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Chapter 2 Service

The HP 53131A/132A Calibration Procedures

To Calibrate the Gain for Channels 1 and 21Press any one of the arrow keys until CAL: GAIN 1 ? is displayed.2Press Enter key.

A scrolling message is displayed. Follow the instruction by performing the following steps.

3Connect a BNC tee connector to Channel 1 of the Counter.

4Connect the Counter, dc power supply, and digital multimeter as shown in Figure 2-2.

DC Power Supply

HP 53131A/132A

 

Counter

Digital Multimeter

+ - -

BNC Tee

Figure 2-2. Gain Calibration Setup

5Adjust the power supply until the digital multimeter displays + 5.000 V ± 0.001 V.

6Disconnect the digital multimeter from the Counter to prevent noise from being introduced into the measurement.

7Press Enter key.

The Counter momentarily displays CALIBRATING, and then it should display GAIN 1 PASS.

If the fail message is displayed, refer to the troubleshooting section in this chapter.

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