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Table of Contents
General Safety Summary ....... .. ................... .. ............................................................................ ... v
Compliance Information .............................................................................................................. vii
EMC Compliance................................................................................................................ vii
Safety Compliance............................................................................................................. viii
Environmental Considerations................................................................................................... ix
Preface................................................................................................................................. xi
Key Features .....................................................................................................................xi
Conventions Used in This Manual...................................... .. ................... .. ................... ............... xi
Installation.............................................................................................................................. 1
Before Installation................................................................................................................ 1
Operating Considerations........................................................................................................ 5
Operating Positions ..............................................................................................................7
Connecting Probes..................... .. ............................... .. ............................... .. ...................... 8
Securing the Oscilloscope ....................................................................................................... 9
Powering on the Oscilloscope .................................................................................................. 10
Powering off the Oscilloscope .................................................................................................. 11
Functional Check.............. .............................................................. ......................... .. ......... 11
Compensating a TPP0500 or TPP1000 Passive Voltage Probe.............................. .. .............................. 12
Compensating a non-TPP0500 or non-TPP1000 Passive Vo ltage Probe. ............... .................................... 14
Application M odule Free Trial...................... ........................ .. ........................ ............. .............. 15
Installing an Application Module ............. .. ............. .. ............. ..................................................... 15
Changing the Language of the User Interface or Keyboard................................ .. ................................. 16
Changing the Date and Time ................ .. ............................................................. .. .................. 17
Signal Path Compensation ........................... .. ................... .. ................................................... 19
Upgrading Firmware ............................................................................................................ 21
Connecting Your Oscilloscope to a C omputer ....... .. .................................... .................................... 24
Connecting a USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope.......................... .. ................... .. ................... .. ...... 32
Get Acquainted with the Instrument ................................................................................................. 33
Front-Panel Menus and Controls ....................................... .. ............. .. ....................................... 33
Front-Panel Connectors ... .. ............... ................................................. .. ................................. 47
Side
-Panel Connector......... .. ............................................................. ........ ........................... 47
Rear-Panel Connectors . ............... .. ................................................. .. ............... ..................... 48
Acquire the Signal ..... ........................................................................................... ............... ..... 50
Setting Up Analog Channels......................... ......................... .. ......................... .. ..................... 50
Using the Default Setup......................................................................................................... 53
Using Autoset ................................................................................................................... 54
Acquisition Concepts............................................................................................................ 55
How the Analog Acquisition Modes Work............................. ................... .. ................... .. ............... 57
Changing the Acquisition Mode, Record Length, and Delay Time..................................... .. ..................... 57
Using Roll Mode................................................................................................................. 59
Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus ............................................................................................. 60
Setting Up Digital Channels ...................................... .................................... .. ........................ 73
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