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Capturing Data

Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User’s Guide

To select the Equivalent- Time sampling mode:

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Acquire

In the Acquire menu, select

Sampling

to choose the “Equ- Time” sampling

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Summary of Contents for 3000 Series

Page 1: ...A Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s and Service Guide ...

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Page 3: ... Automatic voltage and time measurements 20 and cursor measurements Advanced triggering edge pulse width and video Math function waveforms add subtract multiply FFT USB ports 1 host with rear panel module 1 device The USB host port is used for easy printing saving and sharing of waveforms setups screen BMP files and CSV data files The USB device port is used with the Scope Connect software only Th...

Page 4: ...s 3 Capturing Data Describes acquisition and sampling modes and how to set up triggers 4 Making Measurements Describes voltage time and cursor measurements 5 Saving Recalling and Printing Data Describes how to save recall and print data 6 Oscilloscope Utility Settings Describes other oscilloscope settings found in the Utility menu 7 Specifications and Characteristics Describes the 3000 Series osci...

Page 5: ...tep 2 Turn on the oscilloscope 21 Step 3 Load the default oscilloscope setup 22 Step 4 Input a waveform 23 23 Step 5 Become familiar with the Front Panel Controls 24 Using the Oscilloscope Menus 26 Step 6 Become familiar with the oscilloscope display 28 Step 7 Use Auto Scale 29 Step 8 Compensate probes 31 Low Frequency Compensation 31 High Frequency Compensation 32 Step 9 Use the Run Control butto...

Page 6: ...ample rate 43 Using the Vertical Controls 44 To turn waveforms on or off channel math or reference 45 To adjust the vertical scale 45 To adjust the vertical position 46 To specify channel coupling 46 To specify a bandwidth limit 48 To specify the probe attenuation 50 To use a digital filter 51 To invert a waveform 51 Using Math Function Waveforms 53 To add subtract or multiply waveforms 54 To disp...

Page 7: ...ndwidth and Sample Rate 63 Oscilloscope Rise Time 65 Oscilloscope Bandwidth Required 66 Memory Depth and Sample Rate 67 Choosing the Sampling Mode 68 To select the real time sampling mode 69 To select the equivalent time sampling mode 70 Choosing the Acquisition Mode 72 To select the Normal acquisition mode 72 To select the Average acquisition mode 72 To select the Peak Detect acquisition mode 74 ...

Page 8: ...recorded waveforms 86 4 Making Measurements 87 Displaying Automatic Measurements 88 To display an automatic measurement 88 To clear automatic measurements from the display 89 To display or hide all automatic measurements 89 Voltage Measurements 90 Vpp Peak to Peak Voltage 90 Vmax Maximum Voltage 91 Vmin Minimum Voltage 91 Vavg Average Voltage 91 Vamp Amplitude Voltage Vtop Vbase 91 Vtop Top Voltag...

Page 9: ...isplay cursors for automatic measurements 100 5 Saving Recalling and Printing Data 101 Saving and Recalling Waveforms and Setups 102 To save and load waveforms 102 To save and load oscilloscope setups 103 Saving to and Recalling from a USB Mass Storage Device 104 To save load waveforms to from a USB device 104 To save load oscilloscope setups to from a USB device 105 To save screens to BMP format ...

Page 10: ...utput condition 113 To set up masks 114 Setting IO Parameters 115 Setting the Menu Language 115 Turning Sound ON or OFF 116 Displaying System Information 116 Performing Self Tests 117 To perform screen tests 117 To perform key tests 117 Running Self Calibration 118 7 Specifications and Characteristics 119 Specifications 120 Characteristics 121 8 Service 127 Testing Performance 128 Before Testing P...

Page 11: ...lent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s Guide 11 Returning the Oscilloscope to Agilent for Service 146 Contacting Agilent 146 A Safety Notices 147 Warnings 147 To clean the instrument 148 Safety Symbols 149 Index 151 ...

Page 12: ...12 Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s Guide Contents ...

Page 13: ...Scale Indicators 37 Figure 12 Delayed Sweep Time Base Window 40 Figure 13 X Y Display Format Showing In Phase Waveforms 41 Figure 14 Trigger Holdoff 42 Figure 15 Vertical Controls 44 Figure 16 DC Coupling Control 47 Figure 17 AC Coupling Control 47 Figure 18 GND Coupling Control 48 Figure 19 BW Limit Control ON 49 Figure 20 BW Limit Control OFF 49 Figure 21 Probe Attenuation Set to 1000 1 50 Figur...

Page 14: ...l Time Measurements 94 Figure 43 Positive Pulse Width and Negative Pulse Width Measurements 95 Figure 44 Delay Measurements 96 Figure 45 Cursors Button 98 Figure 46 Save Recall Button 102 Figure 47 USB Module on Rear Panel 104 Figure 48 USB Device Save Menu 106 Figure 49 USB Device Load Menu 108 Figure 50 Utility Button 111 Figure 51 Calibration Screen 118 Figure 52 Default Setup Menu Item 131 Fig...

Page 15: ...ics 124 Table 10 Measurement Features 124 Table 11 General Characteristics 124 Table 12 Power Requirements 125 Table 13 Environmental Characteristics 125 Table 14 Other 125 Table 15 Equipment Required for Performance Verification Testing 129 Table 16 DC Gain Accuracy Specification 130 Table 17 Equipment Required for DC Gain Accuracy Test 130 Table 18 DC Gain Accuracy Specification 136 Table 19 Equ...

Page 16: ...16 Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s Guide Tables ...

Page 17: ... Step 3 Load the default oscilloscope setup 22 Step 4 Input a waveform 23 Step 5 Become familiar with the Front Panel Controls 24 Step 6 Become familiar with the oscilloscope display 28 Step 7 Use Auto Scale 29 Step 8 Compensate probes 31 Step 9 Use the Run Control buttons 33 This chapter describes the basic steps to take when first using the oscilloscope ...

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Page 19: ...Getting Started 1 Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s Guide 19 s CD ROM Manuals Figure 1 Package Contents ...

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Page 21: ...de a quick functional check to verify the oscilloscope is operating correctly 1 Connect the power cord to a power source Use only power cords designed for your oscilloscope Use a power source that delivers the required power see Table 12 on page 125 2 Turn on the oscilloscope Wait until the display shows that all self tests passed WARNING To avoid electric shock be sure the oscilloscope is properl...

