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HP 8360 L-Series Swept CW Generator
(Including Options 001, 004, and 008)
User's Guide


SERIAL NUMBERS
This manual applies directly to any swept CW generator with the
model and serial number prefix combination shown below. You
may have to modify this manual so that it applies directly to your
instrument version. Refer to the "Instrument History" chapter.
HP 83623L/3OL/4OL/5OL
3844A and below




HEWLETT
Pii PACKARD

HP Part No. 08380-90134
Printed in USA February 1999 Supersedes: September 1997
Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change
without notice.
Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this
material, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard
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Certification Hewlett-Packard Company certifies that this product met its
published specifications at the time of shipment from the factory.
Hewlett-Packard further certifies that its calibration measurements
are traceable to the United States National Institute of Standards
and Technology, to the extent allowed by the Institute's calibration
facility, and to the calibration facilities of other International
Standards Organization members.




Warranty This Hewlett-Packard instrument product is warranted against
defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from
date of shipment. During the warranty period, Hewlett-Packard
Company will, at its option, either repair or replace products which
prove to be defective.
For warranty service or repair, this product must be returned to a
service facility designated by Hewlett-Packard. Buyer shall prepay
shipping charges to Hewlett-Packard and Hewlett-Packard shall pay
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by Hewlett-Packard for use with an instrument will execute
its programming instructions when properly installed on that
instrument. Hewlett-Packard does not warrant that the operation
of the instrument, or software, or firmware will be uninterrupted or
error-free.
L IMITATION OF WARRANTY
The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from
improper or inadequate maintenance by Buyer, Buyer-supplied
software or interfacing, unauthorized modification or misuse,
operation outside of the environmental specifications for the
product, or improper site preparation or maintenance.
NO OTHER WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.
HEWLETT-PACKARD SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES. HEWLETT-PACKARD SHALL
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INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER
BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL
THEORY.


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Assistance Product maintenance agreements and other customer assistance
agreements are available for Hewlett-Packard products. For any
assistance, contact your nearest Hewlett-Packard Sales and Service
Ofice.




Safety Notes The following safety notes are used throughout this manual.
Familiarize yourself with each of the notes and its meaning before
operating this instrument.

WARNING Warning denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a procedure which, if
not correctly performed or adhered to, could result in injury or loss
of life. Do not proceed beyond a warning note until the indicated
conditions are fully understood and met.


CAUTION Caution denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a procedure that, if
not correctly performed or adhered to, would result in damage to or
destruction of the instrument. Do not proceed beyond a caution sign
until the indicated conditions are fully understood and met.




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General Safety
Considerations
WARNING n No operator serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified
personnel. To prevent electrical shock, do not remove covers.
n For continued protection against fire hazard replace line fuse only
with same type and rating (F 5A/250V). The use of other fuses or
material is prohibited.
w This is a Safety Class I product (provided with a protective earthing
ground incorporated in the power cord). The mains plug shall only
be inserted in a socket outlet provided with a protective earth
contact. Any interruption of the protective conductor, inside or
outside the instrument, is likely to make the instrument dangerous.
Intentional interruption is prohibited.
n If this instrument is used in a manner not specified by
Hewlett-Packard Co., the protection provided by the instrument may
be impaired. This product must be used in a normal condition (in
which all means for protection are intact) only.
w Position the instrument according to the enclosure protection
provided. This instrument does not protect against the ingress of
water. This instrument protects against finger access to hazardous
parts within the enclosure.




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CAUTION n Before switching on this instrument, make sure that the line
voltage selector switch is set to the voltage of the power supply and
the correct fuse is installed.
n Always use the three-prong ac power cord supplied with this
instrument. Failure to ensure adequate earth grounding by not
using this cord may cause instrument damage.
n Before switching on this product, make sure that the line voltage
selector switch is set to the voltage of the power supply and
the correct fuse is installed. Assure the supply voltage is in the
specified range.
n Ventilation Requirements: When installing the instrument in a
cabinet, the convection into and out of the instrument must not be
restricted. The ambient temperature (outside the cabinet) must be
less than the maximum operating temperature of the instrument
by 4 "C for every 100 watts dissipated in the cabinet. If the total
power dissipated in the cabinet is greater than 800 watts, then
forced convection must be used.
n This product is designed for use in Installation Category II and
Pollution Degree 2 per IEC 1010 and 664, respectively.


