Getting Started
Manual Probe C
ompensation
As an alternative m ethod to the Probe Check Wizard, you can manually perform
this adjustment to match your p robe to the input channel.
PROBE COMP AutoSet
button
1. Push the 1 ► Probe ► Voltage ►
Attenuation option and select 10X. Connect
the TPP 0101/TPP0201 probe to channel 1 on
the oscilloscope. If you use the probe hook-tip,
ensure a proper connection by firmly inserting the
tip onto the probe.
2. AttachtheprobetiptothePROBECOMP
~5V@1kHz terminal and the reference lead to
the PROBE COMP chassis terminal. D isplay the
channel, and then push the AutoSet button.
Overcompensated
Undercompensated
Compensated correctly
3. Check the shape of the displayed waveform.
4. If necessary, adjust your probe.
Repeat as necessary.
Prob
e Attenuation Setting
Probes are available with various attenuation factors which affect the vertical
scale of the signal. The Probe Check Wizard verifies that the attenuation factor
in
the oscilloscope matches the probe.
As an alternative m ethod to Probe Check, you can manually select the factor
th
at matches the attenuation of your probe. For example, to match a probe set
to10XconnectedtoCH1,pushthe1 ► Probe ► Voltag e ► Attenuation
option, and select 10X.
NOTE. The default setting for the Attenuation option is 10X.
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