User Manual MS6000 Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope
Chapter 1 – Contents CHAPTER 1 – CONTENTS ....................................................................................... 2 1.1 GENERAL SAFETY SUMMARY ............................................................................... 4 1.2 SAFETY TERMS AND SYMBOLS ............................................................................. 5 1.3 TERMS ON PRODUCT ............................................................................................ 5 1.4 SYMBOLS ON PRODUCT ..............
4.1 DISPLAY AREA ................................................................................................... 19 4.1.1 4.2 HORIZONTAL CONTROLS .................................................................................... 22 4.2.1 4.3 Scan Mode Display (Roll Mode)........................................................... 25 VERTICAL CONTROLS ......................................................................................... 25 4.3.1 4.4 XY Format ................................
- Safety Tips 1.1 General Safety Summary Read the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it. To evade potential hazards, use this product only as specified. Only qualified personnel should perform maintenance. Avoid fire or personal injury. Use suitable power cord. Use only the power cord specified for this product and certified for the country of use. Connect and disconnect properly.
1.2 Safety Terms and Symbols The following terms may appear in this manual: WARNING Warning statements point out conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life. CAUTION Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property. 1.3 Terms on Product The following terms may appear on the product: DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as the marking is read.
1.5 Product and Battery Disposal Battery Recycling and Disposal Never dispose of used batteries or rechargeable batteries in household waste. As consumers, users are legally required to take used batteries to appropriate collection sites, the retail store where the batteries were purchased, or wherever batteries are sold. Disposal: Do not dispose of this instrument in household waste.
Chapter 2 - Overview 2.1 Brief Introduction on MS6000 Series Model Channels Bandwidth Sample Rate LCD MS6060 2 60MHz 1GS/s 5.6 inch color MS6100 2 100MHz 1GS/s 5.6 inch color MS6200 2 200MHz 1GS/s 5.6 inch color Table 2-1 Model List of MS6000 Series MS6000 Series oscilloscopes bandwidths range from 60MHz to 200MHz, and provide real-time and equivalent sample rates respectively up to 1GSa/s and 25GSa/s.
Chapter 3 - Getting Started Guide 3.1 Installation To keep proper ventilation of the oscilloscope in operation, leave a space of more than 5 cm (2”) from the top and the two sides of the product. 3.2 Functional Check Follow the steps below to perform a quick functional check to your oscilloscope. 3.3 Power ON the oscilloscope Press the ON/OFF button. The start-up sequence will take up to 15 seconds to complete. NOTE: The AC Charger is intended for battery charging only.
3.5 Observing a waveform Press the AUTO button and a 1 KHz square wave of approx. 5V peak-to-peak will appear in the display. Press the CH1 button and remove Channel 1. Move the Probe to the CH2 BNC, push the CH2 button and repeat these steps to observe the test signal on Channel 2. 3.6 3.7 Probe Examination Safety When using the probe, keep fingers behind the guard on the probe body to avoid electric shock. Do not touch metallic portions of the probe head while it is connected to a voltage source.
3.8 Manual Probe Compensation Upon the first connection of a probe to an input channel, manually perform this adjustment to match the probe to the input channel. Uncompensated probes may lead to errors or faults in measurement. To adjust the probe compensation, follow the steps below. 1. Set the switch on the probe to 10X and connect the probe to Channel 1 on the oscilloscope. Attach the probe tip to the PROBE COMP ~5V@1KHz connector and the reference lead to the PROBE COMP Ground connector.
3.9 Probe Attenuation Setting Probes are of various attenuation factors which affect the vertical scale of the signal. Ensure that the attenuation switch on the probe matches the CH probe option in the oscilloscope. Switch settings are 1X and 10X. To set the probe attenuation to match the probe setting, push the vertical menu button (such as the CH1 button) and select the probe option that matches the attenuation factor of the probe in use.
- Main Features This chapter provides some general information the user should be aware of before using this oscilloscope. It contains: 4.1 Oscilloscope setup 4.2 Trigger 4.3 Data Acquisition 4.4 Waveform scaling and positioning 4.5 Waveform measurement 3.12 Oscilloscope Setup While operating the oscilloscope, the AUTOSET feature will, in most cases, be used.
