User guide

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Click the *IDN? button. This generates the identification query in SCPI format.
The instrument should return "Agilent Technologies, N4916B,," and the
software revision.
If you could proceed until here, the N4916B power supply and the processor are
fully functional. If not, the N4916B is probably defective.
Ensure that the User Software can Access the N4916B
1
From the Windows task bar, restore the user interface – click GUI Agilent 4900
Series.
2
Press the green Preset key close to the front USB connector of the Serial
BERT or from the menu bar select File – Preset Instrument State.
3
Connect the Data Out of the Serial BERT to the Input of the N4916B.
4
From the Navigation Menu, select External Instrument(s) and then click
Config sub-menu. The Config window shows a list of all instruments connected
to the Serial BERT. Confirm the presence of N4916B enrty in that list.
5
Corrosponding to N4916B entry, select the De-Emphasis function check box
from the given options under Enable Function column. It opens the De-
emphasis Signal Converter Connection dialog.
6
Click Enable button. It enables N4916B De-emphasis signal converter that is
connected between data out of Serial BERT and the DUT.
Solving Problems 9
Agilent J-BERT N4903B High-Performance Serial BERT 503