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Impedance Matching
If the waveform generator is driving a high impedance, such as a 1 MΩ input impedance (paralleled by
a stated capacitance) of an oscilloscope vertical input, connect the transmission line to a 50 Ω
attenuator, a 50 Ω termination and to the oscilloscope input. The attenuator isolates the input
capacitance of the device and terminates the waveform generator properly.
2.3
Preliminary Check
Complete the following steps to verify that the generator is ready for use.
1.
Verify AC Input Voltage
Verify and check to make sure proper AC voltages are available to power the instrument. The AC
voltage range must meet the acceptable specification as explained in section 2.1.
2.
Connect Power
Connect AC power cord to the AC receptacle in the rear panel and press the power switch to the
ON position
to turn ON the instrument. The instrument will have a boot screen while loading, after
which the main screen will be displayed.
3.
Self Adjust
At power-on, the waveform generator performs a diagnostic self-test procedure to check itself for
errors. If it finds an error, an error code and text will appear in the display window. Other error
codes appear when you enter an invalid front-panel setting. For more information on error codes,
see the Displaying Errors section 3.7. When the waveform generator finishes the diagnostic self-
test routine, it enters the local state (LOCS) and assumes power-on default settings.
Output Check
Follow the steps below to do a quick check of the settings and waveform output.
1.
Turn on the instrument and set the instrument to default settings. To set to default, press
Setups
,
press
Recall
, and select
0 Default Setup
. The instrument will set both channels with the following
parameters:
Waveform Shape:
Sine
Frequency:
1.000000000 kHz
Amplitude:
5 .000 Vpp
Offset:
0.000 Vdc
Phase:
0.0 °
Output Impedance:
50 OHM
2.
Connect the BNC output of CH1 into an oscilloscope.
3.
Press the
On
button on top of CH1 output BNC to turn on the output and observe a sine wave with
the parameters above.
4.
Press the
Freq
option in the menu and use the rotary knob or the numeric keypad to change
frequency. Observe the changes on the oscilloscope display.
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