Performance Tests
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TDS5000B Series Specifications and Performance Verification
1. Install the test hookup and preset the instrument controls:
a. Hook up the test-signal source: Connect, through a 50 Ω precision
coaxial cable, the output of the generator to CH 1. See Figure 2--16.
H If using a time-mark generator, set the output for 10 ms markers.
H If using a sine wave generator, set the output for 1. 2 V and 500 kHz.
b. Initialize the oscilloscope: Press the DEFAULT SETUP button.
c. Modify the initialized front-panel control settings:
H Set the Vertical SCALE to 200 mV (or 500 mV with the optional
Tektronix TG501A Time Mark Generator).
H Set the Horizontal SCALE to 80ns(100 n s for TDS5054BE).
H From the toolbar, click the Vert button; then click the Termination
50 Ω button.
H Press PUSH TO SET 50%.
H Click the Close button.
H Use the Vertical POSITION knob to center the test signal on the
screen.
H Press the Trigger MODE button to toggle it to NORMAL.