Page 22: ...loscope setup You can recall the factory default setup any time you want to return the oscilloscope to its original setup 1 Press the Save Recall button 2 In the Save Recall menu press the Storage menu button until Setups is selected 3 Press the Default Setup menu button Figure 2 Save Recall Button ...

Page 23: ...form to a channel of the oscilloscope Use one of the supplied passive probes to input the probe compensation signal from the front panel of the oscilloscope CAUTION To avoid damage to the oscilloscope make sure that the input voltage at the BNC connector does not exceed the maximum voltage 300 Vrms maximum ...

Page 24: ... the front panel controls The front panel has knobs and buttons Knobs are used most often to make adjustments Buttons are used for run controls and to change other oscilloscope settings via menus Measure Math Entry knob Measure controls Horizontal controls Run controls Menu controls Waveform controls Vertical controls Trigger controls Menu defined buttons Figure 3 Front Panel ...

Page 25: ...rols Vertical position knobs vertical scale knobs channel 1 2 Math and Ref menu buttons Horizontal controls Position knob Main Delayed menu button and scale knob Trigger controls Trigger Level knob 50 Mode Coupling and Force buttons Run controls Run Stop Single and Auto Scale buttons Menu defined buttons Five gray buttons from top to bottom on the right hand side of the screen which select the adj...

Page 26: ...nus When one of the oscilloscope front panel buttons turns on a menu you can use the five menu buttons to select items from the menu Some common menu item selections are accesses the next page of items in the menu accesses the previous page of items in the menu Figure 4 Menu Buttons MENU ON OFF ...

Page 27: ...copes User s Guide 27 The Menu On Off button turns off the menu or turns on the last accessed menu again The Menu Display item in the Display menu lets you select the amount of time menus are displayed see To change the menu display time on page 59 ...

Page 28: ... 6 Become familiar with the oscilloscope display Channel 1 Status Timebase Status Sample Rate Channel 1 Reference Acquisition Status Waveform Menu Waveform window position in memory Trigger position in memory Trigger position in waveform window Figure 5 Oscilloscope Display ...

Page 29: ...cale requires waveforms with a frequency greater than or equal to 50 Hz and a duty cycle greater than 1 1 Press Auto Scale The oscilloscope turns on all channels that have waveforms applied and sets the vertical and horizontal scales appropriately It also selects a time base range based on the trigger source The trigger source selected is the lowest numbered channel that has a waveform applied Fig...

Page 30: ...l time base Y T Sampling mode Real Time Acquire mode Normal Vertical coupling Adjusted to AC or DC according to the waveform Vertical V div Adjusted Bandwidth limit OFF Waveform invert OFF Horizontal position Center Horizontal time div Adjusted Trigger type Edge Trigger source Measure the channel with input waveform automatically Trigger coupling DC Trigger level Midpoint setting Trigger sweep Aut...

Page 31: ...a proper connection by firmly inserting the tip onto the probe 2 Attach the probe tip to the probe compensation connector and the ground lead to the probe compensator ground connector 3 Press the Auto Scale front panel button 4 If waveform does not appear like the Correctly Compensated waveform shown in Figure 7 then use a nonmetallic tool to adjust the low frequency compensation adjustment on the...

Page 32: ...amplitude of 3 Vp p and an output termination of 50Ω 3 Press the Auto Scale front panel button 4 If waveform does not appear like the Correctly Compensated waveform shown in Figure 8 then use a nonmetallic tool to adjust the 2 high frequency compensation adjustments on the probe for the flattest square wave possible Figure 8 High Frequency Probe Compensation High frequency compensation adjustments...

Page 33: ...een the oscilloscope is acquiring data To stop acquiring data press Run Stop When stopped the last acquired waveform is displayed When the Run Stop button is red data acquisition is stopped To start acquiring data press Run Stop To capture and display a single acquisition whether the oscilloscope is running or stopped press Single After capturing and displaying a single acquisition the Run Stop bu...

Page 34: ...1 Getting Started 34 Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s Guide ...

Page 35: ...Horizontal Controls 36 Using the Vertical Controls 44 Using Math Function Waveforms 53 Using a Reference Waveform 57 Changing the Display Settings 58 This chapter describes how to use the horizontal and vertical controls channel settings math waveforms reference waveforms and display settings ...

Page 36: ... reference The horizontal position knob changes the position of the trigger point relative to the center of the screen The Main Delayed button displays the Main Delayed menu which lets you display the delayed time base change the time base mode reset the trigger offset adjust the trigger holdoff and reset the trigger holdoff Figure 11 shows the screen icon descriptions and control indicators Figur...

Page 37: ...cilloscopes User s Guide 37 Horizontal scale setting Sample rate Displayed waveform window position in memory Trigger position in memory Trigger position in waveform window Figure 11 Status Bar Trigger Position and Horizontal Scale Indicators ...

Page 38: ...e settings The time div setting is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the screen Because all channels are displayed in the same time base the oscilloscope displays one time div setting for all channels Slow Scan Mode When the horizontal scale is set to 50 ms div or slower the oscilloscope enters Slow Scan mode In the Slow Scan mode peak detect acquisition is used so that no data is misse...

Page 39: ...eform display now on the top half of the screen and displays it in a zoomed time base on the bottom half of the screen 1 Press Main Delayed 2 In the Main Delayed menu select Delayed to toggle the delayed sweep time base ON or OFF 3 When the delayed sweep time base is ON The top half of the display shows the original waveform and the portion being magnified The horizontal scale knob changes the mag...

Page 40: ...Y T or X Y 1 Press Main Delayed 2 In the Main Delayed menu press Time Base to select between Y T Amplitude vs time This is the typical horizontal time base setting X Y Channel 2 X axis vs Channel 1 Y axis see X Y Format on page 41 Figure 12 Delayed Sweep Time Base Window Zoomed window Zoomed window view ...

Page 41: ... axis and channel 2 on the vertical axis The oscilloscope uses the untriggered sample acquisition mode and waveform data is displayed as dots The sample rate can vary from 4 kSa s to 100 MSa s and the default sample rate is 1 MSa s The following modes or functions are not available in X Y format Automatic voltage or time measurements Cursor measurements Mask testing Math function waveforms Referen...

Page 42: ...the center of the screen To return the trigger position to the center of the screen 1 Press Main Delayed 2 In the Main Delayed menu press Trig Offset Reset To specify a trigger holdoff Trigger holdoff can be used to stabilize a waveform The holdoff time is the oscilloscope s waiting period before starting a new trigger During the holdoff time oscilloscope will not trigger until the holdoff has exp...

