Getting Started
M anual
WaveAce
Oscilloscopes
Page 1: ...Getting Started Manual WaveAce Oscilloscopes ...
Page 2: ...WaveAce Series Oscilloscopes Getting Started Manual October 2009 ...
Page 3: ... any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non LeCroy supplies Furthermore LeCroy shall not be obligated to service a product that has been modified or integrated where the modification or integration increases the task duration or difficulty of servicing the oscilloscope Spare and replacement parts and repairs all have a 90 day warranty The oscilloscope s firmware has been thoroughly tested ...
Page 4: ...oling 12 AC Power Source 13 Power Consumption 13 Power and Ground Connections 13 Fuse Replacement 14 Calibration 15 Cleaning 15 Abnormal Conditions 15 Hardware 16 Front Panel 16 Back and Side Connections 17 Basic Controls 18 Powering Up Your WaveAce 18 Front Panel Controls 20 Intensity Adjust Knob 20 Menu Control Buttons 21 Menu Function Buttons 22 General Control Buttons 23 Run Control Buttons 24...
Page 5: ...Display Information 30 Auto Setup 32 Vertical Settings and Channel Controls 34 Choosing Coupling 34 Limiting Bandwidth 35 Adjusting Sensitivity 36 Setting Probe Attenuation 37 Inverting Waveforms 38 Using the Digital Filter 38 Sampling Modes 40 Acquisition Sampling Modes 40 Acquisition Modes 40 Sinx x Interpolation 41 Sampling Settings 42 Sampling Rate 43 Acquiring Waveforms 43 Changing the Timeba...
Page 6: ...orm Math 58 Waveform Math Overview 58 FFT 59 Creating Reference Waveforms 60 Creating Reference Waveforms 60 Save and Recall 63 Saving and Recalling Oscilloscope Setups 63 Saving the Current Settings 63 Recalling Setups 64 Saving and Recalling Waveforms 65 Saving Waveforms 65 Recalling Waveforms 66 Saving Data as a CSV File 67 Saving a CSV file 67 Saving and Printing Waveform Pictures 68 Recalling...
Page 7: ...stem Status 85 Print Setup 87 Print Page 1 2 87 Print Page 2 2 88 Updating the System Software 88 Using Pass Fail 91 Pass Fail Page 1 2 91 Pass Fail Page 2 2 93 Using Record 95 The Record Menu with Mode Set to Record 96 Reference 99 WaveAce Specifications 99 CERTIFICATIONS 99 CE Declaration of Conformity 99 EMC Directive 99 Low Voltage Directive 100 UL and cUL 101 Contact LeCroy for Support 101 In...
Page 8: ...unctions and Creating Reference Waveforms Remaining sections cover step by step procedures for Saving and Recalling oscilloscope setups waveforms CSV files and waveform pictures This section also provides procedures to recall factory settings Finally we provide a Reference section including certification and contact information Contact LeCroy for Support When your WaveAce Series Oscilloscope is de...
Page 9: ...ction Safety Symbols Where the following symbols appear on the instrument s front or rear panels or in this manual they alert you to important safety considerations This symbol is used where caution is required Refer to the accompanying information or documents in order to protect against personal injury or damage to the instrument This symbol warns of a potential risk of shock hazard This symbol ...
Page 10: ...ete Power Off state by flipping the main power switch to the off Zero position or by removing the power cord This symbol is used to denote Alternating Current CAUTION The CAUTION sign indicates a potential hazard It calls attention to a procedure practice or condition which if not followed could possibly cause damage to equipment If a CAUTION is indicated do not proceed until its conditions are fu...
Page 11: ...a clean dry environment Before using this product ensure that its operating environment is maintained within these parameters Temperature 10 to 40 C Humidity Maximum relative humidity 80 for temperatures up to 31 C decreasing linearly to 50 relative humidity at 40 C Altitude Up to 10 000 ft 3 048 m at or below 25 C Note Direct sunlight radiators and other heat sources should be taken into account ...
Page 12: ...ted to the mains supply AC power source Installation Overvoltage Category I refers to signal level which is applicable to equipment measuring terminals that are connected to source circuits in which measures are taken to limit transient voltages to an appropriately low level Pollution Degree 2 refers to an operating environment where normally only dry non conductive pollution occurs Conductivity c...
Page 13: ...nstrument automatically adapts to line voltage Power Consumption 50 Watts for all models depending on accessories installed probes USB devices etc Power consumption in Standby Mode 5 Watts Power and Ground Connections The instrument is provided with a 10A 250V 18AWGrated grounded cord set containing a molded three terminal polarized plug and a standard IEC320 Type C13 connector for making line vol...