Note The detachable power cord is the instrument disconnecting device.
It disconnects the mains circuits from the mains supply before other
parts of the instrument. The front panel switch is only a standby
switch and is not a LINE switch.




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PREFACE This manual provides user information for the HP 8360 L-Series
Swept CW Generator.




Instruments Covered This manual applies to instruments having a serial number prefix
listed on the title page (behind the "Documentation Map" tab).
By This Manual Some changes may have to be made to this manual so that it
applies directly to each instrument; refer to Chapter 5, "Instrument
History", to see what changes may apply to your instrument.
A serial number label (Figure O-l) is attached to the instrument's
rear panel. A prefix (four digits followed by a letter), and a suffix
(five digits unique to each instrument), comprise the instrument
serial number.

SERIAL NUMBER
h
I \
PREFIX SUFFIX
-A


SER 1234A 12345
\I
INSTALLED
OPTIONS
!



Figure O-l. Typical Serial Number Label




User's Guide Tabs divide the major chapters of this manual. The contents of each
chapter is listed in the Table of Contents.
Organization



HP 8360 L-Series Documentation Map
Documentation For a pictorial representation of the HP 8360 L-Series documentation,
see the `Documentation Map" at the front of this manual.
Ordering Manuals

A manual part number is listed on the title page of this manual.
You may use it to order extra copies of this manual. See
"Replaceable Parts" in HP 8360 B-Series Swept Signal Generator/
HP 8360 L-Series Swept CW Generator Service Guide for a complete
list of HP 8360 documentation and ordering numbers.




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Typeface The following conventions are used in the HP 8360 L-Series
documentation:
Conventions
Italics Italic type is used for emphasis, and for titles of manuals and
other publications.
Computer Computer type is used for information displayed on the
instrument. For example: In this sequence, POWER LEVEL is displayed.
(Hardkeys) Instrument keys are represented in "key cap." You are
instructed to press a hardkey.
Softkeys Softkeys are located just below the display, and their
functions depend on the current display. These keys are represented
in "softkey." You are instructed to select a softkey.




Regulatory This product has been designed and tested in accordance with IEC
Publication 1010, Safety Requirements for Electronic Measuring
Information Apparatus, and has been supplied in a safe condition. The
instruction documentation contains information and warnings
which must be followed by the user to ensure safe operation and to
maintain the instrument in a safe condition.




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Manufacturer's
Declaration
Note This is to certify that this product meets the radio frequency
interference requirements of Directive FTZ 1046/1984. The German
Bundespost has been notified that this equipment was put into
circulation and has been granted the right to check the product type
for compliance with these requirements.
Note: If test and measurement equipment is operated with
unshielded cables and/or used for measurements on open set-ups, the
user must insure that under these operating conditions, the radio
frequency interference limits are met at the border of his premises.
Model HP 8360 L-Series Swept CW Generator


Note Hiermit wird bescheinigt, dass dieses Gerat/System in
fibereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen von Postverfiigung 1046/84
funkentst"rt ist.
Der Deutschen Bundespost wurde das Inverkehrbringen dieses
Gerates/Systems angezeight und die Berechtigung zur Uberpriifung
der Serie auf Einhaltung der Bestimmungen eingeraumt.
Zustzinformation fiir Mess-und Testgerate:
Werden Mess- und Testgerate mit ungeschirmten Kabeln und/oder
in offenen Messaufbauten verwendet, so ist vom Betreiber
sicherzustellen, dass die Funk-Entst"rbestimmungen unter
Betriebsbedingungen an seiner Grundstiicksgrenze eingehalten
werden.




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Declaration of
Conformity

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
aomrding to lSO/lEC Guide 22 and EN 45014


hanufacturetis Name: Hewlett-Packard Co.

lanufactureh Address: Microwave Instruments Division
1400 Fountaingrove Parkway
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-1799
USA
declares that the products

Product Name: Synthesized Sweeper

Model Numbers: HP 83623L, HP 8363OL, HP 836401.
HP 83650L


Product Options: This declaration covers all options of the
above products.

