HP 54600A - Connecting a Signal

The Oscilloscope at a Glance
To COllect a slg1al to tile oscilloscope
To connect a signal to the oscilloscope
The HP 54600A is a two-channel oscilloscope with an external trigger
input, while the
HP 54601A is a four-channel oscilloscope. The
four-r.hannel oscilloscope replaces the external trigger inout with
channels 3 and
4. In this exercise you connect a signal to the channel 1
input.
To avoid damage to your new oscilloscope, make sure that the voltage
level of the signal you are using is less than or equal to
400 V (de plus
the peak ac). For a complete list of the characteristics see chapter
4,
"Performance CharacterisLics," on page 115.
• Use a BNC cable or a probe to connect a signal to channel 1.
If you are using a probe, the oscilloscope allows you to enter the
attenuation factor for the probe. The attenuation factor changes the
vertical scaling of the oscilloscope so that the measurement results
reflect the actual
voltage levels at the probe tio.
• To set the probe attenuation factor press QJ . Next toggle
the
Probe softkey to change the attenuation factor to
match the probe you are using.
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