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Safety Summary
When you notice any of the unusual conditions listed below, immediately
terminate operation and disconnect the power cable.
Contact your local Agilent Technologies sales representative or
authorized service company for repair of the instrument. If you continue
to operate without repairing the instrument, there is a potential fire or
shock hazard for the operator.

n Instrument operates abnormally.
n Instrument emits abnormal noise, smell, smoke or a spark-like light
during the operation.
n Instrument generates high temperature or electrical shock during
operation.
n Power cable, plug, or receptacle on instrument is damaged.
n Foreign substance or liquid has fallen into the instrument.
Caution
Do not apply DC voltage or current to the UNKNOWN terminals. Do
not apply External DC bias voltage more than +2.5V. Doing so will
damage the 4263B. Before you measure a capacitor, be sure the capacitor
is fully discharged.

4263B
Agilent 4263B LCR Meter
Operation Manual
SERIAL NUMBERS
This manual applies directly to instruments which has
the serial number prex JP1KD, or rmware revision 1.0.
For additional important information about serial
numbers, read \Serial Number" in Appendix A.

Agilent Part No. 04263-90050
Printed in JAPAN March 2003
Sixth Edition
Notice
The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.
This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. All rights are
reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another
language without the prior written consent of the Agilent Technologies.
Agilent Technologies Japan, Ltd.
Component Test PGU-Kobe
1-3-2, Murotani, Nishi-ku, Kobe-shi,
Hyogo, 651-2241 Japan

Copyright 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 Agilent Technologies Japan, Ltd.
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Manual Printing History
February 1996 : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : First Edition (part number: 04263-90010)
June 1998 : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Second Edition (part number: 04263-90020)
January 2000 : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Third Edition (part number: 04263-90020)
December 2000 : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Fourth Edition (part number: 04263-90030)
September 2002 : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Fifth Edition (part number: 04263-90030)
March 2003 : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Sixth Edition (part number: 04263-90050)

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Safety Summary
The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation,
service, and repair of this instrument. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specic
WARNINGS elsewhere in this manual may impair the protection provided by the equipment.
In addition it violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the
instrument.
The Agilent Technologies assumes no liability for the customer's failure to comply with these
requirements.
Note 4263B complies with INSTALLATION CATEGORY II and POLLUTION DEGREE 2
in IEC1010-1. 4263B is INDOOR USE product.

Ground The Instrument
To avoid electric shock hazard, the instrument chassis and cabinet must be connected to a
safety earth ground by the supplied power cable with earth blade.

DO NOT Operate In An Explosive Atmosphere
Do not operate the instrument in the presence of ammable gasses or fumes. Operation of any
electrical instrument in such an environment constitutes a denite safety hazard.

Keep Away From Live Circuits
Operating personnel must not remove instrument covers. Component replacement and internal
adjustments must be made by qualied maintenance personnel. Do not replace components
with the power cable connected. Under certain conditions, dangerous voltages may exist even
with the power cable removed. To avoid injuries, always disconnect power and discharge
circuits before touching them.

DO NOT Service Or Adjust Alone
Do not attempt internal service or adjustment unless another person, capable of rendering rst
aid and resuscitation, is present.

DO NOT Substitute Parts Or Modify Instrument
Because of the danger of introducing additional hazards, do not install substitute parts or
perform unauthorized modications to the instrument. Return the instrument to a Agilent
Technologies Sales and Service Oce for service and repair to ensure that safety features are
maintained.

Dangerous Procedure Warnings
Warnings , such as the example below, precede potentially dangerous procedures throughout
this manual. Instructions contained in the warnings must be followed.
Warning Dangerous voltages, capable of causing death, are present in this
instrument. Use extreme caution when handling, testing, and adjusting
this instrument.

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Certication
Agilent Technologies certies that this product met its published specications at the time
of shipment from the factory. Agilent Technologies further certies that its calibration
measurements are traceable to the United States National Institute of Standards and
Technology, to the extent allowed by the Institution's calibration facility, or to the calibration
facilities of other International Standards Organization members.