Page 14: ...nnel models CAUTION The outer shells of the front panel terminals CH1 CH2 or CH3 and CH4 on 4 channel models and EXT TRIG are connected to the instrument s chassis and therefore to the safety ground Fuse Replacement 4 Channel Models Only Set the instrument Standby power switch to Standby mode flip the mains power switch to the OFF 0 position and disconnect the power cord before inspecting or repla...
Page 15: ...iceable parts inside Do not remove covers Refer servicing to qualified personnel Abnormal Conditions Operate the instrument only as intended by the manufacturer If you suspect the oscilloscope s protection has been impaired disconnect the power cord and secure the instrument against any unintended operation The oscilloscope s protection is likely to be impaired if for example the instrument shows ...
Page 16: ...panel buttons and knob locations on both 4 and 2 channel models Figure 4 1 Front panel buttons and knob locations on 4 Channel WaveAce Oscilloscopes Figure 4 2 Front panel buttons and knob locations on 2 Channel WaveAce Oscilloscopes Previously numbered front panel buttons and knob locations for the 4 and 2 channel models respectively correspond with the following explanations 1 Power button 2 USB...
Page 17: ...ack and side panel connection locations on both 4 and 2 channel models Figure 4 3 Back panel connection locations on the 4 Channel WaveAce Oscilloscope Previously numbered front panel buttons and knob locations for the 4 channel model correspond with the following explanations 1 Security Lock Receptacle 2 Pass Fail Output 3 RJ 45 Connector 4 USB Type B and A Receptacles 5 Power Shutoff Switch and ...
Page 18: ...nob locations for the 2 channel model correspond with the following explanations 1 Pass Fail Output 2 RS 232 Connector 3 Back USB Connector 4 Power Input Connector Basic Controls Powering Up Your WaveAce 1 Power On the oscilloscope by pressing the power button located on the lower front of the 4 channel version and top left on the 2 channel version when facing the instrument ...
Page 19: ...WaveAce Series 19 WA GSM E RevB 2 The LeCroy Splash screen is shown Press any key to continue or after a brief period the grid display is shown 3 The Grid Display is shown ...
Page 20: ...e same on the 2 channel as well Intensity Adjust Knob Intensity Adjust knob You can use the Adjust knob with many functions such as adjusting the holdoff time moving cursors setting the pulse width setting the video lineage adjusting the upper and lower frequency limits adjusting X and Y masks when using the Pass Fail function etc You can also turn the Adjust knob to adjust the storage position of...
Page 21: ...menu options Press a menu option button adjacent to your selection Print Press to save the current waveform to an attached USB memory device or print a picture screen shot to a USB connected printer You can set up the save print options using the Save Recall Picture settings For more information refer to Saving and Printing Waveform Pictures on page 68 ...
Page 22: ...ll up to 20 oscilloscope setups or waveforms in internal memory up to 20 waveforms or on a USB memory device limited by memory capacity of USB device You can also use it to recall the default factory settings to save waveform data as a comma delimited file CSV and to save or print the displayed waveform image MEASURE Press to display a menu of measurement parameters The Display Type must be set to...
Page 23: ...ill be displayed DEFAULT SETUP Press to reset the oscilloscope s settings to the default factory configuration For a list of default settings see Recalling Factory Settings on page 70 AUTO Press to have the oscilloscope automatically identify the type of waveform and adjust the controls to produce a usable display of the input signal When you press the AUTO front panel button the Auto Set menu ope...
Page 24: ...cquire waveforms continuously Press RUN STOP again to stop the acquisition Vertical Controls Volts Div knobs CH1 4 pictured Turn to adjust the volts division setting vertical gain of the corresponding channel CH1 4 Press the knob to toggle between fine variable and coarse fixed adjustments Channel buttons CH1 4 Press a channel button CH1 4 to turn that channel ON or OFF and open the Channel menu f...
Page 25: ...ition of all channels and math waveforms the position of the trigger relative to the center of the screen The resolution of this control varies depending on the timebase setting Press to set the horizontal position to zero HORI MENU Press to display the Horizontal menu You can use the Horizontal menu to display the waveform and to zoom a segment of a waveform Time Div knob Turn to change the horiz...
