Measuring Waveforms
TDS 500B, TDS 600B, & TDS 700A User Manual
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Figure 3–63: Probe Cal Menu and Gain Compensation Display
11. If the Probe Offset Compensation message is displayed, continue with step
15; otherwise, continue with step 12.
12. If the Compensation Error message is displayed, continue with step 13;
otherwise continue with step 18.
13. Press SHIFT UTILITY ➞ System (main) ➞ Diag/Err (pop-up) ➞ Error
Log (main). If there are too many error messages to be seen on screen, rotate
the general purpose knob clockwise to scroll to the last message.
14. Note the compensation error amount. Skip to step 19.
15. Disconnect the probe from any signal you may have connected it to. Leave
the probe installed on its channel.
16. Press OK Compensate Offset (side).
17. Wait for offset compensation to complete (one to three minutes).
When offset compensation completes, the following occurs:
The clock icon will disappear.
If offset compensation did not complete successfully, you may get the
message “Compensation Error.” This error implies that the probe offset
scale (10% error) and/or offset (50 mV) is too great to be compensated.
You can substitute another probe and continue. Have your probe checked
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