4. If the instrument does not pass,
recalibrate the instrument, or have the
instrument serviced by qualified service
personnel.
NOTE. To always show the SPC status
icon or display a warning when SPC has
not been run in more than a month, click
the corresponding check box.
Calibration menu on DPO70000SX instruments
5. If the SPC needed icon is red, perform a
signal path compensation.
Check the color of the SPC Status icon:
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Green indicates that SPC
successfully passed and the
temperature is stable.
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Yellow indicates that the instrument
is in the warm up state or that it has
been over 30 days since SPC was
last run.
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Red indicates that SPC needs to be
run (the temperature has varied
more than 5 °C, SPC failed, or SPC
has not been run).
Signal path compensation status
The following table lists the possible status messages for signal path compensation and the recommended action.
Status Meaning and recommended action
Compensated The instrument had warmed up, there were no failures during
the signal path compensation procedure, and the current
operating temperature is within 5 °C of the operating
temperature when the previous signal path compensation was
run.
Fail One or more failures occurred during the signal path
compensation procedure. Contact your local Tektronix service
representative for further action.
Temp The operating temperature is not within 5 °C of the previous
signal path compensation.
Warming up The instrument has not warmed up. Wait for the instrument to
complete its warm up period before running the signal path
compensation procedure.
Vertical setups
DPO70000SX, MSO/DPO70000DX, MSO/DPO70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000B Series 515