Tektronix SG 503 User manual

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User manual
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SECTION
1
S
E
CTIO
N
2
CHA
N
G
E
I
NF
O
RM
ATIO
N
R
E
V
.
C,
OCT
1977
WARNING
THE
F
O
LL
O
W
I
N
G
SER
V
ICI
N
G
I
N
STR
U
CTIO
N
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RE
F
O
RU
S
E
BY
Q
U
A
L
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F
I
E
D
PER
SO
NNEL
O
NL
Y
.
T
O
A
V
OID
PER
SO
N
A
L
I
NJUR
Y,
DO
NOT
PERFORM
ANY
SER
V
ICI
N
G
OT
HER
THAN
THAT
CO
N
TAI
NE
D
IN
O
P
ERATI
N
G
I
N
ST
RU
CTIO
N
S
UNLE
SS
YO
U
A
RE
Q
U
A
L
IFIED
Τ
0DO
SO
.
SECTION
3
AD
JUST
ME
NT
3-1
S
E
CTIO
N
4
M
AINTE
N
ANC
EAND
I
NTERFACIN
G
I
NF
O
RM
ATIO
N
4-1
S
E
CTIO
N
5 CI
RC
U
IT
DESCRIPTION
5-1
SE
CTIO
N
6
OPTIONS
6-1
S
E
CTIO
N
7
REPL
AC
EA
BLE
EL
ECTRICA
L
P
A
R
TS
7-1
SE
CTIO
N
8
DIAG
RA
M
A
N
D
CI
R
CU
IT
B
OA
R
D
ILLUSTRATION
8-1
SE
C
TI
O
N
9
REPL
ACEA
BLE
M
E
C
H
A
N
ICA
LP
A
R
TS
AND
E
X
PL
OD
E
DV
IE
W
9-1
P
age
O
PER
ATI
NG
I
N
STR
U
CTIO
N
S
1-1
S
PE
CIFICATIO
N
AND
PERF
O
RM
A
N
C
E
C
HE
C
K
2-1
F
ig
.
1-1
.
SG
503
L
eveled Sine
W
ave
Generator
plug-in
module
.
SG
503
REV,
Β
,
OCT
1977
Desc
r
i
p
tio
n
I
N
TROD
U
CTIO
N
T
h
e
SG
503
L
evele
d
Si
n
e-
W
ave
Ge
n
erator
p
rovides
α
regulated,
co
n
stant-amplitude
versus
fre
quen
cy
outp
ut
i
n
to
α 50-oh
m
load
.
T
he
SG
503
is
p
rimarily
intended
to
be
u
sed
as an
oscilloscope
cali
b
ration
device
for
measuring
bandwidt
h s
up
to
250
mega
h
ertz
.
The
SG
503can
also
be
used
as α
signal
source
for
general
electronics
design
and
develop
me
n
t
.
N
i
n
e
overla
pp
i
ng
ra
n
ges
cover
t
he
fre
quen
cy ba
nd
fro
m
250
k
ilo
h
ertz
to
250
mega
h
ertz,
wit
h an a
dd
itional
range
reserved
for
α 50 k
ilo
h
ertz
reference
frequency
.
Α
digital
cou
n
ter
wit
h
automatic
rangi
ng a
nd
α
front
panel
L
E
D
readout
is
used
for
freq
u
e
ncy
i
nd
icatio
n
.
REV
.
C,
OCT
1977
F
ig
.
1-2
.
P
lug-i
n
i
n
stallatio
n
and
removal
.
I
n
stallation
and
R
emoval
CA
U
TIO
N
Sectio
n
1--SG
503
Tu
rn
th
e
p
owe
r
mo
d
ule
off
before
i
n
serting
t
heplug-
in
;
otherwise,
d
amage
may
occ
u
r
to th
e
plug-in
circuitry
.
B
ecause
of
t
h
e high
current
d
r
aw
n
by
t
h
e
SG
503,
it
is
also
r
ecommended
t
h
at
t
h
e p
ower
module
be
tu
r
ne
d
off
before
removing
t
he
SG
503
.
R
efe
r
to
Fig
.
1-2
.
C
h
eck
to
see
t
h
at th
e
plastic
barriers
on
t
he
interconnecting
jac
k
of
t
he
selected
power
module
com
p
a
r
tment
matc
h
t
he
cut-outs
in
t
h
e
SG
503
circuit
boar
d
edge
connector
.
Alig
n
th
e
SG
503
ch
assis
wit
h
t
he
upper
and
lower
guides
of
t
h
e
selecte
d
compartment
.
P
us
h
t
h
e
mo
d
ule
i
n
a
n
d
press
firmly
to
seat
t
he
circuit
board
in
t
h
e
i
n
ter-
connecting
j
ac
k
.
O
p
e
r
ati
n
g
I
n
str
u
ctio
n
s-SG
503
LED
Dis
p
lay
T
hr
ee-
d
i
git
r
ea
do
u
t
I
nd
icates
ou
t
pu
t f
r
e-
qu
e
ncy
FREQ
UEN
CY
V
A
R
IA
BLE
Selects
o
u
t
pu
t
fr
e-
qu
e
n
cy
wit
h
i
n
t
he de-
s
i
re
d
fr
e
qu
ency
r
an
ge
OUTPUT
A
MPL
IT
UD
E
V
O
L
TS
Ρ
-
Ρ
Deter
m
i
n
es
t
he
p
ea
k
-
to-
peak a
mp
lit
ud
e
i
n
to
t
he
atte
nu
ato
r
(A
MPL
I-
T
UDE
MUL
TI
PL
I
ER)
FRE
Q
UEN
CY
V
A
R
IA
BLE
FRE
Q
UEN
CY
MHz
ι
A
MPL
IT
U D
E
MUL
TI
PL
I
ER
r
1D0
CALIBRATED
WITH
CA
BLE
ΡΝ
012-
0482
00
250
INTO
500
O
UT
PU
T
2ο
=
5012
τεκτιιοηιχ
®
SG
503
LEVELE
D
SI
NE
W
A
VE
G
ENER
ATO
R
F
ig
.
1-3
.
SG
503
co
n
trols
and
conn
ecto
r
s
.
A
MPL
IT
U
D
E
MUL
TI
PL
I
ER
T
hree-p
ositio
n
leve
r
switc
h
to
allow
c
h
oice
ο
1
un
atte
n
uated o
r
atte
n
-
u
ate
d
o
u
t
pu
t
am
p
lit
ud
e
.
O
u
t
pu
t
am
p
lit
ud
e
is
OU
T-
PU
TA
MPL
IT
U
D
EV
O
L
TS
Ρ
-
Ρ
co
n
t
r
ol
setti
ng times
t
h
e
facto
r
i
nd
icate
d by
t
h
e
A
MPL
IT
UD
E
MUL
TI-
PL
I
ER
switc
h
p
ositio
n
FRE
Q
UEN
CY
R
A
N
G
E
(MHz)
Selects
t
he
d
esi
r
ed
f r
e
qu
ency
r
an
ge
as
i
nd
icate
d
O
U
T
PU
T
BN
C
conn
ecto
r
o
u
t
pu
t
te
r
mi n
al
.
U
se prope
r
coaxial
cab
le
as
i
nd
icate
d
on
f r
on
t
p
a
n
el
1622-03
REV
.
Β
,
OCT
1977
To
remove
t
h
e
SG
503,
ρυΙΙ
on
t
h
e
release
latc
h
located
in
t
h
e
lower
left
corner,
until
t
he
interco
nn
ecting
j
ack
d
isengages
an
d
t
he
SG
503
will
sli
d
e ou
t
.