:onform to the following Product specifications:

Safety: IEC 348:1978/HD 401 S1:1981
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 231 (Series M-89)

EMC: CISPR 11:1990/EN 55011:1991 Group I, Class A
IEC 801-2:1984/EN 50082-1:1992 4 kV CD, 8 kV AD
IEC 801-3:1984/EN 50082-1:1992 3 V/m, 27-500 MHz
IEC 801-4:1988/EN 50082-I:1992 0.5 kV Sig. Lines, 1 kV Power Lines

IEC 555-2:1982 + Al:1985 I EN 60555-2:1987
IEC 555-3:1982 + Al:1990 / EN 60555-3:1987 + Al:1991

Supplementary Information:

-hese products herewith comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive
`3/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and carry the CE-marking accordingly.

Voduct safety qualification testing for these products was performed prior to 1
December 1993.


Santa Rosa, California, USA 19 Dec. 1996
J Manager



European Contact: Your local Hewlett-Packard Sales and Service Office or Hewlett-Packard GmbH. Deparlment HQ-TRE.
Herrenbarger Slrasse 130, D-71 034 BBblingen. Germany (FAX +497031-l 4-3143)




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Compliance with This is to declare that this instrument is in conformance with the
German Regulation on Noise Declaration for Machines (Laermangabe
German Noise
nach der Maschinenlaermrerordnung -3.GSGV Deutschland).
Requirements
I Acoustic Noise Emmission/Geraeuschemission I
LpA <70 dB LpA <70 dB
Operator position am Arbeitsplatz
Normal position normaler Betrieb
per IS) 7779 nach DIN 45635 t.19




Instrument Markings A
! The instruction documentation symbol. The product is
marked with this symbol when it is necessary for the
user to refer to the instructions in the documentation.
CC The CE mark is a registered trademark of the European
Community.


The CSA mark is a registered trademark of the
Canadian Standards Association.


"ISMl-A" This is a symbol of an Industrial Scientific and Medical
Group 1 Class A product.

I This is an ON symbol. The symbol ON is used to mark
the position of the instrument power line switch.


I This is an ON symbol. The symbol ON is used to mark
the position of the instrument power line switch.


This is a STANDBY symbol. The STANDBY symbol is
0
used to mark the position of the instrument power line
switch.
This is an OFF symbol. The OFF symbol is used to
I
mark the position of the instrument power line switch.


N This is an AC symbol. The AC symbol is used to
indicate the required nature of the line module input
power.




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Contents
1. Getting Started
What Is In This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . l-l
How To Use This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . l-2
Equipment Used In Examples . . . . . . . . . l-2
Introducing the HP 8360 L-Series Swept CW
Generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Display Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-4
Entry Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
CW Operation and Start/Stop Frequency Sweep . . 1-6
CW Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-6
Start/Stop Frequency Sweep . . . . . . . . . . l-6
Center Frequency/Span Operation . . . . . . . . l-8
Power Level and Sweep Time Operation . . . . . . l-10
Power Level Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . l-10
Sweep Time Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . l-10
Continuous, Single, and Manual Sweep Operation . l-12
Marker Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Saving and Recalling an Instrument State . . . . . 1-16
Power Sweep and Power Slope Operation . . . . . 1-18
Power Sweep Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Power Slope Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Getting Started Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . l-21
Externally Leveling the Swept CW Generator . . . l-23
Leveling with Detectors/Couplers /Splitters . . . l-23
External Leveling Used With the Optional Step
Attenuator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-26
Leveling with Power Meters . . . . . . . . . . l-27
Leveling with MM-wave Source Modules . . . . . l-28
Working with Mixers/Reverse Power Effects . . . . l-30
Working with Spectrum Analyzers/Reverse Power
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-32
Optimizing Swept CW Generator Performance . . . l-33
Creating and Applying the User Flatness Correction
Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-33
Creating a User Flatness Array Automatically,
Example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-34
Creating a User Flatness Array, Example 2 . . 1-36
Swept mm-wave Measurement with Arbitrary
Correction Frequencies, Example 3 . . . . 1-39
Scalar Analysis Measurement with User Flatness
Corrections, Example 4 . . . . . . . . . l-43
Using Detector Calibration . . . . . . . . . . l-47