Page 26: ...n use the Trigger menu to set the trigger type Edge Pulse Video Slope Alternative and trigger settings SET TO 50 Press to stabilize a waveform quickly The oscilloscope can set the Trigger Level to be halfway between the minimum and maximum voltage levels automatically This is useful when you connect a signal to the EXT TRIG connector and set the trigger source to Ext or Ext 5 FORCE Press to comple...
Page 27: ...ve is as flat as possible 4 Set the Probe option attenuation to 10X by pressing the Channel button and then the Probe menu button 5 Set the switch to 10X on the probe 6 Attach the probe tip to the PROBE COMP 3V connector and the reference lead to the PROBE COMP Ground connector Press the corresponding channel button and then push the AUTO button 7 Check the shape of the displayed waveform as follo...
Page 28: ...ion in the oscilloscope Switch settings are 1X and 10X When the Attenuation switch on the probe is set to 1X the system bandwidth is limited to 10MHz To use the full bandwidth of the oscilloscope be sure to set the switch to 10X Viewing Waveforms Turning On Traces Turn on a channel trace by pressing the channel front panel button CH1 or CH2 or CH3 or 4 on 4 channel models When you turn on a channe...
Page 29: ...ing the channel front panel button again Setting Up the Display You can access the Display menu pressing the DISPLAY front panel button Display Menu Pages 1 2 and 2 2 options are described as follows 1 Type Vectors fill the space between adjacent sample points in the display Dots displays sample points directly ...
Page 30: ...al mode or Inverted color display mode 7 Grid Display grids and axes turn off grids or turn off grids and axes 8 Menu Display Set the length of time the menus are shown on screen 2 seconds 5 seconds 10 seconds 20 seconds or infinite Understanding Display Information The grid area contains several indicators to help you understand the display Indicators are coded to the channel colors The previousl...
Page 31: ... USB Memory Device is inserted in the USB Port When a USB Memory Device is not inserted in the USB Port the area is blank USB Memory Device is inserted in the USB Port as shown previous When plugging in or removing a USB Memory Device a message is briefly shown on the grid display as USB Flash Drive Plug In and USB Flash Drive Pull Out respectively 3 Waveform Preview Display This small portion at ...
Page 32: ...on 11 Indicates whether the bandwidth limiting filter is On or Off The B icon indicates the filter is On 12 Main timebase setting a Window timebase setting is also displayed when applicable 13 Trigger Source 14 Frequency Counter of Trigger Signal 15 Trigger type and level indicator 16 Horizontal Trigger Position Readout Displays the waveform s horizontal position in time seconds Auto Setup The Wav...
Page 33: ...ottom waveform menu button to Undo an applied Auto Setup Option Description Multi cycle Auto set the screen and display several cycle signal Single cycle Set the screen and auto display single cycle signal Rising edge Auto set and show the rising time Falling edge Auto set and show the falling time Undo Setup Causes the oscilloscope to recall the previous setup ...
Page 34: ...cks the DC component of the input signal and attenuates signals below 10 Hz GND Disconnects the input signal Use GND coupling to display a zero volt waveform Internally the channel input is connected to a zero volt reference level PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING If the channel is set to DC coupling you can quickly measure the DC component of the signal by simply noting its distance from the ground symbo...
Page 35: ...limit the bandwidth to reduce display noise When you turn Bandwidth Limit ON the Bandwidth Limit value is set to 20 MHz It also filters the signal to reduce noise and other unwanted high frequency components Note The oscilloscope vertical response rolls off slowly above its bandwidth or above 20 MHz when the Bandwidth Limit is set to ON Therefore the FFT spectrum can show valid frequency informati...
Page 36: ...e 32 Adjusting Sensitivity You can set the sensitivity of the Volts Div using the front panel knob When the sensitivity is Coarse or fixed the default setting the gain adjustment is set to 1 2 5 increments from 2 mV div 5 mV div 10 mV div to 5 V div Pushing the Volts Div knob sets the sensitivity to Fine variable and changes the resolution to small steps between the coarse settings Note The vertic...
Page 37: ...or CH3 or 4 on 4 channel models 2 Now press the Volts Div option button on page 1 2 of the channel menu and then select Coarse fixed or Fine variable Setting Probe Attenuation Probes are available with various attenuation factors affecting the vertical scale of the signal Select the appropriate attenuation for your probe Attenuation options are 1X 10X 100X and 1000X ...