P
ower
application
to
t
h
e
SG
503
is
i
n
dicated
by
t
he
t
h
ree-digit
L
ED
(
L
ig
h
t-
E
mitti
ng Diod
e)
dis
p
lay
being
lig
h
te
d
.
Tur
n
t
he F
REQ
U
E
N
CY
R
A
N
G
E
(MHz)
control
between
t
h
e
deten
t
p
ositio
n
s
to
test
t
he
LE
D's
(888
d
is
p
lay)
.
R
eset
t
he
FREQ
UE
N
CY
R
A
N
G
E
(
MH
z)
co
n
t r
ol
to
t
he
desired
ra
n
ge
.
Allow
15
to
20 min
utes
warmu
p
time
fo
r
all
eq
uipment
before
usi
ng
t
he
SG
503
.
Over
h
eati
ng
T
h
e
SG
503
is
designed
to
o
p
erate
at
an a
m
bie
n
t
tem
p
erature
from
C
to
+50'C
.
H
owever,
w
hen
op
erati
ng
several
p
ower
su pp
lies
i
n
α
multi-plug-in
power
m
odule,
esp
ecially
at
low output
voltages,
or
w
hen
o
p
erating
close
to
ot
h
er
h
eat-producing
equipment,
inter-
nal
tem
p
erature
may
excee
d
safe
limits
an
d
actuate α
t
h
ermal
cutout
i
n
t
he
power
mo
d
ule
.
R
efer to
t
he
power
m
odule
i
n
str
u
ction
man
u
al
for
more
complete
informa-
tio
n
.
Controlsan
d
Connectors
R
efer to
Fig
.
1-3
.
Even
t
h
oug
h
t
he
SG
503
is
fully
calibrated
an d
rea
dy
to use,
t
he
fu
n
ctions
an d
actio
ns
of
t
he
controls
and co nn
ectors
sh
oul
d be reviewed
b
efore
atte
mp
ti
n
g
to
use
it
.
P
ress
t
he
OU
TP
UT
button
to
apply
p
ower
to
t
he
SG
503
.
CAUTION
c
If
t
h
e
instrument
is
op
erate
d
at
t
he
extre
m
e
limit
of,
or
beyon
d
α
ban
d
range,
t
he
front-panel
d
isplay
may
flas
h α
blin
king
indication,
alerting
t
he
use
r
to
an
unleveled out
p
ut
am
p
litude
condition
.
OPERATING
CONSID
I
n
t r
oductio
n
ATIO
N
S
T
he
SG
503
h
as b
een
d
esigned
and
cali
b
rate
d
wit
h α
h
ig
h
qu
ality
coaxial
cable
(
P
art
N
umber
012-0482-00)
to
o
pe
r
ate
as α
closely
matc
hed
system
w
h
e
n
termi
n
ated
into
α 50-o h
m
loa
d
.
See
F
ig
.
1-4
Α
.
The
absolute
amplit
ude
across
t
h
e
loa
d
is
d
irectly
relate
d
to
its
im
ped
ance
.
P
art
N
um
b
er
012-0482-00
should be
connected
d irectly
to
t
he
equ
ipme
n
t
under
test
if
t
h
e
input
impedance
of
t
he
equipment
is
50 oh
ms
.
F
or
eq u
ipment
wit
h an
input
impe
d
ance
muc
h
greater
t
han 50 ohms,
an
accurate 50-
oh
m
termination
s
h
o
u
ld
b
e
connecte
d
b
etween
t
he
coax-
ial
cable
and
t
he
e
qu
ipment
.
Teecon
n
ectors
or
wire
of
any
ty
pe
b
etwee
n
t
he 50-oh
m
terminatio
n and
t
he eq
ui
p
me
n
t
b
ei
ng
tested
will
p
roduce
some
va
r
iatio
n
i
n
t
he
calibrated
output
am
p
litude
at
h
ig
h
er
frequencies
.
R
EV
.
Β
,
OCT
1977
Open-Circuit
O
p
eratio
n
Capacitive
Loads
Operating
Inst
r
uct
i
ons-SG
503
Coaxial ca
b
les
of lesser
quality
or cab
les
t
h
at
are
lo
n
ger
or sh
orter
t
han
P
art
N
um
b
er
012-0482-00
can
be
used,
b
ut
t
h
eo
u
tp
u
t
am
p
lit
ud
e
flatness
specifications
are no
longer
ap p
lica
b
le
.
Cables
t
h
at
are
2
feet
longer
or
2
feet
sh
orter
t
h
a
n P
art
Nu
m
b
er
012-0482-00
can
cause
am
p
litude
variations
t
h
at
are
as
muc
h as 4
ο
/
ο
low
or
2
ο / ο
h
ig
h
(respectively)
w
hen
compared
to
t
he
calibrate
d
amplitu
des
at
250
mega
h
ertz
.
O
p
timum
p
erfor
m
ance
is
obtained
w
hen
t
h
e
setting
of
t
h
e
OUTPUT
A
MPL
IT
UD
E con
trol
is
i
n
t
h
e
1
.0
to
5
.0
ra
n
ge
.
F
or
exam
p
le
;
w
h
e
n
an
out
p
ut
am
p
litude
of
0
.5
volt
pea
k
-to-pea
k
is
desire
d
,
set
OUTPUT
A
MPL
IT
UDE
co n
-
trol
to
5
.0
an d
A
MPL
IT
U
D
E
MUL
T
I
PL
I
ER
switc
h
to
Χ
.1
i
n
stea
d
of
0
.5
and
Χ
1
.
Th
e
si
n
e-wave
o
u
tp
u
t
from
the
SG
503
may
b
e
applie
d
to
an
exter
n
al
d
o
level
t
h
at
d
oes
not
excee
d
11
volt
.
At
h
ig
h
er
do
offset
levels,
couple
t h
e output
t
hroug h
α
do
b
loc
k
ing
capacitor
.
Wh
en operating
t
he
SG
503
always
co n
si
d
er
t
he
total
loa
d
impe
d
ance
an
d
its
effect
on
t
he
output
am
p
lit
ude
.
Wh
e
n
t
h
e
SG
503
is
operating
into
an
im
p
edance
muc
h
greater
t
h
an 50
o
hms,
up
to
twice
t
he
maxim
u
m
ter-
minated
output
amplitude
can be
obtai
ned
.
Und
er
o
pen
-
circ
u
it
con
d
itio
n
s,
t
h
e
actual
outp
ut
am
p
litu
d
e
will
be
two
times
t
he amplitude
i
n
dicate
d by
t
h
e
fro
n
t
panel
controls
.
O
p
e
n
-circ
u
it
amplitu
d
e
flatness
is
not
specifie
d
,
but
is
ade
quate
for
ma
ny
applications
in
t
he lower
fre
q
uency
b
an
d
s
b
ecause
t
h
e
stea
dy
state
50-oh
m
outp
ut
i
m
p
eda
nce
of
t
h
e
SG
503
reverse-terminates
t
he ch
aracteristic
im-
ped
a
nce
of
α 50-oh
m
coaxial
ca
b
le
.
T
he
reverse
termina-
tio
n keeps
t
h
e
out
pu
t
amplitu
de constant
at
t
he
unter-
minate
d
e
nd
of
t
heca
b
le
even
t
h
oug
h
stan
d
ing
waves
may
exist
i
n
t
he
coaxial
ca
b
le
.
T
he
in
p
ut
ca
p
acita
nce
of
t
he
eq
uipme
n
t
u
n
der
test
will
affect
t
he ba
nd
width
.
T
he
equivalent
circuitsshown
i
n
Fig
.
1-4
Β
and F
ig
.
