Operating instructions

BEFORE
YOU
BEGIN,
see
CONTROL
SETTINGS
Set
the
7887
controls
as
follows
:
Equipment
Required
:
(Refer
to
Table
5-1,
Test
Equipment
.)
1
.
Oscilloscope
mainframe
.
2
.
Amplifier
plug-in
units
.
3
.
Low-frequency
sine-wave
generator
.
4
.
Medium-frequency
signal
generator
.
5
.
High-frequency
signal
generator
.
6
.
Plug-in
extender
.
TRIGGERING
MODE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
P-P
AUTO
COUPLING
.
. . .
.
. . . . . . . . . .
. .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
AC
SOURCE
.
.
.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.INT
SWEEP
POSITION
. .
.
.
.
. . .
.
.
. . . . .
.
.
. . .
.
. . . . .
Midrange
TIME/DIV
. . . . . .
.
.
.
. . .
.
. .
.
.
. . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Ns
VARIABLE
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IN
(calibrated)
MAG
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
X1
HOLD
OFF
.
. . .
.
. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
MIN
Al
.
ADJUST'
DC
BALANCE
AND
SLOPE
BALANCE
(R85,
R80)
a
.
Connect
the
low-frequency
sine-wave
generator
to
the
amplifier
unit
input
with
a
50-ohm
cable
.
b
.
Set the
oscilloscope
mainframe
intensity
and
focus
controls
for
the
desired
display
.
c
.
Set
the
low-frequency
sine-wave
generator
and
the
amplifier
unit
deflection factor
for
a
0
.3-division
display
at
50
kilohertz
.
Center the
display
vertically
.
d
.
Set
the
TRIGGERING
LEVEL
control
to
approximately
0
(midrange)
and
TRIGGERING
SLOPE
to
(+)
.
J
Performance
Requirement
check
;
see
introductory
information
.
Performance
Check
and
Adjustment--7B87
7
.
50-ohm
cables
(2)
.
8
.
BNC
T
connector
.
9
.
2X
attenuator
.
10
.
10X
attenuator
.
in
the
Diagrams
section
.
e
.
Check
for
a
stable
display
with
TRIG'D
light
on
.
f
.
ADJUST---1385
(DC
Balance)
for
a
stable
crt
display
.
g
.
Set
the
SLOPE
switch
to
(-)
and
check
for
a
stable
display
.
h
.
ADJUST--1380
(Slope
Balance)
for
a
stable
display
.
i .
Check
for
a
stable
display
when
the
SLOPE
switch
is
set
to
(+)
and
(-)
.
j
.
INTERACTION--Repeat
the
adjustment
of
R85(DC
Balance)
and
R80
(Slope
Balance)
until
a
stable
display
is
obtained
while
changing
TRIGGERING
SLOPE
.
NOTE
If
any
of the
CHECK
parts
in
the
following
steps
cannot
be
met,
repeat
step
Al
.
V
A2
.
CHECK
TRIGGERING
MODES
a
.
Set the
low-frequency
sine--wave
generator
and
the
amplifier
unit
deflection factor
for
approximately
a
2-
division
display
.
V
b
.
CHECK---For
a
stable
display
at
all
LEVEL
control
settings
(P-P
AUTO
MODE)
.
c
.
Set the
TRIGGERING
MODE
to
AUTO
.
5-5