Functional Check
R&S
®
RT
‑
ZD10/20/30
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Description
Minimum requirements
Recommended equipment
Digital multimeter (DMM)
−12 V to +12 V,
Accuracy ± 0.01 % of mea-
sured value
Agilent 34401A
BNC to 4 mm dual banana
adapter
Pomona Model 1269
Two banana leads (red, black)
Multi-Contact ZG410
Probe accessories
2 mini clips
2 leads, 15 cm
Let the probe and oscilloscope warm up at least for 15 minutes prior to the
test.
Self-alignment
Prior to the functional check, a self-alignment of the R&S RTO oscilloscope must
be carried out. Proceed as follows:
Test setup:
R&S RTO oscilloscope
R&S RTO settings:
●
PRESET
●
"File" menu > "Selfalignment" > "Control" tab > "Start Alignment"
Measurement:
After a successful self alignment, the label UNCAL is no longer dis-
played.
8.1
Initialization
The correct initialization of the probe by the oscilloscope has to be checked.
Test setup:
Probe connected to CH1 of the R&S RTO oscilloscope
R&S RTO settings:
"Vertical" menu > "Probe Setup" > "Ch1" tab
Measurement:
If initialization is correct, the following values are displayed on the
"Setup" tab of the "Probes" dialog box, e.g. for the R&S
RT
‑
ZD30:
Type: active differential
Name: R&S
RT
‑
ZD30
Probe attenuation: 10:1
Bandwidth: 3.0 GHz
Initialization
