User's Manual

Getting Started

P5205 Instructi on Manual

Installation

Install the P5205 probe as follows:

1. Connect the output of the probe to the TEKPROBE input of the

oscilloscope or other measurement instrument. The measurement

instrument input must have a ground reference.

NOTE. Use the 1103 TEKPROBE Power supply if the instrument does

not have the TEKPROBE interface.

2. Select the proper ra nge setting. For higher resolution and less

noise when measuring signals below 130 V, switch the attenua-

tion to 50X. If the ove rrange indicator lights or flashes, the out put

signal may not be accurate. Use the 500X setting instead.

3. The probe output is adjusted to zero at the factory. Adjust the

probe output to zero only if you need to measure small differen-

tial voltages. Follow steps a and b to make the adjustment.

a. Let the probe warm up for at l east 20 minutes.

b. Connect the input leads of the probe together. Insert the

adjustment tool in the access hole of the compensation

box and adjust the probe to the zero reference point.

If you are using this probe for the first time, read the General Safety

Summary on page v, and re ad page 9 of the Operating Basics section

for important safety information.