Specifications

Chapter 2 Service
The Agilent 53210A/53220A/53230A Calibration Procedures
128 Assembly-Level Service Guide
• Send zero-calibration command (one-time only):
–Use: “CALibration:LEVel3? 0,0”
for 53220A/53230A.
–Use: “CALibration:LEVel2? 0,0” for 53210A.
• Retrieve query result:
– 0 indicates the calibration PASSED.
– Any value other than 0 indicates calibration FAILED.
• Connect calibration source to channel 2 (53210A) or channel 3 (at 500
MHz, -27 dBm for Option 106).
• Send command to calibrate: “CALibration:LEVel3? 500E6, -27”.
–Use “CALibration:LEVel2? 500E6, -27” for 53210A.
• Retrieve query result:
– 0 indicates the calibration PASSED.
– Any value other than 0 indicates calibration FAILED.
• If non-zero value, read error que: SYSTem:ERRor?
• Read errors until no more errors.
• Repeat as necessary for all values in Table 2-2.
• Consult the “Error Messages” starting on page 163 for what to do
after receiving a specific calibration error message.
22 This concludes the Option 106 calibration procedure.