Mode
l
5315A
/ B
Ope
ration
NOTE
For specifications
co
ncerning
bandw
i
dth
, accuracy,
and
amplitude
on
input signals, refer
to
Table 1-1.
1. Sel
POWER
switch
810
the
ON position.
2. Set
GATE
TIME
contro
l G to min.
3.
If
the
Start
and
St
op
signals are from
separale
sources,
co
nnect
the
Start signal
to
I
NPUT
A
jack.
,
the
Stop signal
to
I
NPUT
B
jack.
, and set
the
SEP
/
COM
A
switch"
to
SEP
position.
If
the Start
and
Stop signa
ls
are
from a co
mmon
source
,
connect
to INPUT A
jack.
and set t
he
SE
P/
COM
A
sw
itch"
to COM A
po
sition.
4.
Press
T.I.
A-B
swi
tch
0,
and insure
the
Blue shift
key.
is
in
the
o ut positi
on,
to
se
l
ect
ti
me
interval function.
5.
Sel
AC
/ OC
...
' An
N.,
."
and
Sl
ope
••
switches
to
desired positions.
NOTE
When
the
SEP
/
COM
A switch
is
set to
COM
A, only
the
CHANNEL
A
AC
/ DC
switch.
is
effective. However, all Attenuator, Slope, and
Le
v
el
/ Sens controls
are
effective.
6. Set
TRI
GG
ER
LEVElISENSITIVITY
swi
t
ches.
eto
TRIGGER
L
EVEl
position. This sets
the
sensitivity to maxi
mum
{typically 5 10 mV for
fr
equt!ncit!s
$10
MHL.
)
and
allows volriable selection
of trigger level
s.
7.
Adjus
lth
e
LEVELISENS
controls
••
for
optimum
triggering, usually the
middle
of
the
range
ov
er
which
the
trigger. light flashes.
8. Adjus
llh
e
GATE
TIM
E
cont
rol G for I
hedesired
sample
rOlle
, variable nominally from
50
ms
10
10 s. The sel
ected
gate time may be displayed by
pre
ss
ing
the
GATE
TI
ME
switchO
and
the
Slue
shift key
•.
NOTE
Th
e first
measurement
is
not
di
sp
la
yed until
the
gate
ti
me
delay is up.
for
slow sample rates, use HOLD and
the
RESET
switch.
Figure
3·12
. Time Interval
Measuremem
3-17