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Parts, product repairs, and services are warranted for 90 days. This warranty extends only to the original buyer or end-user customer of a Fluke authorized reseller, and does not apply to fuses, disposable batteries, or to any product which, in Fluke's opinion, has been misused, altered, neglected, contaminated, or damaged by accident or abnormal conditions of operation or handling.
Waveform Generators Introduction Introduction This Getting Started Manual provides an overall description of the Model 396 Arbitrary Waveform Generator, the Model 397 Waveform Generator, and the applicable Safety Information. It also contains descriptions of the various options available for each Model. The descriptions throughout this manual apply to both Models 396 and 397 unless specifically noted in the description as 396 or 397.
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396/397 Getting Started ArbExplorer Feature Highlights 396 - Three powerful tools in one software package: complete Instrument control panel, Waveform composer and FM signal composer 397 - Four powerful tools in one software package: complete Instrument control panel, Waveform, pulse, and FM signal composer 397 - Detailed virtual front panels control all of the Instrument’s functions and modes Wave composer generates, edits and downloads complex waveforms...
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Waveform Generators Features, Functions, and Options Amplitude The output level of the Instrument may be programmed from 20mV to 20Vp-p into high impedance, or 10mV to 10V into 50 . Offset may be applied to the output to shift the signal either positive or negative.
396/397 Getting Started Frequency Agility The Instrument generates its sample clock from a DDS circuit (direct digital synthesis). The DDS circuit enables frequency agility through the complete frequency range of the instrument. Having such an enormous range opens the door for a wide range of applications such as wide band sweep, FSK and frequency modulation.
Waveform Generators Supplied Accessories The proper power cord is connected to the unit. Do not use a two- conductor extension cord or a three-prong to two-prong adapter. This will defeat the protective feature of the third conductor in the power cord. The instrument is configured to operate on the voltage at the power source.