Slope and Level: (Set Trig Type to Edge or Slope) The Slope and Level controls help to define the trigger. The Slope option determines whether the trigger point is on the rising or falling edge of a signal. To perform the trigger slope control, press the TRIG button and then select Edge trigger (F1), and use the Slope button (F3) to select rising or falling. The LEVEL button controls where the trigger point is on the edge.
3.14 Data Acquisition When an analog signal is acquired, the oscilloscope will convert it to a digital one. There are two kinds of acquisitions: Real-time acquisition and Equivalent acquisition. The real-time acquisition has three modes: Normal, Peak Detect, and Average. The acquisition rate is affected by the time base. Real-Time Acquisition: Normal: In this mode, the oscilloscope samples the signal in evenly spaced intervals to establish the waveform.
3.15 Waveform Scaling and Positioning The display of waveforms on the screen can be changed by adjusting their scale and position. Once the scale changes, the waveform display will increase or decrease in size. Once the position changes, the waveform will move up, down, right, or left. The channel reference indicator (located on the left of the graticule) identifies each waveform on the screen. It points to the ground level of the waveform record.
3.16 Waveform Measurement The oscilloscope displays graphs of voltage versus time (YT) and can help to measure the displayed waveform. There are several ways to take measurements, using the graticule, the cursors or performing an automatic measurement. Graticule: This method allows a quick, visual estimate and takes a simple measurement through the graticule divisions and the scale factor.
Automatic Measurement: The oscilloscope performs all of the calculations automatically in this mode. As this measurement uses the waveform record points, it is more precise than the graticule and cursor measurements. Automatic measurements show the measurement results by readouts which are periodically updated with the new data acquired by the oscilloscope. To use the Measurement mode push the MEAS button. 17 MS6000-en-GB_V1.
Chapter 4 - Basic Operation The front panel of the oscilloscope is divided into several functional areas. A quick overview of all control buttons on the front panel as well as the displayed information on the screen and relative testing operations is provided in this chapter. The figure below illustrates the front panel of the MS6000 series digital oscilloscope. Front Panel of the MS6000 Series 18 MS6000-en-GB_V1.
4.1 1. Display Area Display Format: : YT : XY : Vectors : Dots : Gray indicates auto persistence; Green indicates persistence display is enabled. When the icon is set to green, the time for persistence display will be shown behind it. 2. 3. Acquisition Mode: Normal, Peak Detect or Average Trigger Status: The oscilloscope is acquiring pre-triggered data. All pre-triggered data have been acquired and the oscilloscope is ready to accept a trigger.
The oscilloscope is in auto mode and is acquiring waveforms in the absence of triggers. The oscilloscope is acquiring and displaying waveform data continuously in scan mode. ● The oscilloscope has stopped acquiring waveform data. S The oscilloscope has finished a single sequence acquisition. 4. Tool Icon: : If this icon appears, it indicates that the keyboard of the oscilloscope is locked by the host computer via USB control. : If this icon appears, it indicates that the USB disk has been connected.
4.1.1 XY Format The XY format is used to analyze phase differences, such as those represented by Lissajous patterns. This format plots the voltage on CH1 against the voltage on CH2, where CH1 is the horizontal axis and CH2 is the vertical axis. The oscilloscope uses the untriggered Normal acquisition mode and displays data as dots. The sampling rate is fixed at 1 MS/s. The oscilloscope can acquire waveforms in normal operation mode (YT format) at any sampling rate.
4.2 Horizontal Controls Use the horizontal controls to change the horizontal scale and position of waveforms. The horizontal position readout shows the time represented by the center of the screen, using the trigger time as zero. When the horizontal scale is changed, the waveform will expand or contract to the screen center. The readout near the upper right of the screen shows the current horizontal position in seconds. M represents ‘Main Time Base’, and W indicates ‘Window Time Base’.
