Operating Information
TDS 200 Series Digital Oscilloscope Service Manual
2–5
Functional Check
Perform this quick functional check to verify that your instrument is operating
correctly.
PASSED
ON/OFF
button
1. Turn on the instrument.
Wait until the display shows that all self tests passed. Push the SAVE/RECALL
button, select Setups in the top menu box and push the Recall Factory menu
box. The default Probe menu attenuation setting is 10X.
CH 1
PROBE COMP
2. Set the switch to 10X on the P2100 probe and connect the oscilloscope probe to
channel 1. To do this, align the slot in the probe connector with the key on the
CH 1 BNC, push to connect, and twist to the right to lock the probe in place.
Attach the probe tip and reference lead to the PROBE COMP connectors.
3. Push the AUTOSET button. Within a few seconds, you should see a square
wave in the display (approximately 5 V at 1 kHz peak-to-peak).
Push the CH 1 MENU button twice to turn off channel 1, push the CH 2 MENU
button to turn on channel 2, repeat steps 2 and 3. For TDS 224, repeat for CH 3
and CH 4.