Before Calling Agilent Technologies; Check The Basics - Agilent Technologies E4440A Getting Started Manual

Psa series spectrum analyzers
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Before Calling Agilent Technologies

Before Calling Agilent Technologies

Check the Basics

Is there power at the receptacle?
Make sure there is no disk in the front-panel disk drive.
Is the analyzer turned on? Check to see if the green LED above the power switch is on.
Also, listen for internal fan noise to determine if the analyzer cooling fans are running.
If other equipment, cables, and connectors are being used with your spectrum analyzer,
make sure they are connected properly and operating correctly.
Review the measurement procedures being performed when the problem first appeared.
Are all of the settings correct?
If the analyzer is not functioning as expected, return the analyzer to a known state by
pressing
, and
Preset
NOTE
Some analyzer settings are not affected by a Preset. If you wish to reset the
analyzer configuration to the state it was in when it was originally sent from
the factory, press
green
Preset
Is the measurement being performed, and the results that are expected, within the
specifications and capabilities of the analyzer? Refer to the Specifications guide for your
analyzer.
If the analyzer is not communicating via the LAN connection, check for the presence of
blinking yellow LEDs on the rear panel LAN connector. If the Rx (receive) LED is not
blinking, check the LAN cable and LAN integrity.
NOTE
The analyzer must be powered on with the LAN already connected in order to
recognize the LAN port.
To meet specifications, the analyzer must be aligned. Either the Auto Align (On) feature
must be selected (press
manually aligned at least once every 24 hours, or whenever the temperature changes
more than 3°C. When
the left edge of the display.
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(if displayed).
Factory Preset
,
System
Power On/Preset
key on the front panel.
,
System
Alignments
,
is selected, the AA screen annotation appears on
Auto Align
On
,
Preset Type, Factory
,
,
), or the analyzer must be
Auto Align
On
. Then press the
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