Getting Started
In addition to a product and fea
ture descriptio n, this ch apter covers
the follow ing topics:
How to perform a quick functio
nal check, install and compensate
passive probes, compensate the signal path, and set the time and
date
How to install the power cord, battery pack, and operate the
oscilloscope safely with battery power
How to install application modules and the communication module
Howtousethemenusyst
em
How to identify the oscilloscope c o ntrols and connectors
Initial Setup
The following procedures describe how to q uick ly verify that the
oscilloscope is
powering up and functioning correctly, compensate
passive probes using the built-in comp ensation signal, run the signal
path compensation (SPC) routine for maximum signal accuracy, and
set the time an
d date.
You should perform all initial setup procedures the first tim e you
use the oscil
loscope.
You should perform the probe compensation procedure whenever
you attach a
passive probe for the first time to any input channel.
You shou ld run the signal path compensation routine whenever the
ambient t
emperature changes by 10 °C (18 °F) or more.
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