Contents-l
Using the Tracking Feature . . . . . . . . . . l-49
Peaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-49
Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-49
ALC Bandwidth Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . l-50
Using Step Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-51
Creating and Using a Frequency List . . . . . . . l-52
Using the Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . l-53
Changing the Preset Parameters . . . . . . . . . l-54
Getting Started Programming . . . . . . . . . . l-55
HP-IB General Information . . . . . . . . . . . l-56
Interconnecting Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-56
Instrument Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-56
HP-IB Instrument Nomenclature . . . . . . . . 1-56
Listener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-56
Talker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-56
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-56
Programming the Swept CW Generator . . . . . l-56
HP-IB Command Statements . . . . . . . . . l-57
Abort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-57
Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-58
Local Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-58
Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-59
Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-59
output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-60
Enter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-61
Getting Started with SCPI . . . . . . . . . . . 1-63
Definitions of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-63
Standard Notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-64
Command Mnemonics . . . . . . . . . . . l-64
Angle Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-64
How to Use Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-64
Command Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . l-64
Response Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-65
Essentials for Beginners . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-66
Program and Response Messages . . . . . . . l-66
Forgiving Listening and Precise Talking . . . . l-66
Types of Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . l-67
Subsystem Command Trees . . . . . . . . . . l-68
The Command Tree Structure . . . . . . . . l-68
Paths Through the Command Tree . . . . . . l-68
Subsystem Command Tables . . . . . . . . . . 1-71
Reading the Command Table . . . . . . . . 1-71
More About Commands . . . . . . . . . . . l-72
Query and Event Commands . . . . . . . . l-72
Implied Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . l-72
Optional Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . l-72
Program Message Examples . . . . . . . . . l-72
Parameter Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-73
Numeric Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . l-73
Extended Numeric Parameters . . . . . . . l-74
Discrete Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . l-75

Contents-2
Boolean Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . l-75
Reading Instrument Errors . . . . . . . . . . l-76
Example Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-77
Example Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-77
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-77
Program Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-77
Program Comments . . . . . . . . . . . l-78
Details of Commands and Responses . . . . . . . l-80
In This Subsection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-80
Program Message Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . l-80
Subsystem Command Syntax . . . . . . . . 1-81
Common Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . 1-81
Response Message Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . l-82
SCPI Data Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-83
Parameter Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-83
Numeric Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . l-83
Extended Numeric Parameters . . . . . . . l-84
Discrete Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . l-85
Boolean Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . l-85
Response Data Types . . . . . . . . . . . . l-85
Real Response Data . . . . . . . . . . . l-85
Integer Response Data . . . . . . . . . . 1-86
Discrete Response Data . . . . . . . . . . l-86
String Response Data . . . . . . . . . . . l-86
Programming Typical Measurements . . . . . . . 1-87
In This Subsection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-87
Using the Example Programs . . . . . . . . . l-87
Use of the Command Tables . . . . . . . . . l-88
HP-IB Check, Example Program 1 . . . . . . . l-90
Program Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . l-90
Local Lockout Demonstration, Example Program 2 l-91
Program Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . l-92
Setting Up A Typical Sweep, Example Program 3 l-93
Program Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . l-93
Queries, Example Program 4 . . . . . . . . . . l-95
Program Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . l-95
Saving and Recalling States, Example Program 5 . l-97
Program Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . l-97
Looping and Synchronization, Example Program 6 l-99
Program Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-99
Using the *WA1 Command, Example Program 7 . l-101
Program Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . l-101
Using the User Flatness Correction Commands,
Example Program 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . l-103
Programming the Status System . . . . . . . . . l-106
In This Subsection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-106
General Status Register Model . . . . . . . . . l-106
Condition Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-106
Transition Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-107
Event Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-107
Enable Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-107

