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THS710A, THS720A, THS730A & THS720P User Manual

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Setup to Measure Clock Frequency

AUTO

RANGE

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Select

Measmnt for

Ch1

Frequency

OK Select

Measrmnt

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Going Further

You can add peak-to-peak and duty cycle measurements to the

display with the following additional steps:

PE ME

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Select

Measrmnt for

Ch1

Positive Duty

Cycle

OK Select

Measrmt

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Select Page

(press once)

Select

Measrmnt for

Ch1

Pk-Pk

OK Select

Measrmt

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Table of Contents6
General Safety Summary8
Preface10
In this Manual10
Conventions11
Getting Started12
Product Description14
Replacing the Battery Pack18
Using External Power20
Using the Tilt Stand21
Functional Check22
Operating Basics24
Functional Overview26
Understanding the Front Panel26
Using Scope Mode33
Using Meter Mode34
Compensating the Oscilloscope Probes35
Compensating the Oscilloscope Signal Path36
Taking Floating Measurements37
General-Purpose Application Examples40
Displaying an Unknown Signal41
Measuring Resistance43
Measuring the Frequency of a Clock Signal45
Measuring Propagation Delay47
Triggering on a Missing Data Pulse49
Detecting Narrow Glitches51
Triggering on a Third Signal53
Analyzing a Serial Data Communication Link55
Triggering on a Video Signal57
Power-Measurement Application Examples60
Testing a Switching Transistor Drive Circuit61
Measuring Instantaneous Power Dissipation in a Switching Transistor63
Monitoring for Power Surges and Dropouts65
Detecting a Missing Power Cycle67
Measuring Harmonic Current (THS720P)69
Taking Power Measurements (THS720P)71
Measuring Motor Start-Up Current73
Triggering at a Specific Motor RPM75
Triggering on a Motor Drive Waveform (THS720P)77
Reference80
Introduction to Reference82
Acquire84
Autorange89
Cursor92
Display/Harmonics94
Hard Copy103
Hold107
HORIZONTAL Controls108
Meas112
METER Mode120
Save/Recall126
SCOPE Mode129
TRIGGER Controls135
Utility143
VERTICAL Controls149
Appendices156
Appendix A: Specifications158
Appendix B: Factory Setup178
Appendix C: Accessories182
Appendix D: Performance Verification188
Test Record189
Performance Verification Procedures191
Appendix E: General Care and Cleaning212
General Care212
Cleaning212
Glossary and Index214

Brand	Tektronix
Model	TekScope THS710A
Category	Test Equipment
Language	English

Tektronix TekScope THS710A User Manual

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