User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Trademarks
- Copyright Information
- Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liabilities
- For Services and Support:
- Safety Information
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Using This Manual
- Chapter 2 General Introduction
- Chapter 3 Getting Started
- Chapter 4 Diagnostics Operations
- Chapter 5 Data Manager Operations
- Chapter 6 MaxiFix Operations
- 6.1 Navigation
- The Header
- Select Vehicle Button
- The “Select Vehicle” button on the Header allows you to specify the vehicle which you want to reference on MaxiFix, by selecting each of the vehicle attribute from a sequence of option lists. This feature helps to filter out the searches that allow on...
- 6.1.1 Terminology
- 6.2 Operations
- 6.1 Navigation
- Chapter 7 Settings Operations
- Chapter 8 Shop Manager Operations
- Chapter 9 Update Operations
- Chapter 10 VCI Manager Operations
- Chapter 11 Remote Desk Operations
- Chapter 12 Support Operations
- Chapter 13 Training Operations
- Chapter 14 Quick Link Operations
- Chapter 15 MaxiScope Operations
- 15.1 Safety Information
- 15.2 Glossary
- 15.3 MaxiScope Module
- 15.4 Screen Layout and Operations
- 15.4.1 Top Toolbar
- Math Channel
- A math channel is virtual channel generated by mathematical function of the input channel. It can be displayed in a scope or XY view in the same way as an input signal, and like an input signal it has its own measure axis, scaling and color. The MaxiS...
- Probe
- A probe is any transducer, measuring device or other accessory that you connect to an input channel of your MaxiScope module.
- Reference Waveform
- Recall Reference
- 15.4.2 Functional Buttons
- 15.4.3 Measurement Grid
- 15.4.4 Measurement Rulers
- 15.4.5 Functional Buttons
- 15.4.1 Top Toolbar
- 15.5 Troubleshooting
- 15.6 MaxiScope Firmware Update
- Chapter 16 Digital Inspection Operations
- Chapter 17 Maintenance and Service
- Chapter 18 Compliance Information
- Chapter 19 Warranty
MaxiScope Operations Glossary
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Do not block any of the instrument’s air vents as overheating will cause
damage to the oscilloscope.
When cleaning the oscilloscope, use wet soft cloth with mild detergent in
water. Do not allow water to enter the oscilloscope casing, as this will cause
damage to the electronics inside.
15.2 Glossary
AC/DC Control
Each channel can be set to either AC coupling or DC coupling. With DC coupling, the
voltage displayed onscreen is equal to the true voltage of the signal with respect to
ground. With AC coupling, any DC component of the signal is filtered out, leaving only
the variations in the signal for the AC component.
Aliasing
When the signal frequency gets higher than half the scope’s maximum sampling rate
and exceeds the limit, a distorted waveform appears. This distortion is called aliasing.
Analog Bandwidth
All oscilloscopes have an upper limit to the range of frequencies at which they can
measure accurately. The analog bandwidth of an oscilloscope is defined as the
frequency at which a displayed sine wave has half the power of the input sine wave
(about 71% of the amplitude).
Block Mode
A sampling mode in which the computer prompts the oscilloscope to collect a block of
data into its internal memory before stopping the oscilloscope and transferring the
whole block into computer memory. This mode of operation is effective when the input
signal being sampled is high frequency.
Buffer Size/Cache Size
This term indicates the size of the oscilloscope’s buffer memory. The buffer memory is
used by the oscilloscope to temporarily store data. This helps to compensate for the
differences in data transfer rate from one device to another.
Sampling Rate
This term is used to define the number of samples per second captured by the
oscilloscope. The faster the sampling rate of the scope, the more frequently it