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an
d
t
he
h
or i zont al
( X- axi s)
coor
d
i
n
at es
wi t h
out
af f ect i ng
W
ave
s
ha p e
.
Th
e
s
qu
ar e- wave
out
p u
t
si gnal
of
t
he
t
h
e
wave
s
h
ape
of
t
he
di s
p
l aye
d
si gnal
.
T
h
e
Z- axi s
Cal i br at or
can
be
used
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±
r ef er ence
wave
s h
ape
w
h
en
modul at i
ng
si g
n
al
appl i ed
t o
t
he
C
R
T
ci r c
u
i t
ch
anges
t
h
e
c
h
ec k
i ng
or
ad
j
ust i ng
t
he
com
p ensat i on of
passi ve,
i
n
t ensi t y
of
t
he d
i spl aye
d
wavef or m
t o
pr ovi
d
e t
h
i s
t y pe of
h
i g
h
- r esi st a
nce pr o
b
es
.
Si nce
t
he
s
q
uar e- wave
out
p ut
f r om
d
i s
p
l ay
.
" Gr ay
scal e"
i nt ensi t y
modul at i on
can
be
obt ai ne
d
t
h
e
Cal i br at or
h
as
±
f l at
t op,
any
d
i st or t i o
n
i n t
he
di s
p
l aye
d
by
a p
pl yi
n
g
si gnal s
w
h
i c
h
do
not
com
p
l et el y
b
l an
k
t
h
e
wavef or m
i s
d
ue
t o
t
he
p
r obe
com
p
ensat i on
.
d
i s
p
l ay
.
L
ar ge
am
p
l i t u
d e
si gnal s
of
t
he cor r ect p
ol ar i t y
wi l l
com
p
l et el y
b
l an
k
t
he d
i spl ay
;
t
he
s
h
ar
p
est
d
i s
p
l ay
i s
p r ovi ded b y
si gnal s
wi t h ±
f ast
r i se
a nd
f al l
.
T
he
vol t age
am
p
l i t u
d e
r e
q
ui r e
d
f or
vi si bl e
t r ace
mo
d
ul at i on
de
p end
s
on
A
PPL
I CATI ONS
t
h
e
set t i ng
of
t
he
I
N
T
EN
SI TY
cont r ol
.
At
nor mal
i nt ensi t y
l evel ,
±
f i ve- vol t
pea k
- t o-
pea k
si gnal
pr od uces
± vi si
b
l e
Gener al
c
h
a nge
i n
b
r i g
h
t ness
.
Wh
en
t
h
e
AXI S
I
NPU
T
connect or
i s
not
i
n
use,
k
ee p
t
h
e
gr ound
st r ap
i
n p
l ace
.
T
h
e
f ol l owi ng
i nf or mat i o
n d
escr i bes
t
he
pr oce
d u
r es
and
t ec
h ni ques
f or
ma
k
i ng
basi c
measur eme
n
t s
wi t
h
±
454
Osci l l oscope
.
T
h
ese
ap
p
l i cat i ons
ar e
not
descr i bed
i n
d
et ai l ,
Ti me mar k
er s
a
pp
l i ed
t o
t
he
AXI S
I
NPU
T
connect or
si nce
eac h
app
l i cat i o
n
mu
st
be
a
d
apt e
d t o
t
h
e r e
q
ui r ement s
pr ovi
d
e ±
d
i r ect
t i me
r ef er e
nce
on
t
h
e
di s
p
l ay
.
W
i t
h
of
t
h
e
i
n
di vi dual
measur ement s
.
T
h
i s
i nst r
u
ment
can
al so
b
e
uncal i br at e
d
h
or i zont al
swee
p or
§
-
¥ mo
d e oper at i on,
t
h
e
use
d f or
many
appl i cat i ons
w
h
i c
h
ar e
not
d
escr i bed
i n
t
h
i s
t i me
mar
k
er s
p
r ovi
d e ±
means
of r eadi ng
t i me
d
i r ect l y
f r om
manual
.
Cont act
your
l ocal
Te
kt r oni x
F
i el d
Of f i ce
or
t
h
e
d
i s
p
l ay
.
H
owever ,
i f
t
he
mar
k
er s ar e
not
t i me- r el at e
d t o
r e
p
r esent at i ve
f or
assi st ance
i n
ma
k
i ng
speci f i c
measur e-
t
h
e
di s
p
l aye
d
wavef or m,
±
si ngl e- swee
p d
i spl ay
s
h
oul d be
ment s
wi t h
t
h
i s
i nst r ume
n
t
.
Al so,
t
h
e
f ol l owi ng
boo
k
s
used
( f or
i nt er
n
al
sweep
onl y) t o p
r ovi
d
e
±
st abl e
d
i s
p
l ay
.
d
escr i be
osci l l osco
pe
meas
u
r eme
n
t
t ec
h
ni
q ues
w
h
i c
h
can
be
ad
apt ed
f or
use
wi t h
t
h
i s
i nst r ume
n
t
.
Cal i br at or
T
he one- k
i l o
h
er t z
s
q
uar e- wave
Cal i br at or of
t
he
454
pr ovi
d
es
±
conveni ent
si gnal
sour ce
f or
chec k
i
ng b
asi c
ver t i cal
gai
n and
swee
p
t i mi ng
.