1-4C
are
useful
i
n
estimati
n
g
t
he
am
p
litude
ch
anges
cause
d
b
y
r
eactive
loa
ds
.
N
ote
t
h
at as
system
i
npu
t
cap
acita
n
ce
i
n
creases,
b
a
n
dwidt
h
d
ecreases
.
T
he
b
andwid
t
h
of
an
oscilloscope
wit
h αh
ig
h
i
nputim
p
eda
nce
is
usually
sp
ecified
usi
n
g
an eq
uivale
n
t
25-oh
m
source
.
Wh
en o
p
erati
ng
t
h
e
SG
503
on
t
h
e
h
ig
h
er
fre
q
uency
b
a
n
ds
wit
h
no
out
p
ut
attenuation,
t
h
e
fro
n
t-
pa
n
el
d
is
p
lay
may
flas
h
, i
nd
icati
ng
an
u
n
levele
d
out
p
ut
amplitude
.
Switc
h
the
A
MPL
IT
U
DE
MUL
TI
PL
I
ER
control
to
t
he
Χ
.1
p
ositio
n and
if
t
he
dis
p
lay
flas
h
i
ng
ceases,
t
he p
roblem
may
be
related
to
an
extreme mismatc
h b
etwee
n
t
h
e
SG
503
a
n
d
t
h
e
load
.
If
t
h
e
SG
503
is
op
erati
ng
i
n
to
α h
ig
h
S
WR,
α
3-decibel
atte
nuator
inserted
betwee
n
t
he outp
ut
and
t
h
e
load
may
im p
rove
t
h
e
o
p
eratio
n
at
full
ou
tput
amplitude
(
Χ
1
p
ositio
n
of
t
h
e
A
MPL
IT
U
DE
MULTIPLIER
switc
h
) .
Operating
I
n
st
r
uctio
n
s---
S
G
503
(A)
Matched
system
(C)
Capacitive
load
500
AAN-S-----(
:~
PN
012-0482-00
I
--
---------
-
25
Q
-AV\IV---
ι
V
g
%
c
qj
)
V
c
50
Q
I
W----,a
PN
012-0482-00
(B)
Oscilloscope
with
high
input
impedance
50
Q
FEEDTHROUGH
TERMINATION
vv
-
\
TV"
VC
F
ig
.
14
.
Equivalent
circuits
for
SG
503,
50
ohm
coaxial
cable
and
various
terminations
.
OSCILLOSCOPE
W
IT
H
50
0
INPUT
IMPEDANCE
co
-
3
dB
cutoff
frequency
2xRC
162004
REV
.
E,
OCT
1977
P
erfor
m
ance
Co
n
ditions
C
ha
r
acteristics
Fr
equen
cy
R
a
n
ge
Accuracy
Am
p
litude
R
ange
Accuracy
REV
.
Β
,
oc
-
Γ
197
7
'The
electrical
ch
aracteristics
are
vali
d
only
if
t
he
SG
503
h
as
been
calib
r
ate
d
at
an
ambient
tem
p
erature
betwee
n
-i
20°
C
and
+30°
C
an
d
is
operating
at
an
ambie
n
t
tem
pe
r
ature
between
0°C
and
+50°C
un
less ot
h
erwise
n
oted
.
T
he
SG
503
is
calibrated
for
u
se
wit
h α
fur
n
is
hed
coaxial
cable
accessory
(See
Stan
d
ard
Accessories
i
n
R
ep
laceable
M
echa
n
ical
P
arts
list
section)
terminated
i
n
to
α 50-oh
m
loa
d
.
C
Ι
F
Ι
CΑT
Ι
Table
2-1
Ν
E
LE
CT
R
ICA
L
C
H
A
R
ACTERISTICS
P
erfo
r
mance
R
eq
ui
r
e
m
ents
250
kH
z
to
250
MH
z,
p
lus
50 kH
z
refere
nce
W
it
h
i
n
-i-0
.7
of
o
ne
cou
n
t
of
t
h
e
least
sig
n
ifica
n
t
dis
played
digit
fo
r t
h
e
i
n-
d
icate
d
fre
q
ue
ncy
.
5
m
V
to
5
.5
V
peak
-to-pea
k over
t
h
ree
d
ecade
r
an
ges
a
nd terminated
into
α
50-
Ω
load
.
At 50
kH
z
reference
frequency
;
wit
h
i
n
3
ο
/
ο
of
indicate
d
amplitud
e
on
Χ
1
ra
n
ge,
4
ο
/
ο
on
Χ
.1
range,
and
5
ο/
ο
on
Χ
.01
ra
n
ge
.
ΝΟΤΕ
Items
listed
i
n
t
h
e
P
erforma
n
ce
R
eq
uireme
n
ts
column
of
t
he E
lect
r
ical
C
h
aracteristics
are
verifie
d by
completi
ng
t
he P
erforma
n
ce
C
heck
i
n
t
h
is
manual
.
Items
liste
d
in
t
he
S
u
ppleme
n
tal
I
n
for
m
atio
n
column
are not
verified
in
t
h
is
man
u
al
;
t
hey are
eit
h
er
exp
la
n
atory
notes or
performance
c
h
aracteristics
for
w
h
ic
h no
limits
are sp
ecifie
d
.
Su
pp
leme
n
tal
Information
Section
2----SG
503
Accuracy
must
be
set
to
wit
h
i
n
0
.3
ο/ο
on
Χ
1
ra
nge and ch
ec
k
ed
to
be
wit
h
i
n
2
.
Οο
/ο
on
Χ
.1
a
n
d
Χ
.01
ra
n
ges
.
F
latness
(
Peak
-to-
P
ea
k
)
valid
only
w
h
en
p
r
ecision
coaxial
cable
is
use
d
.
F
latness
referenced
to
NB
S
corrections
of
Tektronix
stan
d
a
r
d
s
.
N
BS
uncertainties
not
included
.
Sp
ecificatio
n
an
d
P
erformance
C
h
ec
k
--SG
503
C
h
a
r
acteristics
Flatness
(
P
ea
k
-to-Pea
k
)
Am
p
lit
ud
e
M
ultiplier
Setti
ng
:
Χ
1,
Χ
.1,
Χ
.01
Amplitude
M
ulti
p
lier
Setti
ng
:
Χ
1
Am
p
litu
de
Mu
ltiplier
Setti
ng
:
X
.1
and
X
.01
H
a
r
mo
n
ic
Co
n
tent
Altitude
O
p
erati
ng
-40'C
to
4-75'C
.
V
ibratio
n
Operating
an
d
Non-
operating
Sh
oc
k
O
p
erati
ng a
n
d
Non-
operating
2-2
ELE
CTRICA
L
C
H
A
R
ACTERISTICS
ηΟ
Performance
R
equirements
F
rom
250
kH
z
to
50
MHz
out
p
ut
amplit
ud
e
will
n
ot
vary
more
t
han
1
ο/
ο
of
t
h
e
value
at
50
kH
z
.
F
rom
100
MHz
to
250
MH
z
am
p
li-
tude
variation
is
wit
h
in
3
ο/ο
of
t
he value
at
50
kH
z
.
50
MH
z
to
100
MH
z
ra
n
ge
;
output
am
p
litude
will
not
vary
more
t
ha
n 1 ο
/
ο
of
t
he
value
at
50 kH
z
.
50
MHz
to
100
MH
z
ra
n
ge
;
output
amplitu
d
e
will
n
ot
vary
more
t
ha
n
-f
1
.5%
and
--1
.0%
of
t
h
e
value
at
50
kH
z
.
H
armo
n
ic
su pp
ressio
n
relative
to
funda-
mental
:
Seco
nd h
armo
n
ic
at
least
35
d
B
down
.
