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Installation and
Verification Manual
HP 8568B Spectrum Analyzer
Includes Option 001, Option 400,
Option 462, and Option 857
HP Part No. 08568-90119
Printed in USA September 1993
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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.
Caution Caution denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a procedure that, if
not correctly performed or adhered to, could result in damage to or
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General Safety
Considerations
Warning Before this instrunwnt is switched on, make sure it has been
properly grounded through the protective conductor of the ac
power cable to a socket outlet provided with protective earth
contact.
Any interruption of the protective (grounding) conductor, inside
or outside the instrument, or disconnection of the protective
earth terminal can result in personal injury.
Warning There are many points in the instrument which can, if contacted,
cause personal injury. Be extremely careful.
Any adjustments or service procedures that require operation
of the instrument with protective covers removed should be
performed only by trained service personnel.
Caution Before this instrument is switched on, make sure its primary power
circuitry has been adapted to the voltage of the ac power source.
Failure to set the ac power input to the correct voltage could cause
damage to the instrument when the ac power cable is plugged in.
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How to Use This
Guide
This guide uses the Front-Panel Key] This represents a key physically located on the
following instrument.
conventions: Screen Text This indicates text displayed on the instrument's
screen.
HP 8568B Included with the HP Model 8568B spectrum analyzer are manuals:
Documentation The Installation and Verification, the Operating and Programming
Manual, and the Performance Tests and Adjustments Manual.
Description
HP 8568B Installation HP part number 08568-90119
and Verification Contents: General information, installation, specifications,
Manual characteristics, and operation verification.
HP 8568B Operating HP part number 08568-90041
and Programming Contents: Manual and remote operation, including complete syntax
Manual and command description. Accopanying this manual is the seperate,
pocket-sized Quick Reference Guide, HP part number 5955-8970.
HP 8568B HP part number 08568-90118
Performance Tests and Contents: Electrical performance tests and adjustment procedures.
Adjustments Manual
HP 85680B RF Section HP part number 85680-90137
Troubleshooting and Contents: RF section service information.
Repair Manual
HP 85662A IF-Display HP part number 85662-90085
Section Contents: IF-Display section service information.
Troubleshooting and
Repair Manual
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Contents
1. General Information
What You'll Find in This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . l-l
Introducing the HP 8568B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-2
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-2
Accessories Supplied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-2
Accessories Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-5
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Instruments Covered by This Manual . . . . . . . . l-7
Serial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Calibration Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-9
HP-IB Address Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-9
Bench Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-9
Electrostatic Discharge Information . . . . . . . . . . l-10
Static-Safe Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-11
Routine Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Cleaning the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Cleaning the RF Section's Fan Filter . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Replacing the RF Section's Battery . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Direct Mail Order System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Direct Phone-Order System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Returning the Instrument for Service . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Service lags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Original Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Other Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Sales and Service Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-22
2. Installation
What You'll Find in This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . 2-l
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-l
Preparation for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Initial Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
To Install Standard Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
To Install Option 908 and 913 Instruments . . . . . . . 2-7
To Install Option 010 Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
To Set the HP-IB Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
From the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
From the HP-IB Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
From the HP-IB Address Switch . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Contents-l
3. Specifications
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-l
Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-l
Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-l
Displayed Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-l
Center Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-l
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-l
Readout Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Frequency Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Full Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Frequency Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Resolution Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Resolution Bandwidth (Option 462 6 dB Bandwidths) 3-4
Resolution Bandwidth (Option 462 Impulse
Bandwidths) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Bandwidth Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Residual FM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Spectral Purity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Power-Line-Related Sidebands . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Amplitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Amplitude Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Displayed Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Reference Lines Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Spurious Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Residual Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Gain Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Displayed Average Noise Level (Sensitivity) . . . . 3-8
Amplitude Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Table Footnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
INPUT #l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
INPUT #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
CAL OUTPUT . . . . . . . . 3-14
1STLOOUTPUT : : : : : : : : : : . . . . . . . . 3-14
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
75 D Input Impedance, Option 001 . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
INPUT #l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
400 Hz Power Line Frequency Operation, Option 400 . 3-15
Power Line Related Sidebands . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
HP-IB Interface Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Contents-2
Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
EM1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
