TDS3000B Serie s User Manual
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Getting Started
In addition to a product and feature description, t his chapter covers
the following topics:
H How to perform a quick functional chec k, install and compensate
passive probes, compensate the signal path, and set the time and
date.
H How to install the power cord, battery pack, and operate the
oscilloscope safely with battery power
H How to install appl ic ation modules and communication modules
H Howtousethemenusystem
H How to identify the oscilloscope controls and connectors
Initial Setup
The following procedures descri be how to quickly verify that the
oscilloscope is powering up and functioning correctly, compensate
passive probes using the built-in compensation signal, run the signal
path compensation (SPC) routine for maximum signal accuracy, and
set the time and date.
H You should perform all initial setup procedures the first time you
use the oscilloscope.
H You should perform the probe compensation procedure whenever
you attach a passive probe for the first time to any i nput channel.
H You should run the signal path compensation routine whenever
the ambient temperature changes by 10_ Cormore.