Agilent Technologies 86120B Marine Instruments User Manual


 
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Getting Started
Step 6. Enter Your Elevation
Step 6. Enter Your Elevation
In order for your Agilent 86120B to accurately measure wavelengths and meet
its published specifications, you must enter the elevation where you will be
performing your measurements.
1
Press the
Setup
key.
2
Press the
MORE
softkey.
3
Press the
CAL
softkey.
4
Press
ELEV
.
5
Use the and softkeys to enter the elevation in meters. Entries jump in
500 meter steps from 0 m to 5000 m.
The elevation value selected with the softkeys must be within 250 meters of the
actual elevation.
6
Press
RETURN
to complete the entry.
Converting feet to meters
If you know your elevation in feet, you can convert this value to meters by using the fol-
lowing equation:
m
ft
3.281
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