User Manual

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Figure 11 - Compensation terminals
3. Connect the probe to channel 1's BNC connector. Connect the tip of the probe to the
compensation signal output terminal.
4. Press the Auto Setup button.
5. Observe the waveform on the screen and compare it to the following figure.
Figure 12 - Waveform compensation
6. Use a nonmetallic flat-head screwdriver to adjust the low-frequency compensation
adjustment screw on the probe until the waveform matches the “Correctly compensated”
waveform above.
We recommend you check probe compensation daily or after the probe has been used on
another instrument.
Probe Safety
A guard around the probe body provides a finger barrier for protection from electric shock.
Figure 13 – Oscilloscope probe
Ground terminal
Compensation signal
output terminal