Page 43: ... the Main Delayed menu select the Holdoff Reset menu item to return the trigger holdoff setting to the 100 ns minimum value To view the sample rate The sample rate used for the current horizontal scale setting is displayed at the bottom right hand corner of the screen When the equivalent time sampling mode is selected see Choosing the Sampling Mode on page 68 the effective sample rate is displayed...

Page 44: ...l 1 2 Math and Ref buttons turn waveforms on or off and display or hide their menus The vertical scale knobs change the amplitude per division setting for a waveform using ground as a reference The vertical position knobs change the vertical position of the waveform on the screen Figure 15 Vertical Controls Math Scale knobs Position knobs ...

Page 45: ... away To adjust the vertical scale When an input channel waveform is on Turn its vertical scale knob to change the amplitude per division setting The amplitude div setting changes in a 1 2 5 step sequence from 2 mV div to 10 V div with 1X probe attenuation Ground is used as a reference Push its vertical scale knob to toggle between vernier fine scale adjustment and normal adjustment With vernier a...

Page 46: ...ence relative to the center of the screen is temporarily displayed in the lower left hand corner of the screen To specify channel coupling 1 If the channel s menu is not currently displayed press the channel button 1 2 2 In the Channel menu press Coupling to select between DC passes both DC and AC components of the input waveform to the oscilloscope See Figure 16 You can quickly measure the DC com...

Page 47: ...Displaying Data 2 Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s Guide 47 Figure 16 DC Coupling Control Figure 17 AC Coupling Control DC Coupling DC Coupling Status AC Coupling AC Coupling Status ...

Page 48: ...nt to its analysis the bandwidth limit control can be used to reject frequencies above 20 MHz See Figure 19 and Figure 20 1 If the channel s menu is not currently displayed press the channel button 1 2 2 In the Channel menu select BW Limit to toggle the bandwidth limit setting ON and OFF Figure 18 GND Coupling Control Ground Coupling Ground Coupling Status ...

Page 49: ...Displaying Data 2 Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s Guide 49 Figure 19 BW Limit Control ON Figure 20 BW Limit Control OFF 20 MHz Bandwidth Bandwidth ON Status Bandwidth limit OFF ...

Page 50: ...nges the vertical scaling of the oscilloscope so that the measurement results reflect the actual voltage levels at the probe tip 1 If the channel s menu is not currently displayed press the channel button 1 2 2 In the Channel menu press Probe to select between 1X for 1 1 probes 10X for 10 1 probes 100X for 100 1 probes 1000X for 1000 1 probes Figure 21 shows an example selecting the probe attenuat...

Page 51: ...Filter High Pass Filter Band Pass Filter Band Reject Filter 4 Depending on the type of filter selected select Upper Limit and or Lower Limit and turn the Entry knob to adjust the limit The horizontal scale control sets the maximum value for the upper and lower limits To invert a waveform You can invert a waveform with respect to the ground level 1 If the channel s menu is not currently displayed p...

Page 52: ...2 Displaying Data 52 Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s Guide Figure 22 Waveform Before Inversion Figure 23 Waveform After Inversion ...

Page 53: ...tract Multiply FFT Fast Fourier Transform The mathematical result can be measured using the grid and cursor controls The amplitude of the math waveform can be adjusted by selecting a menu item and turning the Entry knob The adjustment range is in a 1 2 5 step from 0 1 to 1000 The math scale setting is displayed on the status bar Figure 24 Math Scale Setting Value Math Scale ...

Page 54: ...omponents FFT waveforms are useful for finding the harmonic content and distortion in systems for characterizing noise in DC power supplies and for analyzing vibration To display a waveform s FFT 1 Press Math 2 In the Math menu press Operate until FFT is selected 3 In the FFT menu press Source until the desired input channel is selected NOTE The FFT of a waveform that has a DC component or offset ...

Page 55: ...istics Best for measuring Rectangle Best frequency resolution worst magnitude resolution This is essentially the same as no window Transients or bursts the waveform levels before and after the event are nearly equal Equal amplitude sine waves with fixed frequencies Broadband random noise with a relatively slow varying spectrum Hanning Hamming Better frequency poorer magnitude accuracy than Rectang...

Page 56: ... the resolution NOTE Nyquist Frequency and Aliasing in the Frequency Domain The Nyquist frequency is the highest frequency that any real time digitizing oscilloscope can acquire without aliasing This frequency is half of the sample rate Frequencies above the Nyquist frequency will be under sampled which causes aliasing The Nyquist frequency is also called the folding frequency because aliased freq...

Page 57: ...save is selected 3 Press Save 4 To invert the reference waveform with respect to the reference level select Invert to toggle between ON and OFF 5 Use the remaining menu items and the Entry knob to position and scale the reference waveform To position scale and invert a reference waveform 1 Press Ref to turn on the reference waveform and access the Ref menu 2 In the Ref menu To invert the reference...

Page 58: ...ing digital interpolation Digital interpolation maintains linearity by using a sin x x digital filter The digital interpolation is suitable for real time sampling and is most effective at 20 ns or faster horizontal scale settings Dots the sample points are displayed To change the grid 1 Press Display 2 In the Display menu press Grid to select between display grid and coordinates on the axes displa...

Page 59: ...et to OFF OFF To clear the display 1 Press Display 2 In the Display menu select Clear To adjust the display brightness 1 Press Display 2 In the Display menu select to increase the display brightness to decrease the display brightness To change the menu display time The menu display time is how long menus remain on the screen after a menu button has been pressed 1 Press Display 2 In the Display men...

Page 60: ...ries Oscilloscopes User s Guide To invert screen colors 1 Press Display 2 In the Display menu select Screen to toggle the screen between Normal or Inverted colors Inverted screen colors are sometimes useful when printing or saving screens ...

Page 61: ...oosing the Sampling Mode 68 Choosing the Acquisition Mode 72 Adjusting the Trigger Level 76 Choosing the Trigger Mode 78 Setting Other Trigger Parameters 82 Using the External Trigger Input 83 Recording Playing back Waveforms 83 This chapter describes sampling and acquisition modes and how to set up triggers ...

Page 62: ...te Sampling Theory The Nyquist sampling theorem states that for a limited bandwidth band limited signal with maximum frequency fMAX the equally spaced sampling frequency fS must be greater than twice the maximum frequency fMAX in order to have the signal be uniquely reconstructed without aliasing fMAX fS 2 Nyquist frequency fN folding frequency Aliasing Aliasing occurs when signals are under sampl...

