HP 54600B - Service Manual

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HP 54600B Specifications

General

Type	Oscilloscope
Bandwidth	100 MHz
Channels	2
Sample Rate	Up to 20 MSa/s
Vertical Sensitivity	2 mV/div to 5 V/div
Vertical Resolution	8 bits
Input Coupling	AC, DC, GND
Maximum Input Voltage	400 V (DC + peak AC)
Trigger Modes	Auto, Normal, Single
Display	CRT
Input Impedance	1 MΩ
Power Requirements	100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Memory Depth	1 kpts per channel

Summary

The Oscilloscope at a Glance

To inspect the instrument

Instructions for checking the instrument for damage and completeness after shipment.

To connect a signal to the oscilloscope

Guide to connecting a signal to channel 1, including probe compensation.

To display a signal automatically

How to use the Autoscale feature to automatically set up the display.

To set up the vertical window

Guide to adjusting vertical settings using keys, knobs, and status line.

To set up the time base

Guide to adjusting horizontal settings using time base keys, knobs, and status line.

To trigger the oscilloscope

Instructions on setting up trigger levels, sources, modes, and holdoff.

Operating Your Oscilloscope

To use delayed sweep

How to use delayed sweep for magnified analysis of signal portions.

To use storage oscilloscope operation

Instructions for using storage keys like Autostore for capturing waveforms.

To capture glitches or narrow pulses

Methods for capturing glitches using peak detect and Autostore.

To make frequency measurements automatically

How to use automatic measurement functions for frequency.

To make time measurements automatically

How to perform automatic time measurements like rise and fall time.

To make voltage measurements automatically

How to perform automatic voltage measurements like Vrms and Vp-p.

To make cursor measurements

Using cursors for custom voltage and time measurements on signals.

To reduce the random noise on a signal

Techniques to reduce noise using trigger path settings and averaging.

To use the XY display mode

Using XY mode for volts-versus-volts display and phase shift measurement.

Using Option 005 Enhanced TV;Video Trigger (HP 54602 B)

To select TV display grid

How to select the TV display grid option for video analysis.

To autoscale on a video signal

How to use video autoscaling for proper signal matching and setup.

To trigger on a specific line of video

Triggering on specific video lines, like VITS or closed captioning.

To trigger on a specific field of the video signal

Triggering on Field 1 or Field 2 for analyzing video signal components.

To trigger on odd or even fields

Triggering on odd or even fields to analyze video signal envelopes and distortion.

To analyze video waveforms with Option 005

Combining TV trigger, delayed sweep, and measurements for video analysis.

To window in on harmonic distortion using FFT

Using FFT for frequency domain analysis of harmonic distortion in video signals.

Service

Verifying Oscilloscope Performance

How to verify the electrical performance of the oscilloscope.

Adjusting the Oscilloscope

Procedures for adjusting hardware for optimum operating performance.

Troubleshooting the Oscilloscope

Procedures to help isolate problems to defective assemblies.

Replacing Parts in the Oscilloscope

Instructions for removing and ordering replaceable assemblies.

Performance Characteristics

Vertical System

Describes vertical system parameters like bandwidth, rise time, dynamic range.

Horizontal System

Describes horizontal system parameters like sweep speeds, accuracy, resolution.

Trigger System

Describes trigger system parameters like sensitivity, sources, coupling, modes.

Acquisition System

Details on acquisition system parameters like sample rate, resolution, record length.

General

Environmental and EMI characteristics of the instrument.