[time-nuts] HP-3586x Beethoven Test...

J. L. Trantham jltran at att.net
Tue Jul 31 01:09:11 UTC 2012


Yep!  That does it.  However, it completes the 'stanza' before it quits.

Joe

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From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
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Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 7:33 PM
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Page 8-28 of the Service Manual discusses this test (8.81 TF-13 Group 5).

Pushing the MEAS/CONT button exists the test.

-Don






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From: "Burt I. Weiner" <biwa at att.net>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 7:16 PM
To: <time-nuts at febo.com>
Subject: [time-nuts] HP-3586x Beethoven Test...

> I was hoping you wouldn't ask.  I've always had to turn my 3586's off and 
> then back on.  There must be a simpler way but I don't remember what it 
> is.  It's kinda neat, isn't it.  Someone at HP had a sense of humor.
>
> Burt, K6OQK
>
> At 04:56 PM 7/30/2012, time-nuts-request at febo.com wrote
>>From: "J. L. Trantham" <jltran at att.net>
>>
>>Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP-3586x Beethoven Test...
>>
>>
>>I have two of the 3586C's and tried the 'Beethoven Test' on both.
>>
>>Now, other than turning it off, how do you make it stop?
>>
>>Joe
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
>>Behalf Of Burt I. Weiner
>>Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 4:03 PM
>>To: time-nuts at febo.com
>>Subject: [time-nuts] HP-3586x Beethoven Test...
>>
>>Somehow I was hoping someone might ask.
>>
>>The following was sent to me by Stu, K6YAZ.  If
>>you are not familiar with this HP-3586x test, you
>>should acquaint yourself with it.  Apparently
>>this can be run on any of the HP-3586's - the A, B, or C versions.
>>
>>Enter the following from the front panel:
>>
>>"Recall", "decimal point", "CENTR FREQ", "8" and then wait.
>>
>>According to the manual this is the receiver test.
>>The numbers that fly by are the Gain Tests of various stages:
>>
>>1.0   -  1.11  RF Gain
>>2.0   -  2.13  I.F. Gain
>>3.1 -    3.2     Detector Counter
>>4.1 -   4.32  Flatness in 1 MHz steps
>>5.0      Audio Test
>>
>>Pay close attention to the "Audio Test" from the
>>speaker and the front panel lights during the audio test.
>>
>>This test by itself is reason enough to own one
>>of these versatile and wonderful instruments.
>>
>>Burt, K6OQK
>
> Burt I. Weiner Associates
> Broadcast Technical Services
> Glendale, California  U.S.A.
> biwa at att.net
> www.biwa.cc
> K6OQK
>
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