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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....... ................ ............................. .... ...................................... xii
Installation.............................................................................................................................. 1
Before Installation................................................................................................................ 1
Operating Considerations........................................................................................................ 6
Operating Positions ..............................................................................................................8
Connecting Probes.......................... ............. ................................... .... ................................. 9
Securing the Oscilloscope ...................................................................................................... 10
Powering on the Oscilloscope .................................................................................................. 11
Powering off the Oscilloscope .................................................................................................. 12
Functional Check............................ ........................................... .......................... .... ........... 12
Compensating a TPP0500B or TPP1000 Passive Voltage Probe ............................................................ 13
Compensating a non-TPP0500B or non-TPP1000 Passive Voltage Probe ........ .... ................. .... ................. 15
Application M odule Free Trial.................. ............................... ........ ................... ........ ............... 16
Installing an Application Module .... ........ ............ ....................................................... ............ ..... 16
Changing the Language of the User Interface or Keyboard. .... ............................................... .... ........... 17
Changing the Date and Time ................................................................................................... 19
Self Test ......................................................................................................................... 20
Signal Path Compensation ................. ................................. .... ................................. .............. 21
Upgrading Firmware ............................................................................................................ 22
Connecting Your Oscilloscope to a Computer . ............................. .... ............ ............................. .... .. 25
Connecting a USB Keyboard to Your Oscilloscope.... .... ................. ..................... ..................... ......... 30
Get Acquainted with the Instrument ................................................................................................. 31
Front Panel Menus and Controls ............................................................................................... 31
Fron
t Panel Connectors.... .............. ................................................................ .............. ......... 43
Side-Panel Connector................................ .... ................................... ............. ....................... 43
Rear-Panel Connectors ...... ............ .... ............ ......................................... ............ ............ .... .. 44
Acquire the Signal .............. ................ ............................. .... ............................. ............ .... ........ 46
Setting Up Analog Channels....................................................... .... .......................... .... ........... 46
Using the Default Setup......................................................................................................... 49
Using Autoset ................................................................................................................... 50
Acquisition Concepts............................................................................................................ 51
Using FastAcq................................................................................................................... 53
How the Analog Acquisition Modes Work...................................................................................... 54
Changing the Acquisition Mode, Record Length, and Delay Time...... ........................................... ........... 55
Using Roll Mode................................................................................................................. 57
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