Symmetricom 58502A Guide Organization, Index, Service, Specifications, Getting Started, Table of Contents, Performance Tests, Command Reference, Guide Organization

In This Guide

This preface contains the following information:

•	Guide Organization	page vii
• Description of the 58502A Broadband Distribution		page viii
	Amplifier
• Accessories Supplied and Available		page ix
•	Manuals	page ix

Guide OrganizationTable of Contents

Chapter 1, “Getting Started,” provides an overview of the 58502A Broadband Distribution Amplifier’s indicators, connectors, inputs, and outputs. This chapter also provides installation, power-up instructions, and sample commands to familiarize you with the 58502A.

Chapter 2, “Performance Tests,” provides procedures that verify the 58502A operates properly and meets its electrical performance specifications. Electrical performance is tested against the specifications listed in Chapter 7, “Specifications,” of this guide.

Chapter 3, “Guide Organization,” provides information on 58502A features and functions, and how to connect it to computers.

Chapter 4, “Command Reference,” lists and describes the Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) commands used to monitor, set, or change parameters of the 58502A.

Chapter 5, “Functional Description,” provides a brief, simplified, block-diagram description of how the instrument works.

Chapter 6, “Service,” provides information for calibration and troubleshooting to determine if the product should be returned for repair.

Chapter 7, “Specifications,” lists all of the 58502A’s specifications and characteristics.

Index

User’s Guide vii