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If the Probe Compensation Status field displays Fail, the attached probe has failed the probe compensation procedure.
Reconnect the probe and run probe compensation again.
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If there is no probe compensation status field shown in the panel, the oscilloscope cannot store compensation values for
that probe. See the oscilloscope Help for how to manually compensate passive probes not supported by the probe
compensation function.
Use this procedure to compensate a TPP0500B, TPP1000, or other supported TPP-family probe that shows a Default status
when connected to the oscilloscope.
NOTE. A Default Setup does not delete probe compensation values. A factory calibration deletes all stored probe compensation
values.
Prerequisite: The oscilloscope must be powered on for at least 20 minutes before compensating a probe.
1. Connect a supported probe to an input channel. The probes shipped with the oscilloscope support this probe compensation
process.
2. Connect the probe tip and ground lead of the probe to the PROBE COMP terminals on the lower right side of the
oscilloscope (near the Default Setup and Autoset front panel buttons).
Connect the probe tip to the 1 kHz source (lower connector), and the ground clip to the ground (upper connector). For best
results, remove any probe tip accessories and hold the probe tip directly onto the 1 kHz connector.
NOTE. Connect only one probe at a time to the PROBE COMP terminals.
3. Turn off all channels.
4. Turn on the channel to which the probe is connected.
5. Push the front-panel Autoset button. The screen displays a square wave.
6. Double-tap the badge of the channel you want to compensate.
7. Tap the Probe Setup panel.
If the Probe Compensation Status says Pass, the probe is already compensated for this channel. You can move the probe
to another channel and start again from step 1, or connect a different probe to this channel and start from step 1.
If the Probe Compensation Status says Default, continue with this procedure.
8. Tap Compensate Probe to open the Probe Compensation dialog.
9. Tap Compensate Probe to run the probe compensation.
10. The probe compensation is finished when the Probe Compensation Status displays Pass. Disconnect the probe tip and
ground from the PROBE COMP terminals.
Configure the instrument
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