User's Manual

Calibration Procedures
This chapter contains procedures for verification of the function
generator’s performance and adjustment (calibration). The chapter is
divided into the following sections:
 Agilent Calibration Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
 Calibration Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
 Time Required for Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
 Automating Calibration Procedures . . . . . . . . . . 52
 Recommended Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
 Test Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
 Performance Verification Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
 Frequency Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
 Function Gain and Linearity Verification . . . . . . . 56
 DC Function Offset Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
 AC Amplitude Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
 Amplitude Flatness Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
 AM Modulation Depth Verification . . . . . . . . . . . 61
 Optional Performance Verification Tests . . . . . . . . 62
 Calibration Security Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
 Calibration Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
 Calibration Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
 General Calibration/Adjustment Procedure . . . . . . 67
 Aborting a Calibration in Progress . . . . . . . . . . . 69
 Frequency and Burst Rate Adjustment . . . . . . . . 69
 Function Gain and Linearity Adjustment . . . . . . . 70
 AC Amplitude Adjustment (High-Z) . . . . . . . . . . 70
 Modulation Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
 AC Amplitude Adjustment (50W) . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
 DC Output Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
 Duty Cycle Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
 AC Amplitude Flatness Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 77
 Output Amplifier Adjustment (Optional) . . . . . . . 80
 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
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