3. Each option in HORI MENU is described as follows: Options Settings Comments Window Control (F1) Double Window Selects either Single or Double window mode (see figures (Menu page 1) Single Window below table). Press this option button in single-window Window Selection (F2) Major Window Selects the major (upper) or minor (lower) window in (menu page 1) Minor Window dual-window mode. The window is highlighted once mode to enter the dual-window mode. selected.
Single-window Mode Dual-window Mode Location of expanded window data Major Window Minor Window 24 MS6000-en-GB_V1.
4.2.1 Scan Mode Display (Roll Mode) With the TIME/DIV control set to 80ms/div or slower and the trigger mode set to Auto, the oscilloscope works in the scan acquisition mode. In this mode, the waveform display is updated from left to right without any trigger or horizontal position control. 4.3 Vertical Controls Vertical controls can be used to display and remove waveforms, adjust vertical size and position of the signal, set input parameters and perform math calculations.
1X Probe Attenuation (F4) 10X (menu page 1) 100X 1000X Invert (F2) (menu page 2) Reset (F3) (menu page 2) Off On Select a value to match the probe attenuation factor so as to ensure correct vertical readouts. Reduce bandwidth to 6MHz when using a 1X probe. Inverts the waveform relative to the reference level. Resets Vertical settings to default Ground Coupling Ground Coupling is used to display a zero-volt waveform. Internally, the channel input is connected with a zero-volt reference level.
4. MATH MENU: Display the waveform math operations. See the table below for details. The MATH menu contains source options for all math operations. Operations Enable (F1) Source Options ON OFF CH1+CH2 CH1-CH2 Operate (F2) CH2-CH1 Press the M/R button. Comments ON enables the Math functions Add Channel 1 to Channel 2. Subtract the Channel 2 waveform from the Channel 1 waveform. Subtract the Channel 1 waveform from the Channel 2 waveform.
4.3.1 Math FFT This chapter elaborates on the Math FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) functionality. The Math FFT mode may be used to convert a normal time-domain (YT) signal to its frequency components (spectrum), and to observe the following: Analyze harmonics in power cords; Measure harmonic content and distortion in systems; Characterize noise in DC power supplies; Test impulse response of filters and systems; Analyze vibration.
6. To set the FFT display, follow the steps below: 1. Push the M/R button; 2. Set the Operate key (F2) to FFT; 3. Select the Math FFT Source (F3) channel. In many situations, the oscilloscope can also generate a useful FFT spectrum despite the YT waveform not being triggered. This is true if the signal is periodic or random (such as noise). Note: Trigger and position transient or burst waveforms as close as possible to the screen center.
4.3.1.2 Displaying FFT Spectrum Push the MATH (M/R) button to display the Math menu. Use the options to select the Source channel, the Window algorithm, and the FFT Zoom factor. Only one FFT spectrum can be displayed at a time. Math FFT Options Source (F3) (menu page 1) Window (F4) (menu page 1) FFT Zoom (F2) (Menu page 2) Settings CH1, CH2 Hanning, Flat Top, Rectangular(None), Bartlett, Blackman Comments Choose a channel to be the FFT source. Select a type for the FFT window.
4.3.1.3 Selecting FFT Window Using FFT windows can eliminate the spectral leakage in the FFT spectrum. The FFT algorithm assumes that the YT waveform repeats all the time. When the number of cycles is integral (1, 2, 3 ...), the YT waveform starts and ends at the same amplitude and there are no discontinuities in the signal shape.
Applying a FFT window to the YT waveform changes the waveform so that the start and stop values are close to each other, thereby reducing the discontinuities. 32 (Figure - Hanning window). MS6000-en-GB_V1.
FFT Window Selection: The Math FFT function has Five FFT Window options. There is a trade-off between frequency resolution, Spectral Leakage, and amplitude accuracy for each type of the window choices. Determine which one to choose according to the desired object to be measured and the source signal characteristics. Window Measurement Random Hanning Waveform Sinusoid Flat Top Waveform Rectangular (None or Boxcar) Waveform Random Bartlett Waveform Random or Mixed Blackman 4.3.1.
