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TDS5000 Series User Manual
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Equipment
required
One passive 10X oscilloscope probe (P5050 or equivalent)
One
3.5 inch, 1.44 MB, formatted floppy disk
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--9.
TDS5000 oscilloscope
Connect probe from PROBE
COMP terminal to CH 1 input
Figure 1- 9: Setup for the file system test
3. Insert the test disk: Insert the floppy disk in the floppy disk drive at the top
of the front panel.
4. Set up the oscilloscope: Push the front-panel AUTOSET button.
5. Set the time base: Set the HORIZONTAL SCALE to 1 ms/div. The time
base readout is displayed at the bottom of the graticule.
6. Save the settings:
a. Select the File menu Instrument Setup command. This opens the
Instrument Setup control window.
b. Click the S ave button under Save Settings to File. The Save Instrument
Setup As dialog box opens.
c. From the Save in: drop-down list, select the 3
1
/
2
Floppy (A:) icon to set
the save destination to the floppy disk.
d. Note the default file name, and click Save to save the setup to the default
file name.
7. Change the settings again: S et the HORIZONTAL SCALE to 200 s/div.
File System Test