Page 63: ... the lowest frequency at which input signal sine waves are attenuated by 3 dB 30 amplitude error At the oscilloscope bandwidth sampling theory says the required sample rate is fS 2fBW However the theory assumes there are no frequency components above fMAX fBW in this case and it requires a system with an ideal brick wall frequency response Figure 27 Alaising ...

Page 64: ...bove the fundamental frequency square waves are made up of sine waves at the fundamental frequency and an infinite number of odd harmonics and typically for 1 Ghz bandwidths and below oscilloscopes have a Gaussian frequency response Figure 28 Theoretical Brick Wall Frequency Response fS fN 3dB Attenuation Frequency 0dB ...

Page 65: ...ements Agilent Application Note 1587 http cp literature agilent com litweb pdf 5989 5732EN pdf Oscilloscope Rise Time Closely related to an oscilloscope s bandwidth specification is its rise time specification Oscilloscopes with a Gaussian type frequency response have an approximate rise time of 0 35 fBW based on a 10 to 90 criterion Figure 29 Sample Rate and Oscilloscope Bandwidth fS fN fS 4 3dB ...

Page 66: ...imum practical frequency component From Dr Howard W Johnson s book High Speed Digital Design A Handbook of Black Magic all fast edges have an infinite spectrum of frequency components However there is an inflection or knee in the frequency spectrum of fast edges where frequency components higher than fknee are insignificant in determining the shape of the signal fknee 0 5 signal rise time based on...

Page 67: ...hich is set according to the oscilloscope s horizontal time div scale sample rate number of samples time of acquisition For example when storing 5 us of data in 4 000 points of memory the actual sample rate is 800 MSa s Likewise when storing 500 ms of data in 4 000 points of memory the actual sample rate is 8 kSa s The actual sample rate is displayed in the horizontal Main Delayed menu see To view...

Page 68: ...er s Guide Choosing the Sampling Mode The osilloscope can operate in real time or equivalent time sampling modes You can choose the oscilloscope s sampling mode in the Acquire menu accessed by pressing the Acquire front panel button Figure 30 Acquire Button ...

Page 69: ...le shot or pulse waveforms The 3000 Series oscilloscopes provide real time sampling rates up to 1 GSa s To select the Real Time sampling mode 1 Press Acquire 2 In the Acquire menu select Sampling to choose the Real Time sampling mode In the real time sampling mode when the horizontal scale is set to 20 ns or faster the oscilloscope uses sine x x interpolation to expand the horizontal time base Fig...

Page 70: ...itive waveform with a stable trigger Use the equivalent time sampling mode to capture repetitive high frequency signals at greater sample rates than are available in the real time sampling mode Do not use the equivalent time mode for single shot events or pulse waveforms The benefits of the equivalent time sampling mode are negligible when sample rates are the same as available in the real time sa...

Page 71: ...Capturing Data 3 Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s Guide 71 To select the Equivalent Time sampling mode 1 Press Acquire 2 In the Acquire menu select Sampling to choose the Equ Time sampling mode ...

Page 72: ... acquisition mode acquisitions are made according to the selected sampling mode and they are displayed one after the other To select the Normal acquisition mode 1 Press Acquire 2 In the Acquire menu press Acquisition until Normal is selected To select the Average acquisition mode In the Average acquisition mode acquisitions are made according to the selected sampling mode and the running average o...

Page 73: ...ring Data 3 Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s Guide 73 The Average acquisition mode decreases the screen refresh rate Figure 33 Noisy Waveform Without Averaging Figure 34 Noisy Waveform With Averaging ...

Page 74: ... settings the oscilloscope s analog to digital converter samples at a rate that yields more samples than can be stored in a limited amount of oscilloscope memory Consequently samples are thrown away decimated and you can miss narrow excursions on a signal However in the Peak Detect acquisition mode acquisitions are made at the fastest sample rate and the minimum and maximum values for the period a...

Page 75: ... Because minimum and maximum values for a sample period are stored you can use the Peak Detect acquisition mode to avoid waveform aliasing To select the Peak Detect acquisition mode 1 Press Acquire 2 In the Acquire menu press Acquisition until Peak Detect is selected ...

Page 76: ... of the screen If the trigger is DC coupled it is displayed as a voltage If the trigger is AC coupled or LF reject coupled it is displayed as a percentage of the trigger range A line is displayed showing the location of the trigger level with respect to the waveform except when using AC coupling or LF reject coupling modes Push 50 to set the level at 50 of the signal s vertical amplitude Figure 36...

Page 77: ...er is useful for example when you want to display the DC voltage of a level signal The Force button has no effect if the acquisition is already stopped Local Function of Force Button When the oscilloscope is being controlled by a remote program Rmt appears in red in the upper right corner of the display To return control to the oscilloscope s front panel press the Force button ...

Page 78: ...ger the oscilloscope continues to acquire enough data so that it can draw the waveform to the right of the trigger point The oscilloscope provides these trigger modes Edge can be used with analog and digital circuits An edge trigger occurs when the trigger input passes through a specified voltage level with the specified slope Pulse is used to find pulses with certain widths Video is used to trigg...

Page 79: ...e to select the waveform to trigger on CH1 CH2 EXT the external trigger input EXT 5 the 5 1 attenuated external trigger input 4 Press When to select the type of pulse to trigger on Positive pulse greater than the width setting Positive pulse less than the width setting Positive pulse equal to the width setting Negative pulse greater than the width setting Negative pulse less than the width setting...

Page 80: ...arity trigger on the positive edge of the sync pulse 4 Press Sync to select what to trigger on All Lines trigger on all lines Line Num trigger on a selected line If you select Line Num select the following Line Num menu item and turn the Entry knob to select the line number Odd Field trigger on an odd field Even Field trigger on an even field 5 Select Standard to toggle between NTSC trigger on an ...

Page 81: ...Capturing Data 3 Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s Guide 81 Figure 37 Line Synchronization Figure 38 Field Synchronization ...

Page 82: ...ss Mode Coupling 2 In the Trigger menu press Sweep to select one of these trigger sweep settings Auto acquire waveform even when no trigger occurs Normal acquire waveform when trigger occurs To set the trigger coupling Trigger coupling is used to filter low or high frequency signal components or DC offsets from the trigger path when they interfere with achieving stable triggers Trigger coupling is...

Page 83: ...AC use for waveforms greater than 50 Hz Using the External Trigger Input You can trigger on external inputs by selecting EXT or EXT 5 5 1 attenuated as the trigger source in all trigger modes Recording Playing back Waveforms You can record waveforms from input channels or from the mask test output with a maximum acquisition depth of 1000 frames The ability to record mask test output is especially ...