4.3.1.6 Magnifying and Positioning FFT Spectrum The FFT spectrum may be scaled, and the cursors used, to measure through the FFT Zoom option which enables horizontal magnification. To vertically magnify the spectrum, use the vertical controls. Horizontal Zoom and Position The FFT Zoom option (page 2 of FFT option) may be used to magnify the FFT spectrum horizontally without changing the sample rate. The available zoom factors are X1 (default), X2, X5 and X10.
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4.4 Trigger Controls The trigger can be defined through the Trigger Menu. There are six types of triggering: Edge, Video, Pulse Width, Swap, Slope and Overtime. Refer to the following tables to view the options for each type of trigger. TRIG MENU Push the TRIG button to display trigger menus. The edge trigger is most commonly used. See the table below for details.
AC: Blocks DC components and attenuates signals below 10Hz. DC: Passes all components of the signal to the trigger circuit. AC Coupling HF Reject: Attenuates the high-frequency components above 80kHz. DC (menu HF Reject page 2) LF Reject Noise Reject LF Reject: Blocks DC components and attenuates the low-frequency components below 8kHz. Rejects power-line hum. Noise Reject: Similar to DC coupling, except the sensitivity is reduced to minimize false triggering on very noisy signals.
Pulse Width Trigger Use to trigger on aberrant or abnormal pulses. Options Settings Comments With Pulse highlighted, the trigger occurs on pulses that Pulse (F1) meet the trigger condition (defined by the ‘Source’, ‘When’ (menu page 1) and ‘Set Pulse Width’ options). Source (F2) CH1 (menu page 1) CH2 Polarity (F3) Positive (menu page 1) Negative Mode (F4) (menu page 1) Auto Normal Select the input source as the trigger signal. Polarity Select the type of trigger.
Trigger “When”: The pulse width of the source must be ≥5ns so that the oscilloscope can detect the pulse. ＝, ≠: Within a ±5% tolerance, triggers the oscilloscope when the signal pulse width is equal to or not equal to the specified pulse width. ＜, ＞: Triggers the oscilloscope when the source signal pulse width is less than or greater than the specified pulse width. 39 MS6000-en-GB_V1.
Slope Trigger: Judges trigger according to the rising or falling time (more flexible and accurate than the Edge trigger). Options Settings Slope (F1) Source (F2) Slope (F3) CH1 CH2 Rising Falling Normal Mode (F4) Comments Choose which slope the signal is triggered from. Auto Single Select the input source as the trigger signal. Select which slope of the signal is triggered on. Select the type of trigger. The Normal mode is best for most applications.
Alter Trigger: (A feature of analog oscilloscopes) provides stable displays of signals at two different frequencies. Mainly it uses a specific frequency to switch between two analog channels CH1 and CH2 so that the channels will generate swap trigger signals through the trigger circuitry. Options Alter Settings (F1) Channel Comments Press CH1 (F2) or CH2 (F3) Must be in Single Window mode (HORZ) CH1 (F2) Push an option such as CH1, select the channel trigger type CH2 (F3) and set the menu interface.
Type Pulse Polarity (F2) Positive Negative Select to trigger on positive or negative pulses. = ≠ When (F3) < Select the trigger condition. > Set PW (F4) Page Pulse Width (F5) Use Multifunction control to set Pulse width. Set Menu page to 1 or 2 AC DC Coupling (F2) HF Reject LF Reject Select the components of the trigger signal applied to the trigger circuitry. Noise Reject Back (F3) Type Polarity (F2) Displays initial Alter mode Trigger screen to allow CH selection O.T.
Overtime Trigger: In Pulse Width trigger mode, it may take some time for a trigger to occur. Since a complete pulse width is not needed to trigger the oscilloscope, it may be desired to trigger just upon the overtime point. This is called Overtime Trigger. Press on TRIG to enter Trigger mode. Options Type Source (F2) Polarity (F3) Settings CH1 CH2 Positive Negative Normal Mode (F4) Comments O.T.
Holdoff: To use Trigger Holdoff, push the HORI button and set the Holdoff Time option (F3). The Trigger Holdoff function can be used to generate a stable display of complex waveforms (such as pulse trains). Holdoff is the time between when the oscilloscope detects one trigger and when it is ready to detect another. During the holdoff time, the oscilloscope will not trigger. For a pulse train, the holdoff time can be adjusted to let the oscilloscope trigger only on the first pulse in the train.
