Agilent Technologies 86120B Marine Instruments User Manual


 
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Agilent Part No. 86120-90033
Printed in USA
February 2000
Agilent Technologies
Lightwave Division
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ranty period, Agilent Technol-
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repair or replace products
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rants that its software and
firmware designated by Agi-
lent Technologies for use with
an instrument will execute its
programming instructions
when properly installed on
that instrument. Agilent Tech-
nologies does not warrant that
the operation of the instru-
ment, or software, or firmware
will be uninterrupted or error-
free.
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The foregoing warranty shall
not apply to defects resulting
from improper or inadequate
maintenance by Buyer, Buyer-
supplied software or interfac-
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Safety Symbols.
CAUTION
The
caution
sign denotes a
hazard. It calls attention to a
procedure which, if not cor-
rectly performed or adhered
to, could result in damage to
or destruction of the product.
Do not proceed beyond a cau-
tion sign until the indicated
conditions are fully under-
stood and met.
WARNING
The
warning
sign denotes a
hazard. It calls attention to a
procedure which, if not cor-
rectly performed or adhered
to, could result in injury or
loss of life. Do not proceed
beyond a warning sign until
the indicated conditions are
fully understood and met.
The instruction man-
ual symbol. The prod-
uct is marked with this
warning symbol when
it is necessary for the
user to refer to the
instructions in the
manual.
The laser radiation
symbol. This warning
symbol is marked on
products which have a
laser output.
The AC symbol is used
to indicate the
required nature of the
line module input
power.
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The ON symbols are
used to mark the posi-
tions of the instrument
power line switch.
The OFF symbols
are used to mark the
positions of the instru-
ment power line
switch.
The CE mark is a reg-
istered trademark of
the European Commu-
nity.
The CSA mark is a reg-
istered trademark of
the Canadian Stan-
dards Association.
The C-Tick mark is a
registered trademark
of the Australian Spec-
trum Management
Agency.
This text denotes the
instrument is an
Industrial Scientific
and Medical Group 1
Class A product.
Typographical Conven-
tions.
The following conventions are
used in this book:
Key
type
for keys or text
located on the keyboard or
instrument.
Softkey
type
for key names that
are displayed on the instru-
ment’s screen.
Display
type
for words or
characters displayed on the
computer’s screen or instru-
ment’s display.
User
type
for words or charac-
ters that you type or enter.
Emphasis
type for words or
characters that emphasize
some point or that are used as
place holders for text that you
type.
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