HP 8568B manual Contents

Contents

1. General Information
Introduction				l - l
Instruments Covered by this Manual				l - l
Operation		Verification		l-2
Option 462 Instruments				1-2
Option 857 Instruments				l-2
2. Performance Tests
Introduction				2-l
Verification of Specifications				2-l
Calibration Cycle				2-l
Equipment		Required		2-2
Test	Record			2-2
1.	Center Frequency Readout		Accuracy Test . . . .	2-3
2.	Frequency Span Accuracy		Test	2-6
3. Sweep Time Accuracy Test (220 ms)				2-9

4.Resolution Bandwidth Accuracy Test . . . . . . 2-13

5.Resolution Bandwidth Selectivity Test . . . . . . 2-15

6.Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncertainty Test 2-18

7.Input Attenuator Switching Uncertainty Test . . 2-20

8.Frequency Response Test . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

9.RF Gain Uncertainty Test . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31

10.IF Gain Uncertainty Test . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33

11.Log Scale Switching Uncertainty Test . . . . . 2-39

12.Amplitude Fidelity Test . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-41

13.Average Noise Level Test . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45

14.Residual Responses Test . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47

15.Spurious Responses Test . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-49

16.Residual FM Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56

17.Line-Related Sidebands Tests . . . . . . . . . 2-60

18.Calibrator Amplitude Accuracy Test . . . . . . 2-62

19.Fast Sweep Time Accuracy Test (~20 ms) . . . . 2-63

20.1st LO Output Amplitude Test . . . . . . . . . 2-66

21.Frequency Reference Error Test . . . . . . . . 2-67

‘Ihble 2-19. Performance Test Record . . . . . . . . . . 2-69

Test 1. Center Frequency Readout Accuracy Test . . . 2-70

Test 2. Frequency Span Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . 2-71

Test 3. Sweep Time Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-72

Test 4. Resolution Bandwidth Accuracy . . . . . . . 2-73

Test 5. Resolution Bandwidth Selectivity . . . . . . . 2-74 Test 6. Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncertainty

Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-75

Test 7. Input Attenuator Switching Uncertainty Test . 2-76

Test 8. Frequency Response Test . . . . . . . . . . 2-77

Test 9. RF Gain Uncertainty Test . . . . . . . . . . 2-78

Test 10. IF Gain Uncertainty Test . . . . . . . . . . 2-79

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