X-Rays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
IF Section Serial Prefix 3004A and above . . . . . . 3-16
IF Section Serial Prefix 3001A and below . . . . . 3-16
Warm-Up Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Frequency Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
4. Characteristics
Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-l
Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-l
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Spectral Purity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Noise Sidebands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Amplitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Average Noise Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Log to Linear Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Frequency Response (Flatness) Uncertainty . . . . . . 4-3
Residual Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Third Order Intermodulation Distortion . . . . . . . 4-4
Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
RF INPUTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Isolation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
LO Emission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
VIDEO INP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
IF INP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
EXT TRIGGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
FREQ REFERENCE (IN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Display Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Recorder Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
SWEEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
VIDEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
PENLIFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
21.4 MHz IF OUTPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
FREQ REFERENCE (OUT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
VIDEO OUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
IF OUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
PROBE POWER (front panel) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Acoustic Noise Emission/ Geraeuschemession . . . . . 4-8
Function Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Cathode Ray Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Instrument State Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Remote Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Contents-3
5. Operation Verification
What You'll Find in This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . 5-l
Test System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Equipment Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Program Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Program Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
HP-IB Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Test Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
1. Input Attenuator Switching Uncertainty . . . . . 5-11
2. IF Gain Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
3. Scale Fidelity (Log) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
4. Scale Fidelity (Linear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
5. Log Scale Switching Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . 5-15
6. Resolution Bandwidths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
7. Impulse and Resolution Bandwidths (Opt. 462
Impulse Bandwidth) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
8. Line Related Sidebands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
9. Residual FM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
10. RF Gain Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
11. Sweep Time Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
12. Average Noise Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
13. Residual Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
14. Frequency Span Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
15. Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
16. Second Harmonic Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
17. Third Order Intermodulation Distortion . . . . . 5-27
18. Calibrator Output Amplitude Accuracy . . . . . . 5-28
Contents-4
Figures
l-l. HP 8568B with Accessories Supplied . . . . . . . . . l-3
1-2. AC Power Cables Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-4
l-3. Typical Serial Number Label . . . . . . . . . . . . l-8
1-4. Static-Safe Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-10
1-5. Display Bezel Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
l-6. Removing the Bottom Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . l-14
1-7. Location of Al5 Controller Assembly . . . . . . . . 1-15
l-8. Location of Battery on Al5 Controller Assembly . . . 1-16
1-9. Factory Packaging Materials for Each Section . . . . . l-20
2-l. Rear-Panel Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2-2. Voltage Selector Board and Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2-3. Removing the Handles and Trim . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2-4. Removing the Information-Card Tray . . . . . . . . 2-8
2-5. Attach the Rack Mount Flanges . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
2-6. Voltage Selector Board and Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2-7. Rear-Panel Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
2-8. Removing the Handles and Trim . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
2-9. Removing the Information-Card Tray . . . . . . . . 2-14
2-10. Attaching the Rack Handles and Flanges . . . . . . . 2-15
2-l 1. Rear-Panel Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
2-12. Voltage Selector Board and Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
2-13. Attaching the Inner-Member Brackets . . . . . . . . 2-17
2-14. Slide Adapter for Non-HP System Rack Cabinets . . . 2-18
2-15. Removing the Bottom Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
2-16. Location of Al5 Controller Assembly . . . . . . . . 2-22
2-17. Address Switch (Shown in Factory Preset Position) . . 2-23
2-18. Address Switch Set to 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
3-l. Instrument Dimensions with Handles . . . . . . . . 3-19
3-2. Instrument Dimensions without Handles . . . . . . . 3-19
4-l. Typical Spectrum Analyzer Resolution . . . . . . . . 4-1
4-2. Single Sideband Noise Normalized to 1 Hz BW versus
Offset from Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4-3. Typical Sensitivity vs. Input Frequency . . . . . . . 4-3
4-4. Typical Optimum Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
5-l. Dual Bus (MTS) System Connection . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5-2. Single Bus System Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5-3. RF Input and Calibration Controls . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Contents.5
`Ifibles
1- 1. Static-Safe Accessories . . . . . . . . . ...... l-11
l-2. Factory Packaging Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-20
l-3. Hewlett-Packard Sales and Service Offices . . . . . . l-23
2-l. Decimal and Binary Address Codes . . . . . . . . . 2-25
5-l. Tests Performed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5-2. Tests Not Performed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5-3. Equipment Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5-4. HP-IB Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Contents-6
1
General Information
What You'll Find in This chapter introduces you to the HP 8568B spectrum analyzer
This Chapter and its options and accessories. Refer to Chapter 2 for information
on inspecting and installing the HP 8568B. Refer to Chapter 3 and
Chapter 4 for a complete listing of instrument specifications and
characteristics. Refer to Chapter 5 for Operation Verification.
