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Operating  I nstructions-5B 

12N 

IN TEN  BAL 

A  Time  Base 

A  POSITION 

SECONDS/DIV 

Time  Base  Mode 

Amplifier 

Mode 

SEC O ND S/DIV 

switch 

(

d

e

l

a

y

e

sweep  modes  only). 

Balances  intensity  of 

traces  pro· 

duced 

by 

A and 

time 

bases. 

Positions  trace 

or 

d

i

s

pl

ay  associated 

with  the 

Time  Base. 

Time 

per 

major  graticule  d

iv

i

s

i

on

Selects  calibrated  sweep  r

a

t

e

s  from 

ps/Div  to 

s/Div; 

21 

steps 

in  a 

'·2·5 

sequence.  Also  selects  the 

basic  delay  time  (to 

be  m

u

l

t

i

pl

i

e

by 

the 

DELAY  TIME  MULT 

dial 

s

e

t

tin

g  for 

delayed 

sweep  opera· 

tlOn). 

V

ar

i

a

b

l

e  Seconds/Div  must 

be 

in  calibrated  position  for 

indio 

c

ate

sweep 

rate 

or 

delay  time. 

Knob  skirt  is  illumrnated to  provide 

direct  readout  of  sweep 

rate 

or 

basic  delay  time. 

Volts  per  millor  graticule  diVis ion 

S

e

l

e

c

t

either 

of 

two 

c

alibra

t

e

deflection 

factors. 

50  mV/Div 

or 

.5 

ViDlv 

for 

external 

voltage  signals. 

Var iable  control  must 

be 

In 

cali· 

IHated  position 

and  SWP 

MAG 

button  must  be  out  for  co

r

r

e

c

deflection 

factor 

readout. 

Varial)le 

Seconds/Div 

Provides  uncalltJrated,  continuously 

or 

Volts/Dlv 

v

ilr

l

ilb

l

sweep 

rate 

of  de

f

l

e

c

t

ion 

factor  calibrated  steps.  It  extends 

sweep 

rate  range 

to 

12.5 

s

/

D

i

v

or 

def,ection  factor  range  to 

V/Div. 

SWP  MAG 

Provides 

X, 

magnification 

of 

the 

sweep; 

ex tends 

dlsplayeci 

sweep 

per 

division  to 

'00  na

n

o

s

e

co

n

d

s

diVISion. 

Knob·skirt  illumination 

changes  to 

SWP 

M A

G

'

D  so 

magni· 

fied 

s

w

e

e

can 

be 

read  directly. 

TRIGGERING 

SOURCE 

LE 

FT: 

S

e

l

e

c

t

the 

left  vertical 

plug· 

in 

as 

the 

tr 

i

g

g

e

r

e

,slgnal  source 

for 

the 

Time  Base. 

RIGHT:  S

e

l

e

c

ts  the 

right 

vertical 

plug-in 

as 

the 

trigger· signal 

source  for 

the 

A  T

i

m

e  Base. 

COMPOSITE 

(both  the  LEFT  and 

RIGHT 

buttons 

pushed 

in): 

Selects  the  signal 

or 

s

i

g

n

a

l

being 

displayed  as  the  trigger-signal 
source  for 

the 

A  Time 

B

a

se. 

1-2 

A  TRIGGERING 

LEVEL 

A  TRIGGERING 
COUP LING/SLOPE 

EXT INPUT 

B  Time  Base 

POSITION 

SECONDS/DIV 

TRIGGERING 

SOURCE 

TRIGGER ING 

COUP LI 

N G/SLOPE 

LINE:  Selects  line-frequency 

v

olt

­

age  as  the  t

r

i

g

ge

r

·

sign

a

source 

for  the 

Time  Base. 

EXT: 

Selects 

EXT  INPUT 

as  the 

trigger-signal  source  for  the 

Time  Base. 

Selects 

level 

of  the  triggering  signal 

at  w hi c 

the  sweep  trigger  i

i n i

t

i

a

t

e

d

AC  COUPL:  Button 

pu

she

in 

selects 

AC 

(capacitive) 

coupling 

of 

tr

i

gge

r

i

n

g  and  external 

s

i

g

na

l

s

Button 

out 

selects 

DC 

c

o

up

l

i

n

of  the  t

r

i

g

ge

r i

n

and 

external 

s

ig

n

a

l

s

SLOPE: 

Button  pushed 

in  se

l

e

c

t

the  positive  slope  of  the  trig­
gering  signal;  button  out 

selects 

the 

negative  slope. 

