TDS 500D, TDS 600B, & TDS 700D User Manual
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Start Up
Before you use the TDS Oscilloscope, ensure that it is properly installed and
powered on.
Preparation
To ensure maximum accuracy for your most critical measurements, you should
know about signal path compensation and the proper use of the probe you choose
to use with your oscilloscope.
Be sure you compensate your oscilloscope for the surrounding temperature. This
action, called Signal Path Compensation (SPC), ensures maximum possible
accuracy for your most critical measurements. See Signal Path Compensation on
page 3–156 for a description of and operating information on this feature.
The TDS 580D, TDS 680B, TDS 684B, TDS 784D, and TDS 794D oscillo-
scopes ship without probes. To take advantage of the higher bandwidth of these
oscilloscopes, order the P6245, P6217, or P6158 probes.
The remaining TDS 500D, TDS 600B, and TDS 700D oscilloscopes ship with
general-purpose probes. The probe model and quantities shipped are listed in
Standard Accessories on page A–4.
For a list of recommended optional-accessory probes for all oscilloscope models,
see Accessory Probes on page A–5.
Be sure you use the appropriate probe for the measurement. For instance, do not
use the P6245 Active Probe to measure signals greater than ±8 volts or with
more than ±10 volts of offset, since errors in signal measurement will result. (See
the User manual for the probe for more information.) Instead, use a passive
probe, such as P6139A passive probe, that allows higher voltage measurements.
The P6139A probe is for measurements up to ±500 volts.
Probes that require a 1 M input, like the P6139A, will not work on the
TDS 794D.
Signal Path Compensation
Recommended Probes
Probe Usage
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