Chapter 4 Troubleshooting&Message  RIGOL 
User’s Guide for DSA800/E Series   
4.  Wrong measurement results or poor precision:  
To calculate the system errors and check the measurement results and precision, 
refer to the introductions in “Specifications”. To reach these specifications, 
please: 
(1)  Check whether all the external devices are successfully connected and are 
working normally. 
(2)  Get some knowledge of the signal under measurement and set appropriate 
instrument parameters. 
(3)  Make measurements under proper conditions; for example, warm-up the 
instrument appropriately and operate the instrument under the specified 
environment temperature. 
(4)  Calibrate the instrument regularly to reduce or avoid errors that might 
occur over time. 
—  If you need a specific calibration after the stated calibration period, 
contact RIGOL or get paid service from authorized measurement 
agencies.   
—  The analyzer provides auto calibration function. If required, press 
System  Calibrate  Self-Cal and select “On”. The instrument 
will perform self-calibration regularly. Within half an hour after 
power-on, the analyzer executes a self-calibration every 10 minutes 
and per hour after being powered on for more than half an hour.  
—  Press System  Calibrate  Cal Now to make a self-calibration 
immediately.  
 
5.  Pop-up Message: 
The instrument may display prompt messages, error messages or state 
messages according to the current working status. These messages are 
displayed to help you to use the instrument correctly and are not instrument 
failures. For information of the pop-up messages, please refer to 
“Messages”.