HP 8340B Manual page 185

Chapter 7. Testing an
HP 8340A/B
or
8341A/B
INTRODUCTION
Because the flow of the software
is
the same whether you are testing
an HP
8340A/B
or 8341A/B,
this
section discusses the flow of the test software from the
8340 FAMILY TEST SYSTEM
menu to the test
menu (either the operation verification or attenuator calibration menu), and does not differentiate
between
the different synthesizers. Once you are ready to
run a
specific test, go to section
8
for
detailed instructions.
SELECTING THE TYPE OF TESTING
1.
Select the appropriate
softkey:
[Test8340A],
[Test8341A],
[TestH02]
(HP 8340A Option H02),
[Test8340B],
or
[Test8341B].
You have
a
choice of performing the operation verification
[OpVer]
or the attenuator calibration
[Cal]. For either choice, the
program proceeds as follows.
2.
The computer tells you the model
number and serial number
it
reads from the instrument's
cal¬
ibration constants, and ask you to verify that they are correct.
If the number
is incorrect verify the instrument's calibration data using the hard copy of the
calibration data located underneath the DUT's top cover.
If
the number
is
correct, select [YES].
NOTE; If
a
DUT
is
not connected to the
computer's HP-IB, the program asks
if you wish to continue
without
a DUT.
The only time you should
answer yes
is when you wish to review measurement data
from previously run tests.
To review data, select [Yes] and respond to the
program prompts until you
reach the test menu (see step
9
below). Select the
utility softkey (refer
to section
8,
TEST MENU
UTILITY SOFTKEY,
for
a
description of the
utilities provided by this
softkey).
3.
Enter
the DUT's
serial prefix number (the
first five
alpha-numeric characters
in the instrument's
serial
number,
eg. 2231A).
If
measurement data
for this instrument exists on the current data disc (from previously
run tests),
the computer
does
not ask for the serial prefix number.
Attenuator Calibration and Operation Verification Test Software
Testing an
HP 8340A/B
or
8341A/B
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