Page 84: ... the Entry knob to select a number from 1 to 1000 To start stop recording 1 In the Sequence menu Acquire Sequence Mode Capture select Operate to start or stop recording Appears on the menu when not recording press Operate to start recording Appears on the menu when recording press Operate to stop recording To select the interval between recorded frames 1 In the Sequence menu Acquire Sequence Mode ...

Page 85: ...ween Continuous play back One time play back To select the interval between played back frames 1 In the Sequence menu Acquire Sequence Mode Play back select Interval 2 Turn the Entry knob to select an interval from 1 ms to 20 s To select the start frame 1 In the Sequence menu Acquire Sequence Mode Play back select Start Frame 2 Turn the Entry knob to select a number from l to 1000 To select the cu...

Page 86: ...rame 1 In the Sequence menu Acquire Sequence Mode Storage select Start Frame 2 Turn the Entry knob to select a number from l to 1000 To select the end frame 1 In the Sequence menu Acquire Sequence Mode Storage select End Frame 2 Turn the Entry knob to select a number from l to 1000 To save a recording 1 In the Sequence menu Acquire Sequence Mode Storage select Save To load a recording 1 In the Seq...

Page 87: ...asurements Displaying Automatic Measurements 88 Voltage Measurements 90 Time Measurements 93 Making Cursor Measurements 98 This chapter shows how to make automatic voltage measurements automatic time measurements hardware frequency counter measurements and cursor measurements ...

Page 88: ...waveform on which to make the automatic measurement 3 Select Voltage for voltage measurements or Time for time measurements 4 Then push the menu button for the measurement to add to the bottom of the display If the measurement result is displayed as the measurement cannot be performed with the current oscilloscope settings A maximum of three measurements can be displayed at the bottom of the displ...

Page 89: ...surements from the display 1 Press Measure 2 In the Measure menu select Clear to clear all automatic measurements from the display To display or hide all automatic measurements 1 Press Measure 2 In the Measure menu select Display All to toggle the display of all automatic measurements ON or OFF ...

Page 90: ...Voltage Vmax Maximum Voltage Vmin Minimum Voltage Vavg Average Voltage Vamp Amplitude Voltage Vtop Vbase Vtop Top Voltage Vbase Base Voltage Vrms Root Mean Square Voltage Overshoot Preshoot Vpp Peak to Peak Voltage Peak to peak voltage See Figure 40 on page 90 Figure 40 Voltage Measurement Points Vbase Vtop Overshoot Vmax Overshoot Preshoot Vpp Vmin Vamp ...

Page 91: ...k voltage measured over the entire waveform See Figure 40 on page 90 Vavg Average Voltage The arithmetic mean over the entire waveform Vamp Amplitude Voltage Vtop Vbase Voltage between Vtop and Vbase of a waveform See Figure 40 on page 90 Vtop Top Voltage Voltage of the waveform s flat top useful for square and pulse waveforms See Figure 40 on page 90 Vbase Base Voltage Voltage of the waveform s f...

Page 92: ... root mean square voltage over the entire waveform Where xi value at ith point n number of points Overshoot Defined as Vmax Vtop Vamp useful for square and pulse waveforms See Figure 40 on page 90 Preshoot Defined as Vmin Vbase Vamp useful for square and pulse waveforms See Figure 40 on page 90 RMS xi 2 i 1 n n ...

Page 93: ...time measurements plus the hardware frequency counter Frequency Period Rise Time Fall Time Pulse Width Pulse Width Duty Cycle Duty Cycle Delay 1 2 rising edges Delay 1 2 falling edges Counter Frequency Frequency Measures the frequency of a waveform See Figure 41 on page 94 Period Measures the period of a waveform ...

Page 94: ...e time of a waveform Fall Time Measures the fall time of a waveform See Figure 42 on page 94 Figure 41 Period and Frequency Measurements Period Time origin line 50 Top Base Figure 42 Rise Time and Fall Time Measurements Vbase Time origin line 50 middle 90 upper 10 lower Falling edge Vtop Rising edge ...

Page 95: ... negative pulse width of a waveform See Figure 43 on page 95 Positive Duty Cycle Measures the positive duty cycle of a waveform Negative Duty Cycle Measures the negative duty cycle of a waveform Base Time origin line Amplitude 90 Top 50 10 Width 0 Volts Base Time origin line 50 Amplitude Width Top 0 Volts Figure 43 Positive Pulse Width and Negative Pulse Width Measurements ...

Page 96: ...two waveforms using the falling edges See Figure 44 on page 96 Counter Frequency The 3000 Series oscilloscopes have an integrated 5 digit hardware frequency counter The counter operates on the currently selected trigger source and can measure frequencies from 5 Hz to the bandwidth of the oscilloscope Figure 44 Delay Measurements Delay from channel 1 to channel 2 falling edge Time origin line 50 Ch...

Page 97: ...ents 4 Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s Guide 97 The counter uses the trigger comparator to count the number of cycles within a period of time known as the gate time so the trigger level must be set correctly ...

Page 98: ...es you automatically adjusted cursors for the most recently displayed voltage or time measurement OFF cursors are tuned off To use manually adjustable cursors You can set up two parallel manually adjustable cursors to make amplitude vertical or time horizontal measurements on a selected waveform 1 Press Cursors 2 In the Cursors menu press Mode until Manual is selected 3 Select Type to toggle betwe...

Page 99: ... manually adjustable tracking cross hair cursors to make amplitude vertical and time horizontal measurements at different points of a selected channel s waveform 1 Press Cursors 2 In the Cursors menu press Mode until Track is selected 3 Press Cursor A to select the channel on which to make the measurement or None to turn off the cursor 4 Press Cursor B to select the channel on which to make the me...

Page 100: ...sociated with the time value difference DeltaY difference between CurA and CurB amplitude values To display cursors for automatic measurements 1 Press Cursors 2 In the Cursors menu press Mode until Auto is selected In the Auto cursors mode Cursors appear for the most recently displayed automatic measurement see To display an automatic measurement on page 88 No cursors are displayed if there are no...

Page 101: ...Device 104 Printing the Display to a USB Printer 109 This chapter describes how to save recall and print data The oscilloscope has internal nonvolatile memory locations for saving and recalling waveforms and setups If the oscilloscope has the USB host port module attached to the rear panel you can Save data to and recall waveforms and setups from a USB mass storage device Print to a USB printer ...

