Procedure And Equipment - Agilent Technologies E8285A Manual

Performance Tests

Procedure and Equipment

Procedure and Equipment
How to Use the Performance Tests
NOTE The recommended Test Set calibration interval is 24 months. This is accomplished
by performing the performance tests or sending the Test Set to an Agilent
Calibration Center or other qualified calibration lab.
• Run the Performance Tests in
• Compare and record the data for each test onto the applicable Performance Test
Test Set Operation
To perform the following performance test procedures you need to know basic Test
Set operation. You should be familiar with the front panel, the various display
screens, and knob operation (cursor control). You should be able to operate the
Test Set's RF generator, RF analyzer, AF generators, AF analyzer, spectrum
analyzer (optional), and oscilloscope.
Test Sets with firmware revision A.04.5X and above operate only at RF
NOTE
frequencies from 800 to 1000 MHz and 1700 to 2000 MHz. A text only error
message "Input value out of range" , will be displayed if invalid
frequencies are set.
Press
NOTE
Test Equipment and Operation
The test equipment shown in
page 143
the beginning of each test procedure shows the equipment and hook-up needed for
that particular test. Generic names are used for the test equipment shown in the
setup drawings.
To find alternatives to the equipment listed in
in the Agilent Technologies Test and Measurement Catalog and use the
specifications to find equivalent instruments.
The test procedures give critical instrument settings and connections, but they
don't tell how to operate the instruments. Refer to each instrument's operating
manual.
142
Location" on page 144 using the specified Test Equipment from
"Required Test Equipment by Model" on page
Record (PTR). Table 6-2 on page 144
associated with each performance test.
on the Test Set before beginning each test.
Preset
is needed to do all of the performance tests. Usually, a setup drawing at
table 6-2, "Performance Tests & Records
143.
shows the page number of the PTR
table 6-1, "Required Test Equipment by Model" on
table 6-1, look up their specifications
S:\agilent\e8285\ALR\Book\chapters\perf_test.fm
table 6-1,