Warranty
This Agilent Technologies instrument product is warranted against defects in material and
workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, except that in the case of
certain components listed in General Information of this manual, the warranty shall be for the
specied period. During the warranty period, Agilent Technologies will, at its option, either
repair or replace products that prove to be defective.
For warranty service or repair, this product must be returned to a service facility designated by
Agilent Technologies. Buyer shall prepay shipping charges to Agilent Technologies and Agilent
Technologies shall pay shipping charges to return the product to Buyer. However, Buyer shall
pay all shipping charges, duties, and taxes for products returned to Agilent Technologies from
another country.
Agilent Technologies warrants that its software and rmware designated by Agilent
Technologies for use with an instrument will execute its programming instruction when
property installed on that instrument. Agilent Technologies does not warrant that the operation
of the instrument, or software, or rmware will be uninterrupted or error free.

Limitation Of Warranty
The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from improper or inadequate
maintenance by Buyer, Buyer-supplied software or interfacing, unauthorized modication or
misuse, operation outside the environmental specications for the product, or improper site
preparation or maintenance.
No other warranty is expressed or implied. Agilent Technologies specically disclaims the
implied warranties of merchantability and tness for a particular purpose.

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Exclusive Remedies
The remedies provided herein are buyer's sole and exclusive remedies. Agilent Technologies
shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages,
whether based on contract, tort, or any other legal theory.

Assistance
Product maintenance agreements and other customer assistance agreements are available for
Agilent Technologies products.
For any assistance, contact your nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service Oce.
Addresses are provided at the back of this manual.

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Safety Symbols
General denitions of safety symbols used on equipment or in manuals are listed below.
Instruction manual symbol: the product is marked with this symbol when it is
necessary for the user to refer to the instruction manual.
Alternating current.
Direct current.
On (Supply).
O (Supply).
Frame or chassis terminal

This Warning sign denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a procedure, practice,
condition or the like, which, if not correctly performed or adhered to, could
result in injury or death to personnel.
This Caution sign denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a procedure, practice,
condition or the like, which, if not correctly performed or adhered to, could
result in damage to or destruction of part or all of the product.
Note denotes important information. It calls attention to a procedure,
practice, condition or the like, which is essential to highlight.

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Herstellerbescheinigung
GERXSCHEMISSION
LpA < 70 dB
am Arbeitsplatz
normaler Betrieb
nach DIN 45635 T. 19

Manufacturer's Declaration
ACOUSTIC NOISE EMISSION
LpA < 70 dB
operator position
normal operation
per ISO 7779

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Contents of this Manual
Chapter 1
Provides the product overview and basic measurement procedure. First time users of the
4263B should read this chapter rst.

Chapter 2
Shows how to operate the 4263B from its front panel. Please refer to this chapter when you
wish to learn about operations using the front panel keys.

Chapter 3
Describes all functions of this instrument. Please refer to this chapter when you wish to learn
about the functions of the front and rear panel keys and terminals.

Chapter 4
Shows how to remotely operate the 4263B. Please refer to this chapter when you wish to learn
about the procedures for remotely operating the 4263B via the GPIB.

Chapter 5
Contains complete information on remotely operating the 4263B via the GPIB. Please refer to
this chapter when you wish to learn about the GPIB's commands, status reporting mechanism,
trigger system, and data transmission format.

Chapter 6
Provides a measurement example using the 4263B.

Chapter 7
Provides information for eective operations.

Chapter 8
Provides specications, reference data, and other general information.

Chapter 9
Describes how to verify the specications.

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Appendix A
Contains information on using the 4263Bs which were manufactured before this manual was
printed.

Appendix B
Contains information which is required for using the handler interface. Before using the
handler interface, please read this appendix and set the handler interface input/output signal.

Appendix C
Contains the summary of operations, when the 4263B detects OVLD (Overload), or N.C.
(No-Contact).