4.5 Menu and Option Buttons As shown below, these four buttons on the front panel are used mainly to recall relative setup menus. SAVE/RECALL: Displays the Save/Recall menu for setups and waveforms. (Save/Recall) MEASURE: Displays the Measure menu. (MEAS) CURSOR: Displays the Cursor menu. (CUSOR ) UTIILITY: Displays the Utility menu. (UTILITY) DISPLAY: Displays the Display menu. Click Utility button and go to menu page 4, Display is F3. ACQUIRE: Displays the Acquire menu. 4.5.
Press the Save/Recall button to view the Save/Recall main menu. Options Settings SetUp (F2) Source (F1) Location (F2) From the main Setup/Recall menu, Press F2 to engage SetUp mode Local Store the current setups to the USB disk or the Local internal memory USB of the oscilloscope. 0 to 9 Save (F3) Setup field. Returns you to the Save/Recall main menu Settings CSV (F3) File List (F2) settings or from which to recall the waveform settings. Complete the saving operation.
4.5.2 MEASURE Push the MEAS key to view the following menu. There are 23 types of measurements and up to 8 can be displayed at a time. Options Settings Modify (F5) Source (F1) Type (F2) Comments Press F5 to Select the measure Source and Type. CH1 CH2 Frequency Period Average/Mean Pk-Pk CRMS Minimum Maximum Rising Falling + Width - Width Delay 1-2 ↑ Delay 1-2 ↓ + Duty - Duty Base Top Select the measure source. Calculate the waveform frequency by measuring the first cycle.
Middle Amplitude Overshoot Preshoot RMS Off OK (F5) Voltage at the 50% level of the base to the top Amplitude = Base – Top, measured over the entire waveform Negative overshoot = (Base – Min)/Amp x100%, measured over the entire waveform Postitive overshoot = (Max – Top)/Amp x100%, measured over the entire waveform The Root Mean Square voltage over the entire waveform Do not take a measurement. Press to engage Measurement after Source and Type is selected.
4.5.3 CURSOR The Cursor Menu is accessed by pressing the CURSOR button. Options Settings Off Type (F1) Voltage Time Comments Select a measurement cursor and display it. Voltage measures amplitude while Time measures frequency and time. CH1 CH2 Source (F2) MATH REFA Select a waveform to take the cursor measurement. Use the readouts to show the measurement. REFB ‘S’ indicates Cursor 1. ‘E’ indicates Cursor 2.
4.5.4 UTILITY Push the UTILITY button to display the Utility Menu as follows. Options Comments Sys Info (F1) Display the software and hardware versions, serial number and other information (menu page 1) Update (F2) (menu page 1) Self Cal* (F3) (menu page 1) System (F2) (menu page 2) Shutdown (F3) (menu page 2) about the oscilloscope. Insert a USB disk with an upgrade program; the disk icon at the top left corner is highlighted.
Utility Mode menu continued … (menu page 1 of Pass/Fail) Enable Test - Open / Close Pass/Fail (F3) Source (menu page 3) Start (On / Off) - CH1 or Ch2 End (menu page 2 of Pass/Fail) Msg display (F2) Pass/Fail - Open/Close – turn On/Off Out (F3) – Pass, Fail, Pass Ring, Fail Ring Out Stop (F4) – Pass , Fail - Message display - Alarm settings Stop test on pass or fail Page (F5) – Change to page 3 of Pass/Fail menu (menu page 3 of Pass/Fail) Pass/Fail Record (F4) (menu page 3) Regular (F2) Create
Pass/Fail Example: The Pass/Fail Test is one of the enhanced special functions of this oscilloscope. By this function, the Scope can compare the input signal with the established waveform mask (Shown in blue in figure). If the waveform “touches” the mask, a “Fail” signal occurs, otherwise the test passes. When needed, a programmable output can be used for external automatic control applications. The output is built in as a standard feature and is optically isolated. Do the steps as follows: 1.
