User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Documentation Overview
- 1 Safety Information
- 2 Getting Started
- Checking the Shipment
- Signal Generator Physical Characteristics
- Meeting Environmental and Electrical Requirements
- Configuring the MXG ATE
- Configuring the Display (N5181A/82A/83A Only)
- Configuring for Remote Control
- Ordering Accessories
- Proper Use and Cleaning
- Returning a Signal Generator to Agilent Technologies
- Contacting Agilent
- 3 Operation Verification
- 4 Regulatory Information
- Index

18 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide
Operation Verification
Frequency Range and Accuracy Check
Frequency Range and Accuracy Check
The frequency range is tested by determining the frequency accuracy relative to the timebase at the
frequency limits of the signal generator. This test can be performed with either a frequency counter
or a spectrum analyzer.
Table 3-1 Recommended Equipment for Checking N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A Frequency Range and Accuracy
Test Equipment Recommended Model
Frequency Counter
N5161A/62A/81A/82A:
Agilent 53131A or 53132A with Option 010 and 050 or 124
Spectrum Analyzer N5161A/62A/81A/82A N5183A Option 520 N5183A Option
532/540
E4440A ✓✓--
E4443A ✓ -- --
E4445A ✓ -- --
E4446A ✓✓✓
E4447A ✓✓✓
E4448A ✓✓✓