1, 2, 3, or 4
channel connectors, 18 channel menu buttons, 14
A
Abort printing, 74, 89 AC coupling
trigger, 96 vertical, 104 Accessories, 117 Acquire button, 17, 75 Acquire menu, 75
Acquisition modes, 22, 75 Average, 22, 76 indicators, 10 Peak Detect, 22, 76 Sample, 22, 75 Amplitude cursors, 26, 82 Amplitude measurements
analyzing signal detail, 40 automatic measurements, 30 autoranging to examine test
points, 35 autoset, using, 30
averaging, using, 41
calculating amplifier gain, 34 capturing a single-shot
signal, 41 cursors, using, 36 data logging, 52 limit testing, 53
looking at a noisy signal, 40 measuring propagation
delay, 43
measuring pulse width, 37 measuring ring amplitude, 36 measuring ring frequency, 36 measuring rise time, 38 measuring two signals, 33 optimizing the acquisition, 42 peak detect, using, 40
reducing noise, 41 taking automatic
measurements, 31 taking cursor
measurements, 36 triggering on a specific pulse
width, 44
triggering on a video signal, 45
triggering on video fields, 46 triggering on video lines, 47 using Autorange to examine
test points, 35 using persistence, 52 using the window
function, 48 using XY mode, 51
viewing impedance changes in a network, 50 Attenuation
voltage probe, 5, 7, 105 Attenuation switch, 8 Auto trigger mode, 96 Automatic measurements, 88 Average acquisition mode, 22, 76 Average mode BMP file format, 68 Button names, xvi
BW limit for vertical, 104
C
Calendar, 102 Calibration, 101
automatic routine, 8
Index
set date and time, 102 Coarse resolution, 104 Communication
OpenChoice software installation, 70 Compensation
PROBE COMP connector, 18 voltage probe check wizard, 5 voltage probe manual, 7 Connectors
Channels 1, 2, 3 and 4, 18 Ext Trig, 18
PROBE COMP, 18 USB Device port, 69 USB Flash Drive port, 63 Context-sensitive help topics, xiv Contrast, 83
Conventions used in this manual, xvi
Cooling by convection, 3 Coupling
trigger, 21, 97 vertical, 104, 105 CSV file format, 93 Current folder, 64, 103 Current probes
scale setting, 8, 105 Cursor button, 17, 82 Cursor menu, 82
Cursor RMS measurements, 89 Cursors
adjusting, 82 Amplitude, 26, 82 basic concepts, 26 Frequency for FFT, 82 Magnitude for FFT, 82 measurement examples, 36 measuring an FFT
spectrum, 62 Time, 26, 82 using, 82
Cycle RMS measurements, 89
D
Data logging
application example, 52 Date, 102
Date and time readout, 12 DC coupling
trigger, 96 vertical, 104 Default setup
Edge trigger, 121, 122 Pulse trigger, 122
retained option settings, 122 Delay measurements, 89
Delayed sweep, 86 Deleting
files or folders, 103 Deleting files or folders, 100 Delta readouts in Cursor menu, 82 Description
general, 1
Diagonal lines in waveform peak detect, 76 style of waveforms, 83 type: vectors or dots, 83 XY format, 83
YT format, 83 Display button, 17, 83 Displaying waveforms, 104
reference, 90 Do Self Cal option, 8
Dots display type, 83 Dual time base, 14, 86 Duty cycle measurements, 89
E
Edge trigger, 96
EPSIMAGE file format, 68 Error Log, 101
Ext Trig connector, 18 probe compensation, 6
F
Factory calibration, 103 Factory setup, 121
recalling, 95
Fall time measurements, 89 Features Field video trigger, 98 File formats for images, 68
Index
File utilities, 103
creating files or folders, 103 deleting files or folders, 100,
103
navigating the directory structure, 103
renaming files or folders, 103 selecting files or folders, 103 USB flash drive contents, 103 Fine resolution, 104 Force Trig button, 15 Format
display, 83 image file, 68 USB flash drive, 64 Frequency
trigger readout, 12, 96 Frequency cursors, 26 Help scroll LED, xiv Help system, xiv Helpful messages, 12
Holdoff, 87, 100 Holdoff control, 15 Horiz Menu button, 14 Horizontal
aliasing, time domain, 23 menu, 85
position, 23
position marker, 11 scale, 23
Scan mode, 77, 86 status, 102
Horizontal scale control, 14 Horizontal Scale control, 86 Hyperlinks in help topics, xiv
I
bandwidth limited readout, 11 channel scale, 11
date and time readout, 12 horizontal position time base readout, 11 trigger position marker, 11 trigger status, Acq.
