Chapter 4
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Troubleshooting
To Troubleshoot the Instrument
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To Troubleshoot the Instrument
This section describes the basic procedural flow of troubleshooting when servicing the
E4981A. The primary procedural tool in this section is the flowchart. The flowchart
contains the entire troubleshooting path from a failure symptom to the isolation of faulty
assembly, and will direct you to the completion of repair in an ordinary manner through the
possible failure symptoms. Reference letters (Yes/No) on the flowcharts point to
procedural steps that briefly explain the troubleshooting method to be performed next.
Primary Trouble Isolation
The primary trouble isolation in
is to help direct you to the correct section for
troubleshooting the E4981A.
Step 1.
Turn the E4981A power on
With the E4981A plugged in and the power turned off, the front panel orange standby LED
should be on. When the front panel power switch is turned on, the orange LED should go
out and the yellow-green LED should come on. Also, the fan should start rotating. In case
of unexpected results, go to
“Power On Sequence Troubleshooting” on page 45
.
Step 2.
Check the display
•
The power on test is executed once automatically before the measurements start. If the
power on test fails, go to
“Troubleshooting Using Service Function” on page 47
.
•
If one of the following error messages
A31 EEPROM write error
,
CPU Bd
EEPROM write error
,
CPU Bd FLASH ROM write error
,
Fan failed
, or
Power
failed
is displayed during the measurement process, go to
(check booting process).
Step 3.
Check the basic function
If the front-panel, LCD display, data storage, remote interface or another function (except
for measurement part) does not work correctly, go to
“Function Specific Troubleshooting”
.
Step 4.
Check the measurement function
If the E4981A fails any of the performance tests, go to
A faulty part should be replaced as outlined in Chapter 5 which gives replacement
procedures for each part. The procedures required after part replacement are given in
Chapter 6.
Summary of Contents for E4981A
Page 1: ...Keysight E4981A 120 Hz 1 kHz 1 MHz Capacitance Meter Service Guide ...
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Page 13: ...Contents 11 L 145 M 145 N 145 O 146 P 146 Q 146 R 147 S 147 T 147 U 148 Warning Message 149 ...
Page 14: ...12 Contents ...
Page 70: ...68 Chapter4 Troubleshooting Performance test failure troubleshooting ...
Page 84: ...82 Chapter5 Replaceable Parts Replaceable Parts List Front Panel Figure 5 12 Front Panel ...
Page 132: ...130 Chapter7 Post Repair Procedures Post Repair Procedures ...
Page 138: ...136 AppendixB Firmware Update Update the E4981A firmware using USB cable ...
Page 142: ...140 AppendixC Power Requirement Power Requirements ...