Model 
5315A/B 
Operation 
3-16 
NOTE 
For specifications 
concerning 
band
wid
th, accuracy, and 
amplitude 
on 
in
put 
sign
al
s, 
refer 
to 
Table  1-1. 
1. 
Set 
PO
WER 
switch 0 
to 
the 
ON 
position. 
2.  If 
the 
Start  and Stop signals  are 
from 
separate sources, 
connec
t 
the 
Start  signal 
to 
INPUT A 
jack.
,  the Stop  signal 
to 
INPUT B jack 
CD, 
and set 
the 
sE
P
/COM 
A 
switch" 
to 
sEP 
position. If 
the 
Start and Stop signals are 
from 
a 
common 
so
ur
ce, 
connect 
to 
INPUT A 
jack. 
and 
set 
the 
sEP/COM 
A  switch " 
to 
COM 
A 
po
sition. 
3. 
Pr
ess 
T.!. A- A switch 0 , and insure the Blue shift key . is in 
the 
out 
position, 
to 
select 
time 
interval 
function. 
4. 
Set 
AC/ DC 
., 
.' 
A 
TIN 
.,.' 
and Slope 
CD 
G) 
switches 
to 
desired positions. 
NOTE 
When 
the 
SEP
/
COM 
A switch 
is 
set 
to 
COM 
A, 
onl
y Channel A AC/ DC 
switch" 
is 
effective. 
Ho
wever, all 
Attenuato
r,  Slope, and 
Level! 
Sens 
controls 
are effective. 
5. 
Set 
TR
I
GGER 
LEVEl/ SENSITIVITY  switches 
... 
to 
TR
IGGER 
LEVEL 
position. This 
set 
the 
sensitivity 
to 
maximum 
(typically 
:=::;10 
mY
) and  allows variable selection 
of 
trigger levels. 
6. 
Adjust 
the 
LEVE
L/SENS 
con
trols 
fa. 
for 
optimum 
trigger
i
ng 
(
i.e
., 
the 
middle 
of 
the range 
over 
wh
ich 
the 
trigger 
light  flas
he
s). 
7.  Adjust 
the 
GA
TE 
TlME/DElAY 
co
n
tro
l
", 
for 
the desired 
holdoff
, (
va
r
ia
ble 
nominally 
from 
500 
~s 
to 
20 ms) 
between 
the Start 
on 
Channel A and the 
enabling 
of 
St
op 
on Chan
nel 
B. Inputs 
during 
the  delay 
time 
are  i
gno
re
d. 
The  selected  delay 
time 
may  be displayed  by pressing 
T.I. 
A-BO, 
T.!. DELAY 
Oan
d Blue shift key 
•. 
Figure 3-13.  Time  Interval 
Delay 
Measurement