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4.5.5 DISPLAY The waveform display is affected by settings of the oscilloscope. A waveform can be measured once it is captured. The different styles to display a waveform on the screen give significant information about it. There are two modes to display waveforms; Single-window and Double window. Refer to Horizontal Controls for more information. Press the Utility button and then the DISPLAY button on page 4 of the Utility menu.
4.5.6 ACQUIRE The acquisition modes of an oscilloscope control how waveform points are generated from sample points. Press the Utility button and then the ACQUIRE key on page 4 of the Utility menu. Options Type (F1) Settings Comments Real Time Acquire waveforms by real-time digital technique. Equ-Time Rebuild waveforms by equivalent sample technique. Normal: Acquire and accurately display most waveforms. Normal Mode (F2) (Real Time) Peak: Detect glitches and eliminate the possibility of aliasing.
Peak Detect: Use this mode to detect glitches within 10ns and to limit the possibility of aliasing. This mode is valid at the TIME/DIV setting of 4µs/div or slower. Once the TIME/DIV setting is adjusted to 4µs/div or faster, the acquisition mode will change to Normal because the sample rate is fast enough and Peak Detect is unnecessary. The oscilloscope does not display a message that the mode has been changed to Normal.
4.5.7 Fast Action Buttons AUTO: Automatically set the oscilloscope controls to generate a usable display of the input signals. Refer to the following table for relative content. RUN/STOP: Continuously acquire waveforms or stop the acquisition. 4.5.8 AUTOSET Autoset is one of the most useful modes of the digital oscilloscope.
The Autoset function examines all channels for signals and displays corresponding waveforms. Autoset determines the trigger source according to the following conditions. If multiple channels receive signals, the oscilloscope will use the channel with the lowest frequency signal as the trigger source. If no signals are found, the oscilloscope will use the lowest-numbered channel displayed in Autoset as the trigger source.
Chapter 5 - Multimeter Operation Multimeter Operation Window Figure 7-1 Multimeter operation window Description 1) Measurement mode indicators: DC: Direct current measurement AC: Alternating current measurement 2) Input jacks and connection diagrams. 3) Manual/Auto range indicators, among which the MANUAL refers to measuring range in manual operation mode and Auto means the measuring range in automatic operation mode. 4) Measured value display. 5) Bar graph indicator. 6) DC or AC Measurement mode control.
Operating the Multimeter From the the oscilloscope window, press the OSC/DMM key, the oscilloscope will switch to the multimeter mode window. The screen will then display the measurement mode window that was in use the last time the multimeter was switched OFF. When switching to the multimeter measurement mode for the first time, the default measurement mode is DC voltage.
Making a Diode Measurement To make a measurement on the diode, perform the following: 1) Press the diode key; the diode symbol appears at the top of the screen. . 2) Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V/Ω/C banana jack input. 3) Connect the red and black leads to the diode; the voltage value of the diode is displayed on the screen in volts. The screen will then resemble the image in figure 7-3. Figure 7-3 Diode Measurement 61 MS6000-en-GB_V1.
Making a Continuity Measurement To perform a Continuity test, perform the following: 1) Press the •))) key; the •))) indictor appears at the top of the screen. 2) Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V/Ω/C banana jack input. 3) Connect the red and black leads to the test points. If the resistance value of the tested points is less than 30 Ω, a beep will sound from the test tool. The screen will resemble the image in figure 7-4.
Making a Capacitance Measurement To measure a capacitance, do the following: 1) Press the key; the symbol appears at the top of the screen. 2) Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V/Ω/C banana jack input. 3) Connect the red and black leads to the capacitor; the capacitance value is displayed on the screen in µF or nF. The screen will resemble the image in figure 7-5. Figure 7-5 Capacitance Measurement 63 MS6000-en-GB_V1.
Making a DC Voltage Measurement To measure a DC voltage, perform the following: 1) Press the V key; the Auto DC icon appears at the top of the screen. 2) Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V/Ω/C banana jack input. 3) Connect the red and black leads to the measurement points; the voltage value of the measured points is displayed on the screen. The screen will resemble the image in figure 7-6. Figure 7-6 DC voltage Measurement 64 MS6000-en-GB_V1.