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Contents
1. Getting Started
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Accessories Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Options Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Guided Tour of Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Incoming Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Providing clearance to dissipate heat at installation site . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Instruction for Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Preparation for Turning On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Setting the Line Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Turning On the 4263B and Setting the Line Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Using the Front-Panel Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Direct Execution Type Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Toggle Type Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Selection Type Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Value Setup Type Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Numeric Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Minimum and Maximum Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Up/Right, Down/Left Arrow Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Back Space Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Connecting a Test Fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Resetting the 4263B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Selecting the Measurement Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Setting the Test Signal Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Selecting the Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Auto Range mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Hold Range mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Setting the Test Signal Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
Matching the Cable Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
Performing the OPEN Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Performing the SHORT Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
Performing the LOAD Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26

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2. Operating the 4263B
Measurement Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Selecting Measurement Time Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Setting the Averaging Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Setting Trigger Delay Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Setting Contact Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Setting the Beeper Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Setting the Level Monitor Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Triggering a Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Applying the DC Bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Using the Internal DC Bias Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Using an External DC Bias Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Using the Comparator Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Display Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Displaying Deviation Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Setting the Reference Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Selecting the Deviation Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Changing the Measurement Settings Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Setting the Display Digit and Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Locking Out the Front Panel Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Returning the Local Mode (Exiting the Remote Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Setting the GPIB Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Saving and Recalling Instrument Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Printing Measurement Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Testing the 4263B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Performing a Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Testing the Front Panel Keys' Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
If You Have a Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
If the Display is Blank and the 4263B Appears Dead . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
If an Error Message is Displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
If the 4263B does not Accept Any Key Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
3. Function Reference and Technical Information
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
LINE Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Chassis Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
UNKNOWN Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
DC Bias Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Measurement Parameter Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Deviation (1) Mode Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Measurement Time Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Average Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Frequency Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Display Mode Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Measurement Settings Display Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Level Monitor Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Level Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Contents-2
DC Bias Setup Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Auto/Hold Range Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Range Setup Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Trigger Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Trigger Mode Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Delay Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Local Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Address Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Save Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Recall Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Comparator Limit Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Left/Down Arrow Key and Up/Right Arrow Key, . . . . . . . . 3-11
0,1,..,9,1(Point),0(Minus) Keys, ... . . . . . 3-11
Enter Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Shift Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Engineering Units Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Back Space key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Minimum Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Maximum Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Open Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Short Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Load Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Comparator Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Contact Check Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Cable Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Key Lock Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Reset Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Conguration Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
External Trigger Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
External DC Bias Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
LINE Fuse Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
LINE Voltage Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Serial Number Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Power Cord Receptacle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22

Contents-3
Power Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Handler Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Specication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
GPIB Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Technical Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Overall Impedance Measurement Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Transformer Parameters Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Test Current Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Test Current Transient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
4. Remote Operation (To Control from a Computer)
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Input/Output Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Reading the GPIB Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Sending a Remote Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Returning to Local Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Query Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Getting Data from the 4263B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Remote Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
To Set Up the 4263B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
To Reset the 4263B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
To Set the Power Line Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
To Match Cable Length of the Test Fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
To Select the Measurement Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
To Select the Test Signal Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
To Select the Test Signal Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
To Select Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
To Apply a DC Bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
To Perform Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
To Select Measurement Time Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
To Set the Averaging Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
To Set Trigger Delay Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
To Set Beeper Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
To Lock Out the Front Panel Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
To Check Contact Integrity at the Test Fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
To Use the Comparator Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
To Display a Deviation Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
To Wait Until Previously Sent Commands are Completed . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
To Get the Current Instrument Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
To Save and Recall Instrument Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
To Trigger a Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Waiting For Completion Of Measurement (detecting completion of measurement) 4-14
Sample program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Reading Out Measured Result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Reading out measured result using *TRG command . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Reading out measured result using :FETC? command . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
To Retrieve Data Eciently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
To Use a Data Buer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Other Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
To Test the 4263B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
To Report the Instrument's Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
If You Have a Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
If the 4263B Hangs Up When You Send the :ABORt Command . . . . . . . . 4-28

