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3-2 CHECKING THE
SERVICE LOG
Checking the service log consists of viewing the entries written into the
log.
CAUTION
The service log contains historical information about in
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strument condition and any failures that may have oc
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curred. It should be cleared only by a qualified service
engineer. Such clearing shuld be accomplished only upon
determining that the errors need not be saved to disk, or
printed out for service purposes.
Procedure:
Step 1. Press the Option Menu key (Enhancement key group) to dis
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play the OPTIONS menu.
Step 2.
Select DIAGNOSTICS from menu (left); then select
READ SERVICE LOG from the DIAGNOSTICS menu.
The 373XXA will now display the contents of the service
log. The display consists of a header and an error listing.
The header contains a variety of system service informa-
tion. The error listing contains error messages for failures
that may have occurred during operation.
NOTE
• Errors 7201–7209, GPIB remote opera-
tion programming errors, report that one
or more external GPIB programming er
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rors has been detected. These messages
do not indicate a 373XXA system fault.
•
Informational messages 0000–0099 report
the pass/fail status of a peripheral access.
These messages do not indicate a 373XXA
system fault.
Any other error messages in the service log may indicate
an instrument problem and should be investigated. Refer
to the Chapter 5, Troubleshooting, for further information.
CAUTION
The CLEAR SERVICE LOG menu selec
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tion will immediately and permanently clear
all the error message entries from the ser
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vice log. (However, it will not clear the
header information.) See Caution message
at top of page.
CHECKING THE SERVICE LOG OPERATIONAL TESTS
3-4 373XXA MM
OPTIONS
TRIGGERS
REAR PANEL
OUTPUT
DIAGNOSTICS
MULTIPLE SOURCE
CONTROL
PRESS <ENTER> TO
SELECT
DIAGNOSTICS
START SELF TEST
READ SERVICE LOG
INSTALLED OPTIONS
PERIPHERAL TESTS
TROUBLESHOOTING
(FOR SERVICE
ONLY)
HW CALIBRATIONS
(FOR SERVICE
ONLY)
PRESS <ENTER>
TO SELECT