Provides  input 

f

o

external  A 

trig· 

ger 

or  s

ig

n

a

input  for  external 

signals. 

Positions  trace 

or 

d

i s

pl

a

y  associated 

with the  B Time Base. 

Time  per 

major 

graticule  division. 

Selects  calibrated  sweep  r

a

t

e

from 

0.2 

ps/Div 

to 

0

.

s/Div;  20 

s

t

e

p

s  in 

'·2-5 

sequence.  Knob 

skirt  is 

illumin,Hed 

to  provide 

d

i

r

e

ct 

read­

o

u

of 

the 

sweep  rate. 

LEFT: 

Selects the  left 

vertical 

plug' 

in 

as  the 

trigger·signal 

s

o

urc

e  for 

the 

T

i

m

Base. 

RIGHT:  Selects 

the 

r

i

gh t 

vertical 

pi 

-

in

a s  t he  tr igger 

·signal 

source  for 

t

h

B  Time  Base. 

LINE:  Selects 

line-frequency 

volt· 

age  as  t

h

trigger-signal 

source 

for  the 

Time  Base. 

AC  COUPL: 

Button 

p

u

s

h

e

in 

selects 

AC 

(

c

a

p

ac

i

ti

v

e

coupling 

of 

t

r

i

g

g

e

r

i

ng 

signals; 

button 

out 

selects 

DC coupling. 

SLOPE: 

B

u

t

t

on 

p

u

s

h

e

in 

s

e

l

e

cts 

the 

pos itive  slope  of  the  t

r

i

g

gering 

s

i

g

na

l

button  out  selects 

the 

n

e

g

a

t

i

v

e  slope. 

Summary of Contents for 5B12N

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL Serial Number _ __ _ _ Tektronix Inc P O Box 500 Beaverton Oregon 97005 Phone 644 0161 Cables Tektronix 070 1141 00 1071...

Page 2: ...e privileges reserved Copyright 1971 by Tektronix Inc Beaverton Oregon Printed in the United States of America All rights reserved Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form withou...

Page 3: ...5B12N A POSITION B SOURCE LEFT DISPLAY TRIGGERING DELAY TIME MUll INTEN BAl A INTEN B OLY O 5B12N DUAL TIME BASE...

Page 4: ...Verso Filler Page z z...

Page 5: ...ins are active the A Time Base is slaved to the left vertical plug in and the B Time Base is slaved to the right vertical plug in A INTEN B DLY D this button is dependent upon the A and B buttons But...

Page 6: ...l plug in as the trigger signal source for the A Time Base COMPOSITE both the LEFT and RIGHT buttons pushed in Selects the signal or signals being displayed as the trigger signal source for the A Time...

Page 7: ...e displayed signal to produce a stable display An external triggering signal can be used to provide a triggered display when the internal signal is too 1 3 low in amplitude for correct triggering or c...

Page 8: ...ed on the screen The READY light goes out im mediately upon receipt of the sweep initiating trigger After the single sweep is terminated the sweep generator is locked out until again reset To prepare...

Page 9: ...hould be operated at a faster rate than the A sweep in the delayed sweep mode to avoid illogical displays The delayed sweep mode permits the differential delay time between two displayed events to be...

Page 10: ...delay time Fig 1 1 Comparison of the delayed sweep modes In each display the B sweep is delayed a selected amount of time by the A sweep APPLICATIONS General The following information describes proce...

Page 11: ...Subtract the first dial setting from the second and multiply the results by the A SECONDS DIV switch setting This is the time interval between the pulses Example Assume the first dial setting is 1 3 1...

Page 12: ...er at high apparent magnifica tion ranges The B TRIG AFTER D L Y mode provides a more stable display because the delayed display is triggered at the same point each time 1 Establish the display as giv...

Page 13: ...l F ig 4 Measuring pulse jitter 1 9 see Electrical Characteristics Measure the amou nt of hori zontal movement then multiply th is d i stance by the B SECO N D S D I V switch setting to obtain pulse...

Page 14: ...ggering A Sweep O n l y DC D I R ECT CO U P L E D At least 200 m V DC to 2 M H z A C CA PAC IT I V E CO UPLED At l east 200 m V 5 0 H z t o 2 M H z I N PUT R A N D C 1 MQ w i th i n 2 paral l e l ed b...

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