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Agilent Technologies N4916B Getting Started
Agilent Technologies N4916B Getting Started

Agilent Technologies N4916B Getting Started

De-emphasis signal converter

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Getting Started
with the
Agilent N4916B
De-Emphasis Signal Converter
You only need a few minutes to get started
with the N4916B.
This Getting Started Brochure helps you to
quickly install and check the instrument.
If you need more detailed information on
the N4916B, refer to the Online Help of your
High-Performance Serial BERT N4903B.
For more information, visit
www.agilent.com/find/jbert
The Help also offers printable versions of the
User Guide and the Programming Guide.

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Summary of Contents for Agilent Technologies N4916B

  • Page 1 N4916B. This Getting Started Brochure helps you to quickly install and check the instrument. If you need more detailed information on the N4916B, refer to the Online Help of your High-Performance Serial BERT N4903B. For more information, visit www.agilent.com/find/jbert The Help also offers printable versions of the User Guide and the Programming Guide.
  • Page 2: Safety Summary

    To minimize shock hazard, the instrument chassis ESD Sensitive Device and cover must be connected to an electrical All front-panel connectors of N4916B are very sensitive protective earth ground. The instrument must be to Electrostatic Discharge (ESD). connected to the ac power mains through a...
  • Page 3: Inspect Shipment

    The maximum allowed voltage fluctuation is 10%. The maximum power consumption is 80 VA. If the N4916B is used with other instruments like The power supply automatically adapts to the ParBERT 81250 or N4903A, see the readme contained applied AC power (Auto Selection) and monitors in the N4916B.x.x.x.x.zip file located on the installation...
  • Page 4 Installing the Agilent N4916B Check the Software Status of your Serial BERT N4903B You may wish to connect a keyboard and mouse to your Serial BERT N4903B. This is not mandatory but convenient and should be done when the instrument is switched off.
  • Page 5 Connect the N4916B to mains and switch it on. Connect the USB cable between the USB port of the N4916B and one of the rear USB ports of your N4903B. Rear panel view of N4903B When you connect the N4916B...
  • Page 6 Installing the Agilent N4916B Assign a VISA Alias Name to the N4916B A VISA alias name is required by the software to access the N4916B. In this example, we use the Agilent Connection Expert. If your N4903B uses revision IO-Lib 15.5...
  • Page 7 De-Emphasis Connection dialog. the Clock Multiplier Connection dialog. Press Enable to activate the connection between the N4903B and the N4916B and also enables the output of the J-BERT. A selected checkbox corresponding to the If you select the Clock Multiplier function,...
  • Page 8 Check the Output Signal (De-Emphasis Function of N4916B) The general approach shown here is using an oscilloscope. If you have connected the N4916B to a High-Performance Serial BERT N4903B, you can also use the error detector. For details see the Help and the User Guide.
  • Page 9 Checking the Agilent N4916B Check the Output Signal (Clock Multiplier Function of N4916B) The general approach shown here is using an oscilloscope. If you have connected the N4916B to a High-Performance Serial BERT N4903B, you can also use the error detector.