Keysight Technologies N9030B, Service Manual

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162 N9030B PXA Signal Analyzer Service Guide
RF Section Troubleshooting (RF/Microwave Analyzers)
Troubleshooting
Low Band Preamp (Option P03, P08, P13, P26)
The Preamp is aligned as part of the System Gain internal alignment process.
See the description of the initial alignments and the location of the alignment
history file in Chapter 2, “Boot Up and Initialization Troubleshooting”, on page
51 . Viewing the Alignment History file will tell you if other alignment tests
failed, and reveal pass or fail information for the preamp.
If any of the preamp options are installed, the Low Band preamp can be verified
as follows:
Set up the analyzer to view the 50 MHz calibrator signal on screen
Press
AMPTD , Attenuation , and verify that the Enable Elec Atten key is set to
Off. It is not possible to turn on both the electronic attenuator and preamp at
the same time.
Press
AMPTD , More , Internal Preamp , Low Band to activate the preamp.
The expected operation is the signal level will not change more than ± 0.5 dB
and the noise floor will increase due to the fact the input attenuator is
automatically increased. If the amplitude error when switching the preamp on
and off is greater than 0.5 dB, assure that any other internal alignment failures
are resolved since the System Gain alignment must run before optimum
performance is possible. Assure you have evaluated all causes including A15
Front End Controller switching problems, before you replace the Front End
assembly.
If you determine the problem is at a frequency other than 50 MHz, perform the
low band flatness adjustment before replacing the Front End assembly.
Low Band Mixing Equations
Low Band first mixer:
RF = LO
−
IF
IF = LO − RF
LO = IF + RF
where RF is the input signal at the signal analyzer
Low Band second mixer:
RF = LO + IF
IF = RF
−
LO
LO = RF − IF
where RF in this case is the first IF signal (signal at A13A1J11)