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Installation and Quick Start Guide
HP 8753E Network Analyzer
HP Part No. 08753-90369
Printed in USA
Print Date: January 1998

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  • Page 1 Installation and Quick Start Guide HP 8753E Network Analyzer HP Part No. 08753-90369 Printed in USA Print Date: January 1998...
  • Page 2 Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
  • Page 3 Standards and Technology, to the extent allowed by the Institute's calibration facility, and to the calibration facilities of other International Standards Organization members. Regulatory Information The regulatory information is in the HP 8753E Network Analyzer User's Guide. Warranty This Hewlett-Packard instrument product is warranted against defects in material and workmanship for a period of three years from date of shipment.
  • Page 4 Assistance Product maintenance agreements and other customer assistance agreements are available for Hewlett-Packard products. For any assistance, contact your nearest Hewlett-Packard Sales and Service Office. See the end of this guide for the "Hewlett-Packard Sales and Service Offices" table. Safety Notes The following safety notes are used throughout this manual.
  • Page 5 How to Use This Guide This guide uses the following conventions: This represents a key physically located on the instrument. Front-Panel Key This represents a “softkey,” a key whose label is determined by Softkey the instrument’s firmware. This represents text displayed on the instrument’s screen. Screen Text...
  • Page 6 HP 8753E Network Analyzer Documentation Map The Installation and Quick Start Guide familiarizes you with the HP 8753E network analyzer’s front and rear panels, electrical and environmental operating requirements, as well as procedures for installing, configuring, and verifying the operation of the analyzer.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    STEP 1. Verify the Shipment........... . 3 STEP 2. Familiarize Yourself with the HP 8753E Front and Rear Panels ....5 HP 8753E Front Panel .
  • Page 8 Contents viii...
  • Page 9 2-1. The HP 8753E Network Analyzer Front Panel ....... 31 2-2.
  • Page 10 Tables 2-1. Hewlett-Packard Sales and Service Offices ........55...

  • Page 11: Installing Your Analyzer

    Installing Your Analyzer...

  • Page 12: Installing Your Analyzer

    This chapter shows you how to install your analyzer and confirm the correct operation, by following the steps below: 1. Verify the shipment. 2. Familiarize yourself with the HP 8753E front and rear panels. 3. Meet electrical and environmental requirements. 4. Configure the analyzer.

  • Page 13: Step 1. Verify The Shipment

    STEP 1. Verify the Shipment STEP 1. Verify the Shipment 1. Unpack the contents of all the shipping containers. WARNING: The HP 8753E weighs approximately 46 pounds (21 kilograms). Use correct lifting techniques. 2. Carefully inspect the analyzer to ensure that it was not damaged during shipment.
  • Page 14 Number 08753-90369 Installation and Quick Start Guide 08753-90367 User's Guide 08753-90368 Quick Reference Guide 08753-90366 HP-IB Programming and Command Reference Guide 08753-90413 HP BASIC Programming Examples Guide 08753-90394 System Verification and Test Guide 08753-10013 EEPROM Backup Disk unique to AC power cable...

  • Page 15: Step 2. Familiarize Yourself With The Hp 8753E Front And Rear Panels

    Installing Your Analyzer STEP 2. Familiarize Yourself with the HP 8753E Front and Rear Panels STEP 2. Familiarize Yourself with the HP 8753E Front and Rear Panels HP 8753E Front Panel CAUTION Do not mistake the line switch for the disk eject button. See the figure below.

  • Page 16: Hp 8753E Rear Panel

    Installing Your Analyzer STEP 2. Familiarize Yourself with the HP 8753E Front and Rear Panels HP 8753E Rear Panel 1 HP-IB connector 11 AUXILIARY INPUT connector 2 PARALLEL interface 12 EXTERNAL AM connector 3 RS-232 interface 13 EXTERNAL TRIGGER connector...

  • Page 17: Step 3. Meet Electrical And Environmental Requirements

    < 15,000 feet ( ª 4,500 meters) altitude Some HP 8753E performance parameters are specified for 25 °C ±5 °C. Refer to the HP 8753E Network Analyzer User's Guide for information on the environmental compatibility of warranted performance. WARNING: Any interruption of the...
  • Page 18 6. Set up a static-safe workstation. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage or destroy electronic components. static-control table mat and earth ground wire: HP P/N 9300-0797 wrist-strap cord: HP P/N 9300-0980 wrist-strap: HP P/N 9300-1367 heel-straps: HP P/N 9300-1308 floor mat: not available through...

  • Page 19: Step 4. Configure The Analyzer

    Installing Your Analyzer STEP 4. Configure the Analyzer STEP 4. Configure the Analyzer This step shows you how to set up your particular analyzer configuration. standard configuration Option 1D5 configuration − high stability frequency reference printer or plotter configuration rack-mount configuration Chapter 1...

