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In Case of Difficulty
If the Plug-in Does Not Operate
If the Plug-in Does Not Operate
If the plug-in does not operate:
1
Make the following checks:
• Is the plug-in module firmly seated in the mainframe slot?
• Are the knurled screws at the bottom of the plug-in module finger-tight?
• If other equipment, cables, and connectors are being used with the plug-in
module, are they connected properly and operating correctly?
• Review the procedure for the test being performed when the problem ap-
peared. Are all the settings correct? Can the problem be reproduced?
• Are the connectors clean? Refer to the
Agilent 83480A, 54750A User’s
Guide
for more information about cleaning the connectors.
• Does the plug-in module work in the other two slots (1,2
or
3,4)?
2
Perform the following procedures:
• Make sure the instrument is ready to acquire data by pressing
Run
.
• Verify the pulse output is connected to channel 1 on the Agilent 83483A,
54751A electrical plug-in module.
• Verify the trigger output is connected to the trigger input.
• Find any signals on the channel inputs by pressing
Autoscale
.
• Verify the Agilent 8133A pulse generator is set to:
Waveform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . square wave
Amplitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 mV
Frequency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 MHz
Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 mV
Pulse/trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . enabled
• See if any signals are present at the channel inputs by pressing:
Trigger
,
Sweep
,
freerun