Contents-3
An Example Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . l-107
Programming the Trigger System . . . . . . . . . l-109
In This Subsection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-109
Generalized Trigger Model . . . . . . . . . . . l-109
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-109
Details of Trigger States . . . . . . . . . . . l-110
Inside the Idle State . . . . . . . . . . . l-111
Inside the Initiate State . . . . . . . . . . l-111
Inside Event Detection States . . . . . . . 1-112
Inside the Sequence Operation State . . . . l-114
Common Trigger Configurations . . . . . . . . l-115
The INIT Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 1-115
The TRIG Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 1-116
Description of Triggering in the HP 8360 L-Series
Swept CW Generators . . . . . . . . . . . l-117
Advanced Trigger Configurations . . . . . . . 1-118
Trigger Keyword Definitions . . . . . . . . . . 1-118
ABORt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-118
IMMediate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-118
ODELay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-118
SOURce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-119
Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-120
The International Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers. . . . . . . . . . . . l-120
Hewlett-Packard Company . . . . . . . . . . . l-120

2. Operating and Programming Reference
How To Use This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

A.
Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-l
Adrs Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-l
(ALC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
ALC Bandwidth Select Auto . . . . . . . . . . A-10
ALC Bandwidth Select High . . . . . . . . . . A-10
ALC Bandwidth Select Low . . . . . . . . . . A-11
ALC3WMenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
Altrnate Regs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
Amp1 Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
ANALYZER STATUS REGISTER . . . . . . . . A-13
Arrow Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
[ASSIGN). . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . A-17
Auto Fill Incr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
Auto Fill #Pts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
Auto Fill Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20
Auto Fill Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-21
Auto Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-22


Contents-4
B.
BLankDisp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-l

C.
(CENTER) . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-l
Center=Marker ................ c-2
Clear Fault ................. c-2
Clear Memory ................. c-3
Clear Point ................. c-4
CONNECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c-4
(CONT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . c-10
CopyList . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c-11
CorPair Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c-11
Coupling Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c-12
(cw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c-12
CW/CF Coupled ................ c-13

D.
Dblr Amp Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-l
Delete Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Delete All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Delete Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3
Delete Undef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3
DeltaMarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4
Delta Mkr Ref . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5
Disp Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5
Doubler Amp Wode AUTO . . . . . . . . . . . . D-7
Doubler Amp Mode Off ............ D-7
Doubler Arap Mode On . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8
Dwell Coupled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-9

E.
8360Adrs .................. E-l
EnterCorr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-l
EnterFreq.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2
Enter List Dwell .............. E-2
Enter List Freq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3
Enter List Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4
ENTRY KEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4
ENTRY ON/OFF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-5
ExtDet Cal ................. E-5




Contents-5
F.
Fault Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-l
Fault Info 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-2
Fault Info 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-3
Fault Info 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-4
Fltness Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-5
(FLTNEss ON/OF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-10
Freq Cal Menu ................ F-11
Freq Follow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-11
FREQUENCY (e) . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . F-12
Freq Mult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-13
Freq Offset ................. F-14
FullUsr Cal ................. F-14

G.
Global Dwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-l
Global Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-l

H.
HP-IB Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-l
HP-IB Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-l

L.
Leveling ModeALCof f . . . . . . . . . . . . . L-l
Leveling ModeNorxtal . . . . . . . . . . . . . L-2
Leveling ModeSearch . . . . . . . . . . . . . L-2
Leveling PointExtDet ............ L-3
Leveling PointIntml ............ L-3
Leveling PointModule ............ L-4
Leveling PointPwrMtr ............ L-5
LINE SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L-5
ListMenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L-6
List Mode Pt TrigAuto . . . . . . . . . . . . L-8
List Mode Pt TrigBus ............ L-9
List Mode Pt TrigExt ............ L-9
(TEL-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . L-10




Contents-6
MI--M2 Sweep . . . . ............. M-l
Manual Sweep . . . . ............. M-l
(MARKER) . . ..............
. . . M-3
Marker Mi . . . . . ............. M-4
Marker M2 . . . . . ............. M-5
Marker M3 . . . . . ............. M-5
Marker M4 . . . . . ............. M-6
Marker M5 . . . . . ............. M-6
Markers All Off . . ............. M-7
Measure Corr All . ............. M-7
Measure Corr Current ............ M-8
Measure Corr Undef ............. M-8
Meter Adss . . . . . ............. M-9
INIOD) . . . . . . . . ............. M-9
Module Menu . . . . ............. M-10
Module Select AUTO ............. M-11
Module Select Front ............. M-11
Module Select None ............. M-12
Module Select Rear ............. M-13
more n/m . . . . . . ............. M-13
Mtr Meas Menu . . . ............. M-14

