Appendix A: Example of a Vertical Position Accuracy Test
Spreadsheet
This appendix contains a filled-in example o f the vertical position accuracy (VPA)
test spreadsheet that is used. (See page 4-10, Check Vertical Position Accuracy.)
The PDF version of this service manual (Tektronix part number 077-0772-01)
includes an empty V PA test spreadsheet for your convenience. To access and
save the test spreadsheet:
1. Go to the Tektronix manuals Web site, w ww.tektronix.com/manuals.
2. Enter 077077201 in the Search Manuals field and click Go.
3. Click Download for the TBS1000 Series Digital Storage Oscilloscopes
Service M anual (Tektronix part number 077077201) and follow the
instructions to download the file to your PC.
4. Open the PDF file in Adobe Reader (version 7 or later).
5. Click the Attachments tab or click View > Navigation Panels >
Attachments to display the Attachments panel.
6. Double-click the VPA Test Table.xls file.
7. Click OK in the Launch Attachment dialog box. The test spreadsheet
opens in your spreadsheet application and shows the Blank Test Record
spreadsheet tab.
8. Click File > Save As to save the file to a name a nd location that you enter.
You can now use the spreadsheet to enter values for the vertical position
accuracy test.
Sample Filled-In Vertical P osition Accuracy Test Spreadsheet
Table A-1: Vertical position accuracy test spreadsheet
AB C DEFGHI
1 Approximate
Test
Voltage
DVM
Measured
Voltage
Oscilloscope
Measured
Voltage
Error Lower
Limit
Upper
Limit
Margin
2 2 .00 0.000
‡‡‡
Volts/div
0.05
3 1 .96 0.000
‡‡‡
4 1 .92 0.000
‡‡‡
Offset
as a
fractional
division
0.1
5
1.88 0.000
‡‡‡
Offset in
volts
0.005
TBS1000 Series Oscilloscope Service Manual A-1