3156B User Manual
Racal Instruments © 2005
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CHAPTER 2
........................................................................................................................2-1
CONFIGURING THE INSTRUMENT...............................................................................................2-1
Installation Overview........................................................................................................................2-1
Unpacking and Initial Inspection ......................................................................................................2-1
Safety Precautions...........................................................................................................................2-1
Performance Checks .......................................................................................................................2-2
Grounding Requirements.................................................................................................................2-2
Long Term Storage or Repackaging For Shipment .........................................................................2-3
Preparation for Use..........................................................................................................................2-3
Logical Address Selection................................................................................................................2-4
Installation........................................................................................................................................2-4
CHAPTER 3
........................................................................................................................3-1
USING THE INSTRUMENT.............................................................................................................3-1
Overview ..........................................................................................................................................3-1
Inter-Channel Dependency ..............................................................................................................3-1
Output Termination ..........................................................................................................................3-4
Input / Output Protection ..................................................................................................................3-4
Power On/Reset Defaults ................................................................................................................3-4
Enabling Output Waveforms ............................................................................................................3-5
Selecting an Output Enable Source.................................................................................................3-7
Generating Simple Waveforms ........................................................................................................3-9
Amplitude-Offset Interaction ..........................................................................................................3-13
Selecting and Modifying Std. Waveforms ......................................................................................3-13
Using the apply Command.............................................................................................................3-15
Selecting the Active Channel .........................................................................................................3-16
Selecting an Output Type ..............................................................................................................3-16