P.
Peak RF Always . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-l
P-2
............. P-2
............. P-5
P-6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . P-7
P-8
P-9
. . . . . . . . . . . . . P-10
. . . . . . . . . . . . . P-11
P-11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . P-12
Analyzr . . . . . . . . P-13
CIIL . . . . . . . . . . P-13
SCPI . . . . . . . . . . P-14
P-15
Pulse On/OffScal.ar . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-15
Pwr Mtr Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-16


Contents-7
R.
(RECALL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R-l
Ref Osc Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R-l
@Eqz-- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R-2
ROTARY KNOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R-2

S.
LSAVE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-l
SaveLock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s-2
Save User Preset .............. s-2
SCPI Conformance Information . . . . . . . . . s-3
SCPI COMMAND SUMMARY s-12
SCPI STATUS REGISTER STRUbitiRi . : : : : S-48
Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s-50
Selftest (Full) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s-51
SetAtten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s-51
[piEiF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . S-52
Software Rev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-52
@KJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s-53
(START) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . s-53
Start=Ml Stop=M2 .............. s-54
Start Sweep Trigger Auto . . . . . . . . . . s-55
Start Sweep Trigger Bus . . . . . . . . . . . s-55
Start Sweep Trigger Ext . . . . . . . . . . . S-56
Step Control Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-56
Step Control Slave ............. S-58
Step Dwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s-59
Step Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-60
StepSize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-60
Step Sup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-61
Step Sup PtTrig Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . S-62
Step Sup PtTrig Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-62
Step Sup PtTrig Ext . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-63
ISTOP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-63
SWEEP (MENU). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . S-64
Sweep Mode List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-65
Sweep Mode Ramp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-66
Sweep Mode Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-66
Sup Span CalAlways ............. S-67
Sup Span CalOnce .............. S-67
(SWEEP TIME) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-68
SwpTime Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-68
SYSTEM (MENU). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . S-69



Contents-8
m
1 .

10 MHz Freq Std Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . T-l
10 MHz Freq Std Extrnl . . . . . . . . . . . T-l
10 MHz Freq Std Intrnl . . . . . . . . . . . T-2
10 MHz Freq Std None . . . . . . . . . . . . T-2
Tracking Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T-3
TrigOut Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T-3

U.
Uncoupl Atten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-l
Unlock Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-l
Up/Down Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . u-2
Up/Dn Size CW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . u-2
Up/Dn Size Swept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . u-3
(USER) . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. u-4
.
USER DEFINED (FV1ENU) . . . . . . . . . . . u-4
VsrKev C l e a r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
* u-5
UsrMenu Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . u-5


Zero Freq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . z-1
Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . z-1

2a. Error Messages
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2a-1
Front Panel Error Messages in Alphabetical Order . 2a-1
SCPI Error Messages in Numerical Order . . . . . 2a-5
Swept CW Generator Specific SCPI Error Messages 2a-5
Universal SCPI Error Messages . . . . . . . . 2a-6
Error Messages From -499 To -400 . . . . . 2a-6
Error Messages From -399 To -300 . . . . . 2a-6
Error Messages From -299 To -200 . . . . . 2a-6
Error Messages From -199 to -100 . . . . . . 2a-7

2b. Menu Maps
ALC Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2b-3
Frequency Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2b-5
Marker Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2b-7
Modulation Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2b-9
Power Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2b-11
Service Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2b-13
Sweep Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2b-15
System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2b-17
User Cal Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2b-19




