Getting Started
Product installation
Environmental operating
requirements
Check that the location of your installation has the proper operating environment
as listed in the following table. (See Table 2.)
CAUTION. Damage to the instrument can occur if this instrument is powered on at
temperatures outside the specified temperature range.
Table 2: E CO8000 Series environmental requirements
Parameter Description
Operating 0 °C to +50 °C
Temperature
Nonoperating
–20 °C to +60 ° C
Operating 20% to 80% (No condensation); Maximum wet-bulb
temperat
ure 29.0 °C
Relative
Humidity
Nonoperating
5% to 90%
(No condensation); M aximum wet-bulb
temperature 40.0 °C
Operating To 3,000 m (9,842 feet)
Maximum operating temperature decreases 1 °C for
each 30
0 m above 1.5 km.
Altitu
de
Nonoperating
To 15,
000 m (49,212 feet)
Leave space for cooling by ensuring standard side clearance for rack mounting or
2 inches (5.1 cm) of side clearance for benchtop use. Also, ensure sufficient rear
clearance (approximately 2 inches) so that cables are not damaged by sharp bends.
For complete specifications for the instrument, refer to the ECO8000 Series
Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference. You can locate
this document on the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com\downloads).
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