Appendix E: Optimizing Measurement Accuracy
TDS5000 Series User Manual
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To compensate or calibrate probes you must connect them to the probe com-
pensation terminals on the instrument, as shown below.
Connect the probe tip and the ground lead to the two probe compensation
connectors on the fixture as shown. If using the probe hook-tip, ensure a proper
connection by firmly twisting the tip onto the probe.
Use this procedure to optimize gain and offset accuracy at the probe tip for many
types of probes.
Overview To calibrate probes Control elements and resources
Prerequisites
1. The oscilloscope should be powered on and al lowed to
warm up for 20 minutes.
Note: Probes with an attenuation factor of greater than
20X cannot be compensated. Probes with >2% gain
errors or >50 mV offset errors cannot be compensated.
See Powering on the Oscilloscope on page 1--8.
Connecting Probes for
Calibration
Calibrating Probes
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