  • Page 20: To Configure The Standard Analyzer

    Installing Your Analyzer STEP 4. Configure the Analyzer To Configure the Standard Analyzer Connect 7-mm cables and optional adapters if you are using other connector types. To Configure the Analyzer that has a High Stability Frequency Reference (Option 1D5) Connect the jumper cable on the analyzer rear panel as shown. Chapter 1...

  • Page 21: To Configure The Analyzer With Printers Or Plotters

    (printers or plotters). If you choose [GPIO], the parallel port is dedicated for general purpose I/O. The HP 8753E controls the data input or output, through the sequencing capability of the analyzer.
  • Page 22 PRINTER PORT PLOTTER PORT your hardcopy device. Or, if you are plotting your files to disk, press SET ADDRESSES . Enter the HP-IB address of the peripheral, followed by [x1]. PLOTTER PORT DISK 4. Press and the key that corresponds to your printer or plotter interface:...
  • Page 23 Installing Your Analyzer STEP 4. Configure the Analyzer 5. If you will be using the serial port, adjust the analyzer's baud rate until it is equal to the baud rate set on the peripheral by pressing and the PLOTTER BAUD RATE PRINTER BAUD RATE ⇑...
  • Page 24 PLTR TYPE you want appears. Choose for a pen plotter such PLOTTER as the HP 7440A, 7470A, 7475A, or 7550B. Choose for a PCL5 HPGL PRT compatible printer, which supports HP-GL/2, such as the:...
  • Page 25 Installing Your Analyzer STEP 4. Configure the Analyzer 9. Press to begin setting 10. Press each of the following softkeys to System SET CLOCK and activating the time stamp feature so set the date and time. the analyzer places the time and date on your hardcopies and disk directories.

  • Page 26: To Configure The Analyzer For Rack Mount Use

    There are three kits available for the analyzer: instrument front handles kit (standard HP part number 5062-9229) cabinet flange kit without front handles (Option 1CM HP part number 5062-9216) cabinet flange kit with front handles (Option 1CP HP part number 5062-9236)
  • Page 27 1. Ensure that the front handles kit is 2. Remove the side trim strips. complete. NOTE: If any items are damaged or missing from the kit, contact the nearest HP sales and service office to order a replacement kit. Items within the kit (handles, flanges, screws, etc.) are not individually available.
  • Page 28 Installing Your Analyzer STEP 4. Configure the Analyzer To Attach Cabinet Flanges to the Analyzer (Option 1CM) 1. Ensure that the cabinet flange kit is 2. Remove side trim strips. complete. (2) cabinet mount flanges (6) screws 3. Attach the cabinet flanges to the sides of 4.
  • Page 29 Installing Your Analyzer STEP 4. Configure the Analyzer To Attach Cabinet Flanges and Front Handles to the Analyzer (Option 1CP) 1. Ensure that the cabinet flange kit with 2. Remove the side trim strips. handles is complete. (2) cabinet mount flanges (2) front handles (8) screws 3.

  • Page 30: Step 5. Verify The Analyzer Operation

    The HP 8753E has a three-year warranty for repair at a Hewlett-Packard facility. If the HP 8753E should fail any of the following tests, call your local HP sales and service office. If repair is necessary, send the analyzer to the nearest HP service center with a description of any failed test and any error message.

  • Page 31: To View The Installed Options

    Installing Your Analyzer STEP 5. Verify the Analyzer Operation To View the Installed Options 1. Switch on the AC power supplied to the analyzer, or cycle the AC power using the LINE switch, or press System SERVICE MENU FIRMWARE REVISION 2.

  • Page 32: To Initiate The Analyzer Self-Test

    Installing Your Analyzer STEP 5. Verify the Analyzer Operation To Initiate the Analyzer Self-Test 1. Switch on the AC power supplied to the analyzer, and press Preset 2. Watch for the following indications that the analyzer is operating correctly: Chapter 1...

  • Page 33: To Run The Operator's Check

    Installing Your Analyzer STEP 5. Verify the Analyzer Operation To Run the Operator's Check 1. Connect the equipment as shown. 2. Press Preset System SERVICE MENU TESTS EXTERNAL TESTS EXECUTE TEST ⇑ 3. Follow the prompts shown on the 4. Press , follow the prompts EXECUTE TEST analyzer display and then press...

  • Page 34: To Test The Transmission Mode

    Meas Trans: REV S12 (A/R) trace below. NOTE: The analyzer display The measurement trace should be similar to shown below and to the right is an HP the trace below. 8753E Option 006 display (30 kHz to 6 GHz span).

  • Page 35: To Test The Reflection Mode

    Installing Your Analyzer STEP 5. Verify the Analyzer Operation To Test the Reflection Mode 1. Connect the equipment as shown and 2. Look at the measurement trace displayed press on the analyzer. It should be similar to the Preset trace below. 3.

