Maintaining the HP 16500B
Degaussing
D egaussi ng
Af t er you have used t he i nst r um ent f or a w hi l e, t he CRT m ay becom e
m agnet i zed and st ar t t o di st or t t he col or s on t he scr een or ot her di spl ay dat a.
To r em edy t hi s pr obl em , si m pl y degauss t he CRT by pr essi ng and r el easi ng
t he but t on on t he r ear panel m ar ked D EGAUSS. I f t he scr een i s i n
par t i cul ar l y bad condi t i on, r epeat t hi s pr ocedur e sever al t i m es unt i l t he
scr een cl ear s up.
Degauss button
The Degaussing Button
Ser vi ce and Cal i br at i on
I f at any t i m e t he i nst r um ent f ai l s t o oper at e pr oper l y or needs t o be
adj ust ed, r ef er t o t he H P 16500B Servi ce Gui de .
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