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General Information
Serial Numbers
Serial Numbers
Agilent Technologies makes frequent improvements to its products to
enhance their performance, usability, or reliability, and to control costs. Agi-
lent Technologies service personnel have access to complete records of design
changes to each type of equipment, based on the equipment’s serial number.
Whenever you contact Agilent Technologies about your lightwave converter,
have the complete serial number available to ensure obtaining the most com-
plete and accurate information possible.
A mylar serial-number label is attached to the rear of the lightwave converter.
It contains the serial number and the options installed in the lightwave con-
verter. The serial number has two parts: the prefix (the first four numbers and
a letter), and the suffix (the last five numbers). See
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Figure 1-2. Typical Serial Number Label
The first four numbers of the prefix are a code that identifies the date of the
last major design change that is incorporated in your lightwave converter. The
letter identifies the country in which the unit was manufactured. The five-digit
suffix is a sequential number and is different for each unit.
The option section of the serial label contains the option number(s) of the
lightwave converter option(s).
Whenever you specify the serial number or refer to it in obtaining information
about your lightwave converter, be sure to use the complete number, includ-
ing the full prefix and the suffix.
