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{{TM500 | mfg=Tektronix | type=AA501 | function=audio analyzer | class=filter | image=Tektronix-AA501-front.jpg | introduced=1980 | discontinued=(?) | an=an | {{TM500 | mfg=Tektronix | type=AA501 | function=audio analyzer | class=filter | image=Tektronix-AA501-front.jpg | introduced=1980 | discontinued=(?) | an=an | ||
|designers=Bruce Hofer | |designers=Bruce Hofer;Rush Hood;Richard Cabot;Fred Armentrout; | ||
|manuals= | |manuals= | ||
* [[Media:070-2958-00.pdf|Tektronix AA501 Instruction Manual]] | * [[Media:070-2958-00.pdf|Tektronix AA501 Instruction Manual]] | ||
* [[Media:070-6592-00.pdf|Tektronix AA501A Instruction Manual]] | * [[Media:070-6592-00.pdf|Tektronix AA501A Instruction Manual]] | ||
* [[Media:AA501-PS501-PS503A.pdf|Tektronix PS501, PS503A, and AA501 Specifications | * [[Media:AA501-PS501-PS503A.pdf|Tektronix PS501, PS503A, and AA501 Specifications]] | ||
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It provides automated measurement of THD+N and levels (RMS responding) in the range of 10 Hz to 100 kHz. Harmonics are measured up to 300 kHz. It has four built-in weighting filters and allows the user to loop an external filter in. Option 01 adds intermodulation measurement. Input impedance is 100 kΩ unlike other analyzers with usually 1 MΩ or near-infinite input impedance. Internal THD in the audio band is specified as typically <−95 dB (0.0018 %). Residual THD+N is specified as <−90 dB (<0.0032 %). | It provides automated measurement of THD+N and levels (RMS responding) in the range of 10 Hz to 100 kHz. Harmonics are measured up to 300 kHz. It has four built-in weighting filters and allows the user to loop an external filter in. Option 01 adds intermodulation measurement. Input impedance is 100 kΩ unlike other analyzers with usually 1 MΩ or near-infinite input impedance. Internal THD in the audio band is specified as typically <−95 dB (0.0018 %). Residual THD+N is specified as <−90 dB (<0.0032 %). | ||
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It was one of the first, if not the first, audio analyzers capable of fully automatic measurements without requiring manual reference level setting, range selection or frequency fine-tuning. It is ideally combined with the [[SG505]] low distortion oscillator. | It was one of the first, if not the first, audio analyzers capable of fully automatic measurements without requiring manual reference level setting, range selection or frequency fine-tuning. It is ideally combined with the [[SG505]] low distortion oscillator. | ||
The AA501 is two slots wide. | The AA501 is two slots wide. It was designed by [[Bruce Hofer]], [[Rush Hood]], [[Richard Cabot]], and [[Fred Armentrout]]. | ||
{{MissingSpecs}} | {{MissingSpecs}} | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H09SmKoOVys Zenwizard Studios - AA501 Calibration and Alignment] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H09SmKoOVys Zenwizard Studios - AA501 Calibration and Alignment] | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85fS89rtQ3I Zenwizard Studios - AA501A Repair] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85fS89rtQ3I Zenwizard Studios - AA501A Repair] | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYgHyt5VblE Zenwizard Studios - AA501A Calibration and Alignment] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYgHyt5VblE Zenwizard Studios - AA501A Calibration and Alignment] | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS4gbAgPu3o Zenwizard Studios - AA501 Troubleshooting and Repair] | |||
* See also [[F7523A1]] | |||
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==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:09, 4 October 2024
The Tektronix AA501 is an audio analyzer plug-in for the TM500 system.
It provides automated measurement of THD+N and levels (RMS responding) in the range of 10 Hz to 100 kHz. Harmonics are measured up to 300 kHz. It has four built-in weighting filters and allows the user to loop an external filter in. Option 01 adds intermodulation measurement. Input impedance is 100 kΩ unlike other analyzers with usually 1 MΩ or near-infinite input impedance. Internal THD in the audio band is specified as typically <−95 dB (0.0018 %). Residual THD+N is specified as <−90 dB (<0.0032 %).
It was one of the first, if not the first, audio analyzers capable of fully automatic measurements without requiring manual reference level setting, range selection or frequency fine-tuning. It is ideally combined with the SG505 low distortion oscillator.
The AA501 is two slots wide. It was designed by Bruce Hofer, Rush Hood, Richard Cabot, and Fred Armentrout.
Key Specifications
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Links
- Zenwizard Studios - AA501 Calibration and Alignment
- Zenwizard Studios - AA501A Repair
- Zenwizard Studios - AA501A Calibration and Alignment
- Zenwizard Studios - AA501 Troubleshooting and Repair
- See also F7523A1
Documents Referencing AA501
| Document | Class | Title | Authors | Year | Links |
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| Tekscope 1980 V12 N2.pdf | Article | New Products | 1980 | 7854 • 468 • AA501 • SG505 • CG551AP • 1900 • 7612D | |
| Tekscope 1980 V12 N3.pdf | Article | Automatic Distortion Analyzer Speeds Distortion Measurements | Bruce Hofer | 1980 | AA501 • SG505 |
| 070-2088-04.pdf | Book | TM500 Series Rear Interface Data Book | 1985 | AA501 • AF501 • AM501 • AM502 • AM503 • AM511 • DC501 • DC502 • DC503 • DC503A • DC504 • DC505 • DC505A • DC508 • DC508A • DC509 • DC510 • DC5009 • DC5010 • DD501 • DL502 • DM501 • DM501A • DM502 • DM502A • DM505 • DM5010 • FG501 • FG501A • FG502 • FG503 • FG504 • FG507 • FG5010 • LA501 • LA501W • WR501 • MR501 • PG501 • PG502 • PG505 • PG506 • PG507 • PG508 • PS501 • PS502 • PS503 • PS503A • PS505 • PS5010 • RG501 • SC501 • SC502 • SC503 • SC504 • SG502 • SG503 • SG504 • SG505 • SW503 • TG501 • TR501 • TR502 • MI5010 • MX5010 • SI5010 |
Pictures
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Measuring distortion of an SG502
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Measuring distortion of an HP239A
