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Tektronix 1503C

Time Domain Reflectometer

Produced from 1992 to (?)

Manuals

1503C

1503C User Manual 070-7323-05 (FW 5.04+)
1503C User Manual 070-7323-02 (FW 5.02+)
1503C Service Manual 070-7170-05
1503C Service Manual 070-7170-02 B02XXXX needed
1503C Service Manual 070-7170-01 B01XXXX needed

ROM Images

File	Pos.	Checksum
160-9008-00	U2020	05b174ba

(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix 1503C is a sinusoidal TDR cable tester with a similar design to the 1502B/C step-pulse TDRs, an updated version of the analog 1503 and microprocessor-based 1503B predecessors.

Key Specifications

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Options

Option 04: YT-1 Chart Recorder
Option 05: Metric Default
Option 06: Ethernet
Option 07: YT-1S Chart Recorder
Option 08: Token Ring Adapter
Option 09: Universal Service Ordering Code
Option 10: Token Ring Interface

Links

Documents Referencing 1503C

(no results)

Internals

Several of the schematic diagrams in the 1503C Service Manual are labeled as being applicable to both the 1503B and 1503C: Main (Connectors, Processor, Address Decode, Option Port, Misc Analog,Video Processor, Digital Timebase,Analog Timebase), Front Panel, Power Supply, L/R Pulser/Sampler, Ethernet Adaptor.

Pictures

1503C
1503C
Plugin bay
TDR Sliderule Calculator

Components

Some Parts Used in the 1503C

Part	Part Number(s)	Class	Description	Used in
152-0503-00	152-0503-00	Discrete component	500 ps step recovery diode	1503C • TG501 • TG501A
SG3524	156-0933-00 • 156-0933-01 • 156-1585-00 • 156-1585-01	Monolithic integrated circuit	PWM switch-mode controller	067-1011-00 • 1502B • 1502C • 1503B • 1503C • 7A42 • DP100
Zilog Z-80	156-0983-03 • 156-0983-04 • 156-0963-02 • 156-2280-00	Monolithic integrated circuit	8-bit microprocessor	318 • 338 • 1503B • 1503C • 5223 • 834 • 835 • 836 • DAS9100 • SPG-271 • TSG-170

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-#redirect [[1503]]
+{{Instrument Sidebar
+|manufacturer=Tektronix
+|model=1503C
+|class=Reflectometer
+|series=1500
+|summary=Time Domain Reflectometer
+|image=Tek1503C.jpg
+|caption=Tektronix 1503C
+|introduced=1992
+|discontinued=(?)
+|designers=
+|manuals=
+'''1503C'''
+* [[Media:070-7323-05.pdf|1503C User Manual 070-7323-05]] <small>(FW 5.04+)</small>
+* [[Media:070-7323-02.pdf|1503C User Manual 070-7323-02]] <small>(FW 5.02+)</small>
+* [[Media:070-7170-05.pdf|1503C Service Manual 070-7170-05]]
+* ''[[Media:070-7170-02.pdf|1503C Service Manual 070-7170-02 B02XXXX]] needed''
+* ''[[Media:070-7170-01.pdf|1503C Service Manual 070-7170-01 B01XXXX]] needed''
-[[Category:Introduced in 1992]]
+{{ROM Images}}
+}}
+The '''Tektronix 1503C''' is a sinusoidal TDR cable tester with a similar design to the 1502B/C step-pulse TDRs, an updated version of the analog [[1503]] and microprocessor-based [[1503B]] predecessors.
+{{MissingSpecs}}
+==Options==
+* Option 04: [[YT-1]] Chart Recorder
+* Option 05: Metric Default
+* Option 06: Ethernet
+* Option 07: [[YT-1 | YT-1S]] Chart Recorder
+* Option 08: Token Ring Adapter
+* Option 09: Universal Service Ordering Code
+* Option 10: Token Ring Interface
+==Links==
+{{Documents|Link=1503C}}
+{{PatentLinks|1503C}}
+==Internals==
+Several of the schematic diagrams in the 1503C Service Manual are labeled as being applicable to both the [[1503B]] and 1503C: Main (Connectors, Processor, Address Decode, Option Port, Misc Analog,Video Processor, Digital Timebase,Analog Timebase),  Front Panel, Power Supply, L/R Pulser/Sampler, Ethernet Adaptor.
+==Pictures ==
+<gallery>
+tek_1503c_printout1.jpg        | 1503C
+tek_1503c_printout2.jpg        | 1503C
+C plugin bay.jpg           | Plugin bay
+C rear view.jpg
+C inside front cover accessory box.jpg
+C cover removed.jpg
+C cover removed main shield top.jpg
+C cover removed bottom shield has a single screw.jpg
+C innards bottom shield removed - main board.jpg
+C innards power switch.jpg
+C PSU and charge board.jpg
+C innards - main board Z80.jpg
+C SLA 1992.jpg
+C SLA end view with date.jpg
+C lithium cell.jpg
+C innards shield removed - board.jpg
+C calculator.jpg           | TDR Sliderule Calculator
+C calculator 2.jpg
+</gallery>
+==Components==
+{{Parts|1503C}}
+[[Category:Time-domain reflectometers]]