User manual

Table of Content

Table of Contents

Important safety information .......................................................................................................... v

General safety summary......................................................................................................... v

Service safety summary ....................................................................................................... viii

Terms in this manual ............. .. ............. .. ..................................... .. ............. .. ......................... ix

Symbols and terms on the product ................ .. ...................... .. ...................... .. ........................ .... ix

......................................................................................................................................... x

EMC compliance ................................................................................................................. x

Safety compliance................................................................................................................xi

Environmental considerations ................................................................................................. xiv

Preface................................................................................................................................ xv

Key Features ................................................................................................................... xvi

Conventions Used in This Manual.. .. ..................................... .. ............. .. ................................... xvi

Installation.............................................................................................................................. 1

Before Installation................................................................................................................ 1

Operating Considerations........................................................................................................ 5

Connecting Probes................................... ................... .. ................... .. ................... ............... 7

Securing the Oscilloscope ....................................................................................................... 8

Powering on the Oscilloscope ................................................................................................... 9

Powering off the Oscilloscope.................................................................................................. 10

Functional Check................... .................................. .. ..................... .................................. .. 10

Compensating a TPP0250, TPP0500B or TPP1000 Passive Voltage Probe ............................... ................. 11

Compensating a non-TPP0250, non-TPP0500B or non-TPP1000 Passive Voltage Probe ....... .. ........................ 13

Application M odule Free Trial.................. ....... .. ....... .. ....... ........................................................ 14

Installing an Application Module ................................................................... ......... .. ....... .. ....... .. 14

Upgrading Bandwidth .............................. .. ............. .. ..................................... .. ............. .. ...... 15

Changing the Language of the User Interface or Keyboard. ............. .. ................................................. .. 18

Changing the Date and Time .................................. ........ ..................................... .. .................. 20

Signal Path Compensation ........................... .. .................................................... .. .................. 21

Upgrading Firmware ............................................................................................................ 23

Connecting Your Oscilloscope to a Compute

r ................................................................................. 26

Conn

ecting a USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope.................................................................... ........ 35

Get Acquainted with the Instrument ................................................................................................. 36

Front-Panel Menus, Controls, and Connectors ................................................................................ 36

Front Panel Menus and Controls ...... .. ..................................... ........ ..................................... ..... 37

Front Panel Connectors............................ ........ ..................................... ........ ........................ 52

Side-Panel Connector... .. ................... .................................................. ..................... ............ 52

Rear-Panel Connectors ... ............................... .. ............................... .. ............................... .. ... 53

Acquire the Signal ..... ............................................................. .. ...................... .. ........................ 54

Setting Up Analog Channels....................... .. ..................... .................................. .. .................. 54

Using the Default Setup......................................................................................................... 57

Using Autoset ................................................................................................................... 58

Acquisition Concepts............................................................................................................ 59

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