Introducing the HP 8568B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-2
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-2
Accessories Supplied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Accessories Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-5
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Instruments Covered by This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
SerialNumbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-7
Calibration Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
HP-IB Address Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-9
Bench Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Electrostatic Discharge Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-10
Static-Safe Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-11
Routine Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Cleaning the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Cleaning the RF Section's Fan Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Replacing the RF Section's Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-13
Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 18
Direct Mail-Order System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 18
Direct Phone-Order System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-18
Returning the Instrument for Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
ServiceTags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Original Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Other Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-2 1
Sales and Service Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
General Information 1-l
Introducing the The HP 8568B spectrum analyzer is capable of measuring signals from
HP 8568B -135 dBm to +30 dBm over a frequency range of 100 Hz to 1500
MHz. The HP 8568B is a complete, self-contained instrument that
requires only an external ac power source for operation. A set of ac
power cables, suitable for use in the country to which the instrument
is originally shipped, are included with the instrument.
Safety Before installing or operating this instrument, you should familiarize
yourself with the safety marking on the instrument and the safety
instructions in the manuals. The instrument has been manufactured
and tested in accordance with international safety standards.
However, to ensure safe operation of the instrument and personal
safety of the user, the cautions and warnings in the manuals must be
followed. Refer to the summary of the safety information located
near the front of this manual.
Accessories Supplied Figure l-l illustrates the instrument with the supplied accessories. In
accordance with international safety standards, both sections of this
instrument are equipped with three-wire ac power cables. Various
power cables are available to connect the HP 8568B to the types of
AC power outlets unique to specific geographic areas. See Figure l-2.
Cables appropriate for the area to which the instrument is originally
shipped are included with the instrument.
1-2 General information
FRONT VIEW
I F - D i s p l a y
Sect ion
RF S e c t i o n
REAR VIEW
I F - D i s p l a y
Sect ion
RF Sect ion
Figure l-l. HP 8568B with Accessories Supplied
Description HP Part Number
Type N (m) to BNC (f) connector 1250-0780
1ST LO OUT BNC termination HP 11593A
BNC jumper cable (quantity: 2) 85660-60117
Bus interconnect cable (W31) 85662-60220
Coax interconnect cable (W30) 85662-60093
Line power cables (2 each) see Figure l-2
General Information 1-3
PLUG CABLE CABLE FOR USE
PLUG TYPE * * Hy;A;T DESCRIPTION LENGTH COLOR IN COUNTRY
NUMBER a.4 ( I N C H E S )
250V
8120-1351 S t r a i g h t * BS1363A 229 (90) Mint Gray G r e a t Britoln,
8 1 2 0 - 1 7 0 3 90' 229 (90) M i n t Gray Cyprus. N i g e r ia,
Singapore,
Z imbobwe
Argentina,
250V 8120-1369 Straight* NZSS198/ASC112 201 ( 7 9 ) Gray
Austrollo,
8 1 2 0 - 0 6 9 6 9o" 221 (87) Gray
New Zealand,
Mainland Chino
250V 8120-1689 S t r a i g h t * CEE7-Yl 1 201 (79) Mint Gray East and West
E u r o p e , centrcl
8 1 2 0 - 1 6 9 2 90' 201 (79) Mint G r a y
African Republic
United Arab
Republ i c
(unpolarized in
many n a t i o n s )
125V 8120-1348 Straight* NEMA5-15P 203 (80) B I ock United States
203 (80) Black Canada,
8 1 2 0 - 1 5 3 8 90'
Japan (100 V or
8120-1378 Straight* NEMA5- 15P 203 (80) Jade G r a y 200 V), Brazil,
Colombia, Mexico
8120-4753 Straight 230 (90) Jade Gray
Philippines,
8 1 2 0 - 1 5 2 1 90* 203 (80) Jade Gray Soudio A r a b i a ,
8 1 2 0 - 4 7 5 4 90' 230 (90) Jade Gray Taiwan
250V
8120-5182 Straight* NEMA5-15P 200 (78) Jade Groy Israel
8 1 2 0 - 5 1 8 1 90