T
h
ird
and
all
h
ig
h
er
h
armo
n
ics
at
least
40
dB
d
own
.
To
15,000
feet
maxim
u
m
operati
ng
tem
p
erature
d
ecrease
d by
1°C/1000
feet
from 5000
to
15000
feet
.
W
it
h
t
he
instr
u
ment
com
p
lete
a
n
d
op
erati
n
g,
vibration
frequen
cy
swe
p
t
from
10
to
55
to
10 Hz
at
1
mi nute
p
er
swee
p
.
V
ib
r
ate
15 mi
n
utes
in
eac
h
of
t
he
t
h
ree
ma
j
or
axes
at
0
.015
inc
h
total
d
isplaceme
n
t
.
H
old
10 mi n
utes
at
any
ma
j
or
resonance, or
in
non
e,
at
55
H
z
.
Total
time,
75 mi
n
utes
.
30
g's
1/2
sine,
11
ms
d
uration,
3
sh
oc
k
s
in
eac
h
d
irection
along 3
ma
j
or
axes,
for
α
total
of
18 s
h
oc
k
s
.
Table
2-1
(cont)
Table
2-2
Su
p
p
lemental
I
n
formation
E
NV
I
R
O
NMEN
TA
L
C
H
A
R
ACTE
R
ISTICS
Τ
`
Pe
r
fo
r
mance
R
eq
ui
r
eme
n
ts
Su
ppleme
n
tal
Info
r
matio
n
R
S
V
.
C,
A
PR
.
197
8
Overall
Dime
n
sions
(measured
at
maximum
points)
H
eig
h
t
W
idt
h
Len
gt
h
N
et
W
eig
h
t
(I
n
stru
m
en
t
Only)
Introductio
n
C
ha
r
acte
r
istics
Με
4
Ν
C
CHECK
Th
is
procedure checks
t
h
e
electrical
ch
aracteristics
of
t
h
e
SG
503
t
h
at
a
p
pear
i
n
t
he
Specification
section
of
t
h
is
ma
n
ual
.
If
t
he instrumen
t
fails
to
meet
t
h
e
re
q
uireme
n
ts
give
n
i
n
t
h
is
p
erforma
nce chec
k
,
t
h
e
calibration
proced
ure
s
h
oul
d
be
p
erforme
d
.
T
h
is
procedurecan
also
be used
by an
i
n
comi
ng
i
n
s
p
ection
facility
to
d
etermine
acce
p
tability of
p
erforma
n
ce
.
The
electrical
c
h
aracteristics
in
Section
2
arevali
d
only
if
t
h
e
SG
503
is
calibrated
at
an
ambie
n
t
temperat
u
re
of
+20°
C
to
-+30°
C
and
operated
at
an
am
b
ient
temperat
u
re
of
0°C
to
-+50°C
.
F
orced
air
circulation
is
re
q
uire
d
for
ambient
tem
p
erature
above
4_40°
C
.
REV
.
Β
,
OCT
197
7
Specificatio
n
a
nd P
erfor
m
ance
C
h
ec
k
----SG
503
Table
2-3
PH
YSICAL
CHA
R
ACTE
R
ISTICS
5
.0
i
n
c
hes
12
.7
cen
timeter
2
.6
inc
hes
6
.6
cen
timeter
12
.2
i
nches
Test
Eq
u
ip
m
e
n
t
R
equired
Tole
r
ances
t
h
at
aresp
ecifie
d
i
n t
h
is
performa
n
ce
check
p
roced
ure
apply
to
t
h
e
i
n
strument
under
test
a
n
d
do
n
ot
i
n
cl
u
de
test
e
q
ui
p
me
n
t
error
.
T
h
e
test
eq
ui
p
me
n
t
listed
i
n
Table
2-4,
or
e
q
uivalent,
is
re
qu
ired
to
p
erform
t
h
e pe
r
forma
nce c
h
eck
.
Test
eq
u
ip-
ment
ch
aracte
r
istics
listed
are
t
h
e
min
imum
require
d
to
verify
t
he
p
erforma
nce
of
t
h
e
equipment
under
test
.
Substitute
equip
me
n t
must meet
or
excee
d
t
he
state
d
re
qu
ireme
n
ts
.
All
test
eq
ui
p
me
n
t
is
assume
d
to
be
operati
n
g
wit
h
i
n
tole
r
ance
.
S
p
ecial
test
d
evices are
use
d
wh
ere
necessary
to
facilitate
t
h
e
procedure
.
M
ost
of
t
hese
are
available
from
Te
k
tro
n
ix,
I
nc
.
an
d
can
be
ordered
t
hroug
h
your
local
Te
k
tronix
F
ield
Office
or
representative
.
2-3
Specification
and
Performance
Check
.
--SG
503
Oscilloscope
Banclv~icltlh,
dc
to
100
MHz
;
minimum
deflection
factor,
1
mV/div
;
sweep
rate,
accuracy,
within
3%
.
Digital
Voltmeter
I
Range,
0
to
50
V
;
accuracy,
Calibration
Generator
Amplitude
calibration,
5
mV
to
5
V
;
accuracy,
±0
.25%
into
1
MO
;
output,
square
wave
at
approximately
1
kHz
.
Spectrum
Analyzer
Peak-to-Pealk
Detector
Coaxial cable
Patch
cord
(2
required)
Coaxial cable
(2
required)
Α
uonu
ο
t
o
r,
2X
Performance
Description
Requirements
(2
required)
.
Tee
connector
Adapter
Termination
Resistor
'Requires
TM
500-Series
P
ower
Module
.
2-4
T
a
W
e
2
-4
UST
OFTEST
EQUIPMENTREQUIREMENTS
R
ο
ngo
.100kHzo
σδ
00
MHz
;
calibrated
levels
in
decade
steps from
-45
dB
to
-35
dB
;
impedance,
50D
;
accuracy,
linear
display, within
1
0%
.
Frequency
range,
50
Hz
to
500
MHz
;
requires
1
.
2Vp-p
input
voltage
.
----------
Impedance,
50
Ω
;
length,
36
inches
;
connectors,
bn
ε
;
(precision
coaxial
cable)
.
-
--
--
-----
------
Β
n
ε
to banana
p!ug
-j
a
ε
k
.
18
inch
.
42
inches
;
connectors,
bn
ε
.
Impedance,
50Q
;
ε
on-
GR
to
bnc
female
.
Impedance,
50D
;
con-
nectors,
bn
ε
.
___
Application
Used
throughout
proced-
ure
t
o
provide
display
.
Provides
signal
intercon-
nection
.
---------
----
--------
---------
Example
TEKTRONIX
7603,
7A1
3,
71370
Oscilloscope
System
.
TEKTRONIX
DM
501
Digital
K
η
uhimo
te
ι
"
Τ
EK
Τ
RO
Ν
!X
Τ
K4503or
Τ
K
η
504
.
TEKTRONIX
PG
506
Calibration
Generator
.'
TEKTRONIX
71-12
Spectrum
Analyzer
.
Tektronix
067-0625-00
Calibration
Fixture
.
Tektronix
Part
No
.
012'048
2
-00
(supplied
with
SG
503)
.
Tektronix
Part
No
.
0
12
00
90-00
(b!u
ε
k)
0
12-0091-00(md)
- -
-----
---
----
-
~
Tektronix
Part
No
.012-0057-01
.
Tektronix
Part
No
.
011-0069-02
.
Tektronix
Part
No
.
103-0030'U0
.
_____________
Τ
*WnonixPa~
Ν
o~017-0083-00
.
Tektronix
Part
No
.
