Chapter 2 Service

The HP 53131A/132A Calibration Procedures

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To calibrate the gain for Channel 2, connect the input or the

 

BNC Tee to Channel 2 of the Counter.

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Press any one of the arrow keys until CAL: GAIN 2 ? is displayed.

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Press Enter key.

 

A scrolling message is displayed. (The +5V dc supply should already be

 

connected to Channel 2 as you were previously instructed to do this in

 

 

 

 

step 8.)

 

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Press Enter key again.

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The Counter momentarily displays CALIBRATING, and then it should

 

 

display GAIN 2 PASS.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

chapter.

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Disconnect the calibration setup.

 

This completes the Gain Calibration procedure. Proceed to the next

 

procedure to calibrate the time interval.

To Calibrate Time Interval

Refer to the section titled “INFORMATION ABOUT CAL:TI QUIK? AND CAL:TI FINE?” (page 2-10and page 2-11)for details on the differences between the two time interval calibrations.

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