  • Page 36: Step 6. Back Up The Eeprom Disk

    A9 assembly without having to rerun the correction-constant procedures. The HP 8753E network analyzer is shipped from the factory with an EEPROM backup disk which is unique to each instrument. It is prudent to make a copy of the EEPROM backup disk so that it can be used in case of failure or damage to the original backup disk.
  • Page 37 6. Label the disk with the serial number of the instrument, the date, and the words "EEPROM Backup Disk". NOTE Whenever the HP 8753E network analyzer is returned to Hewlett-Packard for servicing and/or calibration, the EEPROM backup disk should be returned with the analyzer. This will significantly reduce the instrument repair time.
  • Page 38 Installing Your Analyzer STEP 6. Back Up the EEPROM Disk Chapter 1...

  • Page 39: Quick Start: Learning How To Make Measurements

    Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements...

  • Page 40: Quick Start: Learning How To Make Measurements

    Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements The information and procedures in this chapter teach you how to make measurements and what to do if you encounter a problem with your analyzer. The following sections are included: •...

  • Page 41: The Hp 8753E - Front Panel

    Figure 2-1 The HP 8753E Network Analyzer Front Panel LINE switch. This switch controls ac power to the analyzer. 1 is on, 0 is off. Display. This shows the measurement data traces, measurement annotation, and softkey labels.
  • Page 42 Preset or a user preset state that can be defined. Refer to the "Preset State and Memory Allocation" chapter in the HP 8753E Network Analyzer User's Guide for a complete listing of the instrument preset condition. PROBE POWER connectors. These connectors (fused inside the instrument) supply power to an active probe for in-circuit measurements of ac circuits.

  • Page 43: Measurement Procedure

    Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements Measurement Procedure Measurement Procedure This is a general measurement procedure that is used throughout the guide to illustrate the use of the HP 8753E. Step 1. Choose measurement parameters with your test device connected Press the key to return the analyzer to a known state.

  • Page 44: Learning To Make Transmission Measurements

    filter. The measurement parameters listed are unique to this particular test device. For further measurement examples, refer to the "Optimizing Measurement Results" chapter in the HP 8753E Network Analyzer User's Guide. Step 1. Choose the measurement parameters with your test device connected 1.

  • Page 45: Step 2. Make An Error-Correction (Measurement Calibration)

    Example procedures for all types of error-corrections (measurement calibrations) are located in the "Optimizing Measurement Results" chapter in the HP 8753E Network Analyzer User's Guide. For information on the analyzer operation during an error-correction (measurement calibration), refer to the "Application and Operation Concepts"...

  • Page 46: Step 3. Measure The Device

    Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements Learning to Make Transmission Measurements Step 3. Measure the device 1. Connect your test device as in Figure 2-2. Use adapters where appropriate. 2. Press to reposition the measurement trace for the best view. Scale Ref AUTO SCALE 3.

  • Page 47: Step 4. Output Measurement Results

    For more information on creating a hardcopy of the measurement results, refer to the "Printing, Plotting, and Saving Measurement Results" chapter in the HP 8753E Network Analyzer User's Guide. CAUTION Do not mistake the line switch for the disk eject button. If the line switch is mistakenly pushed, the instrument will be turned off, losing all settings and data that have not been saved.

  • Page 48: Measuring Other Aspects Of Insertion Loss With Marker Functions

    Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements Learning to Make Transmission Measurements Measuring Other Aspects of Insertion Loss with Marker Functions Using the analyzer marker functions, you can derive several important filter parameters from the measurement trace that is shown on the analyzer display. Figure 2-5 Example Measurement of 3 dB Bandwidth Measuring 3 dB Bandwidth.

  • Page 49: Example Measurement Of Out-Of-Band Rejection

    Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements Learning to Make Transmission Measurements 5. Press and enter − WIDTH VALUE The analyzer now calculates the bandwidth between −6 dB power levels. 6. Press when you are finished with this measurement. Marker all OFF Measuring Out-of-Band Rejection.

  • Page 50: Example Measurement Of Passband Flatness Or Ripple

    Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements Learning to Make Transmission Measurements Measuring Passband Flatness or Ripple. Figure 2-7 Example Measurement of Passband Flatness or Ripple Passband flatness (or ripple) is the variation in insertion loss over a specified portion of the passband.

  • Page 51: Learning To Make Reflection Measurements

    filter. The measurement parameter values listed are unique to this particular test device. For further measurement examples, refer to the "Making Measurements" chapter in the HP 8753E Network Analyzer User's Guide. NOTE Reflection measurements monitor only one port of a test device. When a...