011'0040-01
.
Tektronix
Part
No
.
801-0
2
45-00
.
REV
.
C,
APR
.
197
8
P
reliminary
P
rocedure
1
.
E
nsure
that
all
power
switches
are
off
.
2
.
Ensure
that
all
test
equipment
an
d
t
he
SG
503
under
test
are
suitably
a
d
a
p
ted
to
the
line
voltage
to
be
applie
d
.
3
.
Install
the
SG
503
into
the
p
ower
module,
and
if
applicable,
install
all
other
TM
500-series
test
equipment
into
the
power
module
.
4
.
Connect
the
equi
p
ment
under
test
and
the
test
equipment
to
α
suitable
line
voltage
source
.
T
urn
all
equipment
on
and
allow
at
least
20
minutes
for
the
equipment
to
warm
up
and
stabilize
.
Initial
Control
Settings
Set the
following
controls
d
uring
warm-up
time
:
AMPLITUDE
MULTIPLIER
Χ
1
FR
E
QUENCY
V
ARIABLE
M
idrange
FREQUENCY
R
ANGE
(MHz)
R
EF
-
.05
OUTPUT
AMPLITUDE
5
.0
Intensity,
F
ocus
Set
for
well-defined
trace
and
normal
brightness
.
V
olts/Div
V
ariable
+
Input
--Input
B
andwidth
Limit
Time/Div
V
ariable
Triggering
-t
-Slope
M
o
d
e
Coupling
Source
P
osition
REV
.
Β
,
OCT
197
7
SG
503
Oscilloscope
Differential
Comparator
Time
B
ase
Plug-in
.1
V
fully
clockwise
(cal)
ac
ac
5
MHz
.2
ms
(cal
in)
selected
Ρ
-
Ρ
Auto
ac
h
f
r
ej
Ext
Set so
trace
starts
at
left
si
d
e
of
graticule
.
M
agnifier
Χ
1
P
E
RF
Specification
and
P
erfor
m
a
n
ce
Check---SG
503
R
ί
VIANC
E
CHEC
K
PROCEDURE
ΝΟΤΕ
The
SG
503
m
u
st
be
terminated
into
an
accu
r
ate
50-
o
h
m
load
fo
r
all
c
h
ec
k
s
.
M
easure
t
h
e 50-oh
m
termination
to
determine
p
ercent
of
error
.
Α
2
ο/
ο
error
in
t
he
termination
(1
oh
m)
will
cause
amplitude
e
r
rors of
1
ο/ο
.
F
or
exam
p
le,
α 51-o
h
m
termination
ca
u
ses an
amplitude
erro
r
t
h
at
is
1
ο
/ο
h
ig
h
at
50
k
ilo
h
ertz
.
1
.
Check
Reference
Amplitude
Accuracy
at
0
.05
megahertz
.
α
.
Connect
a
1
k
ilohertz,
5
volt
square-wave
signal
from
the
calibration
generator,
through
α
bnc
tee
connector,
to
the
-i-
input
of
the
differential
comparator,
using α
42-inch
cable
.
Connect
α
42-inch
cable
from
the
tee
connector
to
the
time-base
unit
external
trigger
input
.
b
.
Connect
the
precision
50-ohm
cable
(supplie
d
with
SG
503)
to
the
SG
503
OUTPUT
connector
.
c
.
Connect
α
50-ohm
termination
to
the
remaining
end
of
the
p
recision
50-ohm
cable
;
connect
the
other
end
of
the
50-ohm
termination
to
the
---
input
of
the
d
ifferential
com
p
arator
.
d
.
Set
t
h
e
time-base
triggering
controls
for
α
stable
display
;
α
crt
d
isplay
similar
to
F
ig
.
2-1
is
obtained
.
e
.
Chec
k
---that
the
corners
of
the
idealized
waveform
are
aligned as
illustrated
in
F
ig
.
2-1,
within
1
.5
vertical
divisions
.
Disregard
waveform
tilt
.
F
ig
.
2-1
.
R
epresentation
of
complex
waveform
(idealized)
with
5
volt
reference
amplitude
at
0
.05
MHz,
properly
set
.
2-5
S
p
ecification
a
n
d
P
e
r
fo
r
m
a
n
ce
C
h
eck
--SG
503
f
.
Set
t
he
SG
503
OU
TP
UT
A
MPL
IT
U
DE
co
n
trol
to
0
.5
;
set
t
he
calibratio
n
generator
for
α 0
.5 volt,
1
k
ilo
h
ertz
s
q
uare-wave
signal
.
g
.
Set
t
h
e
differe
n
tial-com
p
arator
d
eflection
factor
for
10
m
V
/div
.
h
.
C
heck
---t
h
at
t
h
e
waveform
is
similar
as
ill
u
strate
d
i
n
Fig
.
2-2,
(wit
h
in
1
.5
vertical
divisio
n
s)
.
i .
Disco
nnect
all
ca b
les
.
F
ig
.
2-2
.
Display
of
com
p
lex
waveform
(idealized)
wit
h
0
.5
volt
r
efere
n
ce
am
p
litu
d
e
of
0
.05
MHz,
pr
o
p
erly
set
.
2
.
C
h
ec
k
H
ar
m
o
n
ic
Su
pp
ression
and
L
eveling
α
.
Co
nn
ect
t
h
e
SG
503
outp
u
t
to
t h
espectru
m
a
n
al
yz
er
input,
usi
ng
t
he
p
recision
50-oh
m
cable
(sup
p
lie
d
wit
h
SG
503)
.
b
.
Set
t
h
e
SG
503
O
UT
P
UT
A
MPL
IT
U
DE
control
to
5
.5
and
t
h
e
A
MPL
IT
U
DE
MUL
TI
PL
IER
switc
h
to
t
h
e
Χ
1
p
ositio
n
.
c
.
Set
t
h
e
SG
503
FR
EQ
UEN
CY
R
ANG
E
(MHz)
switch
to
t
he
100-250
ra
n
ge
.
d
.
P
ositio
n
t
h
e
fu
n
da
m
ental
dis
p
lay
to
t
h
e
to
p
graticule
line
wit
h
t
h
e
spectrum
analyzer
position
con
trol
.
See
Fig
.
2-3
for
refere
n
ce
.
2-6
Fig
.
2-3
.
Dis
p
lay
of
100
MH
z
sig
n
al
a
nd ha
r
mo
n
ics
.
NO
Ϊ
'
Ε
It
will
be
necessary
to
c
h
ange
t
h
e
spectrum
an
alyzer
input
attenuation
(sensitivity)
to
maintain a
reasonable
display
on
screen,
wit
h
harmonics
above
t
h
e
baseline
noise
level
and
within
t
h
e
g
r
at
ί
cule
area
.
e
.
Slowly
a
dju
st
t
he
SG
503
F
RE
Q
UEN
CY
VAR
IA
BLE
control
over
its
en
tire
ra
nge
an
d check
t
h
at
t
h
e
vertical
dista
n
ce
(su
pp
ression)
between
t
h
e
to
p
of
t
he
fu
n
dame
n
-
tal
and
seco
n
d
h
armo
n
ic
display
is
at
least
3
.5
divisio
n
s
;
t
he
to
ps
of
t
he
remaining
h
armo
n
ics
are
separated
at
least
4
.0
d
ivisio
n
s
.
(Ad
j
ust
t
he
s
p
ectr
u
m
analyzer
F
re
q
ue
ncy
Span/Div
control
as
necessary
to
main
tai
n
t
he h
armonic
d
isplay
on
scree
n
.)
See
Fig
.
2-3
.
f
.
