HP 54600A - Page 10

Figure 1
OVercompensation
causes pulse peaking.
Figure 2
Correct compensation
with a flat pulse top.
Figure 3
Undercompensation
causes pulse rolloff.
The Oscilloscope at a Glance
To co11ect a s1g111 to tile oscilloscope
You should compensate 10:1 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
10:1 probe from channel 1 to the front-panel probe
adjust signal on the oscilloscope.
2 Press I Autoscale I .
3 Use a nonmetallic tool to adjust the trimmer capacitor on the
probe
for the flattest pulse possible as displayed on the
oscilloscope.
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