Page 38: ...To use the full bandwidth of the oscilloscope be sure to set the switch to 10X Inverting Waveforms Use the following steps to invert your waveform 1 Invert the waveform by turning on the specific channel Press the desired channel button CH1 or CH2 or CH3 or 4 on 4 channel models 2 Now on the channel menu press the Next Page option button showing page 2 2 3 Press the Invert option button on page 2 ...
Page 39: ... menu opens 4 Press the Filter option button and select On 5 Press the Type option button and select a digital filter type 6 Press the Upp Limit option button and turn the Adjust front panel knob to set the Upper limit 7 Press the Low Limit option button and turn the Adjust front panel knob to set the Lower limit Note If you select the Low Pass Filter LPF type you can only set an Upper Limit If yo...
Page 40: ... waveform Note You can use this mode to reduce random noise This mode does not acquire rapid variation in the signal that may occur between samples This can result in narrow pulses being missed In this case you can use Peak Detect mode to acquire data Peak Detect captures the maximum and minimum values that occur in a signal It finds the highest and lowest record points over many acquisitions Note...
Page 41: ...tion option button and select a sampling mode 2 If you select the Average sampling mode press the Averages option button and select the number of waveforms 4 16 32 64 128 or 256 Sinx x Interpolation You can also turn Sinx x interpolation on or off Press the corresponding option button to turn Sinx x on or off ...
Page 42: ...s You can choose between Equivalent Time Sampling and Real Time Sampling settings Equivalent Time Sampling can achieve up to 20 ps of horizontal resolution equivalent to 50 GS s This mode is good for observing repetitive waveforms Real Time Sampling can be used for repetitive and non repetitive waveforms Select from the sampling settings by pressing the Mode option button and selecting Equ Time or...
Page 43: ...e oscilloscope begins to acquire another waveform After the oscilloscope detects a trigger it completes the acquisition and stops If you want to acquire waveforms continuously press the RUN STOP front panel button Press the button again to stop the acquisition When you start an acquisition the oscilloscope goes through the following steps 1 Acquires enough data to fill the portion of the waveform ...
Page 44: ...me div front panel knob the value is displayed at the lower center of the display as described in Understanding Display Information on page 32 Zooming Waveforms You can use the Window Zone option on the Horizontal menu to define a segment of a waveform to see more detail The Window timebase setting cannot be set slower than the Main timebase setting You can turn the Horizontal Position and Time Di...
Page 45: ...osition front panel knob to adjust the window s position 5 Press the Window option button The waveform is expanded Triggering Trigger Types There are five trigger types Edge Video Pulse Slope and Alternative Access the trigger modes by pressing the TRIG MENU front panel button in the Trigger control group and selecting Type from the Trigger menu Edge Triggering 1 Press the Type menu option button ...
Page 46: ...m 5 Press the Setup option button to display the Trigger Setup menu You can use the Trigger Setup menu to select a coupling mode and define a Holdoff value Coupling modes comprise DC AC HF Reject and LF Reject Turn the Adjust front panel knob to set the Holdoff value Pulse Triggering Use Pulse width triggering to trigger on aberrant pulses You can select how to compare the trigger pulse relative t...
Page 47: ...on 6 Press the Mode option button to select Auto Normal or Single mode Use Auto mode to let the acquisition automatically run in the absence of a trigger Use Normal mode when you want to see only valid triggered waveforms when you use this mode the oscilloscope does not display a waveform until after the first trigger Use Single mode when you want the oscilloscope to acquire a single waveform 7 Pr...
Page 48: ...n and select a video sync Line Num All Lines Odd Field Even Field If you select Line Num you can turn the Adjust front panel knob to set the appointed line number 5 Press the Next Page option button 6 Press the Standard option button and select the video standard for sync and line number count NTSC or Pal Secam 7 Press the Mode option button to select Auto Normal or Single mode Use Auto mode to le...
Page 49: ...epending on the trigger conditions and time you set 1 Press the Type option button and select Slope 2 Press the Source option button to choose a channel input CHS 1 2 or CHS 1 4 on 4 channel models or external input 3 Press the When option button to select the trigger condition 4 Press the Time option button and then turn the Adjust front panel knob to set the slope time 5 Press the Next Page opti...
Page 50: ...up menu to select a coupling mode and define a Holdoff value Coupling modes comprise DC AC HF Reject and LF Reject Turn the Adjust front panel knob to set the Holdoff value Alternative Triggering The trigger signal comes from two vertical channels when you use Alternative Triggering Using this type of trigger you can observe two unrelated signals at the same time For each signal you can select dif...