Page 102: ...you can save and load oscilloscope waveforms and setups To save and load waveforms You can save load oscilloscope waveforms to from 10 internal nonvolatile memory locations 1 Press Save Recall 2 In the Save Recall menu select Storage until Waveforms is selected 3 Press Waveform to select the desired internal memory location 4 Press Save or Load Figure 46 Save Recall Button ...

Page 103: ...o save and load oscilloscope setups You can save load oscilloscope setups to from 10 internal nonvolatile memory locations 1 Press Save Recall 2 In the Save Recall menu select Storage until Setups is selected 3 Press Setup to select the desired internal memory location 4 Press Save or Load ...

Page 104: ...storage device and Save and recall waveforms and setups Save screen images to BMP format files Save data to CSV format files To save load waveforms to from a USB device You can save load waveforms to an external USB drive when it is connected to the USB host port 1 Press Save Recall 2 In the Save Recall menu press Storage until USB is selected 3 Press File Type until Waveform is selected 4 Press S...

Page 105: ... 3 Press File Type until Setup is selected 4 Press Save or Load For information on using the Save menu see To save a file to a USB device on page 106 For information on using the Load menu see To load a file from a USB device on page 108 To save screens to BMP format files on a USB device You can save oscilloscope display screens in BMP format to an external USB drive when it is connected to the U...

Page 106: ... connected to the USB host port 1 Press Save Recall 2 In the Save Recall menu press Storage until USB is selected 3 Press File Type until CSV is selected 4 Press Save For information on using the Save menu see To save a file to a USB device on page 106 To save a file to a USB device When saving a waveform setup screen BMP or data CSV file to a USB device the Save menu is used to locate and name th...

Page 107: ... there is a highlighted box at the end of the file name then turn the Entry knob to select the new character To change the value of the highlighted character in a file name press File Name and turn the Entry knob when the desired character has been selected press Enter To delete the highlighted character from the file name press Delete Character Once you have entered the name press Save to save th...

Page 108: ...hen loading a waveform or setup file from a USB device the Load menu is used to select the file In the Load menu To select files or folders press File Name and turn the Entry knob To navigate into a selected folder press File Name When the desired file is selected press Load to load the file Figure 49 USB Device Load Menu ...

Page 109: ... the Utility main menu The Print Setup softkey will be enabled only if the USB printer has been connected to the oscilloscope The available options at Print Set menu are Print Inverted and Palette 3 Select your preferred Inverted option ON This option changes the black background of display image to white This can be used to reduce the amount of black ink it takes to print oscilloscope display ima...

Page 110: ... are supported The following printers have been tested HP Deskjet 9868 HP Business Inkjet 1000 HP Photosmart 7458 HP LaserJet 1160 HP LaserJet 3015 HP LaserJet 3020 HP LaserJet 5550 HP LaserJet 1320 HP All in One 5510A HP DeskJet 935A HP Photosmart 7760 HP All In One 7410 HP DeskJet 970CXI HP DeskJet 895CXI HP DeskJet 925C HP DeskJet 1200C ...

Page 111: ... Performing Mask Tests 112 Setting IO Parameters 115 Setting the Menu Language 115 Turning Sound ON or OFF 116 Displaying System Information 116 Performing Self Tests 117 Running Self Calibration 118 This chapter describes oscilloscope settings found in the Utilities menu Figure 50 Utility Button ...

Page 112: ...u Utility Mask Test select Enable Test to toggle between OFF and ON To select the source channel for mask tests 1 In the Mask Test menu Utility Mask Test press Source to select the desired input channel To run stop a mask test 1 In the Mask Test menu Utility Mask Test select Operate to run or stop the test Appears on the menu when the test is stopped press Operate to run the test Appears on the me...

Page 113: ...nu Utility Mask Test select Output 2 Continue pressing the menu button to select the desired output condition Fail A mask failure sets the output Pass A passing waveform sets the output The output condition can be used to stop a running mask test or as a source for the waveform recording function see Recording Playing back Waveforms on page 83 To stop a mask test on the output condition To turn on...

Page 114: ...try knob to adjust the horizontal failure margin The margin can be set from 0 04 div to 4 00 div To adjust a mask s vertical failure margin 1 In the Mask menu Utility Mask Test select Y Mask 2 Turn the Entry knob to adjust the vertical failure margin The margin can be set from 0 04 div to 4 00 div To create a mask using the failure margin settings 1 In the Mask menu Utility Mask Test select Create...

Page 115: ...he Utilities menu select IO Setup 3 In the I O Setup menu press RS 232 Baud to select the desired baud rate For more on programming the oscilloscope see the 3000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer s Guide Setting the Menu Language To set the language used in menus 1 Press Utility 2 In the Utilities menu press Language to select the desired menu language You can select from the following languages Sim...

Page 116: ... 1 Press Utility 2 In the Utilities menu select Sound to toggle between on off Displaying System Information To display the oscilloscope s system information 1 Press Utility 2 In the Utilities menu press System Info The system information contains Model number Power up times Serial number Software version Installed module information To exit press Run Stop ...

Page 117: ...cilloscope turns black white red green and blue in sequence when pressing the Run Stop front panel key Check the screen for display failures To exit the screen test press Run Stop To perform key tests To run the front panel keys and knobs test 1 In the Self Test menu Utility Self Test select Key Test The on screen rectangles represent the front panel keys The rectangles with two arrows beside them...

Page 118: ...the best measurement accuracy The automatic calibration should be run when the ambient temperature changes by 5 C or more To run the oscilloscope s self calibration 1 Press Utility 2 In the Utilities menu select Self Cal 3 Follow the instructions on the Calibration screen NOTE Before performing the automatic calibration let the oscilloscope warm up at least 30 minutes Figure 51 Calibration Screen ...

Page 119: ... 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s and Service Guide 7 Specifications and Characteristics Specifications 120 Characteristics 121 This chapter describes the 3000 Series oscilloscopes specifications and characteristics ...

Page 120: ...s are warranted Specifications are valid after a 30 minute warm up period and 5 C from last calibration temperature Table 4 Specifications Name Value Bandwidth 3 dB DSO3062A 60 MHz DSO3102A 100 MHz DSO3152A 150 MHz DSO3202A 200 MHz DC vertical gain accuracy 2 mV div to 5 mV d 4 0 full scale 10 mV div to 5 V div 3 0 full scale ...

