52 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide
1Getting Started
To compensate the oscilloscope probes
You should compensate your oscilloscope probes to match their
characteristics to the oscilloscope’s channels. A poorly
compensated probe can introduce measurement errors.
1 Perform the procedure “To verify basic oscilloscope
operation” on page 50.
2 Use a nonmetallic tool to adjust the trimmer capacitor on the
probe for the flattest pulse possible. The trimmer capacitor is
located on the probe BNC connector.
3 Connect probes to all other oscilloscope channels (channel 2
of a 2-channel oscilloscope, or channels 2, 3, and 4 of a
4-channel oscilloscope). Repeat the procedure for each
channel. This matches each probe to each channel.
The process of compensating the probes serves as a basic test to
verify that the oscilloscope is functional.
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Perfectly compensated
Over compensated
Under compensated
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