Agilent Technologies 8757d Operating Manual page 53

Operation
he original HP/Agilent 8757D incorporated a cathode ray tube (CR ) based
Note
display. he current design incorporates a liquid crystal display (LCD) based
display. In this manual, references to either CR or LCD apply to both
display designs unless noted otherwise.
he front panel LINE switch disconnects the mains circuits from the mains supply after the
EMC lters and before other parts of the instrument.
HP/Agilent 8757D Firmware Compatibility
Only rmware revisions 5.1 through 6.2 can be used in HP/Agilent 8757D
Caution
models with a CR -based display (revision 6.2 is recommended). Instrument
models with an LCD-base display must use rmware revision 7.0 or greater|
they are not interchangeable.
Check the rear panel of the instrument to determine the type of display. Instruments with the
LCD-based display are equipped with a VGA connector on the rear panel so that an external
monitor may be connected. CR -based instruments are equipped with three BNC connectors
(RGB) for this purpose. (See Figure 2-9 in Chapter 2, \Installation.")
his operating section provides information that is divided into the following topics and
sections:
Local Operation (see white tab)
, which contains:
User's Guide
typical measurement setups
example transmission and re ection measurements
Operating Reference
front and rear panel operating features
front panel key functions
softkey functions
operator's check
, which contains:
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Operation 3-1