Tektronix VM Series User Manual

Table of Contents
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TDS5000 Series User Manual
Rear 2--7...........................................................
System Overview Maps 2--8.....................................
Functional Model Map 2--8............................................
Process Overview Map 2--10............................................
Reference
Overview 3--1.................................................
Acquiring Waveforms 3-- 3......................................
Signal Connection and Conditioning 3--4.................................
Connecting and Conditioning Your Signals 3--5........................
Setting Up Signal Input 3--8........................................
Autosetting the Oscilloscope 3--12....................................
Resetting the Oscilloscope 3-- 13.....................................
Input Conditioning Background 3--14.................................
Setting Acquisition Controls 3 --21.......................................
Acquisition Modes 3--21............................................
Controlling Acquisitions 3--22.......................................
Roll Mode 3--22..................................................
Preventing Aliasing 3--23...........................................
Incompatible Modes 3--24..........................................
Setting Acquisition Modes 3--25.....................................
Starting and Stopping Acquisition 3--26...............................
Using Roll Mode 3--28.............................................
Acquisition Control Background 3--29....................................
Acquisition Hardware 3--30.........................................
Sampling Process 3--30.............................................
Sampling Modes 3--31.............................................
Waveform Record 3--31............................................
Real-time Sampling 3--32...........................................
Equivalent-time Sampling 3--33......................................
Interpolation 3--34................................................
Interleaving 3--35.................................................
Using Fast Acquisitions Mode 3--35......................................
Using Fast Acquisitions 3--36........................................
Turning Fast Acquisitions On and Off 3--39............................
Setting the Display Format 3--41.....................................
Using FastFrame 3--42.................................................
Using FastFrame Acquisitions 3--43..................................
To Set FastFrame Mode 3--44.......................................
Time Stamping Frames 3--45........................................
Triggering 3--49................................................
Triggering Concepts 3--50..............................................
Trigger E vent 3--50................................................
Trigger Source s 3--50..............................................
Trigger Types 3--51................................................
Trigger Modes 3--51...............................................
Trigger Holdoff 3--52..............................................
Trigger Coupling 3--52.............................................
Horizontal Position 3--53...........................................
Slope and Level 3--53..............................................
Delayed Trigger System 3--53.......................................

Tektronix VM Series Specifications

General

Brand	Tektronix
Model	VM Series
Category	Test Equipment
Language	English