Adjustment Procedures

Equipment Required Table 5±3 lists the test equipment required to adjust the waveform generator.

Table 5-3: Test equipment

Item description

Minimum requirements

Example

Purpose

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Oscilloscope

Bandwidth > 500 MHz

Tektronix TDS784D

Output signal adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Frequency counter

1 MHz to 10 MHz

Anritsu MF1603A

Output signal adjustment

 

 

Accuracy < 0.2 ppm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

BNC cable

Impedance 50￿W

Tektronix part number

Signal interconnection

 

 

 

012<0482<00

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

SMA cable

Impedance 50￿W

Tektronix part number

Signal interconnection

 

 

 

012<1565<00 or equivalent

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Adapter

SMA ￿Fe￿ to BNC ￿Ma￿, 50 W

Tektronix part number

Signal interconnection

 

 

 

015<0572<00

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

SMA Terminator

50 W, SMA male

Tektronix part number

Signal termination

 

 

 

015<1022<01

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Adjustment Tool

Less than 1/8 inch diameter and

 

Enabling service mode

 

 

over 4 inches long

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Performance check disk

Must use example listed

Tektronix part number

Used to provide waveform files

 

 

 

063<A273<00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before Adjustments

Use the following instructions to prepare the waveform generator for adjustment, load the adjustment file required for these procedures, and make adjustments.

Cooling When you do the adjustment procedure with the rear cover and cabinet removed, orient the waveform generator so the bottom is down on the work surface to cool the waveform generator properly.

￿￿UTION￿ To prevent damage to the waveform generator when the cabinet and rear cover are removed, always make sure that the work surface is completely clear beneath the waveform generator.

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