Adjustment Procedures
TDS 420A, TDS 430A & TDS 460A Service Manual
5-5
Equipment Required
The test equipment required to adjust the TDS 420A, TDS 430A, and TDS 460A
Digitizing Oscilloscopes is listed in Table 5--3.
Table 5- 3: Test Equipment, Fixtures, and Supplies
Item Number and
Description
Minimum Requirements Example Purpose
1. Comput er System See description under System
on page 5--2 for minimum and
recommended requirements
Standard PC, see description
under System on page 5--2.
Softw are-based adjustments
2. Adapter, BNC-female-to-
BNC-female
Tektronix part number
013-0028-00
Tektronix part number
013-0028-00
Probe adjustment
3. Adapter, Probe Tip to
BNC, 50 Ω termination
Tektronix part number
013-0227-00
Tektronix part number
013-0227-00
Probe adjustment
4. Adjust ment Tool 0.1 inch hex wrench on both
ends
GC Electronics #8606 A26 Monitor adjustment
5. Attenuator, 10X
(two required)
Ratio: 10X; impedance 50 Ω;
connectors: female BNC input,
male BNC output
Tektronix part number
011-0059-02
Softw are-based adjustments
and probe adjustments
6. Attenuator, 2X Ratio: 2X; impedance 50 Ω;
connectors: female BNC input,
male BNC output
Tektronix part number
011-0069-02
Softw are-based adjustments
7. Cable GPIB IEEE Std 488.1--1987/
IEEE Std 488.2--1987
Tektronix part number
002-0991-01
Softw are-based adjustments
8. Cable, Precision Coaxial 50 Ω, 36 in, male to male BNC
connectors
Tektronix part number
012-0482-00
Softw are-based adjustments
9. Coupler, Dual-Input BNC female to dual male BNC Tektronix part number
067-0525-02
Softw are-based adjustments
10. Connector, Dual-Banana BNC female to dual banana Tektronix part number
103-0090-00
Softw are-based adjustments
11. Generator, DC Calibration Variable amplitude to ±10 V;
accuracy to 0.05%
Wavetek 9100 (or, optionally,
Data Precision 8200)
Softw are-based adjustments
12. Probe, 10X, included with
this instrument
A P6138A Probe Tektronix P6138A Signal interconnection
13. Generator, Leveled Sine
Wave, medium-frequency
200 kHz to 250 MHz; Variable
amplitude from 5 mV to 4 V
p-p
into 50 Ω; flatness ≤3%;
harmonic content: 2
nd
harmonic
down --30 dB from fundamental ;
all others down --40 dB
Rohde & Schwarz SMY Sine
Wave Generator, Rohde &
Schwarz URV 35 Level Meter
with NRV--Z8 Power Sensor,
and RVZ Power Splitter, (or,
optionally, TEKTRONIX SG
503
1
or SG5030
2
Leveled Sine
Wave Generator)
Softw are-based adjustments