Preparing Your Cable TV Analyzer for Use

W A R N I N G

Detailed information for all of the steps in this process is included in this chapter immediately following the process description.

1.Unpack the cable TV analyzer from the shipping container and inspect it for damage during shipping.

2.Verify that all of the accessories and documentation has been shipped.

3.Check that the line voltage selector on the rear panel is set to the proper voltage for your area.

4.Check that the correct fuse is in place.

Failure to ground the cable TV analyzer properly can result in personal injury. Use an ac power outlet that has a protective earth contact. DO NOT defeat the earth grounding protection by using an extension cable, power cable, or autotransformer without a protective ground conductor.

5.Connect the power cable to the cable TV analyzer and press the front panel m switch to turn it on.

6.Execute the self-calibration routines after allowing the cable TV analyzer to warm up for 30 minutes. Chapter 2 includes guidelines on how often the routines should be performed.

7.Connect CAL OUT to INPUT 75 62. Check that the rear panel l0MHz

OUTPUT is connected to EXT REF IN.

8.Press (CAL) then CAL FREQ Q AMPTD to perform the frequency and

amplitude self-calibration routines. Press CAL STOKE when the routine is finished.

9.For tracking generator Option 011, connect the RF OUT 75 61 to the INPUT 75 61 then press More i of 4, More 2 of 4, and CAL TRK EEM to

run the self-calibration routine. Press ICAL) and CAL STORE when the routine is finished.

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