generator channel 1 or 2 DA1/DA2 Digital analyzer channel 1 or 2 Refer to “Switching to 2-Panel or 4-Panel View” on page 16 for more N O T E information on the U8903A display layout. U8903A Quick Start Guide...
Power On the U8903A Connect one end of the power cord to the U8903A rear panel AC power inlet and the other end to an AC voltage source. The U8903A will automatically adjust to the correct line voltage in the range of 100 Vac to 240 Vac.
To deactivate, press When Help is enabled, the function keys will not execute their normal N O T E functions when pressed. An example of a help information dialog is shown in Figure Figure 6 Help information dialog U8903A Quick Start Guide...
Using the Editing Keys Editing keys are used to set or modify the parameter values. The editing keys group consists of the knob, Enter key, arrow keys, and data entry keys as shown in Figure Figure 7 Editing keys U8903A Quick Start Guide...
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Specifies a positive or negative value. For a negative value, toggle this key to enter the negative sign before a numeric value. Enter Confirms an entry • Cancels a selected action • Deactivates the Help mode Bk Sp Deletes the selected data entry U8903A Quick Start Guide...
Switching to Generator/Analyzer and Analog/Digital Mode Press on the Mode panel to change the selected display screen to the generator mode or toggle between analog generator or digital generator. Figure 10 Analog generator Figure 11 Digital generator U8903A Quick Start Guide...
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Press on the Mode panel to change the selected display screen to the analyzer mode or toggle between analog analyzer or digital analyzer. Figure 12 Analog analyzer Figure 13 Digital analyzer U8903A Quick Start Guide...