Tektronix MSO44 Quick Start Manual

Table of Contents
Important safety information..........................................................................................................................................................5
General safety summary........................................................................................................................................................5
To avoid fire or personal injury............................................................................................................................................... 5
Probes and test leads............................................................................................................................................................ 7
Service safety summary.........................................................................................................................................................7
Terms in this manual.............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Terms on the product............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Symbols on the product......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Compliance information................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Safety compliance..................................................................................................................................................................9
Environmental compliance...................................................................................................................................................10
Security disclaimer...................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Preface........................................................................................................................................................................................12
Key features.........................................................................................................................................................................12
ESD Prevention Guidelines................................................................................................................................................. 12
Documentation.....................................................................................................................................................................13
Check shipped accessories................................................................................................................................................. 13
Safely rotate the handle....................................................................................................................................................... 14
Operating requirements....................................................................................................................................................... 14
Input signal requirements.....................................................................................................................................................15
Secure (lock) the instrument................................................................................................................................................ 15
Powering the instrument...................................................................................................................................................... 15
Check that the instrument passes power-on self tests........................................................................................................ 16
Connecting probes to the instrument................................................................................................................................... 17
Rackmount option information............................................................................................................................................. 18
Getting acquainted with your instrument.....................................................................................................................................19
Front panel controls and connectors....................................................................................................................................19
Rear panel connections....................................................................................................................................................... 25
User interface.......................................................................................................................................................................26
User interface elements....................................................................................................................................................... 28
Badges.................................................................................................................................................................................30
Configuration menus............................................................................................................................................................38
Zoom user interface............................................................................................................................................................. 39
Using the touch screen interface for common tasks............................................................................................................ 40
Configure the instrument.............................................................................................................................................................42
Update your MSO with the latest firmware.......................................................................................................................... 42
Set the time zone and clock readout format........................................................................................................................ 42
Run Signal Path Compensation (SPC)................................................................................................................................ 43
Compensate the TPP Series probes................................................................................................................................... 43
Connect to a network (LAN).................................................................................................................................................44
Cleaning the instrument....................................................................................................................................................... 45
Operating basics......................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Add a channel waveform to the display............................................................................................................................... 46
Configure channel or waveform settings..............................................................................................................................47
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Tektronix MSO44 Specifications

General

Bandwidth	200 MHz, 350 MHz, 500 MHz, 1 GHz
Analog Channels	4
Operating Temperature	0 °C to +50 °C
Sample Rate	6.25 GS/s
Record Length	62.5 Mpoints
Input Impedance	1 MΩ ±1%, 50 Ω ±1%
Vertical Resolution	12 bits
Waveform Capture Rate	Up to 500, 000 wfm/s
Maximum Input Voltage	5 VRMS (50 Ω)
Probe Interface	TekVPI
Digital Channels	16 (optional)