I Ntr O D U Ct I O N; Specifi Cat I O N S; Safety C O N S I D Erat I O N S; I N Struments Cover E D By Manual - HP 5363B Operating And Service Manual

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I NTR O D U CT I O N

1 -2 . T h i s o pe rat i n g a n d s e r v i c e ma n u a l c o n ta i n s i n formati o n n e e d e d to o p e ra te , test, a n d
s ervice t h e H e w l ett-Pac k a rd M o d el 5363 8 T i me I n t e rval P ro b e s .
me n t i d e n t i f i c at i o n , d e s c ri pt i o n , a n d a c c e s so r i e s .
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SPECIFI CAT I O N S

1 -4 . Ove ra ll s p e c i f i c a ti o n s f o r t h e H P 5363 8 a re g i ven i n
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SAFETY C O N S I D ERAT I O N S

1 -6 . T h e 5363 8 T i me I nt e rv a l P r o b e s i s a Safety Cla ss I i n st rume n t . T h i s i n st rume n t h a s bee n
d e si g n ed a c c o r d i n g to i n te r n a ti o n a l safety sta n d a rd s .
1 -7 . T h i s o p e rati n g a n d se rv i c e ma n ua l c o n ta i n s i nf o rmati o n , c a u t i o n s , a n d w a r n i n g s w h i c h
must b e f o l l o we d b y t h e u s e r to e n s u re safe o pe ra t i o n a n d k e e p t h e i n st r ume n t i n safe
c o n d i t i o n .
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I N STRUMENTS COVER E D BY MANUAL

1 -9 . Atta c h e d to the i n st r u me nt is a s e ri a l n um b e r p l at e . The se ri a l n um b e r is in the fo rm:
O OO O AOOOOO . I t i s i n two pa rts; t h e f i rst fo u r d i g its a n d t h e lette r a re t h e se ria I p re f i x a n d t h e l a st
f i ve d i g i t s a r e t h e s u ff i x . T h e p r ef i x i s t h e same f o r a l l i d e n t ic a l i n st r u m e n ts; i t c ha n g e s o n l y
w h e n a c h a n g e i s made t o t h e i n st r ume n t . T h e s u f f i x h ow e ve r, i s a s s i g n e d se q u e n tia l l y a n d i s
d iffe re n t f o r e a c h i n st rume n t . T h e c o n t e n t s o f t h i s m a n u a l a p ply to i n st rume n t s w i t h t h e s e r i a l
l i sted u n d e r S ER I A L P R E F I X o n t h e t i t l e p a g e .
n umbe r p re f i xi e s
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1 - 1 0 . A n i n st rume nt ma n ufac t u re d afte r t h e p r i n t i n g o f t h i s ma n u al ma y h a ve a s e rial n um b e r
p refi x t h a t i s n ot l i sted o n t h e t i t l e p a g e . T h i s u nli s te d se r i a l n umbe r p refi x i n d i cates t h e
i n st r ume n t i s d i ffe re n t f rom t h o se d e sc ri bed i n t h i s ma n u a l . T h e ma n ua l f o r t h i s n ewe r
i n st rume n t i s a c c ompa n i e d b y a y e l l o w M a n u a l C h a n g e s s u p pleme n t . T h i s s u p p l eme n t
c o n ta i n s " c h a n g e i nf o rmat i o n " t h a t e xpla i n s h o w t o a d a pt t h e ma n u al to t h e n e w e r i n s t r u me n t .
1 -1 1 . I n a d d i t i o n to c h a n g e i n f o rmati o n , t h e s u p p l eme n t may c o n ta i n i n forma t i o n f o r
c o r re c t i n g e rrors i n t h e ma n u al. To kee p t h i s man u a l a s c u r re n t a n d a c c u rate a s p o ss i b l e ,
Hewle tt-Pac k a rd rec omme n d s t h a t y o u p e ri o d i c ally req u e st t h e l atest M a n u a l C h a n g e s
s u p p l eme n t . T h e s u p p l eme n t f o r t h i s ma n u a l i s i d e n t i f i e d w i t h t h e ma n ua l p r i n t d a t e a n d pa rt
n um b e r , both of w h i c h a p p e a r on t h e man ual t i tle p a g e . Compl eme nta ry c o p i e s of t h e
s u p p leme n t a re a va il a ble f rom H e wlett-Pac k a rd .
1 - 1 2 . F o r i nf o rma t i o n c o n c e r n i n g a se r i a l n umbe r p ref i x t h a t i s n o t l i sted o n t h e t i t l e p a g e o r
i n t h e M a n ual C h a n g e s s u p pleme n t , c o ntact y o u r n e a re st H e w l ett-P ac k a rd off i c e .
SECTION I
G ENERAL INFORMATION
G e n e ra l I nf o rma t i o n
s h ows t h e i n st r u ­
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