Set
t
he
SG
503
F
REQ
U
E
N
CY
R
A
N
G
E
(
MH
z)
switc
h
to
t h
e 50-100
range
.
g
.
R
epeat
part
e
of
t
h
is
ste
p
for
t
he
remaining
frequency
ra
n
ges,
usi
ng
Table
2-5
as
reference
.
(Supp
ressio
n
limit
of
45
decibels
down
corres
po
nd
s
to
4
.5
d
ivisions
on
t
h
e
dis
p
lay
.)
ΝΟΤΕ
All
coil
a
dj
ustments
h
ave
been
a
dj
usted
fo
r
mi
ηί
mum
harmonic
amplitude
at
t
h
e h
ig
h
end
of
t
he
associated
r
a
n
ge
(wo
r
st
case
h
armonic
conditions)
.
C
h
eck
th
at
t
h
e outp
u
t
remains
levele
d
(display
will
blink
if
unlevele
d
condition
occurs)
as
t
h
e
SG
503
FREQ
UEN
CY
V
AR
IA
BLE
control
is
slowly
rotate
d
over
its
associate
d
f
r
eque
n
cy
range
.
REV
.
Α
,
A
PR
.
197
8
SG
503
FREQU
E
NCY
(RANGE
(MHz)
100-250
50-100
25-50
10-25
5-10
2
.5-5
1-2
.5
_
.25-
.5
R
EF~
.05
REV
.
Α
,
A
PR
.
1978
Table
2-5
SG
503__
_
__
FR
E
Q
U
E
N
CY
V
ARIABLE
Typical
Displayed
Count
(Frequency
97
.5-260
.240-_
.5_20
_
.
.,
Ο
49-
.051
vary
slightly
b
etween
instruments
.
Typical H
armonic
Suppression
(2nd
and
all
h
igher
harmonics,
relative
to
fund
amental)
>,40
dB
down
,>
40
dB
d
own
.
.
._
:
._
_-
>40
dB
dowc
-_
.
,>45
dB
down
>-45
dBdown
_>45
dBdown
>45
dB
down
_>45
dBdown
_>45
dBdown
~
__
._
._~45
-
dBdown
-
._~-
'The
minimum
and
maximum
displayed
count
on
each
range
will
h
.
Disconnect
the
cable
from
the
spectrum
analyzer
.
3
.
Check
F
latness
(Peak-to-Peak
A
m
plitude
R
egulation)
α
.
Set
the
SG
503
controls
as
follows
:
FREQUENCY
R
ANGE
(MHz)
switch
to
REF
-
.05
position,
and
t
he
AMPLITUDE
MULTIPLI
E
R
switch
to
Χ
1
.
b
.
Connect
α 2
.4
megohm,
5
ο
/
ο
resistor
across
the
digital
voltmeter
floating
input terminals
.
Connect
the
SG
503
via
b
nc
female-to-GR
a
dapte
r
to
the
input
of
the
peak-to-peak
detector
.
U
se
two
bnc
to
banana-plug-jack
patch
cords
to
connect
the output
of
the
p
eak-to-peak
detector
to
the
floating
input
terminals
on
the
digital
voltmeter
;
maintain
correct
polarity,
HI to
+
and
LO
to
-
.
Set the d
igital
voltmeter
to
the
20
volts
do
range
.
c
.
Slowly
adjust
the
SG
503
OUTPUT
AMPLITUDE
V
OLTS
Ρ
-
Ρ
control
until
the
digital
voltmeter
display
indicates
χ
_
.000
.
Output
amplitude from
the
SG
503
should
be
about
1
.1
to
1
.2
volts
;
this
establishes
α Ο
.
Οο
/
ο
reference
setting
at
.050
megahertz
.
d
.
Slowly
adjust
the
SG
503
FREQUENCY
V
ARIABLE
control
over
its
entire
range
at
each
of
the
frequency
range
positions
of
the
FREQUENCY
R
ANGE
(MHz)
switch
.
S
pecification
and
Performance
Check-SG
503
e
.
Check-the
flatness
d
eviation
from
0
.25
megahertz
to
50 megahertz,
must
be
within
1 ο/
ο
of
the
value
at
.050
megahertz
.
The
total
percentage
deviation
calculation
must
includethe
digital
voltmeter
reading
andthe
calibra
tionfactor
of
th
e
p
ea
k
-to-pea
k
d
etector
.
F
or
example,
α
reading
of
- χ -
.008
volt
on
the d
igital
voltmeter
is
equivalent
to
+0
.8
ο/ο
deviation
.
Ap
p
lying
α
correction
factor
of
-0
.3
ο/
ο
results
in
α
total
p
ercentage
deviation
of
40
.5
ο/ο
.
f
.
Check--the
flatness
d
eviation
from
50
megahertz
to
100
megahertz,
must
be
within
1
ο/ο
of
the value
at
.050
megahertz
.
The
same
calculation
must
be
considered
for
this
d
eviation
reading as
described
in
part
e
of
this
step
.
ΝΟΤΕ
Α
1
ο / ο
total
p
ercentage
d
eviation
ensures
f
latness
specification
w
h
en
t
h
e
SG
503
is
operating
at
the
X
.
1
and
Χ
.01
A
MPL
ITU
D
E
MUL
TI
PL
I
ER
switc
h
positions
.
g
.
Check----the
flatness
deviation
fro
m
100
megahertz
to
250
megahert
z
,
must
be
within
3
ο/ο
of
the
value
at
.050
megahertz
.
The
same
calculation
must
be
considered
for
this
d
eviation
reading as
d
escribed
in
part
e
and
f
of this
step
.
h
.
To
check
t
he
flatness
d
eviation
at
α
h
igher
voltage
output
from
the
SG
503,
insert
two
2
Χ
attenuators
between
the
SG
503 cable
and
t
he
p
eak-to-
p
eak
detector
.
R
epeat
p
art
c
of
this
step
to
obtain
another0
.0%
reference
reading
of
about
4
.7
volts
outp
ut
from
the
SG
503
.
i
.
After
obtaining
the
new
Ο
.
Οο
/ο
reference
indication
on
the
digital
voltmeter,
r
epeat
p
arts
e
and
f
of
this
step
to
check
flatness
d
eviation
for
about
4
.7
volts
output
from
the
SG
503
.
Tolerance
limits
are
the
same
as
in
parts
e an
d
f
of
this
step
.
j
.
Disconnect
all
cables
fro
m
t
he
SG
503
.
This
completes
the
P
erformance
Check
procedure
of
the
SG
503
L
eveled
Sine
W
ave
Generator
.
2-7
I
n
t r
od
uction
T
h
is
ad
ju
stme
n
t
proce
dure
is
to
be
used
to
restore
t
he
SG
503
to
origi
n
al
p
erforma
nce sp
ecifications
.
A
dj
ust-
me
n
t
nee
d notb
e
p
erfo
r
me
d
unless
t
he
instrume
n
t
fails
to
meet
t
he
P
erforma
nce
R
eq
uireme
n
ts
of
t
h
e
Electrical
C
h
a
r
acte
r
istics
listed
i
n
t
heS
p
ecification
section,
or
t
he
P
e
r
formance
C
h
ec
k
ca
nn
ot
be
com
p
lete
d
satisfactorily
.
Com
p
letion
of
all
ad
j
ustme
n
t
ste
ps
in
t
h
is
proce
d
ure
e
nsu
r
es
t
h
at
t
he
i
n
str
u
me
n
t
will
meet
t
h
e
performa
nce
re
q
uireme
n
ts
liste
d
i
n
t
h
e
Specification
section
.
