Model
8642A/B
General
Information
SECTION
I
GENERAL
INFORMA
TION
1-1.
INTRODUCTION
TO
THE
OPERATING
AND
SERVICE
MANUAL
This
manual
contains
information
required
for
a
qualified
person
to
install,
operate,
test, adjust,
and
service
the
Hewlett
-
Packard
Model 86
42A/B
Signal
Generator.
The
HP
Model
8642A/B
will
generally
be
referred
to as
the
Signal
Generator
throughout
the
manual.
The
Operating
and
Service
Manual
is
comprised
of
four
volumes as described below.
Volume
I,
Operating
Manual
QIJerating
Fundamentals.
This
booklet provides
operating
exercises
to
enable
you
to
easily
operate
the
instrument's
basic
functions.
Section
..
.J>-GeneraLInformation.
General
Information
covers
instrument
specifications,
options,
equipment
available,
recommended
test
equipment,
and
an
explanation
of
the
On-Site
Service
Strategy
for
the
HP
8642A/B.
Section
11,
Installation.
Installation
covers
initial
inspection,
preparation
for
use,
and
storage
and
shipment.
Section
III,
Operation.
Operation
provides
HP-IB
operating
information
(including
HP-IB
address selection)
and
detailed
operating
information
for
either
the
beginning
or
experienced
user. A glossary
and
index
are
provided
at
the
end
of
Section III.
Volumes
II
Through
IV,
Service
Manual
Section~~Performanc~Tests.
Performance
Tests enable you to
check
the
performance
of
the
instrument
against
the
specifica
tions
listed
in
Table
I-I.
Section
V,
Adjustments.
The
adjustment
procedures
that
are
normally
found
in
this
section
are
now
located
in
Section
VIII
with
the
a Dpropriate
troubleshooting
procedures
and
schema tics.
Section
VI,
Replaceable
Parts,
Replaceable
Parts
lists
all
replaceable
parts
and
assemblies.
Section-..Yl1lP..§1rument.-Shanges.
Instrument
changes
provide
backdating
information,
and
retrofitting
and
modification
information.
Section VIII, Service. Service provides
the
information
required
to
adjust
and
repair
the
illStrllment.
1-2.
WHERE
TO
FIND
JNSTR1
1
l\1ENT
SPECIFICATa)~')
In~tJ
ument
specifications
are
listed in Table
1-1
(1'''
ze
1-7). These
specifications
are
the
performallce
standards
or
limits
agalllst
which
the
J:.
,,'.IIllent
can
be
tested
Supplemental
characteristics
are
listed in Ta ble
1-
2 (page
1-13).
Sllpplement,ll
characteristics
are
Iwt
guaranteed
specdit.:ations but are typical
characteristics
included
as additil'llal illfonnatil)IL
I-I