LeCroy WaveRunner Xi-A

GETTING STARTED MANUAL
WRXi-A-GSM-E Rev A 9
INTRODUCTION
ThisGettingStartedManualincludesimportantsafetyandinstallationinformation
foryourWaveRunnerXiSeriesoscilloscope.Briefoperatingproceduresgetyou
startedcapturing,viewing,andanalyzingyourwaveforms.
Ifdesired,changeyouruserinterfacelanguagefromEnglishbyselectingUtilitiesÆ
Preferencesontheinstrument’smenubar(topofthescreen)andthe
nselect
Language.
Theinformationcontainedinthisguidealsoappears(withmoredetail)inthe
oscilloscopeHelpfiles.Thesefilesaresearchableintheoscilloscopeandalso
suppliedontheCD‐ROMshippedwithyouroscilloscope.
SAFETYREQUIREMENTS
Thissectioncontainsinformationandwarningsthatmustbeobservedtokeepthe
instrumentoperatinginacorrectandsafecondition.Youarerequiredtofollow
generally‐acceptedsafetyproceduresinadditiontothesafetyprecautionsspecified
inthissection.
Safety Symbols and Terms
Wherethefollowingsymbolsortermsappearontheinstrument’sfrontorrear
panels,orinthismanual,theyindicateimportantsafetyconsiderations.
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Thissymbolisusedwherecautionisrequired.Refertothe
accompanyinginformationordocumentsinordertoprotectagainst
personalinjuryordamagetotheinstrument.
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Thissymbolwarnsofapotentialriskofshockhazard.
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Thissymbolisusedtodenotethemeasurementgroundconnection.
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Thissymbolisusedtodenoteasafetygroundconnection.
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Thissymbolindicatesan On/Standbyswitchtype.Whenpressed,the
instrument’sstatetogglesbetweenOperatingandStandbymodes.This
switchdoesnotdisconnecttheinstrument.Removepowerfromthe
oscilloscopebyremovingthepowercordfromtheACoutletwhilethe
instrumentisinStandbymode.
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ThissymbolisusedtodenoteAlternatingCurrent.
CAUTION TheCAUTION signindicatesapotentialhazard.Itcallsattentiontoa
procedure,practiceorconditionwhich,ifnotfollowed,couldpossibly
causedamagetoequipment.
IfaCAUTIONisindicated,donotproceeduntilitsconditionsarefully
understoodandmet.