H
owever,
to
fully
ensure
satisfacto
r
y
performance,
it
is
recommend-
e
d
t
h
at
t
he
P
erforma
n
ce
C
hec
k be
perfor
m
ed
after
any
a
dj
ustment
is
made
.
Services
Available
Te
k
tro
n
ix,
I
nc
.
p
rovides
co
m
p
lete
i
n
str
u
me
n
t
re
p
air
a
nd ad
j
ustme
n
t
at
local
F
iel
d
Service
Centers
a
nd
at
t
he
F
acto
r
y
Service
Cente
r
.
Contact
your
local
Te
k
tro
n
ix
F
ield
Office
or
re
p
resentative
for
furt
h
er
informatio
n
.
Desc
r
i
p
tion
Oscillosco
pe
Digital
V
oltmeter
P
owe
r
M
o
d
ule
_
Calibration
Ge
n
erator
Spectru
m
Analyzer
P
e
r
forma
n
ce
B
a
ndwid
t
h
,
dc
to
100
MHz
;
minimum
d
eflection
factor,
1
m
V
/
d
iv
;
sweep
rate,
10
ms/
d
iv
to
1
μ
s/div
;
acc
u
racy,
ωι
t
h
1
η
3%
ο
.
A
mp
litu
d
e
calibration,
50
mV
to
5
V
;
accuracy,
±0
.25%
i
n
to
1
ΜΩ
;
out
put,
square
wave
at
a
pprox-
imately
1
kH
z
.
R
an
ge,
100
kH
z
to
300
MH
z
;
calibrate
d
levels
i
n
deca
d
e
steps
from
--45
db
to
-35
db
;
im
p
edance,
50
Ω
;
acc
u
racy,
li
near
___
.
._
.
.
. . . .
:
__display,
within
10%
ο
. ;
'
Re
qu
ires
TM
500-Se
r
ies
P
owe
r
M
o
du
le
.
REV
.
C,
ΜΑΥ
,
197
8
Ta
b
le
3-1
Test
E
qui
p
m
ent
R
eq
uired
T
he
test
e
q
ui
p
me
n
t
listed
in
Ta
b
le
3-1,
or eq
uivalent,
is
require
d
fo
r
a
dj
ustment
of
t
h
e
SG
503
.
Sp
ecifications
given
for
t
he
test
equi
p
ment
are
t
h
e
minim
u
m
necessary
for
acc
u
rate
a
dj
ustment
and
meas
u
reme
n
t
.
All
test
e
qu
i
p-
ment
is
assume
d
to
be
cor
r
ectly
cali
b
rate
d
and op
erati
ng
wit
h
in
specificatio
n
.
If
ot
h
er
test
eq
ui
p
me
n
t
is
substituted,
co
n
trol
settings
or
calibration
setu
p
may
n
eed
to
be
altere
d
to
meet
t h
e
re
qu irements
of
t
h
ee
qu
i
p
ment
used
.
Α
flexible
plug-in
exte
n
der,
Te
k
tronix
P
art
No
.
067-
0645-02,
is
useful for
tro
u
bles
h
ooti
ng
or
ad
ju
sting
t
he
SG
503
;
however,
t
he
complete
A
d
j
ustment
P
roced
u
re
can
be
performe
d
wit
h
ou
t
use
of
t
he exten
d
er
.
L
IST
OF
TEST
E
Q
U
I
PMEN
T
R
E
QU
I
R
E
M
EN
TS
Sectio
n
3-SG
503
t
Used
throughout
p
roced
-
ΤΕΚΤ
R
ΟΝΙΧ
7603,
7A1
3,
71370
ure
to
p
rovi
d
e
d
isplay
.
Ι
Oscillosco
pe
System
.
V
oltage
meas
u
re
ι
n
e
n
ts
.
TEKTRONIX
D
M
501
Digital
Output
voltage
flat
n
ess
M
ultimeter
.'
check
.
^
ΑΙ
Ι
tests
.
TEKTRONIX
TM
503
ο
r
ΤΜ
504
.
Am
p
litu
de Set ch
ec
k
an
d
TEKTRONIX
P
G
506
Cali
b
ratio
n
ad
ju
stme
n
t
.
~
Ge
n
erator
.'
Bu
ffer
Distortion,
H
armo
η
-
TEKTRONIX
71-12
Spectru
m
is
Supp
ressio
n
ch
eck
.
~
A
n
alyzer
.
A
dj
ustme
n
t--SG
503
Description
Peak-to-Peak Detector
Autotran
sformer
wit
h
ac
voltmeter
Coaxial
cable
P
atc
h cord
(2 re
q
uire
d
)
Coaxial
cable
(2 re
qu
ired)
Atte
n
uator,
2
Χ
(2
re
q
uire
d
)
Tee
connector
Ada
p
ter
Termi
n
atio
n
R
esistor
Screwdriver
Alig
n
me
n
t
tool
Alignme
n
t
tool
3-2
LIST
OF
TEST
EQ
U
IP
M
E
N
T
R
E
QU
I
R
E
M
EN
TS
P
erfo
r
mance
R
equire
m
e
n
ts
F
requency
r
an
ge,
50
Hz
to
500
MHz
;
re
q
uires
1
.2
V
ρ
-
ρ
input
voltage
.
Im peda
n
ce,
50
Ω
;
le
n
gt
h
,
36
inc
h
es
;
connectors, bnc
;
(
p
recisio
n
coaxial
cable)
.
B
nc
to
bana
n
a-
p
lug-
j
ac
k
,
18
i
nch
.
Imp
eda
n
ce,
50
Ω
;
le
n
gt
h
,
42
i
n
c
hes
;
connectors,
bnc
.
Im p
ed
a
n
ce,
50
Ω
;
co
n
-
n
ectors,
bnc
.
Co
nn
ectors,
b
n
c
.
G
R
to
bnc
fe
m
ale
.
Im
p
edance,
50
Ω
co
n
-
n
ectors,
b
n
c
.
F
ixed,
2
.4
ΜΩ
,
1/2
W,
5
ο/ο
.
T
h
ree-inc
h
sh
aft,
3/32
inc
h
b
it
.
F
its
5/64-inc
h
(ID)
h
ex
cores
.
F
ive-i
n
c
h
,
for
slotte
d cores
.
Table
3-1 (cont)
A
p
plication
O
u
tput
voltage
flat
ness
check
.
Capable
of
su p
p
lyi
ng
an
o
u
t-
put voltage
from
90
to
132
V,
ac
;
120
watts
of
p
ower
at
t
he
u
pper
limit
.
P
ower
su pp
ly
check
.
P
rovides
sig
n
al
intercon-
n
ectio
n
.
P
rovi
des
signal
i
n
tercon-
n
ectio
n
.
R
eference
amplitude
ch
ec
k
.
-
--
-----
---------
--
Out
p
ut
voltage
flatness
------ -
-
-
----
Out
p
ut
voltage
flatness
U
se
d
to
a
dju
st
coils
i
n
h
armo
n
ic
s
up
pressio
n
check
.
------
------
U
sed
to
ad
j
ust
coils
i
n
h
ar
m
onic
su
pp
ressio
n
E
xam
p
le
Te
k
tronix
067-0625-00
Calibration
F
ixture
.
Gene
r
al
R
adio
W
10
M
TR3
W
V
ariac
Autotran
sformer
.
Te
k
t
r
o
n
ix
P
art
No
.
012-0482-00
(su
p
plie
d
wit
h
SG
503)
.
Te
k
tro
n
ix
P
art
No
.
012-0090-00
(blac
k
)
012-0091-00
(re
d
)
Te
k
tro
n
ix
P
art
No
.
011-0069-02
.
Te
k
tro
n
ix
P
art
No
.
103-0030-00
.
