Incoming Inspection
TDS5000 Series User Manual
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Equipment
required
One passive 10X oscilloscope probe (P5050 or equivalent)
Prerequisites None
1. Initialize the oscilloscope: Push the front-panel DEFAULT S ETUP button.
2. Hook up the signal source: Connect the oscilloscope probe from the probe
compensation terminal to the CH 1 input as shown in Figure 1--8.
TDS5000 oscilloscope
Connect probe from PROBE
COMP terminal to CH 1 input
Figure 1- 8: Setup for trigger test
3. Set up the oscilloscope: Push the front-panel AUTOSET button.
4. Verify that the main trigger system operates: Confirm that the following
statements are true.
H The trigger level readout for the A (main) trigger system changes with
the front-panel TRIGGER LEVEL knob.
H The front-panel TRIGGER LEVEL knob can trigger and untrigger the
square-wave signal as you rotate it. (Leave the signal untriggered).
H Pushing the front-panel TRIGGER LEVEL knob sets the trigger level to
the 50% amplitude point of the signal and triggers the signal that you
just left untriggered. (Leave the signal triggered.)
Trigger Test