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Table of Contents
General Safety Summary . ...... . . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ........ ....... ........ ....... ........ ....... ... iii
Compliance Information ............................................................................................................... v
EMC Compliance................................................................................................................. v
Safety Compliance ............................................................................................................... vi
Environmental Considerations – RSA 6100A ....... . ...... . . ...... . ...... . ....... ....... ........ ....... ........ ....... ...... . . vii
Environmental Considerations – RSA 5100A ....... . ...... . . ...... . ...... . ....... ....... ........ ....... ........ ....... ...... . viii
Preface................................................................................................................................. ix
Key Features .....................................................................................................................ix
Documentation ...................................................................................................................ix
Software U pgrades. . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... ........ ....... ........ ....... ........ ...... . ...... x
Conventions Used in This Manual.... . ...... .. ....... ........ . ........ ....... . . ....... ........ . ........ ....... . . ....... ........ . x
Installation.............................................................................................................................. 1
Before Installation................................................................................................................ 1
RSA6100A Series S tandard Accessories ........ ....... ........ ....... . . ...... . ...... . . ....... ........ ....... ........ . ...... . . . 1
RSA5100A Series S tandard Accessories ........ ....... ........ ....... . . ...... . ...... . . ....... ........ ....... ........ . ...... . . . 3
Optional Accessories ... ...... . . ...... . ...... ........ ....... ...... . . ...... . ...... . . ...... ....... ...... . . ...... . ...... . . ...... .... 4
RSA6100A Series Options. ........ . ........ ....... .. ....... . . ....... . . ....... ......... ........ . ........ . ........ ....... .. ....... 5
RSA5100A Series Options. ........ . ........ ....... .. ....... . . ....... . . ....... ......... ........ . ........ . ........ ....... .. ....... 6
Operating Considerations........................................................................................................ 7
Connecting to the Instrument .... ........ ....... . . ...... . ...... . . ....... ........ ....... . . ...... . ...... . . ....... ........ ....... ... 8
Powering On the Instrument..................................................................................................... 9
Powering Off the Instrument..................................................................................................... 9
Removing the Power............................................................................................................. 9
Adding an External Monitor..................................................................................................... 10
Inspecting the Instrument....................................................................................................... 14
User Maintenance............ . ........ . ........ . ........ . ........ . ........ . ........ . ......... ......... ......... ......... ........ 15
Operation.............................................................................................................................. 16
Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument ......... ........ ....... . . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... . . 16
Basic Concepts.................................................................................................................. 27
Navigating Displays............................................................................................................. 29
Selecting Displays...............................................................................................................30
Connecting a Signal. ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... . . ...... ....... ........ ....... ........ ....... ........ ...... . ...... . . ...... . ..... 35
Starting and Stopping Acquisitions . ...... . . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... . . ...... ....... ........ ....... ........ ....... ....... . ... 36
Markers.......................................................................................................................... 37
Touchscreen Actions............................................................................................................ 40
Printing .......................................................................................................................... 42
Saving Data ..................................................................................................................... 44
Recalling Data...................................................................................................................45
Advanced Techniques. . ....... ......... ........ . ........ . ........ . ........ ....... .. ....... . . ....... . . ....... ........ . ........ . .. 47
Index
RSA6100A Series & RSA5100A Series Q uick Start User Manual i