Making an AC Voltage Measurement To measure the AC voltage, perform the following: 1) Press the V key; the DC icon appears on the screen. 2) Press the F1 key; the AC icon appears on the screen. 3) Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V/Ω/C banana jack input. 4) Connect the red and black leads to the measured points; the AC voltage value of the measured points will be displayed on the screen. The screen will resemble the image in figure 7-7.
Making a DC Current Measurement To measure a DC current smaller than 600 mA, perform the following: 1) Press the A key; the DC icon appears on the screen. The unit of measure on the main reading screen is mA. Press F2 to switch the measurement between mA and 10A. 600mA is acquiescence. 2) Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the mA banana jack input.
To measure a DC current greater than 600 mA, perform the following: 1) Press the A key; the DC icon appears on the screen. The unit of measure on the main reading screen is mA. 2) Press the F2 key to switch to 10A measurement, the unit of measure on the main reading is A. 3) Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the 10A banana jack input.
Making an AC Current Measurement To measure an AC current smaller than 600 mA, perform the following: 1) Press the A key; the DC icon appears on the screen. The unit of measure on the main reading screen is mA; the mA icon will display on the bottom of the screen, press F2 to switch the measurement between mA and 10A. 600mA is acquiescence. 2) Press the F1 key once; the AC icon will display on the screen. 3) Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the mA banana jack input.
To measure an AC current greater than 600 mA, perform the following: 1) Press the A key; the DC icon appears on the screen. The unit on the main reading screen is mA. 2) Press F2 key to switch to the 10A measurement mode, the unit on the main reading screen is A. 3) Press the F1 key once and the AC icon will display on the the screen. 4) Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the 10A banana jack input.
Taking a Relative Measurement A relative measurement is a measurement taken and compared to a stored reference value. The resultant display represents the measurement minus the reference value. The following example illustrates the relative measurement process. The first step is to store a reference value. 1) Press the ‘Ω’ key. 2) Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V/Ω/C banana jack input. 3) Connect the red and black test leads to a resistor.
Selecting Automatic/Manual Range Adjustment The default mode is the automatic range mode. For example: In the DC voltage mode, to switch to the manual range, perform the following steps: 1) Press F3 to enter the manual range mode; the Manual icon is displayed. 2) In the manual range mode, the measuring range is increased each time the F4 is pressed. When the highest range is reached, the next F4 key press moves the meter to the lowest range.
Chapter 6 - Troubleshooting 6.1 Problem Solving 1. If the oscilloscope will not power ON, follow these steps: 1） Check the power cord to verify it has been connected properly; 2） Check the power on/off button to ensure it has been pushed; 3） Restart the oscilloscope. Contact your local Extech distributor or the Extech Technical Support department if the problem persists. 2.
Chapter 7 - Specifications 7.1 Technical Specifications All published specifications apply to the MS6000 series oscilloscopes. Before checking an oscilloscope to verify its compliance with these specifications, ensure that the oscilloscope meets the following conditions: The oscilloscope must have undergone a twenty minute warm-up period under the specified operating temperature.
Single-shot, Normal mode Delta Time Measurement ± (1 sample interval +100ppm × reading + 0.6ns) Accuracy >16 averages (Full Bandwidth) ± (1 sample interval + 100ppm × reading + 0.
±3% for Normal or Average acquisition mode, 5V/div DC Gain Accuracy to 10mV/div ±4% for Normal or Average acquisition mode, 5mV/div to 2mV/div Measurement Type: Average of ≥16 waveforms with vertical position at zero Accuracy: ± (3% × reading + 0.1div + 1mV) when 10mV/div or greater is selected DC Measurement Accuracy, Measurement Type: Average of ≥16 waveforms with Average Acquisition Mode vertical position not at zero Accuracy: ± [3% × (reading + vertical position) + 1% of vertical position + 0.
Trigger Coupling Sensitivity Source MS6060 MS6200 MS6100 1div from DC to 1.5div from 10MHz 10MHz; to 100MHz; Trigger Sensitivity 1.
