Tektronix 071-0590-00 user manual How This Manual is Organized, Conventions

Preface

This manual describes how to use the Tektronix GB1400 Test Set. The product is also known by the name, gigaBERT1400. This manual is your primary source of information on how to use the GB1400 functions.

How This Manual is Organized

This manual is divided into four sections: Getting Started, Operating Basics,

Reference, and Appendices.

Getting Started provides an overview of the GB1400 and describes first time operation.

Operating Basics describes the hardware controls, indicators, connectors, and display elements for Tx, Rx and the cabling required. There is also a tutorial and an application note in this section.

Reference describes the LCD Menus and Screens.

The Appendices provide a listing of specifications, a BERT technology primer,

Theory of Operation, Remote Commands, default factory settings, an extensive

Customer Acceptance Test and other useful information.

Conventions

This manual uses the following conventions:

∙The names of front-panel controls and menus appear in all upper case letters, for example, TRANSMIT and HELP.

∙Names appear in the same case in this manual as they appear on the display screens of the GB1400.

∙Within a procedure, a specific button to be pressed or a parameter to be selected appears in boldface print.

Some procedures require several iterations of highlighting parameters and selecting choices. Some procedures may require more than one menu button or menu page selection as well.

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