
Troubleshooting
Table 2: Possible causes of instrument failure (cont.)
Failure symptom
Possible cause(s) / solutions
80C0X modules have no signals displayed
Module not fully installed in the slot. Reseat module (power down instrument
before reseating).
Wrong channel is selected; check Waveform Selector and Setup menus.
Signal cable not connected properly.
Possible optical cable problems.
Possible optical module or Time Base assembly problems. Contact Tektronix
Customer Service for help.
80C0X modules; poor noise performance
Male
fi
ber-
fi
ber connections need to be cleaned.
80C0X modules; frequency response exhibits
a steep negative "droop" in its plot.
Bad internal O/E RF ampli
fi
er de-coupling. Contact Tektronix Customer Service
for help.
BIOS error messages
Refer to the BIOS error message table. (See Table 3.)
Instrument locks up
Power off the instrument, and then restart. If the instrument has the same
problem, contact Tektronix Customer Support.
Replace the Power PC circuit board assembly.
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