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Error Messages
Error messages can app ear during sp ectrum analyzer op eration. Next to eac h
message is a description of the error.
Error messages are com bined in to sev eral general categories:
Series 100 errors indicate incorrect sp ectrum analyzer programming via
GPIB. These error messages are describ ed in T able 6-1.
Series 200 and 300 errors indicate hardw are or rm w are failure.
Series 400 and 500 errors indicate IF alignment failure. The automatic
alignment routine adjusts amplitude parameters rst, then resolution
bandwidths in this sequence: 300 kHz, 1 MHz, 2 MHz, 100 kHz, 30 kHz,
10 kHz, 3 kHz, 1 kHz, 300 Hz, 100 Hz, 30 Hz, 10 Hz, 3 Hz, and 1 Hz. The
routine restarts from the b eginning if a fault is detected. Errors lab eled
\AMPL" imply amplitude accuracy failure.
Errors lab eled \RBW" imply resolution bandwidth and amplitude accuracy
problems. P arameters adjusted after the routine b egins and b efore the fault
is detected should b e acceptable; parameters adjusted later in the sequence
are susp ect. Th us, bandwidth v alues in the error message indicate that the
display ed bandwidth or a narrow er bandwidth may ha v e p o or shap e or gain
accuracy .
Series 600 and 700 errors indicate failure in hardw are and rm w are
in teraction or indicate c hec ksum error.
Series 800 errors indicate failure in an option mo dule.
Series 900 errors indicate incorrect data en try or user op eration that resulted
in measuremen t error. These errors are describ ed in T able 6-2 .
F or a complete listing of all error messages, refer to
A gilent T e chnolo gies 8560 E-Series and EC-Series Sp e ctrum A nalyzers User's
Guide .
Error Messages 6-1