Video Trigger Type Source Range Peak-to-peak amplitude of 2 CH1, CH2 divisions Signal Formats and Supports Field Rates, Video SECAM broadcast systems for Trigger Type any field or any line Holdoff Range 100ns to 10s Pulse NTSC, PAL and Width Trigger Pulse Width Trigger Trigger when < (Less than), > (Greater than), = (Equal), or ≠ (Not Mode Equal); Positive pulse or Negative pulse Equal: The oscilloscope triggers when the trailing edge of the pulse crosses the trigger level.
Slope Trigger Slope Trigger Mode Trigger when < (Less than), > (Greater than), = (Equal), or ≠ (Not Equal); Positive slope or Negative slope Equal: The oscilloscope triggers when the waveform slope is equal to the set slope. Not Equal: The oscilloscope triggers when the waveform slope is not Slope Trigger Point equal to the set slope. Less than: The oscilloscope triggers when the waveform slope is less than the set slope.
Acquisition Acquisition Modes Normal, Peak Detect, and Average Acquisition Rate, Up to 2000 waveforms per second per channel (Normal acquisition typical mode, no measurement) Single Sequence Acquisition Mode Acquisition Stop Time Upon single acquisition on all Normal, Peak Detect channels simultaneously After N acquisitions on all Average channels simultaneously, N can be set to 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 or 128 Inputs Input Coupling Input Impedance, DC coupled Probe Attenuation Supported Probe Attenuati
Measurements Voltage difference between cursors: △V Cursors Time difference between cursors: △T Reciprocal of △T in Hertz (1/∆T) Frequency, Period, Mean, Peak-to-peak, CycleRMS, Minimum, Automatic Maximum, Rise Time, Fall Time, Positive Width, Negative Width, Measurements Delay 1-2↑, Delay 1-2↓, +Duty, -Duty, Base, Top, Middle, Amplitude, Overshoot, Preshoot, RMS, Off General Specifications Display Display Type 5.
Environmental Temperature Cooling Method Humidity Altitude Operating: 32℉ to 122℉ (0℃ to 50℃) Nonoperating: -40℉ to 159.8℉ (-40℃ to +71℃) Convection +104℉ or below (+40℃ or below): ≤90% relative humidity 106℉ to 122℉ (+41℃ to 50℃): ≤60% relative humidity Operating and Non-operating 0.31gRMS from 50Hz to 500Hz, Random Vibration 10 minutes on each axis 2.
Meter Mode Maximum Resolution 6000 Counts DMM Testing Modes Voltage, Current, Resistance, Capacitance, Diode & Continuity Maximum Input Voltage AC : 600V DC : 800V Maximum Input Current AC : 10A DC : 10A Input Impedance 10MΩ Meter Specification Range DC Voltage AC Voltage DC Current 60.00mV(manual) Accuracy (of rdg.) Resolution ±1%±1digit 10uV 600.0mV 100uV 6.000V 1mV 60.00V 10mV 600.0V 100mV 800V 1V 60.00mV(manual) ±1%±3digits 600.0mV(manual) 100uV 6.000V 1mV 60.
Resistance Capacitance ±1%±1digit 600.0 0.1Ω 6.000K 1Ω 60.00K 10Ω 600.0K 100Ω 6.000M 1KΩ 60.00M ±1.5%±3digits 10KΩ 40.00nF ±1.75%±10digits 10pF 400.0nF 100pF 4.000uF 1nF 40.00uF 10nF 400.0uF 100nF Note: The smallest capacitance value that can be measured is 5nF Diode On-off Test 0V~2.0V < 30Ω 83 MS6000-en-GB_V1.
Chapter 8 - General Care and Cleaning 8.1 General Care Do not expose the LCD display to direct sunlight for long periods of time. To avoid damage to the oscilloscope or probes, do not expose them to sprays, liquids, or solvents. 8.2 Cleaning Examine the oscilloscope and probes as often as operating conditions require. To clean the exterior surface, perform the following steps: 1） Use a lint-free cloth to remove floating dust on the outside of the oscilloscope and probes.
