Keysight (Agilent HP) 8590B Repair Service

Name: 8590B spectrum analyzer 10kHz-1.5GHz
Brand: Keysight (Agilent HP)
Availability: InStoreOnly

Product model

8590B spectrum analyzer 10kHz-1.5GHz

Services

Need your HP 8590B Spectrum Analyzer repaired or calibrated? Our veteran-owned lab handles both, with free estimates and quick turnaround.

Description

The HP 8590B model offers basic RF and microwave measurement performance. You can change the test capabilities of these spectrum analyzers to fit specific measurement needs. The memory card reader enables you to load specific measurement personalities for cable television, electromagnetic compatibility, or digital radio applications. Complex measurement routines and test limits are available at a keystroke. The tracking generator provides a synchronously swept signal source for stimulus-response.

Repair prices

Any failures or unforeseen issues identified during the calibration phase will be detailed in an estimate submitted for your approval prior to any further action. Repair charges are determined by the actual time and materials required. Please be aware that customers are responsible for all associated shipping costs, to and from our location. This initial estimate is provided free of charge.

8590B Specifications – click to expand

8590B Specifications

The HP 8590B has a frequency range of 1 MHz to 1.8 GHz, a 75-ohm input, and a weight of only 13.6 kg (30 pounds)
The amplitude range is a wide -63 to +75 dBm

8590B Options – click to expand

8590B Options

Option 001 = 75-ohm Input Impedance

HP 8590B Error Messages – click to expand

HP 8590B Error Messages

The HP 8590B spectrum analyzer (10 kHz to 1.5 GHz) shows text messages on screen when something is wrong. Each is marked (H) hardware, (U) user/setup, or (M) information.

First step: connect CAL OUT to the input and run CAL FREQ & AMPTD, then press CAL STORE. A hardware (H) message that comes back after a good self-cal means the 8590B needs repair.

8590B notes

The 8590B has no YIG-tuned filter, so CAL YTF and comb messages do not apply.
Memory card commands on the 8590B need Option 003; without it they return INVALID CARD.
With Option 010 (50 ohm) or 011 (75 ohm) tracking generator, TG UNLVL and TG SIGNAL NOT FOUND can appear.
SRQ numbers on the 8590B screen are service requests: SRQ 110 means hardware broken, SRQ 140 means an illegal command.

8590B hardware messages

Message	Type	Meaning
ADC-GND FAIL	H	The processor board failed its analog-to-digital converter ground check.
ADC-TIME FAIL	H	The processor board failed its analog-to-digital converter timing check.
ADC-2V FAIL	H	The processor board failed its analog-to-digital converter 2 V reference check.
FAIL: xxxx xxxxxxxxxx	H	A circuit fault was found during the power-up self-test. The 4-digit and 10-digit code identifies the failed circuit (see the service manual).
FREQ UNCAL	U/H	YTO tuning failure. Common when default correction factors are in use; run CAL FREQ. It also flashes briefly during CAL FREQ or when turning the knob, which is normal.
CAL SIGNAL NOT FOUND	U/H	The CAL OUT signal could not be found. Check the cable from CAL OUT to the input. If it is connected, enter the −37 Hz passcode (FREQUENCY, −37, Hz) before CAL FREQ or CAL FREQ & AMPTD.
CAL: GAIN FAIL	H	Signal level too low during CAL AMPTD.
CAL: SPAN SENS FAIL	H	The span sensitivity calibration failed.
CAL: FM SPAN SENS FAIL	H	Could not set the FM coil span sensitivity.
CAL: RES BW AMPL FAIL	H	The relative loss of a resolution bandwidth filter is wrong.
CAL: DATA NOT STORED CAL AMP NEEDED	U/H	Correction factors are corrupt and cannot be stored. Run CAL FREQ & AMPTD, then CAL STORE.
CAL: cannot execute CALAMP enter: 0 dB PREAMP GAIN	U/H	Set EXT PREAMP gain to 0 dB before running CAL AMPTD.
CONF TEST FAIL	H	The confidence test failed.
POS-PK FAIL	H	Positive-peak detector failed.
SAMPLE FAIL	H	Sample detector failed.
VID-BW FAIL	H	Video bandwidth check failed.
RES-BW NOISE FAIL	H	Noise floor too high at the bandwidth shown.
RES-BW SHAPE FAIL	H	A resolution bandwidth 3 dB width is out of specification.
STEP GAIN ATTEN FAIL	H	IF step gain failed.

8590B calibration, setup and information messages

Message	Type	Meaning
CAL: USING DEFAULT DATA	M	Cal data is corrupt, so default correction factors are in use. An interrupted self-cal can cause this.
MEAS UNCAL	U	Sweep time, span and bandwidth settings make the measurement uncalibrated.
CAL: PASSCODE NEEDED	M	The function needs the service passcode (center frequency −37 Hz).
SRQ 110	M	Hardware broken service request. Look for the hardware message shown with it.
SRQ 140	M	Illegal command was received over the bus.
INVALID SYMTAB ENTRY: SYMTAB OVERFLOW	U	Too many user-defined items or downloadable programs in memory; delete some with DISPOSE USER MEM. It can also mean a failed processor board.
CAL: NO YTF IN 8590/1	U	The CAL YTF command does not apply to the 8590B; it has no YIG-tuned filter.
NO COUNTERLOCK AVAILABLE	U	That command needs the counter-lock hardware, which the 8590B does not have (8591A and 8593A only).
TG UNLVL	U	Tracking generator power set beyond what it can provide (Option 010 or 011).
TG SIGNAL NOT FOUND	U	Tracking generator output not found; check the cable from RF OUT to the input.

8590B remote programming and memory card messages (U)

These come from bad remote commands, memory card problems or bus setup, not hardware: COMMAND ERROR, PARAMETER ERROR, INVALID ITEM, INVALID VALUE PARAMETER, INVALID ENTER FORMAT, INVALID OUTPUT FORMAT, INVALID BLOCK FORMAT: IF STATEMENT, INVALID COMPARE OPERATOR, INVALID REPEAT MEM OVFL, INVALID REPEAT NEST LEVEL, INVALID ACTDEF, INVALID VARDEF, INVALID KEYNAME, INVALID AUNITS, INVALID DETECTOR, INVALID TRIGGER MODE, INVALID TRACE, INVALID TRACE NAME, INVALID REGISTER NUMBER, INVALID SAVEREG, INVALID STORE DEST, INVALID CHECKSUM: USTATE, INVALID AMPCOR: FREQ, INVALID WINDOW TYPE, CONFLICT TABLE OVERFLOW, CAL: NO YTO AVAILABLE, SOFTKEY OVFL, UNDEF KEY, TABLE FULL, INVALID HP-IB ADDRESS/OPERATION, INVALID HP-IB OPERATION REN TRUE, INVALID RS-232 ADDRESS/OPERATION, INVALID CARD, INVALID CARD: DIRECTORY / NO CARD / TYPE, INVALID FILE: NO ROOM, NO CARD FOUND.

Hardware message on your 8590B? Analyzer Repair Inc. repairs and calibrates the HP 8590B in-house in Cocoa, Florida, even though HP support ended long ago. Tell us the message you see; estimates are free once the unit is in our lab. Contact us for service.

Message list based on the HP 8590B/8592B Installation, Verification and Operation Manual, Appendix A.

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