H
owever ,
t o p
r ovi
de
maxi mum
measur ement
accur acy,
t
h
e
ad
j
ust me
n
t
p
r oce-
d ur e gi ven
i n t
he
Cal i br at i on
sect i on
of
t
h
i s
manual
s
h
oul d
be
used
wh
en
r ecal
¯
br at i ng
t
h
e
uni t
.
T
h
e
Cal i
b
r at or
out
p ut
si gnal
i s
al so
ver y
usef ul
f or
a
dj
ust i ng
pr obe
compe
n
sat i on
as
d
escr i
bed
i n t
he p r ob
e
i nst r uct i on
ma
n
ual
.
I n
a
dd
i t i o
n
,
t
he Cal i br at or can
be
used
as
±
conveni ent
si gnal
sour ce
f or
a
pp
l i cat i on
t o
ext er
n
al
eq
ui
p
ment
.
V
ol t age
.
T
h
e Cal i br at or pr ovi des an
accur at e
p
ea
k
- t o-
p
ea
k
sq
uar e- wave
vol t age of
one
vol t
i nt o
±
h
i g
h
i m
p
e
d
ance
l oa
d
.
Out
p ut
r esi st ance
i s
250
o h
ms
.
T
he
act ual
vol t age
acr oss
an ext er n
al
l oa
d
r esi st or
can
b
e
cal cul at e
d
i
n
t
h
e
same
ma
nner
as
wi t h
any
ser i es
r esi st or
combi
n
at i o
n
( necessar y
onl y
i f
t
h
e
l oa
d
r esi st ance
i s
l ess
t
ha n
about
50
k
i l o
h
ms)
.
C
ur
r ent
.
Th
e cur r e n
t
l oop,
l ocat e
d
on
t
h
e
si
d
e
panel ,
p
r ovi
d
es
±
f i ve
mi l l i amp
er e p
ea
k
- t o- pea
k
squar e- wave
cur r ent
w
h
i c
h
can
be used t o
c
hec k an
d
cal i
b
r at e
cur r ent - measur i ng
pr obe
syst ems
.
T
h
i s
cur r e
n
t
si gnal
i s
obt ai ne
d
b
y
cl i
pp
i
ng
t
he p
r obe
ar oun
d
t
he cur r ent
l oop
.
T
he
ar r ow above
t
h
e
PR
O
BE
L
OO
P
i ndi cat es
convent i onal
cur r en
t
f l ow
;
i
. e
. ,
f r om
+
t o
-
.
Ÿ
O
p
er at i ng
I nst r uct i ons
- 454
/
R
454A
H
ar l ey
Car t er ,
" An
I nt r o
d uct i on t o
t
he
Cat
h
o
de
R
ay
Osci l l osco
p
e" ,
Ph
i l i
p
s
Tec
h
ni cal
L
i
b
r ar y,
Cl eaver -
H
ume
P
r ess
L
t d
. ,
L
o
n
d
o n
,
1960
.
J
.
Czec
h
,
" Osci l l osco
pe
M
easur i ng
Tec
h
ni
q
ue" ,
Ph
i l i
p
s
Tec
hn
i cal
L
i br ar y,
Sp
r i
n
ger -
V
er l ag,
N
ew
Yor
k
,
1965
.
R
o b
er t
G
M
i d
d
l et on
and
L
.
Do
n
al
d
P
ayne,
"
U
si ng
t
he
Osci l l osco
pe
i n
I ndust r i al
E
l ect r oni cs" ,
H
owa
r
d
W
.
Sams
&
Co
.
I nc
. ,
T
h
e
B
obbs-
M
er r i l l
Com
p
any
I nc
. ,
I nd
i a
n
a
p
ol i s,
1961
.
Jo
h n
F
.
R
i
d
er
an
d
Seymour
D
.
U
sl an,
" En cycl o p
edi a
of
Cat
ho d
e-
Ray Osci l l osco p
es
and
T
h
ei r U
ses" ,
John F
.
R
i
d
er
P
ubl i s
h
er
I nc
. ,
N
ew Yor
k
,
1959
.
J
o h n
F
.
R
i der ,
" O
b
t ai
n
i ng
and
I nt er
p
r et i ng
Test
Sco
p e
Tr aces" , J o h
n
F
.
R
i der
P
u b
l i s
h
er
I nc
. ,
N
ew Yor
k
,
1959
.
Ru
f us
¡
.
Tur
n
er , "
P
r act i cal
Osci l l oscope
H
an
db
oo
k
" ,
V
ol umes
1
a
nd
2,
Jo h
n
F
.
R
i
der
P
ubl i s
h
er
I nc
. ,
N
ew
Yor
k
,
1964
.
Peak
- t o-
Pea k
V
ol t age
M
easur ement s- AC
F
r e
q
uency
.
T
h
e
Cal i
b
r at or
ci r cui t
uses
f r e
q
uency- st abl e
To ma
ke
±
p
ea k
- t o- pea
k
vol t age
measur ement s,
use
t
h
e
compo
n
e
n
t s
t o
mai nt ai
n
accur at e
f r equency
an d
const ant
f ol l owi
n
g
pr oce d ur e
:
d ut y cycl e
.
T
hu
s
t
he
Cal i br at or
can
be used f or
c
hec
k
i ng
t
h
e
basi c
sweep
t i mi ng
of
t
he
h
or i zont al
syst em
.
1 .
Connect
t
h
e
si gnal
t o
ei t
h
er
I
NPU
T
con
n
ect or
.
2-
2
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BrandTektronix
Model454A
CategoryTest Equipment
LanguageEnglish

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