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Specifications and Regulatory Information
Specifications and Regulatory Information
Specifications and Regulatory Information
This chapter lists specification and characteristics of the instrument. The dis-
tinction between these terms is described as follows:
• Specifications describe warranted performance over the temperature range
0
°
C to +45
°
C and relative humidity <95% (unless otherwise noted). All speci-
fications apply after the instrument’s temperature has been stabilized after 15
minutes of continuous operation.
•
Characteristics
provide useful information by giving functional, but nonwar-
ranted, performance parameters.
Characteristics are printed in italics.
Calibration cycle
This instrument requires periodic verification of performance. The instrument
should have a complete verification of specifications at least once every two
years.
Instrument block diagram
You can find a block diagram of the instrument in the front of this book. Refer
to “Block Diagram of Agilent 83438A” on page iii.