Te
k
t
r
o
n
ix
P
art
No
.
017-0063-00
.
Te
k
tronix
P
art
No
.
01
1-0049-01
.
T
ek
tronix
P
art
No
.
301-0245-00
.
------
------
-----------
-
Xcelite
R
-3323
.
Te
k
tronix
P
art
No
.
003-0307-00
(
h
andle)
003-0310-00
(i
n
sert)
REV
.
C,
OCT
197
7
Pr
epa
r
ation
α
.
R
emove
t
he
left
a
nd
rig
h
t
si
d
e
covers
of
t
h
e
SG
503
to
gai
n
access
to
t
h
e
component
side
of
t
h
e
circuit
boards
.
Pull
t
he
rear
en d
of
t
he
si
d
e
cover
outward
from
t
he
side
of
t
he
i
n
str
u
ment
(t
h
e
coversnaps
into
place)
.
b
. I
n
stall
t
h
e
SG
503
into
t
he
left
p
ower
m
od
ule
com
p
a
r
tme
n
t,
or
if
a
pp
ro
p
riate,
co
nnect
t
he
SG
503
to
t
h
e
p
ower
mo
d
ule
b
y
means
of
t
h
e
flexi
b
le
plug-in
exten
d
er
.
c
.
Set
t
h
e
power
mod
u
le
for
t
he
li
ne voltage
to
be
a
p
p
lied
(see
p
ower
mo
d
ule
ma
n
ual)
and co
nn
ect
it
to
t
h
e
varia
b
le
autot
r
ansfo
r
mer
;
connect
t
he
autotra
n
sformer
to
t
h
e
line
voltage
sou
r
ce
.
Be
sure
t
h
at
t
he p
ower
switc
h
is
off
.
d
.
I
n
stall
t
he
TM
500-series
eq
ui
p
ment,
i
n
clu
d
i
n
g
t
h
e
SG
503
into
t
h
e
p
ower
mo
d
ule
.
e
.
Co
n
nect
all
test
eq
ui
p
ment
to
α
suitable
li
n
e
voltage
sou
r
ce
.
f
.
'Turn
on
all
test
eq
ui
p
me
n
t
and
allow
at
least
20
minutes
for
t
he eq
ui
p
ment
to
warm
up
an
d
stabilize
.
I
n
itial
Control
Settings
Set
t
he
followi
ng
co
n
trols
during
warm-up
time
:
SG
503
AM
PL
IT
U
D
E
MUL
TI
PL
I
ER
Χ
1
FREQ
U
E
N
CY
V
A
R
IA
BLE
M
i
d
range
F
R
E
QU
E
N
CY
R
ANG
E
(MHz)
REF
-
.05
O
U
T
PU
T
A
MPL
IT
U
DE
5
.0
Oscillosco
pe
Inte
n
sity,
F
ocus
Set
fo
r
well-defined
trace
an
d
n
ormal
brig
h
t
ness
.
Differe
n
tial
Comparator
V
olts/
d
iv
.1
V
V
ariable
fully
cloc
k
wise
(cal)
+Inpu
t
ac
-Input
ac
B
an
dwid
t
h L
imit
5
MHz
Time
Base
Plug-in
Time/Div
.2
ms
V
ariable
(cal
i
n
)
Triggeri
n
g
-i-Slo
pe
selected
M
ode
Ρ
-
Ρ
Auto
Cou
p
ling
ac h
f
re
j
Source
E
xt
P
ositio
n
Set
so
trace
starts
at
left
side of
graticule
.
M
ag n
ifier
Χ
1
The
SG
503
must
be
terminated
into
an
accu
r
ate
50-
o
h
m
loa
d
fo
r
all
c
h
ec
k
s and
adj
ustme
n
ts
.
M
easure
t
h
e
50-oh
m
termination
to
determine
percent
of
e
rr
o
r
.
Α
2
ο/ο
e
rr
o
r
in
termination
(1
o
h
m)
will
cause
am
p
litu
d
e
e
r
rors of
1 ο/ο
.
Fo
r
example,
α
51-o
h
m
termination
ca
u
ses an
amplit
u
de e
rr
o
r
t
h
at
is
1
ο
/ο
high
at
50 k
ilo
h
ertz
.
Ad
ju
stment--SG
503
ADJUSTMENT
PROCEDUR
ΝΟΤΕ
71-12
Spectrum
Analyzer
F
re
quen
cy
Ce
n
ter
selected
Coa
r
se
0000
F
i
n
e
midrange
10
dB
/
d
iv
selecte
d
Triggering
Ρ
-
Ρ
auto
selected
F
ree
R
un
selected
L
evel
midra
n
ge
Slope
-i-
RF
d
B
50
(on
knob)
R
efe
r
ence
level
20
V
ariable
CA
L
(ccw)
Time/Div
S
PE
CT
RUM
V
ariable
i
n
B
ase
L
i
ne
Cli
pp
er
ccw
H
oriz
P
os mi
d
ra
n
ge
V
ideo
F
ilters
30
kH
z
V
i
d
eo
Processor not
selected
AutoPh
ase
L
oc
ked
on
(up)
F
re
qSpa
n
/Div
100
MHz
Hz
R
esolutio
n 3
MHz
(3M)
V
aria
b
le
Cal
V
e
r
t
P
os
midrange
Adjustment---SG
503
σ
υ
υ
1
.
A
d
just
-
α
-22
V
olt
Power
Supply
e
.
Disconnect
the d
igital
voltmeter
.
υc
υσυο
+5
.2
ν
T
E
ST
POINT
F
_
α
.
Connect
the
digital
voltmeter
between
the
--22
V
test
point
on
the
M
ain
circuit
board,
and
chassis
ground
.
See
F
ig
.
3-1 for
voltage
test
p
oint
location
.
b
.
Check-for
α
meter
reading
of --22
volts,
+50
millivolts
.
c
.
Adjust---
---22
V
adj,
R
694,
for
α
meter
r
eading
of
---22
volts
.
See
Fig
.
3-1 for
ad
justme
n
t
location
.
d
.
A
d
just
the
autotransformer
output voltage
from
the
low
limit
to
the
h
igh
limit
as
indicated
i
n
Table
3-2
.
M
eter
r
eading
should not
vary
more
than
±-50
millivolts
.
R
eturn
the
autotransformer
to
the
nominal
line
voltage
setting
.
-22
V
T
EST
POI
NT
R
694
--22
V
AD
J
Fig
.
3-1
.
L
ocation
of
test
p
oints,
L
100,
and
--
β
2
volt
adjustment
.
L
90
V
ac
to
110
Vac
Μ
99
V
ac
to
121
V
ac
108
V
ac
to
132
V
ac
Line F
use
Data
1
.6
Α
slow-blow
2
.
Check
+5
.2
V
olt
Supply
Table
3-2
c
01
3
-
Φ
=_ _=1
αΙ
Ι
=
ΙΙ
ΙΦ
-1
P
OWER
M
ODULE
UNIVERSAL
T
RANSFOR
M
ER
Line
R
egulating
R
anges
Selector
Block
Position
110-Volts
N
ominal
220-Volts
N
ominal
180
V
ac
to
220
V
ac
-
198
V
ac
to
242
V
ac
.
216
V
ac
t_
0264
V
ac
_
0
.8
A
.
slow-blow
_
.-
α
.
Connect
the
d
igital
voltmeter
between
t
he
+5
.2
V
test
point
on the
M
ain
circuit
board,
and
c
hassis
ground
.
See
F
ig
.
3-1
for
voltage
test
point
location
.
b
.
Check--for
meter
reading
of
-+5
.0
to
+5
.4
volts
.
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