Power-on Inspection 
 
When the oscilloscope is energized, press the power key 
 at the lower-left corner 
of the front panel to turn on the oscilloscope. During the start-up process, the 
oscilloscope performs a series of self-test items and you can hear the sound of relay 
switching.  After the self-test is finished, the welcome screen is displayed.  The 
instrument is installed with the trial versions of the options before leaving factory and 
the remaining time is about 2000 minutes. The “Current Options” dialog box will be 
displayed if your instrument currently installs the trial versions of options. From this 
dialog box you can view the types, names, versions and the remaining time of the 
options currently installed.  
 
To Connect the Probe 
 
RIGOL provides passive probes for DS2000A as well as passive probes and logic 
probes for MSO2000A. For detailed technical information of the probes, please refer 
to corresponding Probe User’s Guide. The following are the probes recommended for 
use with the oscilloscope. 
Model  Description 
PVP2350  350 MHz, passive probe, standard 
RP3500A  500 MHz, passive probe, optional 
RPL2316  Logic probe, standard 
 
Connect the Passive Probe: 
1.  Connect the BNC terminal of the probe to an analog channel input of the 
oscilloscope at the front panel. 
2.  Connect the ground alligator clip of the probe to the circuit ground terminal and 
then connect the probe tip to the circuit point under test. 
 
Figure 5 To Connect the Passive Probe