Page 121: ...lue Max sample rate 1 GSa s Vertical resolution 8 bits Peak detection 5 ns Averages Selectable from 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 or 256 Table 6 Vertical System Characteristics Name Typical Value Analog channels Channels 1 and 2 simultaneous acquisition DSO3062A 60 MHz DSO3102A 100 MHz DSO3152A 150 MHz DSO3202A 200 MHz Calculated rise time 0 35 bandwidth DSO3202A 1 8 ns DSO3152A 2 3 ns DSO3102A 3 5 ns DSO306...

Page 122: ...eading vertical position 1 of vertical position 0 2 div when 10 mV div or greater is selected and vertical position is not at zero Add 2 mV for settings from 2 mV div to 200 mV div Add 50 mV for settings 200 mV div to 5 V div Table 7 Horizontal System Characteristics Name Typical Value Range 2 ns div to 50 s div Timebase accuracy 100 ppm over any time interval 1 ms Modes Main Delayed Y T X Y Table...

Page 123: ...ported include Even Field Odd Field all lines or any line within a field Maximum Input CAT II 300 Vrms Trigger level range Internal 12 divisions from center screen EXT 2 4 V EXT 5 12 V Sensitivity DC CH1 CH2 1 div DC to 10 MHz 1 5 div 10 MHz to full bandwidth EXT 100 mV DC to 10 MHz 200 mV 10 MHz to full bandwidth EXT 5 500 mV DC to 10 MHz 1 V 10 MHz to full bandwidth AC Same as DC at 50 Hz and ab...

Page 124: ...mum Vmax Minimum Vmin Average Vavg Amplitude Vamp Top Vtop Base Vbase Overshoot Preshoot RMS Vrms Time Frequency Freq Period Positive Pulse Width Width Negative Pulse Width Width Positive Duty Cycle Duty Minus Duty Cycle Duty Rise Time Fall Time Rising Edge Time Delay from Channel 1 to Channel 2 Delay1 2 Falling Edge Time Delay from Channel 1 to Channel 2 Delay1 2 Hardware Counter Table 11 General...

Page 125: ...Non operating 40 C to 70 C Humidity Operating 95 RH at 40 C for 24 hour Non operating 90 RH at 65 C for 24 hour Altitude Operating to 4 570 m 15 000 ft Non operating to 15 244 m 50 000 ft Vibration Agilent class B1 Shock Agilent class B1 Pollution degree Normally only dry non conductive pollution occurs Occasionally a temporary conductivity caused by condensation must be expected Indoor use Rated ...

Page 126: ...7 Specifications and Characteristics 126 Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s Guide ...

Page 127: ...ng Performance 128 Vertical Performance Verification 130 Performance Test Record 144 Returning the Oscilloscope to Agilent for Service 146 Contacting Agilent 146 This chapter describes oscilloscope maintanance performance testing and what to do if your oscilloscope requires service ...

Page 128: ...ecord test results Test Order The tests in this section may be performed in any order desired However it is recommended to conduct the tests in the order presented in this manual as this represents an incremental approach to performance verification This may be useful if you are attempting to troubleshoot a suspected problem Test Equipment Lists of equipment needed to conduct each test are provide...

Page 129: ...running for at least 30 minutes prior to the start of any performance test Table 15 Equipment Required for Performance Verification Testing Description Critical Specifications Recommended Model Part Numbers Digital Multimeter DC voltage measurement accuracy better than 0 1 of reading Agilent 34401A Cable Assembly 50Ω characteristic impedance Agilent 54855 61620 Cable Assembly RS 232 f f Agilent 34...

Page 130: ...able 16 DC Gain Accuracy Specification DC Gain Accuracy 2 mV div to 5 mV d 4 0 full scale 10 mV div to 5 V div 3 0 full scale Full scale is defined as 8 vertical divisions The major scale settings are 2 mV 5 mV 10 mV 20 mV 50 mV 100 mV 200 mV 500 mV 1 V 2 V and 5 V Table 17 Equipment Required for DC Gain Accuracy Test Description Critical Specifications Recommended Model Part Numbers Power Supply ...

Page 131: ...Recall menu 5 Press the Acquire front panel button 6 Select the Mode item in the Acquire menu until Average appears Cable Assembly 2 required 50Ω characteristic impedance BNC m connectors Agilent 8120 1840 Adapter BNC Tee m f f Agilent 1250 0781 Adapter 2 required BNC f to dual banana Agilent 1251 2277 Figure 52 Default Setup Menu Item Table 17 Equipment Required for DC Gain Accuracy Test continue...

Page 132: ...es User s Guide 7 Select the Averages item in the Acquire menu until 256 appears 8 Set the channel 1 vertical sensitivity value to 2 mV div 9 Set the power supply to 6 mV 10 Connect the equipment as shown in Figure 54 Figure 53 Averages Menu Item ...

Page 133: ...s User s Guide 133 11 Press Measure 12 Select the Voltage menu item 13 Select the Vavg measurement as shown below Oscilloscope Power Supply BNC tee Digital Multimeter BNC f to dual banana Figure 54 Connecting Equipment for DC Gain Accuracy Test ...

Page 134: ...egative power supply setting i Record the DMM voltage reading as VDMM ii Record the oscilloscope Vavg reading as VScope c Calculate the DC Gain using the following expression and record this value in the DC Gain Test section of the Performance Test Record 15 Set the power supply voltage to 6 mV 16 Move the BNC cable on channel 1 to channel 2 17 Press Save Recall 18 Select the Storage item in the S...

Page 135: ...he DMM voltage reading as VDMM ii Record the oscilloscope Vavg reading as VScope b For the negative power supply setting i Record the DMM voltage reading as VDMM ii Record the oscilloscope Vavg reading as VScope c Calculate the DC Gain using the following expression and record this value in the DC Gain Test section of the Performance Test Record Analog Bandwidth Maximum Frequency Check DCGain Vout...

Page 136: ... Performance Verification Testing Description Critical Specifications Recommended Model Part Numbers Signal Generator 100 kHz to 1 GHz at 200 mVrms Agilent 8648A Power Splitter outputs differ by 0 15 dB Agilent 11667B Power Meter Agilent E series with power sensor compatibility Agilent E4418B Power Sensor 100 kHz to 1 GHz 3 accuracy Agilent 8482A SMA Cable SMA m to SMA m 24 inch Adapter 50Ω BNC fe...

Page 137: ...to display measurements in units of Watts 3 On the oscilloscope press Save Recall 4 Select the Storage item in the Save Recall menu until Setups appears Oscilloscope Power Meter E4418B Power sensor cable Signal Generator 8648A Power splitter 11667B Type N to SMA adapter Power sensor 8482A SMA cable SMA to BNC adapter 50W feed through Figure 56 Connecting Equipment for Maximum Frequency Check Test ...