  • Page 52: Step 1. Choose Measurement Parameters With Your Test Device Connected

    Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements Learning to Make Reflection Measurements Step 1. Choose measurement parameters with your test device connected For purposes of explanation, a 125 MHz bandpass filter was used as the NOTE test device throughout this section. 1.

  • Page 53: Step 2. Make An Error-Correction (Measurement Calibration)

    Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements Learning to Make Reflection Measurements Step 2. Make an error-correction (measurement calibration) Follow these instructions to make an S 1-port error correction: 1. Select a calibration kit that is appropriate to your device under test. Press CAL KIT .

  • Page 54: Step 3. Measure The Device

    2. Terminate any unused port on your device. You can do this by either connecting a load to the device's unused port, or by connecting the device's unused port to PORT 2 on the HP 8753E. 3. Press to reposition the trace.

  • Page 55: Step 4. Output Measurement Results

    If you are using an Local SYSTEM CONTROLLER HP-IB printer, ensure that there is not another controller on the bus. (Note that this step is not required when using parallel or serial printers.) 5. Press to create a black and white hardcopy.

  • Page 56: Measuring Other Reflection Characteristics

    Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements Learning to Make Reflection Measurements Measuring Other Reflection Characteristics You can derive several important filter parameters from the measurement shown on the analyzer display. The following set of procedures is a continuation of the previous reflection measurement procedure.

  • Page 57: Example Standing-Wave-Ratio Measurement Trace

    Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements Learning to Make Reflection Measurements Measuring Standing Wave Ratio (SWR). Press so the analyzer shows the same data in terms of standing-wave-ratio Format (SWR), as shown in Figure 2-13. Now the analyzer shows the measurement data in the unitless measure of SWR where SWR = 1 (perfect match) at the bottom of the display.
  • Page 58 Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements Learning to Make Reflection Measurements Measuring S and S in a Polar Format. is a measurement parameter used to measure the reflection coefficient of your test device input, where S is a measurement parameter used to measure the reflection coefficient of the your test device output.
  • Page 59 Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements Learning to Make Reflection Measurements Figure 2-14 Example S Measurement Trace in Polar Format Measuring Impedance. The amount of power reflected from a device is directly related to the impedance of the device and the measuring system. Each value of the reflection coefficient (Γ) uniquely defines a device impedance;...
  • Page 60 Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements Learning to Make Reflection Measurements Choose to show the real and imaginary parts of the device impedance at the X MKR marker. Also shown is the equivalent series inductance or capacitance (the series resistance and reactance, in ohms).

  • Page 61: Example Admittance Measurement Trace

    Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements Learning to Make Reflection Measurements Measuring Admittance. To change the display to an inverse Smith chart graticule and the marker information to read admittance, press B MKR As shown in Figure 2-16, the marker reads admittance data in the form G+jB, where G is conductance and B is susceptance, both measured in units of Siemens (equivalent to mhos: the inverse of ohms).

  • Page 62: If You Encounter A Problem

    An ohmmeter should read very close to zero ohms if the fuse is good. The 3 A, 250 V fuse is HP part number 2110-0780. Contact the nearest Hewlett-Packard office for service, if necessary. A list of Hewlett-Packard sales and service offices is provided at the end of this guide.

  • Page 63: Data Entry Problems

    If the parameter you are trying to enter is not accepted by the analyzer: Ensure that you are not attempting to set the parameter greater than or less than its limit. Refer to the HP 8753E Network Analyzer User's Guide for the parameter limits. No RF Output If there is no RF signal at either PORT 1 or PORT 2 connector: Check that the signal at the test ports is switched on.
  • Page 64 If the error message: CAUTION: OVERLOAD ON INPUT X, POWER REDUCED appears on the HP 8753E display, too much source power is being applied at the input. In such a case, the input power will need to be reduced before the source power will remain on.
  • Page 65 Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements If You Encounter a Problem Table 2-1 Hewlett-Packard Sales and Service Offices UNITED STATES Instrument Support Center Hewlett-Packard Company (800) 403-0801 EUROPEAN FIELD OPERATIONS Headquarters France Germany Hewlett-Packard S.A. Hewlett-Packard France Hewlett-Packard GmbH 150, Route du Nant-d’Avril 1 Avenue Du Canada Hewlett-Packard Strasse...
  • Page 66 Quick Start: Learning How to Make Measurements If You Encounter a Problem Chapter 2...
  • Page 67 Index Numerics location printer configuration 3 dB bandwidth line switch problems, data entry measuring location controls do not respond active channel keys parameters not accepted disk drive – problems, power-up disk eject button active channel keys display does not light display location display lights but fan does not...
  • Page 68 Index choosing the measurement parameters making a measurement calibration making an error-correction measuring insertion loss with marker functions measuring the device out-of-band rejection outputting measurement results passband flatness passband ripple – troubleshooting verifying the shipment I-58 Index...

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