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TABLE OF CONTENTS..................................................................................................................
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION AND SPECIFICATIONS .............................................. 1-1
1-1. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................1-1
1-2. SPECIFICATIONS..........................................................................................................1-2
1-3. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS.......................................................................................1-5
1-4 WEEE AND ROHS STATUS......................................................................................... 1-9
SECTION 2 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS................................................................ 2-1
2-1. Introduction......................................................................................................................2-1
2-2. Unpacking Your Instrument ............................................................................................2-1
2-3. General Operation............................................................................................................2-1
2-4. Line Fuse..........................................................................................................................2-2
2-5. Physical Features .............................................................................................................2-2
2-6. Front Panel.......................................................................................................................2-2
2-7. Back Panel .......................................................................................................................2-4
2-8. LCD Quadrants and Axes ................................................................................................2-5
2-9. Power-Up.........................................................................................................................2-5
2-10. Channel Selection ............................................................................................................2-6
2-11. Alternate Mode ................................................................................................................2-6
2-11. Resistance Selection.........................................................................................................2-7
2-13. Frequency Selection.........................................................................................................2-7
2-14. Voltage Selection............................................................................................................. 2-7
2-15. DC Voltage Source ..........................................................................................................2-7
2-16. Scanning with a Tracker 2700S 2-8
SECTION 3 USING YOUR TRACKER 2700 ............................................................... 3-1
3-1. Introduction......................................................................................................................3-1
3-2. Basics Of TSA - How It Works.......................................................................................3-2
3-3. Horizontal Axis................................................................................................................3-2
3-4. Vertical Axis....................................................................................................................3-4
3-5. Basic Tracker Signatures - Open and Short.....................................................................3-5
3-6. Four Basic Component Tracker Signatures.....................................................................3-6
3-7. Smart Tracker Active Range (STAR) feature..................................................................3-7
SECTION 4 MENUS AND SETTINGS......................................................................... 4-1
4-1. Menu Structure ....................................................................................................................4-1
4.2 Menu Navigation .............................................................................................................4-2
4-3. Power-Up Menu...............................................................................................................4-2
4.4 Main Menu.......................................................................................................................4-3
4.5 SigAssistâ„¢ ....................................................................................................................4-10
SECTION 5 TESTING PASSIVE COMPONENTS....................................................... 5-1
5-1. Resistors...........................................................................................................................5-1
5-2. Capacitors ........................................................................................................................5-9
5-3. Inductors ........................................................................................................................ 5-20
5-4. Electromechanical Switching Components ...................................................................5-27
SECTION 6 TESTING DISCRETE SEMICONDUCTORS........................................... 6-1
6-1. Diodes ..............................................................................................................................6-1
6-2. Transistors......................................................................................................................6-13
6-3. Solid State Switching Components................................................................................6-25