Complete, 11 trigger status, Armed, 11 trigger status, Auto mode, 11 trigger status, Ready, 11 trigger status, Scan mode, 11 trigger status, Stop, 11 trigger status, Trig’d, 11 trigger type, Edge, 11 trigger type, Pulse Width, 11 trigger type, Video, 11 trigger, frequency readout, 12 trigger, level marker, 11 trigger, level readout, 12 trigger, position readout, 11 trigger, source, 11
vertical scale, 11
window time base readout, 11 Image file formats, 68
Index for help topics, xiv Indicators, 10
Infrequent events
infinite persistence, 84 Installation
OpenChoice software on a PC, 70
Intensity, 83
Index
Interpolation, 76 Inverted waveform
readout, 11
J
JPG file format, 68
L
Line video trigger, 98 Lissajous patternXY format, 84
M
M indicator for Main time base, 86
Magnify horizontal window, 85 Magnitude cursors, 26
FFT spectrum, 62 Main time base, 14, 85 Manuals ordering, 118 Math
FFT, 55, 57 functions, 87 menu, 87
Math Menu button, 14 math waveform
USB flash drive, 63 waveforms, 91
Negative width measurements, 89 Noise reduction
Average mode, 75 Math subtraction, 87 trigger coupling, 96
vertical bandwidth limit, 104 Nonvolatile memory
reference waveform files, 91 setup files, 91
Normal operation
recall default setup, 20 Normal trigger mode, 96 NTSC video standard, 98 Nyquist
connecting to a GPIB system, 72
connecting to a PC, 70 connecting to a printer, 73 front panels, 9
set date and time, 102 specifications, 107
understanding functions, 19
P
PAL video standard, 98
Index PCX file format, 68
Peak Detect acquisition mode, 22, 76
Peak Detect mode, 75 icon, 10
Pulse Width trigger, 99 Video trigger sync, 98 Ports
USB flash drive, 63 Position
Positive width measurements, 89 Power, 2
specifications, 113 Power cords, 2
ordering, 118 Power Cycle count, 101 Pretrigger, 20
Pretrigger view, 98 Print button, 17
PRINT button option, 91 PRINT Button option, 89 saving to a USB flash
drive, 67 PROBE CHECK button, 6 Probe Check Wizard
voltage probes, 5
PROBE COMP connections, 18 Probe option
match current probe scale, 8 match voltage probe
attenuation, 7 Probes
Attenuation switch, 7 compensation, 18 current and scale, 8 safety, 5
specifications, 115
voltage and attenuation, 105 voltage probe check wizard, 5 voltage probe manual Pulse Width triggering, 98
R
Readouts
FFT (Math), 57 general, 9 Recall
factory setup (default), 20 setups, 20, 95
waveforms, 95 Recall Setup menu, 94 Recall Waveform menu, 94 Rectangular window, 59 Ref button, 17
Ref menu, 90
Reference
lead for probe, 5 marker, 11 probe terminal, 5 terminal, 18 Reference waveforms
displaying and removing, 90 readout, 12
saving and recalling, 95 Remote control using a
GPIB interface, 72 Removable file storage
USB flash drive, 63 Removing reference
waveforms, 90
Removing waveforms, 104 Renaming files or folders, 103 Resolution
fine, 105
Rise time measurements automatic, 89 using cursors, 38 RLE file format, 68 RMS measurements, 89 Roll mode See Scan mode Run/Stop button, 17, 76
steps taken by the oscilloscope when pushed, 20
S
Safety Summary, iv
Sample acquisition mode, 22, 75 Sample mode Save All menu, 91 Save Image menu, 92 Save Setup menu, 92
Save to a USB flash drive, 63 Save Waveform menu, 93 Save/Recall button, 17 Save/Recall menu, 91
saving to a USB flash drive, 65
Index
Saving
all files to a USB flash drive, 67
image files to a USB flash drive, 68
current probe, 8, 105 Fine, 104
horizontal, 23 vertical, 23 Scaling waveforms
basic concepts, 23 Scan mode, 77, 86 Scanning waveforms, 86 Screen buttons, xvi Screen image
saving to a file, 68 sending to a printer, 73 SECAM video standard, 98 Security loop, 2
Self calibration, 8 Service
error log as a reference, 101 Service manual ordering, 118 Set date and time, 102 Set To 50% button, 15 Set To Zero button, 14 Setups
basic concepts, 19 saving and recalling, 91 Side-menu buttons, xvi Sine waves
Autoset function, 80 Single button, 77
steps taken by the oscilloscope when pushed, 20
Single-shot signal
application example, 41 Slope, 21
Soft case ordering, 118 Soft keys, xvi
trigger, 21, 96, 98 Specifications
video trigger line or field, 98 Sync pulse, 98
T
TEK-USB-488 adapter connecting, 72 ordering, 118 TIFF file format, 68 Time base, 22
Main, 14, 85 readout, 11 Window, 14, 86 Time cursors, 26, 82 Time domain
waveform, 55 Time-out trigger, 112
TPP0101 and TPP0201 probe specifications, 115 Transit case ordering, 118 Trig Menu button, 15 Trig View button, 15
Trigger
coupling, 21, 96, 97 definition, 20 edge, 96 force, 100
frequency readout, 12, 96, 99 holdoff, 15, 87, 100
level, 15, 21, 95
USB Device port, 69 USB flash drive
Save operation indicator, 63 Save/Recall menu, 65 saving files, all, 67 saving files, images, 68 saving files, setups, 67 saving files, waveforms, 67 storage capacity, 64 USB Flash Drive port, 63 Utility button, 17
Index
W indicator for Window time base, 86
Waveforms
acquire data, 22 compression, 86 digitized, 22
display style meaning, 83 expansion, 86
position, 23
remove from screen, 105 scale, 23
scanning, 77
take measurements, 25 time domain, 55 Window time base, 14, 86
readout, 11 display format, 83, 84