Agilent Technologies E5100A User manual

Agilent E5100A/B Network Analyzer

User's Guide

SERIAL NUMBERS

This manual applies directly to instruments which has the serial

number prex JP2KC,JP3KC,JP4KC,JP5KC and MY405, or rmware

revision 2.xx and 3.xx.

For additional important information about serial numbers

,read

\Serial Number" in Appendix A.

Agilent Part No. E5100-90051

Printed in JAPAN May 2003

Sixth Edition

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www.atecorp.com 800-404-ATEC (2832)

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Manual Printing History

July 1995

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First Edition (part number: E5100-90011)

November 1995

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Second Edition (part number: E5100-90021)

December 1997

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Third Edition (part number: E5100-90031)

March 2000

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ourth Edition (part number: E5100-90031)

July 2001

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Fifth Edition (part number: E5100-90041)

May 2003

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Sixth Edition (part number: E5100-90051)

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iii

Safety Summary

The following general safety precautions must be observed during all

phases of operation, service, and repair of this instrument. F

ailure to

comply with these precautions or with specic

WARNINGS

elsewhere

in this manual may impair the protection provided by the equipment.

In addition it violates safety standards of design, manufacture

,and

intended use of the instrument.

The Agilent Technologies assumes no liability for the customer's

failure to comply with these requirements.

Note

E5100A/B complies with INST

ALLA

TION CA

TEGORY II and

POLLUTION DEGREE 2in IEC1010-1. E5100A/B is INDOOR USE

product.

Note

LEDs in E5100A/B are Class 1 in accordance with IEC825-1.

CLASS 1LED PRODUCT

Ground The Instrument

oavoid electric shock hazard, the instrument chassis and cabinet

must be connected to a safety earth ground by the supplied power

cable with earth blade

DO NOT Operate In An Explosive Atmosphere

Do not operate the instrument in the presence of ammable gasses or

fumes

.Operation of any electrical instrument in such an environment

constitutes adenite safety hazard.

eep A

way From Live Circuits

Operating personnel must not remove instrument covers

.Component

replacement and internal adjustments must be made by qualied

maintenance personnel. Do not replace components with the power

cable connected. Under certain conditions

,dangerous voltages may

exist even with the power cable removed. T

oavoid injuries

, always

disconnect power and discharge circuits before touching them.

DO NOT Service Or A

djust Alone

Do not attempt internal service or adjustment unless another person,

capable of rendering rst aid and resuscitation, is present.

DO NOT Substitute P

arts Or Modify Instrument

Because of the danger of introducing additional hazards

, do not

install substitute parts or perform unauthorized modications to the

instrument. Return the instrument to a Agilent Technologies Sales and

Service Oce for service and repair to ensure that safety features are

maintained.

Dangerous Procedure W

arnings

,such as the example below

,precede potentially dangerous

procedures throughout this manual. Instructions contained in the

warnings must be followed.

arning

Dangerous voltages

,capable of causing death, are present in this

instrument. Use extreme caution when handling, testing, and

adjusting this instrument.

Typeface Conventions

Bold

Boldface type is used when a term is dened.

or example:

icons

are symbols.

Italics

Italic type is used for emphasis and for titles

of manuals and other publications

Italic type is also used for keyboard entries

when a name or a variable must be typed in

place of the words in italics. For example:

copy

lename

means to type the word

copy

to type a space, and then to type the name of

ale such as

file1

Computer

Computer font is used for on-screen prompts

and messages.

HARDKEYS

Labeled keys on the instrument front panel

are enclosed in

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

SOFTKEYS

Softkeys located to the right of the LCD are

enclosed in

NNNNN

Certication

Agilent Technologies certies that this product met its published

specications at the time of shipment from the factory

. Agilent

echnologies further certies that its calibration measurements are

traceable to the United States National Institute of Standards and

echnology, to the extent allowed by the Institution's calibration

facility

,orto the calibration facilities of other International Standards

Organization members.

