Agilent Technologies Infiniium, User'S Quick Start Manual

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Setting Up the Oscilloscope
To verify basic operation for the 8000A series oscilloscope
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To verify basic operation for the 8000A series
oscilloscope
1 Connect a passive probe to channel 1.
2 Attach the passive probe to the calibration output on the front panel of
the oscilloscope.
Use a probe grabber tip so you do not need to hold the probe. The calibration
output is marked with a square wave symbol.
Figure 1-18
Verifying Basic Oscilloscope Operation for 8000A Series Oscilloscopes.
3 Press the Default Setup key on the front panel.
The display will pause momentarily while the oscilloscope is configured to its
default settings.
4 Press the Autoscale key on the front panel.
The display will pause momentarily while the oscilloscope adjusts the sweep
speed and vertical scale. You should then see a square wave with peak-to-peak
amplitude of approximately 5 divisions and a shows about four cycles on screen.
If you do not see the waveform, ensure your power source is adequate, the
oscilloscope is properly powered-on, and the probe is connected securely to the
front-panel channel input BNC and to the probe calibration output.
Calibration
Output