Built-In Security Features
To Overwrite Protected
User Da ta
This procedure
overwrites everything that is stored in the protected user data area.
Send the following commands to the oscilloscope:
:PASSWORD “XYZZY” (or current password if changed from the default of
“XYZZY”)
:NEWPASS “ANYTHING”
:PASSWORD “ANYTHING”
*PUD #3 300xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx[repeat
for a total of 300 x’s]
NOTE. If you do not have access to a program that supports sending programmatic
commands to the instrument, copy the preceding commands to a text file that ends
in “.set
” and recall the file from the Recall Setup menu.
For more information on using programming commands, refer to the MDO4000
Mixed D
omain Oscilloscopes Programmer Manual, Tektronix part number
077-0510-XX, available at www.tektro nix.com/manuals.
8 MDO4000 Series Oscilloscopes and Application Modules Declassification and Security Instructions