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5. GPIB Reference
GPIB Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Common Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Subsystem Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Concept of Subsystem Command Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Program Message Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Program Message Terminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Subsystem Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Common Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Parameter Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Multiple Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Query and Response Message Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Notations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
ABORt Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
:ABORt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
CALCulate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
:CALCulate1:FORMat f REAL j MLINear j CP j CS j LP j LS g
:CALCulate2:FORMat f IMAGinary j PHASe j D j Q j REAL j LP j RP j INV g 5-11
:CALCulatef1j2g:LIMit:BEEPer:CONDition fFAlLjPASSg . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
:CALCulatef1j2g:LIMit:BEEPer[:STATe] f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g . . . . . . . . . 5-12
:CALCulatef1j2g:LIMit:CLEar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
:CALCulatef1j2g:LIMit:FAIL? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
:CALCulatef1j2g:LIMit:LOWer[:DATA] . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
:CALCulatef1j2g:LIMit:LOWer:STATe f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
:CALCulatef1j2g:LIMit:STATe f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
:CALCulatef1j2g:LIMit:UPPer[:DATA] . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
:CALCulatef1j2g:LIMit:UPPer:STATe f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
:CALCulatef1j2g:MATH:EXPRession:CATalog? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
:CALCulatef1j2g:MATH:EXPRession:NAME f DEV j PCNT g . . . . . . . . 5-14
:CALCulatef1j2g:MATH:STATe f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
:CALCulatef1j2g:PATH? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
:CALCulatef3j4g:MATH:STATe fONjOFFj1j0g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
CALibration Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
:CALibration:CABLe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
DATA Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
:DATA[:DATA] f REF1 j REF2 g, . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
:DATA[:DATA]? f BUF1 j BUF2 g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
:DATA[:DATA]? fIMONjVMONg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
:DATA:FEED f BUF1 j BUF2 g, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
:DATA:FEED:CONTrol f BUF1 j BUF2 g,f ALWays j NEVer g . . . . . . . . 5-18
:DATA:POINts f BUF1 j BUF2 g, . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
DISPlay Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
:DISPlay[:WINDow][:STATe] f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
:DISPlay[:WINDow]:TEXT1:DIGit f3j4j5g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
:DISPlay[:WINDow]:TEXT1:PAGE f1j2g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
:DISPlay[:WINDow]:TEXT2:PAGE f1j2j3j4j5j6g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
FETCh? Query . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
:FETCh? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
FORMat Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
:FORMat[:DATA] fASCiijREAL[,64]g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
INITiate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23

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:INITiate[:IMMediate] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
:lNITiate:CONTinuous fONjOFFj1j0g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
SENSe Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
[:SENSe]:AVERage:COUNt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
[:SENSe]:AVERage[:STATe] f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
[:SENSe]:CORRection:CKIT:STANdard3 , 5-25
[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect[:ACQuire] STANdardf1j2j3g . . . . . . . . . 5-25
[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:METHod f REFL2 j REFL3 g . . . . . . . . 5-26
[:SENSe]:CORRection:DATA? STANdardf1j2j3g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
[:SENSe]:CORRection[:STATe] f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
[:SENSe]:FIMPedance:APERture [MSjS] . . . . . . . . . 5-26
[:SENSe]:FIMPedance:CONTact:VERify f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g . . . . . . . . . 5-26
[:SENSe]:FIMPedance:RANGe:AUTO f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
[:SENSe]:FIMPedance:RANGe[:UPPer]
[MOHMjOHMjKOHMjMAOHM] . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
[:SENSe]:FUNCtion:CONCurrent f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
[:SENSe]:FUNCtion:COUNt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
[:SENSe]:FUNCtion[:ON] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
SOURce Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
:SOURce:FREQuency[:CW] [HZjKHZ] . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
:SOURce:VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] [MVjV] 5-29
:SOURce:VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:OFFSet [MVjV] . . 5-29
:SOURce:VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:OFFSet:SOURce f INTernal j EXTernal g 5-29
:SOURce:VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:OFFSet:STATe f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g . . 5-30
STATus Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
:STATus:OPERation[:EVENt]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
:STATus:OPERation:CONDition? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
:STATus:OPERation:ENABle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
:STATus:PRESet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
:STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
:STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
:STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
SYSTem Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
:SYSTem:BEEPer[:IMMediate] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
:SYSTem:BEEPer:STATe fONjOFFj1j0g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
:SYSTem:ERRor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
:SYSTem:KLOCk fONjOFFj1j0g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
:SYSTem:LFRequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
:SYSTem:PRESet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
:SYSTem:VERSion? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
TRIGger subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
:TRIGger:DELay [MSjS] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
:TRIGger[:IMMediate] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
:TRIGger:SOURce fBUSjEXTernaljINTernaljMANualg . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Common Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
3CLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
3ESE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
3ESE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
3ESR? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
3IDN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
3LRN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
3OPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
3OPC? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
3OPT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
3RCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36

