
Agilent Technologies N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Service Guide
Post-Repair Procedures and Performance Verification
Post Repair Procedures
4-3
Assembly Removal and Installation Procedure
NOTE
This section is meant to be a high level overview of the process for replacing an assembly.
1.
Faulty/bad board assembly is identified by using the troubleshooting information in
2.
Before removing the bad assembly, use the Remove Assembly service menu to transfer the assembly’s array information, by pressing the
corresponding softkey:
Prepare
<
CPU/RF/BBG
>
Assembly For Removal
Assembly Installation and Removal
CAUTION
Do
not
proceed with assembly replacement until step
has been completed. Failure to perform this step can result in the
hardware not functioning optimally, resulting in instrument errors and possibly self-test failures.
3.
Replace the faulty/bad assembly.
4.
Press the corresponding Install Assembly menu softkey:
Finalize
<
CPU/RF/BBG
>
Assembly Installation
. (Refer to
Assembly Installation and Removal Overview
CAUTION
Do not proceed with Assembly replacement until step
has been completed. Failure to perform this step can result in the
hardware not functioning optimally, resulting in instrument errors and possibly self-test failures.
Service Procedure
CAUTION
After replacing an assembly, it is critical to do a backup or restore in the instrument—as indicated in the tables below—to
return the instrument to full configuration capability. Refer to
After replacing an assembly, check the following tables to see if you should run the service procedure. If your instrument has firmware
version A.01.04, you must upgrade to A.01.10 or later prior to replacing any assembly. If you do not upgrade to A.01.10 or later your license
key data will not be available and all license key enabled options will not work.
•
If you did not upgrade your firmware to A.01.10 prior to replacing an assembly refer to
.
•
If you did upgrade your firmware to A.01.10 or later, refer to
Table 4-1 Assembly Replaced with A.01.04 firmware installed – Backup
Condition
Procedure
Upgrading from A.01.04 to A.01.10 or later.
With Error:
“617 Configuration Error: Instrument licenses have
not been copied to backup storage. Use the service
procedure to copy license keys to backup storage”
1.
Turn the signal generator off.
2.
Press and hold
Preset
, turn the signal generator on, continue to hold
Preset
for 10 seconds.
3.
Press:
Continue
>
Next Page
>
Backup License Data
>
Done
4.
Cycle the power on the signal generator.
Cannot upgrade to A.01.10 or later due to a hardware
failure.
1.
Replace the A5 CPU. Refer to
Chapter 3, “Assembly Replacement.”
2.
Upgrade firmware.
All other conditions not mentioned above
Not supported. Upgrade to A.01.10 or later.
Table 4-2 Assembly Replaced with A.01.10 or later firmware installed – Restore/Backup
Condition
Procedure
Installed new A5 CPU assembly.
With Error:
“617 Configuration Error: The instrument has no
frequency range option installed. Use the service
procedure to recover instrument licenses from the
backup.”
1.
Turn the signal generator off.
2.
Press and hold
Preset
, turn the signal generator on, continue to hold
Preset
for 10 seconds.
3.
Press:
Continue
>
Next Page
>
Restore License Data from Backup
>
Done
4.
Cycle the power on the signal generator.
NOTE
If this procedure fails, the signal generator may be limited to 1 GHz
and all options could be missing. Contact an Agilent Technologies
service support person for assistance.
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