Agilent Technologies 46A, 45A, 54835A Troubleshooting, Safety, Tools Required, ESD Precautions

W A R N I N G

W A R N I N G

Troubleshooting

This section provides troubleshooting information for the Agilent Technologies 54835A/45A/46A oscilloscope. The service strategy of this instrument is replacement of defective assemblies.

Safety

Read the Safety Summary at the front of this manual before servicing the instrument. Before performing any procedure, review it for cautions and warnings.

SHOCK HAZARD!

Maintenance should be performed by trained service personnel aware of the hazards involved (for example, fire and electric shock). Lack of training and awareness of the hazards could result in electrical shock. When maintenance can be performed without power applied, the power cord should be removed from the instrument.

INJURY CAN RESULT!

Use caution when working around the cooling fan with the cover removed from the instrument. The cooling fan blades are exposed on one side and can be hazardous. Install the optional fan safety shield (Agilent Technologies P/N 54801-00601) to protect your fingers from the fan blades.

Tools Required

You will need basic electronic troubleshooting tools, including a digital multimeter and

a100-MHz oscilloscope. Performance verification tests have more stringent requirements. See chapter 1 for the list of recommended test equipment.

If you need to remove and replace assemblies, you will need some of the hand tools listed in chapter 6, “Replacing Assemblies.”

ESD Precautions

When using any of the procedures in this chapter, you should use proper ESD precautions. As a minimum, you should place the instrument on a properly grounded ESD mat and wear a properly grounded ESD wrist strap.

Keystroke Conventions

To guide you while setting up the oscilloscope, the following conventions are used to represent keystrokes and other interactions with the instrument:

•When you need to issue a command through the graphical interface, the command will be phrased like this: “Select <command> from the <menu name> menu.”

•When you need to click on an object on the graphical interface, the instructions will be phrased something like this: “Click the OK button.”

•When you need to press a key, the instructions will be phrased something like this: “Press the Run key.”

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