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N1996A-01C S E R V I C E N O T E Supersedes: N1996A-01B
Agilent CSA Spectrum Analyzer, N1996A
Serial Numbers: All
(Refer this Service Note if the A4 Digital IF assembly has not been applied with the Aluminum Foil Taping)
Residual Responses due to Shield Problem on A4 Digital IF Assembly
Parts Required: Part# Description Quantity
8160-1757 10mm* 75mm aluminum foil 18
8160-1756 10mm* 40mm aluminum foil 18
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION SERVICE NOTE CLASSIFICATION:
MODIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION ON SPECIFIED FAILURE STANDARDS LABOR: 3 Hours CATEGORY: [[]] AGREEABLE TIME LOCATION [[]] CUSTOMER INSTALLABLE SERVICE RETURN USED [[]] RETURN CATEGORY: [[]] ON-SITE PARTS: SCRAP INVENTORY: [[]] SCRAP SERVICE CENTER [[]] SEE TEXT [[]] SEE TEXT [[]] CHANNEL PARTNER AVAILABILITY: PRODUCT’S SUPPORT LIFE NO CHARGE AVAILABLE UNTIL: Aug 2012
September 2, 2009 Rev. 15 Page 1 of 7 Page 2 of 7 N1996A-01C
Situation: N1996A spectrum analyzers may exhibit a high-density of residual responses caused by switching power supply signals leaking into the circuitry on the A4 Digital IF (DIF) Assembly.
Follow this procedure to determine if the N1996A exhibits the problem described above:
1 Terminate the analyzer input with a 50 Ohm load.
2 Press Mode, Spectrum Analyzer. 3 Press Mode Preset. 4 Press FREQ, Center Freq, 2681 MHz 5 Press SPAN, 1 MHz 6 Press AMPTD, Ref Level, -70 dBm. 7 Press BW, Res BW, 100 Hz. 8 Press Meas Setup, Avg Mode, Repeat 9 Press Avg Number, 5, Enter 10 Press Trace/Detector, Average 11 Press Single. Wait until the message “Paused. Press Continuous or Single to Continue” appears on the status line at the bottom of the display. 12 Press Peak Search. The marker amplitude reading represents the level of the highest residual response. See Figure 1. Record this marker amplitude value in Table 1 in the Peak Residual Level column of the “As Received” row. 13 If the Peak Residual Level is above -100.0 dBm, the residual responses are too high. Proceed with Solution/Action.
Figure 1: Marker Reading Peak Residual Level
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Table 1: DIF Residual Response Measurement
Condition Peak Residual Level Max Peak Residual
(dBm) Level (dBm)
As Received (from Old Assy) -100.0
After Repair (from Old Assy) -100.0 After New A4 DIF Assy Replacement -100.0
Solution/Action: 1 Remove the analyzer’s outer case as described in the Instrument Outer Case, Removal procedure in the N1996A Service Guide. 2 Remove the analyzer’s board cover as described in the Board Cover, Removal procedure in the N1996A Service Guide. 3 Remove A4 DIF assembly as described in the A4 IF Board, Removal procedure in the N1996A Service Guide. 4 Tape aluminum foil to the 9 large shields (Agilent Part Number: 5022-7816), the details of taping instruction is described as below: Page 4 of 7 N1996A-01C Page 5 of 7 N1996A-01C Page 6 of 7 N1996A-01C Page 7 of 7 N1996A-01C
5 Install the 9 large shields with aluminum to A4 IF Board.
6 Re-install A4 DIF assembly as described in the A4 IF Board, Replacement procedure in the N1996A Service Guide. 7 Replace the board cover as described in the Board Cover, Replacement procedure in the N1996A Service Guide. 8 Replace the outer case as described in the Instrument Outer Case, Replacement procedure in the N1996A Service Guide. 9 Connect the output of the ac adapter to the analyzer. 10 Turn N1996A on and wait for analyzer to boot up. 11 Connect N1996A to TME system, and perform IF flatness Adjustment and Amplitude Adjustment. 12 Repeat test procedure described in Situation above, entering values in the “After Repair (from Old Assy)” row of Table 1.
Refer to the video instructions as below for more information:
1. Tighten and bend the shield cover 2. Aluminum foils taping