Contents-9
2c. Specifications
Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-2
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-2
Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-2
Frequency Bands (for CW signals) . . . . . . . 2c-2
Frequency Modes: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-2
CW and Manual Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-2
Synthesized Step Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-3
Synthesized List Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-3
Ramp Sweep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-3
Internal 10 MHz Time Base . . . . . . . . . . 2c-3
RF Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-4
Output Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-4
Accuracy ( dB)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-5
Flatness (dB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-5
Analog Power Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-6
External Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-6
Source Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-6
Spectral Purity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-7
Spurious Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-7
Single-Sideband Phase Noise (dBc/Hz) . . . . . 2c-9
Offset from Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-9
Residual FM (RMS, 50 Hz to 15 kHz bandwidth) . 2c-9
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-10
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-10
Warm-Up Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-10
Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-10
Weight & Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-10
Adapters Supplied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-10
Inputs & Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-11
Auxiliary Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-11
RF Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-11
External ALC Input . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-11
Trigger Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-11
Trigger Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-11
10 MHz Reference Input . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-11
10 MHz Reference Output . . . . . . . . . . 2c-11
Sweep Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-11
Stop Sweep Input/Output . . . . . . . . . . 2c-11
Z-Axis Blanking/Markers Output . . . . . . . 2c-12
Volts/GHz Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-12
Source Module Interface . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-12
Auxiliary Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-12
Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-12
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-12
Option 001 Add Step Attenuator . . . . . . . 2c-12
Option 004 Rear Panel RF Output . . . . . . 2c-12
Option 008 1 Hz Frequency Resolution . . . . 2c-12
Option 700 MATE System Compatibility . . . 2c-12
Option 806 Rack Slide Kit . . . . . . . . . . 2c-13
Option 908 Rack Flange Kit . . . . . . . . . 2c-13

Contents- 10
Option 910 Extra Operating & Service Guides . 2c-13
Option 013 Rack Flange Kit . . . . . . . . . 2c-13
Option W30 Two Years Additional Return-To-HP
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c-13

3. Installation
Initial Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-l
Equipment Supplied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Options Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Preparation for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Line Voltage and Fuse Selection . . . . . . . . 3-3
Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Language Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
How to View or Change a Language Selection from
the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
How to Select a Language on a Swept CW
Generator without a Front Panel . . . . . 3-6
HP-IB Address Selection . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
How to View or Change an HP-IB address from
the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
How to Prevent a Front Panel Change to an HP-IB
Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
How to Set the HP-IB Address on a Swept CW
Generator without a Front Panel . . . . . 3-8
Mating Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
10 MHz Frequency Reference Selection and Warmup
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Chassis Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Rack Mount Slide Kit (Option 806) . . . . . . . 3-10
Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Rack Flange Kit for Swept CW Generators with
Handles Removed (Option 908) . . . . . . . 3-13
Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Rack Flange Kit for Swept CW Generators with
Handles Attached (Option 913) . . . . . . . 3-15
Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Storage and Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Package the Swept CW Generator for Shipment . 3-18
Converting HP 8340/41 Systems to HP 8360 L-Series
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Manual Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Front Panel Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Instrument Preset Conditions . . . . . . . 3-20
System Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
The HP 8510 Network Analyzer . . . . . . . 3-21
The HP 8757C/E Scalar Network Analyzer . . 3-22


Contents-l 1
The HP 83550 Series Millimeter-wave Source
Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
The HP 8970B Noise Figure Meter . . . . . 3-22
Remote Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Language Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Network Analyzer Language . . . . . . . . 3-23
Test and Measurement System Language . . 3-23
Control Interface Intermediate Language . . 3-23
Converting from Network Analyzer Language to
SCPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Numeric Suffixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Status Bytes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24

4. Operator's Check and Routine Maintenance
Operator's Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-l
Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-l
Local Operator's Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Preliminary Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Main Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Routine Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
How to Replace the Line Fuse . . . . . . . . . 4-4
How to Clean the Fan Filter . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
How to Clean the Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
How to Clean the Display Filter . . . . . . . . 4-6

5. Instrument History

Index




Contents-12
Figures
O-l. Typical Serial Number Label . . . . . . . . . . vii
l-l. The HP 8360 L-Series Swept CW Generator . . . l-3
l-2. Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
l-3. Entry Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
l-4. CW Operation and Start/Stop Frequency Sweep . 1-7
l-5. Center Frequency and Span Operation . . . . . 1-9
l-6. Power Level and Sweep Time Operation . . . . . l-11
l-7. Continuous, Single, and Manual Sweep Operation l-13
l-8. Marker Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
l-9. Saving and Recalling an Instrument State . . . . 1-17
l-10. Power Sweep and Power Slope Operation . . . . 1-19
l-11. ALC Circuit Externally Leveled . . . . . . . . l-23
1-12. Typical Diode Detector Response at 25