Page 138: ...t 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s Guide 5 Select the Default Setup item in the Save Recall menu 6 Press the Auto Scale front panel button 7 Set the channel 1 vertical scale to 200 mV div Figure 57 Default Setup Menu Item ...

Page 139: ...Service 8 Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s Guide 139 8 Set the horizontal scale to 500 ns div Figure 58 Channel 1 Vertical Scale Setting Figure 59 Channel 1 Horizontal Scale Setting ...

Page 140: ...l Average appears 11 Select the Average menu item until 8 appears 12 Press Measure 13 Select the Voltage menu item 14 Select the Vpp menu item 15 Set the signal generator to a 1 MHz sine wave with a peak to peak amplitude of about 6 divisions as it appears on the oscilloscope screen Figure 60 Averages Menu Item ...

Page 141: ...Test Record on page 144 For example if Vpp 1 20 V 17 Using the power meter reading convert this measurement to Volts RMS using the expression and record it in the Performance Test Record on page 144 For example if Pmeas 3 65 mW Figure 61 Signal Generator Waveform Vpp reading Vout1MHz Vpp1MHz 2 2 Vout1MHz 1 20 2 2 1 20 2 828 424 mV Vin1MHz Pmeas 50Ω Vin1MHz 3 65 mW 50Ω 427 mV ...

Page 142: ...he Vpp reading calculate the Vrms value using the following expression and record it in the Performance Test Record on page 144 For example if Vpp 1 24 V 22 Using the power meter reading convert this measurement to Volts RMS using the expression and record it in the Performance Test Record on page 144 For example if Pmeas 3 65 mW Table 20 Oscilloscope Models and Signal Generator Frequency Setting ...

Page 143: ...1 MHz 0 993 then Record this value in the Calculated Gain Max Freq column in the Analog Bandwidth Maximum Frequency Check section of the Performance Test Record on page 144 To pass this test this value must be greater than 3 0 dB 24 Move the power splitter from channel 1 to channel 2 and repeat steps 3 through 24 using channel 2 as the source Vinmax 3 65 mW 50Ω 427 mV Gain max 20 log10 Voutmax Vin...

Page 144: ...pe Calculated DC Gain Offset Gain Test Limits Channel 1 2 mV div 6 mV 0 96 to 1 04 5 mV div 15 mV 0 96 to 1 04 10 mV div 30 mV 0 97 to 1 03 20 mV div 60 mV 0 97 to 1 03 50 mV div 150 mV 0 97 to 1 03 100 mV div 300 mV 0 97 to 1 03 200 mV div 600 mV 0 97 to 1 03 500 mV div 1 5 V 0 97 to 1 03 1 V div 2 4 V 0 97 to 1 03 2 V div 6 0 V 0 97 to 1 03 5 V div 15 0 V 0 97 to 1 03 ...

Page 145: ...4 V 0 97 to 1 03 2 V div 6 0 V 0 97 to 1 03 5 V div 15 0 V 0 97 to 1 03 Table 21 DC Gain Test continued Vertical Sensitivity Power Supply Setting VDMM VDMM VScope VScope Calculated DC Gain Offset Gain Test Limits Table 22 Analog Bandwidth Maximum Frequency Check Vin 1 MHz Vout 1 MHz Calculated Gain 1 MHz Test Limit greater than 3 dB Vin Max Freq Vout Max Freq Calculated Gain Max Freq Test Limit gr...

Page 146: ...bles Do not include accessories unless they are associated with the failure symptoms 3 Protect the oscilloscope by wrapping it in plastic or heavy paper 4 Pack the oscilloscope in foam or other shock absorbing material and place it in a strong shipping container You can use the original shipping materials or order materials from an Agilent Technologies Sales Office If neither are available place 8...

Page 147: ... the instrument you must connect the protective earth terminal of the instrument to the protective conductor of the mains power cord The mains plug shall only be inserted in a socket outlet provided with a protective earth contact You must not negate the protective action by using an extension cord power cable without a protective conductor grounding Grounding one conductor of a two conductor outl...

Page 148: ...e instrument may retain a charge even if the instrument is disconnected from its source of supply Do not operate the instrument in the presence of flammable gasses or fumes Operation of any electrical instrument in such an environment constitutes a definite safety hazard Do not use the instrument in a manner not specified by the manufacturer To clean the instrument If the instrument requires clean...

Page 149: ...struction manual symbol the product is marked with this symbol when it is necessary for you to refer to the instruction manual in order to protect against damage to the product Hazardous voltage symbol Earth terminal symbol Used to indicate a circuit common connected to grounded chassis ...

Page 150: ...A Safety Notices 150 Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User s Guide ...

Page 151: ...rise time 121 calibration 118 129 calibration temperature 120 calibrator output 124 channel coupling 38 46 characteristics 121 cleaning the oscilloscope 148 clear automatic measurements 89 clear the display 59 color printing 109 colors screen invert 60 comma separated value files 106 compensate probes 31 coordinates grid 58 counter frequency 3 96 coupling 122 coupling trigger 82 cross hair cursors...

Page 152: ...r use 125 infinite persistence 59 input capacitance 122 input resistance 122 input voltage 23 130 135 input maximum 121 123 installation categories 125 installed module information 116 internal storage 3 101 internal trigger level range 123 invert a waveform 51 invert screen colors 60 IO parameters 115 Italian language 115 J Japanese language 115 K key tests 117 Korean language 115 L language sett...

Page 153: ...recorded waveforms storing 86 recording waveforms 83 Rectangle FFT window 55 reference 45 reference waveform 41 57 reference waveform saving 57 refresh rate 73 repetitive waveforms 70 required oscilloscope bandwidth 66 resolution display 124 Rise Time measurement 94 rise time calculated 121 rise time oscilloscope 65 rise time signal 66 RS 232 interface baud rate 115 Run Control buttons 33 Run Stop...

Page 154: ...06 USB ports 3 Utility button 111 V Vamp amplitude voltage Vtop Vbase measurement 91 Vavg average voltage measurement 91 Vbase base voltage measurement 91 vectors 41 vectors waveform type 58 vernier adjustment 45 vertical failure margin mask 114 vertical performance verification 130 vertical position 46 vertical position knobs 44 46 vertical resolution 121 vertical scale 45 vertical scale knobs 44...

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