Page 51: ...t and LF Reject Turn the Adjust front panel knob to set the Holdoff value Analyzing Waveforms Waveform Measurements Measuring with Cursors Cursors are important tools that aid you in measuring signal values Cursors are boundary markers you can move across the grid Use cursors to make fast accurate measurements and eliminate guesswork There are three cursor measurement modes 1 Manual displays two h...
Page 52: ...or mode as you select measurement parameters the markers will be displayed for the measurements CURSOR MEASUREMENT SELECTIONS Time cursors are vertical lines that you move horizontally to measure the difference in time or frequency values between the cursors Voltage cursors appear as horizontal lines on the display and measure the vertical parameters The measurement values listed on the top of the...
Page 53: ...TH REFA or REFB Press the CurA or CurB option button and turn the Adjust front panel knob to adjust the cursors OR If you want to set the mode to Track press the Mode option button and select Track Press the Cursor A or Cursor B option button and select a source Press the CurA or CurB option button and turn the Adjust front panel knob to adjust the cursors If Track is selected both cursors move in...
Page 54: ...is typically begins with the measurement of parameters Parameter measurement tools determine a wide range of waveform properties Use them to automatically calculate many of your waveform attributes like rise time rms voltage and peak to peak voltage for example You can access the parameter measurements by pressing the MEASURE front panel button and then pressing an option button for Voltage Time D...
Page 55: ...of distribution for a histogram Vrms Root Mean Square of data between the cursors about the same as sdev for a zero mean waveform Crms Cyclic root mean square Computes the square root of the sum of squares of data values divided by number of points Contrary to rms calculation is performed over an integer number of cycles eliminating bias caused by fractional intervals Vtop Higher of two most proba...
Page 56: ... of a waveform ROVShoot Vmax Vtop Vamp after the waveform rising transition FOVShoot Vmin Vbase Vamp after the waveform falling transition RPREShoot Vmin Vbase Vamp before the waveform rising transition FPREShoot Vmax Vtop Vamp before the waveform falling transition TIME MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS Period Period of a cyclic signal measured as time between every other pair of 50 crossings Starting with ...
Page 57: ...rsors Fall Time Duration of pulse waveform s falling transition from 90 to 10 averaged for all falling transitions between the cursors BWid Duration of a burst measured over the entire waveform Dut Ratio between positive pulse width and period Dut Ratio between negative pulse width and period DELAY MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS Phase Amount one waveform leads or lags another in time expressed in degrees ...
Page 58: ... Time between the first rising edge of Source 1 and the last falling edge of Source 2 LFR Time between the first falling edge of Source 1 and the last rising edge of Source 2 LFF Time between the first falling edge of Source 1 and the last falling edge of Source 2 Waveform Math Waveform Math Overview Standard math functions include addition subtraction multiplication division and FFT For more info...
Page 59: ...u can choose from four Window types Window Type Description Test Content 1 Rectangular Best frequency resolution worst magnitude resolution This is essentially the same as no window Symmetric transients or bursts Equal amplitude sine waves with fixed frequencies Broadband random noise with a relatively slowly varying spectrum 2 Hanning Better frequency worse magnitude accuracy than Rectangular Sin...
Page 60: ...ngle Hanning Hamming or Blackman 5 Press the FFT Zoom menu option button and select a zoom factor 1X 2X 5X or 10X 6 Press the Next Page menu option button to go to page 2 2 7 Press the Scale menu option button and select Vrms or dBVrms 8 Press the Display menu option button and select Split to display the FFT waveform on the bottom half of the screen or Full screen to display the FFT waveform on t...
Page 61: ...ry their horizontal position and scale cannot be adjusted However the oscilloscope does display the horizontal and vertical scales of the recalled reference waveforms at the bottom of the display X Y mode waveforms are not stored as reference waveforms CREATING REFERENCE WAVEFORMS 1 Press the REF front panel button The REF WAV flyout menu opens 2 Press the Source option button to select the input ...
Page 62: ...ress the middle REF A option button to switch from REF A to REF B Both the middle and lower REF A option buttons now show labeled as REF B and adjustments can be made for the additional reference waveform 5 Use the Save option button to save your reference waveform for comparative analysis at a later time Note Keep in mind that the reference waveforms are stored in volatile memory This means that ...
Page 63: ...EC menu is shown 2 Press the Type option button and select Setups 3 Save your setup either to internal memory or on a USB memory device using the following methods Saving Setups to Internal Memory Press the Save To option button to select Device Press the Setup option button or turn the Adjust front panel knob and assign a number No 1 No 20 to the setup Press the Save option button to save the cur...
Page 64: ...ps from Internal Memory Press the Save To option button to select Device Press the Setup option button or turn the Adjust front panel knob to select the number assigned to the setup you want to recall Press the Recall option button to save the current setup The selected Setup is recalled from memory and the oscilloscope briefly shows a Read Data Success message on the lower part of the grid displa...
Page 65: ... Recall front panel button The SAVE REC menu is shown 2 Press the Type option button and select Waveforms 3 Save the waveform either to internal memory or on a USB memory device using the following methods Saving Waveforms to Internal Memory Press the Save To option button to select Device Press the Waveform option button or turn the Adjust knob to assign a number No 1 No 20 to the waveform Press ...
Page 66: ...B memory device using the following methods Recalling Waveforms from Internal Memory Press the Save To option button to select Device Press the Waveform option button or turn the Universal front panel knob to select the number assigned to the waveform you want to recall Press the Recall option button The selected Waveform is recalled from memory and the oscilloscope briefly shows a Read Data Succe...
Page 67: ...ile contains the data points horizontal and vertical information of the displayed waveform You can also choose to save these parameters to the CSV file Record Length Sample Interval Trigger Point Vertical Units Vertical Scale Vertical Offset Horizontal Units Horizontal Scale Model Number Serial Number Software Version Saving a CSV file 1 Press the Save Recall front panel button The SAVE REC flyout...
Page 68: ...e The Load option is disabled grayed out on menus inside the SAVE ALL screen when Pictures or CSV file types are selected as Type Saving and Printing Waveform Pictures You can save a waveform image BMP file to a USB memory device or print a waveform image to a USB connected printer Once you have set up your print options and connected the device to the USB port you can press the Print front panel ...
Page 69: ...knob to select an incremental number for the BMP filename for saving Saving BMP Pictures to a USB Memory Device Press the Print Key option button and select Save Picture Be sure a USB memory device is connected before saving the image Press the Save option button to save the displayed waveform The SAVE ALL screen is shown Refer to Using the SAVE ALL Screen on page 75 to continue saving to your USB...
Page 70: ...disabled grayed out on menus inside the SAVE ALL screen when Pictures or CSV file types are selected as Type Recalling Factory Settings The oscilloscope is set up for normal operation when it is shipped from the factory Load factory settings by pressing the Default Setup front panel button You can also load the default setup from the Save Recall menu by pressing the Save Recall front panel button ...
Page 71: ...are detailed as follows Menu Option Default CH1 CH2 Coupling DC BW Limit Off Volts div adjust Coarse fixed Probe 1X Invert Off Volts div 1 00V Menu Option Default MATH Operation CH1 CH2 CH1 Invert Off CH2 Invert Off FFT Operation Source CH1 Window Hanning FFT Zoom 1X Scale dBVrms ...
Page 72: ...dow Main Position 0 00μs Sec div 500μs Window Zone 50 0μs Trigger Knob level Menu Option Default CURSOR Type Off Source CH1 Horizontal voltage 3 2divs Vertical time 5divs Menu Option Default MEASURE Source CH1 Type average Menu Option Default ACQUIRE Mode Sampling Averages 16 ...
Page 73: ...f Grid Menu Display Infinite Menu Option Default REF Type Waveform Source CH1 Menu Option Default TRIGGER Edge Type Edge Source CH1 Slope Rising Mode Auto Coupling DC Level 0 00V Menu Option Default TRIGGER Pulse Type Pulse Source CH1 When Set Pulse Width 1 00ms Mode Auto Coupling DC ...
Page 74: ...lt TRIGGER Slope Type Alternative Source CH1 The DEFAULT SETUP button does not reset the following settings Language option Saved reference waveform files Saved setup files Display contrast Calibration data There are two ways to recall the factory settings 1 Press the Default Setup front panel button OR 2 Press the Save Recall front panel button The SAVE REC flyout menu opens Press the Type option...
Page 75: ...E ALL screen is divided into functions based on Directorys or Files The selection alternates when the first option button is pressed Directorys shows option buttons for New Folder Del Folder and Load While Files shows option buttons for New File Delete File and Load ...
Page 76: ...screen area press the Load option button and the setup is recalled from the USB memory device Note The Load option is disabled grayed out when Pictures or CSV file types are selected as Type Page 2 2 Both Directorys and Files have Rename and Return option buttons on Page 2 2 Use these buttons to give an existing folder or file a new name or to exit the SAVE ALL screen respectively ...
Page 77: ...tons Turn the Adjust knob to move through character selections When the desired character is highlighted push the Adjust knob or press the InputChar option button to add it to the specific position in the Name field Additional selections for BackSpace DeleteCharacter and CleanName are available for convenience and are also accessed using the Adjust knob in the same manner Press the Confirm option ...
Page 78: ... of four available pages containing various utility functions is shown The screens and functions are covered in the following sections Utility Menu Page 1 4 1 Press the System Status option button to display a summary of the oscilloscope settings For more information see the System Status on page 85 section 2 Press the Sound option button to turn tones ON OFF when front panel buttons are pressed ...
Page 79: ...ON OFF 4 Use the Language function to choose the local language of the user interface 5 Press the Next Page option button to display page 2 4 Utility Menu Page 2 4 1 Press the Do Self Cal option button to perform a self calibration The Do Self Cal screen is shown ...
Page 80: ... SINGLE front panel button to begin the self calibration or the RUN STOP front panel button to exit the Do Self Cal screen After pressing the SINGLE front panel button a status bar shows the self calibration progress for each channel on the instrument Press the SINGLE front panel button when self calibration is complete 2 Press the Do Self Test option button to perform a self test ...
Page 81: ...n Choose from Screen Keyboard or LED tests After making your selection a corresponding screen is shown where either the SINGLE or RUN STOP front panel button is used to complete the test and or exit the test screen Test screens look like the following Figure 4 5 Each press of the SINGLE front panel button runs successively through colors and is how the Screen Test is performed Move through a few c...
Page 82: ...minates the button on the actual front panel Test as many LEDs as desired As the screen indicates press the RUN STOP front panel button to exit 2 Press the Print Setup option button to set up your print options The Print menu Page 1 2 is shown PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING After using an option button to select either the Do Self Test and Print Setup when enabled functions more options are then shown ...
Page 83: ...t to your instrument using the USB Type B Receptacle on the back of the oscilloscope 4 Press the Next Page option button to display page 3 4 Utility Menu Page 3 4 1 Press the Update Firmware option button to update the oscilloscope using the USB memory device For more information see the Updating the System Software on page 88 section 2 Pressing the Pass Fail option button shows the Pass Fail menu...
Page 84: ... long period of time without having to watch the signal Just set the source the time interval between record frames and the maximum number of record frames For more information see Using Record on page 95 4 Pressing the IO Setting option button shows a small menu with RS 232 Baud selections Press this RS 232 Baud option button to choose from 300 2400 4800 9600 19200 and 38400 baud rates Pressing t...
Page 85: ...hoose from various time lengths before the oscilloscope display goes blank and enters screen saver mode You can also choose Off which keeps the oscilloscope from entering screen saver mode 3 Press the Next Page option button to display page 1 4 System Status View the oscilloscope s hardware and software configuration as follows 1 Press the Utility front panel button ...
Page 86: ... GSM E RevB 86 2 On the Utility flyout menu press the System Status menu option button as follows 3 The System Status Information screen is then shown 4 Press the SINGLE front panel button to exit the Status Information screen ...
Page 87: ...ype A USB port connections are compatible with your WaveAce oscilloscope Refer to your printer s product documentation to verify compatibility Print Page 1 2 After pressing the enabled Print Setup option button the first of two PRINT menus Page 1 2 is shown and contains the following option button functions Ink Saver Turn this function On Off to help save ink on your printer connected to the back ...
Page 88: ...4 Letter Paper Type Choose from Default plain Photo and Fast Photo Print Quality Choose from Default Normal Draft and Fine ID Print Choose from Default On and Off Next Page Use this option button to show Page 1 2 Updating the System Software LeCroy periodically releases software updates for the WaveAce which provide new features enhancements and software corrections These updates are available for...
Page 89: ...rt on the front of the oscilloscope 1 Insert the USB memory device containing the software update in the USB port on the front of the oscilloscope 2 Press the front panel Utility button 3 Press the Next Page menu option button to navigate to menu page 3 3 Select the Update Firmware menu option button The Update Firmware screen is shown Note Verify the firmware product type matches your instrument ...
Page 90: ...ows a screen stating The firmware has been updated completely please boot up the DSO again At this point turn your oscilloscope power Off wait a short while and then power it On When the oscilloscope has rebooted return to the Utility Update Firmware press the SINGLE front panel button to begin loading the second ads firmware update file from your USB memory device Using the SAVE ALL Screen on pag...
Page 91: ...t falls within a predefined mask Access Pass Fail by pressing the corresponding option button on the Utility menu The first of two Pass Fail menus is then shown Pass Fail Page 1 2 After pressing the Pass Fail option button the first of two Pass Fail menus Page 1 2 is shown and contains the following option button functions ...
Page 92: ...wn on the display grid area while making your settings The Operate button runs the test and allows you to see the results update in real time 2 Press the Source option button and select a source CHS 1 2 or CHS 1 4 on 4 channel models 3 Use the Operate option button to run and stop the Pass Fail test 4 Press the Msg Display option button to turn message display On Off during the Pass Fail test ...
Page 93: ... 2 is shown and contains the following option button functions 1 Press the Output option button to either Pass or Fail 2 Press the Stop On Output option button and turn it On Off as desired 3 Use the Mask Setting option button to show the Mask menu Page 1 2 Mask Page 1 2 Mask Page 1 2 contains the following option button functions ...
Page 94: ... clearances specified using the X and Y Mask settings Location Press the Location option button to select from Internal to store the mask into oscilloscope memory or External to store the mask onto a USB memory device Using the SAVE ALL Screen on page 75 Next Page Press the Next Page option button to show Mask Page 2 2 Mask Page 2 2 After pressing the Next Page option button Mask menu Page 2 2 is ...
Page 95: ... The Record function can record the input waveform from CH1 and CH2 also CH3 and CH4 on four channel versions with a maximum record length of 2500 frames This keeps you from having to watch the signal when capturing abnormal signals over a long period of time Access the Record function by pressing the corresponding option button on the Utility menu The Record menus are then shown The Record functi...
Page 96: ...signal input 2 Press the Interval option button and use the Adjust front panel knob to dial in the desired interval between record frames 3 Press the End Frame option button and use the Adjust front panel knob to dial in the desired number of record frames 4 Press the Operate option button to Start Stop recording Note A record 1 counter is shown on the upper left part of the grid display area whic...
Page 97: ...s in addition to Mode 1 Press the Operate option button to Start Stop playback Note A play 1 counter is shown on the upper left part of the grid display area which counts the number of record frames to your recorded End Frame amount 2 Press the Play Mode option button to choose from Circular repeat or Single time play once and then stop modes ...
Page 98: ...on button and use the Adjust front panel knob to dial in the specific frame of your recorded waveforms where you want to start the playback 2 Press the Curr_Frame option button and use the Adjust front panel knob to dial in the exact frame of your recorded waveforms you want showing on the display grid 3 Press the End Frame option button and use the Adjust front panel knob to dial in the specific ...
Page 99: ...ct Safety EMC Directive EN 61326 1 2006 EMC requirements for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSIONS EN 55011 A2 2002 Radiated and conducted emissions Class A EN 61000 3 2 2006 Harmonic Current Emissions Class A EN 61000 3 3 A2 2005 Voltage Fluctuations and Flickers Pst 1 ELECTROMAGNETIC IMMUNITY EN 61000 4 2 2001 Electrostatic Discharge 4 kV conta...
Page 100: ...nction of performance which is self recoverable Meets Performance Criteria C limits during the disturbance product undergoes a temporary degradation or loss of function of performance which requires operator intervention or system reset WARNING This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take appropriate me...
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Page 103: ...uisition 50 Adjusting 46 Alternative 61 Auto 42 63 Average 50 B Back 21 95 C calibration 18 Changing 53 Choosing 44 cleaning 18 Cooling 15 Creating 72 Cursor 63 D Delay 68 Do 90 92 E Edge 56 F FFT 70 Front 20 26 G General 30 H Horizontal 33 I Intensity 27 Inverting 48 IO 96 L Language 90 Limiting 45 ...
Page 104: ...ering 25 Print 98 99 Probe 36 Probes 36 Pulse 57 Q Quick 97 R Recalling 75 77 Run 31 S Safety 15 safety symbols 12 Sampling 50 52 Saving 74 76 77 78 79 Screen 97 Setting 36 38 47 Sinx 51 Slope 59 Sound 89 System 97 T technical support 114 The 108 109 110 Time 67 Track 62 Trigger 34 56 Turning 38 Type 74 U Understanding 39 Update 95 Updating 100 Using 48 71 103 107 Utility 89 90 95 97 ...
Page 105: ...WaveAce Series 105 WA GSM E RevB V Vertical 32 44 Video 58 Voltage 66 W WaveAce 112 Waveform 69 Z Zooming 54 ...
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