Inspect the instrument .................................................................................................................................. 23
Verify internal diagnostics pass .............................................................................................................. 23
Activating Windows 10 ........................................................................................................................... 24
Windows interface guidelines ................................................................................................................. 25
Signal path compensation ............................................................................................................................ 26
Connecting to a network .............................................................................................................................. 29
Adding a second monitor ............................................................................................................................. 30
Activating Windows 10 ................................................................................................................................. 30
Restoring instrument operating system and product software ..................................................................... 31
Operating system restore ............................................................................................................................. 31
Internal recovery utility ................................................................................................................................. 31
Product software installation ........................................................................................................................ 32
Getting acquainted with your instrument
Front-panel connectors ................................................................................................................................ 33
Rear-panel connectors ................................................................................................................................. 35
Interface and display .................................................................................................................................... 36
Control panel ................................................................................................................................................ 38
Accessing online help .................................................................................................................................. 39
Accessing menus and control windows ....................................................................................................... 40
Inspect your instrument
Verify internal diagnostics pass .................................................................................................................... 41
Acquisition
Signal path compensation ............................................................................................................................ 43
Setting up analog signal input ...................................................................................................................... 46
Using default setup ...................................................................................................................................... 48
Using autoset ............................................................................................................................................... 49
Probe compensation and deskew ................................................................................................................ 50
Deskew Tool ................................................................................................................................................ 50
Acquisition concepts .................................................................................................................................... 55
Acquisition hardware .............................................................................................................................. 55
Sampling process ................................................................................................................................... 56
Real-Time sampling ............................................................................................................................... 56
Interpolated Real-Time sampling ........................................................................................................... 56
Equivalent-Time sampling ...................................................................................................................... 56
Waveform record .................................................................................................................................... 57
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