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3RST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
3SAV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
3SRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
3SRE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
3STB? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
3TRG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
3TST? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
3WAI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Status Reporting Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Service Request (SRQ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Status Byte Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Statndard Event Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Standard Operation Status Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Operation Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Questionable Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Trigger System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
4263B Trigger System Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
IDLE State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Initiate State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Trigger Event Detection State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Sequence Operation State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Data Transfer Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
ASCii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
REAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
6. Application Measurement
Measuring Electrolytic Capacitors (Sample Program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Measuring Transformers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Measuring High Inductance Transformers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
7. Impedance Measurement Basics
Characteristics Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Parallel/Series Circuit Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Selecting Circuit Model for Capacitance Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Small Capacitance Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Large Capacitance Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Selecting Circuit Model for Inductance Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Small Inductance Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Large Inductance Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Four-Terminal Pair Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Measurement Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Capacitance to Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Contact Resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Extending Test Leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Using a Guard Plate for Low Capacitance Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Shielding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Contact Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Correction Functions of the 4263B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Standard for the LOAD Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Using a Standard Supplied by a Component Manufacturer . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Using Your Own Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Selecting the LOAD standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Measuring the LOAD reference value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14

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8. Specications
Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Measurement Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Measurement Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Measurement Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Measurement Support Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Supplemental Performance Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
9. Maintenance
Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Performance Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Calculation Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Performance Test Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Calibration Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
How to Set the 4263B for the Performance Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Test Signal Frequency Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Specication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Test Signal Level Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Specication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
DC Bias Level Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Specication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
0 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Specication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
0 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test (Meas. Time Mode: LONG) . 9-11
0 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test (Meas. Time Mode: MED) . . 9-13
0 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test (Meas. Time Mode: SHORT) . 9-14
0 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test (DC Bias: ON) . . . . . . . 9-14
0 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test (Meas. Time Mode: LONG) . . 9-15
0 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test (Meas. Time Mode: MED) . . . 9-16
0 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test (Meas. Time Mode: SHORT) . 9-16
0 m DC Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test (Opt. 001 Only) . . . . . . 9-17
1 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Specication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
1 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
1 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
1 m DC Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test (Opt. 001 Only) . . . . . . 9-21
2 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Specication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
2 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22

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2 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
2 m DC Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test (Opt. 001 Only) . . . . . . 9-25
4 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Specication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
4 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
4 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
4 m DC Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test (Opt. 001 Only) . . . . . . 9-29
Calculation Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Test Signal Frequency Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Test Signal Level Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
DC Bias Level Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Standards' Calibration Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
0 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
1 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
2 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
4 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Performance Test Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Test Signal Frequency Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Test Signal Level Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
DC Bias Level Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
0 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
1 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
2 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
4 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Functional Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Transformer Measurement Functional Test (Opt. 001 Only) . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Handler Interface Functional Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Key Lock Function Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
External Trigger Function Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Handler Interface Output Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Contact Check Functional Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-51
Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-51
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-51
Functional Test Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-53
Transformer Measurement Functional Test (Opt. 001 Only) . . . . . . . . . 9-53
A. Manual Changes
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Manual Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

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B. Handler Interface Installation
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Electrical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Output Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Input Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Handler Interface Board Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Tools and Fasteners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
C. Overload/No-Contact Operations
Messages
Instrument Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Messages-2
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GPIB Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Messages-3
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Index

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Figures
1-1. Power Cable Supplied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
1-2. Voltage Selector and Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
1-3. Connecting a Test Fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
3-1. Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3-2. Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
3-3. Required External Trigger Pulse Specication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
3-4. Pin Assignment of Handler Interface Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
3-5. Timing Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
3-6. Simplied Model of Impedance Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
3-7. Vector Representation of Impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
3-8. Relationship Between Impedance and Admittance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
3-9. Vector Representation of Admittance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
3-10. Relationship between Measurement Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
3-11. Basic Transformer Measurement Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
3-12. Test Signal for DCR Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
3-13. Test Signal Transient in DC Resistance Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
4-1. Simple Program Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4-2. SRQ generation sequence (when measurement nishes) . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
4-3. Detecting the completion of measurement using SRQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
4-4. Reading out the measured result in ASCII transfer format by using the *TRG
command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
4-5. Reading out the measured result in binary transfer format using *TRG command 4-20
4-6. Reading out the measured result in ASCII transfer format using the :FETC?
command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
4-7. Reading out measured result in binary transfer format using :FETC? command 4-24
5-1. Proper Use of the Colon and Semicolon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5-2. Status Reporting Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
5-3. Status Byte Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .