3156B User Manual
Racal Instruments © 2005
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Table Of Contents
CHAPTER 1
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GETTING STARTED .......................................................................................................................1-1
What’s in This Chapter.....................................................................................................................1-1
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................1-2
Options.............................................................................................................................................1-4
Manual Changes..............................................................................................................................1-4
Safety Considerations......................................................................................................................1-4
Supplied Accessories.......................................................................................................................1-4
Specifications...................................................................................................................................1-5
Functional Description .....................................................................................................................1-5
Input and Output Connectors...........................................................................................................1-5
Main Output - Channel 1 and 2........................................................................................................1-6
SYNC Output - Channel 1 and 2......................................................................................................1-7
Trigger Input.....................................................................................................................................1-7
Reference Clock Input .....................................................................................................................1-7
Run Modes.......................................................................................................................................1-7
Continuous.......................................................................................................................................1-8
Triggered..........................................................................................................................................1-8
Delayed Trigger ...............................................................................................................................1-8
Burst.................................................................................................................................................1-9
Mixed Triggers .................................................................................................................................1-9
Re-Trigger........................................................................................................................................1-9
Gated ...............................................................................................................................................1-9
Output Type .....................................................................................................................................1-9
Standard Waveforms .....................................................................................................................1-10