Analyser, audio

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OBJECT TYPE: 20 HZ-100 KHZ
DATE: 1981
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0122.001

MANUFACTURER: Hewlett-Packard
MODEL: 8903A
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 2216A01698
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL & SYNTHETIC CASING & WORKING PARTS; SYNTHETIC CONTROL BUTTONS ON FRONT, PARTS ON BACK/.2-.4 SYNTHETIC COVERED METAL WIRING, METAL CONNECTORS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 44.4 cm
Width: 42.5 cm
Height: 14.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Service-test equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Hewlett Packard
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1981+
Canada: EQUIPMENT USED BY NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA. CREATED IN 1939, NFB IS PUBLIC AGENCY THAT PRODUCES & DISTRIBUTES FILMS & OTHER AUDIOVISUAL WORKS WHICH REFLECT CANADA. AT ONETIME WELL FUNDED BY GOV'T, NFB HAD GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT BY WELL KNOWN MFRS.
Function: AUDIO LABORATORY INSTRUMENT THAT CONTAINS AUDIO SOURCE & AUDIO ANALYSER. IT COULD PERFORM DISTORTION ANALYSIS, FREQUENCY COUNT, & AC LEVEL, DC LEVEL, SINAD, & SIGNAL-TO-NOISE MEASUREMENTS, CONTROLLED FROM EITHER FRONT PANEL OR REMOTELY.
Technical: THIS SIGNAL ANALYSER WAS PRESENTED AS NEW PRODUCT IN H-P'S 1981 CATALOGUES & APPEARED IN H-P CATALOGUES UNTIL 1985. IT WAS MARKETED AS COMPLETE AUDIO MEASUREMENT SYSTEM COVERING FREQUENCY RANGE OF 20 HZ TO 100 KHZ. IT COMBINED LOW-DISTORTION SIGNAL SOURCE WITH SIGNAL ANALYSER, REDUCING NUMBER OF INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED IN MANY APPLICATIONS INVOLVING AUDIO SIGNAL CHARACTERIZATION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 BUFF LETTERING ON FRONT READS "hp [LOGO] 8903A AUDIO ANALYZER 20Hz-100kHz/ HEWLETT-PACKARD"; BROWN LETTERING ON FRONT FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS; LABELS ON BACK READ "SERIAL NO./ 2216AO1698/ MADE IN U.S.A." & "HEWLETT-PACKARD U.S.A./ OPT.001"; BLACK LETTERING ON BACK READS "HP-IB/ REMOTE/ CONTROL"; WHITE LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS/.3 GREY LETTERING READING "hp [LOGO] 19833A"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: .1 TEXTURED BROWN & BEIGE CASING WITH BROWN & GREY SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL; BROWN & BUFF BUTTONS, METALLIC PARTS; BRUSHED METALLIC BACK PANEL WITH BLACK PAINTED PARTS, GREY SYNTHETIC PARTS/.2 2 GREY & 1 BLACK WIRE COVERINGS/.3 GREY WIRE COVERING, PLATED & BLACK PAINTED METAL/.4 BLACK WIRE COVERING, PLATED METAL
Decoration: .1 BLUE & SILVER "HP" LOGO ON FRONT; TWO BROWN PAINTED METAL STRIPS WITH METALLIC EDGING ATTACHED TO TWO SIDES OF CASING

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