Warranty

This Agilent T

echnologies instrument product is warranted against

defects in material and workmanship for aperiod of one year from

the date of shipment, except that in the case of certain components

listed in

General Information

of this manual, the warranty shall

be for the specied period. During the warranty period, Agilent

echnologies will, at its option, either repair or replace products that

prove to be defective

For warranty service or repair

,this product must be returned to a

service facility designated by Agilent T

echnologies

.Buyer shall prepay

shipping charges to Agilent T

echnologies and Agilent T

echnologies

shall pay shipping charges to return the product to Buyer

.However

Buyer shall pay all shipping charges

,duties

,and taxes for products

returned to Agilent T

echnologies from another country

Agilent T

echnologies warrants that its software and rmware

designated by Agilent T

echnologies for use with an instrument will

execute its programming instruction when property installed on that

instrument. Agilent T

echnologies does not warrant that the operation

of the instrument, or software

,or rmware will be uninterrupted or

error free

Limitation Of W

arranty

The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from

improper or inadequate maintenance by Buyer

,Buyer-supplied

software or interfacing, unauthorized modication or misuse

operation outside the environmental specications for the product, or

improper site preparation or maintenance.

No other warranty is expressed or implied. A

gilent Technologies

specically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and

tness for a particular purpose

vii

Exclusive Remedies

The remedies provided herein are buyer's sole and exclusive

remedies. Agilent Technologies shall not be liable for any direct,

indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages

, whether based

on contract, tort, or any other legal theory

Assistance

Product maintenance agreements and other customer assistance

agreements are available for Agilent T

echnologies products

or any assistance

,contact your nearest Agilent T

echnologies Sales

and Service Oce

ddresses are provided at the back of this manual.

viii

Safety Symbols

General denitions of safety symbols used on equipment or in manuals

are listed below

Instruction manual symbol: the product is marked

with this symbol when it is necessary for the user to

refer to the instruction manual.

Alternating current.

Direct current.

On (Supply).

O (Supply).

In position of push-button switch.

Out position of push-button switch.

Frame (or chassis) terminal. Aconnection to the

frame (chassis) of the equipment which normally

include all exposed metal structures

This

arning

sign denotes ahazard. It calls attention

to aprocedure

,practice

,condition or the like, which,

if not correctly performed or adhered to

,could result

in injury or death to personnel.

This

Caution

sign denotes a hazard. It calls attention

to aprocedure

,practice, condition or the like

,which,

if not correctly performed or adhered to

,could result

in damage to or destruction of part or all of the

product.

This

Note

sigh denotes important information. It

calls attention to aprocedure

,practice

,condition or

the like, which is essential to highlight.

Axed to product containing static sensitive devices

use anti-static handling procedures to prevent

electrostatic discharge damage to component.

Documentation Guide

Please refer to the following manuals for the operation of the

analyzer where necessarily.

User's Guide (Option AB

Aonly) (Agilent P

art Number E5100-900X1)

This documents explains the method to set up and basic operations of E5100A/B in

simple steps

Function Reference (Option ABAonly) (Agilent Part Number E5100-900X0)

The Function Reference describes all function accessed from the front panel keys and

softkeys

.It also provides information on options and accessories available, specications,

system performance

,and some topics about the analyzer's features

Programming Manual (Option AB

Aonly) (Agilent P

art Number E5100-900X7)

The Programming Manual shows how to write and use B

ASIC program to control the

analyzer and provides a summary of all available GPIB commands

Instrument B

ASIC Users Handbook (Option AB

Aonly) (Agilent P

art Number

04155-90150)

The Instrument B

ASIC Users Handbook introduces you to the Instrument B

ASIC

programming language

,provide some helpful hints on getting the most use from it, and

provide ageneral programming reference

.It is divided into three books

Programming

echniques

Interface T

echniques

,and

Language R

eference

Service Manual (Option 0B

Wonly), (Agilent P

art Number E5100-901X0)

The Service Manual explains how to adjust, troubleshoot, and repair the instrument.

This manual is option 0BW only

The number indicated by \x" in the part number of each manual, is

incremented by 1 each time arevision is made

.The latest edition

comes with the product.

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