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Preparing the Oscilloscope for Use
To compensate your analog probe
To compensate your analog probe
You should compensate you analog probes to match their characteristics to the
oscilloscope. A poorly compensated probe can introduce measurement errors.
To compensate a probe, follow these steps:
1 Connect the probe from channel 1 to the Probe Comp signal on the lower-
right corner of the front panel.
2Press
Autoscale.
3 Use a nonmetallic tool to adjust the trimmer capacitor on the probe for
the flattest pulse possible.
comp.cdr
Perfectly compensated
Over compensated
Under compensated
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