FM

CALIBRATION

CALIBRATION

NOTE

To save the calibration data after completing any calibration step, type: calterm 787 and press <ENTER>.

4. Connect the 682XXB/683XXB RF OUTPUT to the

 

Spectrum Analyzer RF Input.

 

NOTE

 

Before beginning this calibration proce-

 

dure, always let the 682XXB/683XXB

 

warm up for a minimum of one hour.

FM

The following steps in the procedure lets you cali-

Calibration

brate the (1) FM Meter circuit; (2) FM Variable Gain

Procedure

Linearity; (3) Locked, Locked Low-Noise, Unlocked

 

Narrow, and Unlocked Wide FM Mode Sensitivity;

 

and (4) FM Rear Panel Input Gain, and store the re-

 

sults in non-volatile memary (EEPROM) on the A17

 

CPU PCB.

 

NOTE

 

To ensure accurate calibration, each step of

 

this procedure must be performed in se-

 

quence.

 

1. Perform FM Meter calibration as follows:

 

a. At the $ prompt on the PC screen, type:

 

calterm 123 and press <ENTER>.

 

b. Set up the Function Generator for a 100.0 kHz

 

sine wave with an output level of 0.707 volts

 

￿0.01 volts RMS (2 volts peak to peak). Use a

 

frequency counter to verify the output fre-

 

quency of your function generator is set to

 

￿1%. When done, press any key on the key-

 

board to continue calibration.

 

The $ prompt will appear on the screen when

 

the calibration is complete.

 

c. Record step completion on the Test Record.

 

2. Perform FM Variable Gain Linearity calibration

 

as follows:

 

a. At the $ prompt on the PC screen, type:

 

calterm 148 and press <ENTER>.

 

b. Set up the Function Generator for a +1.00 Vdc

 

output. When done, press any key on the key-

 

board to continue calibration.

 

The $ prompt will appear on the screen when

 

the calibration is complete.

 

c. Record step completion on the Test Record.

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682XXB, 683XXB specifications

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