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General safety summary........................................................................................................................................................5
To avoid fire or personal injury............................................................................................................................................... 5
Probes and test leads............................................................................................................................................................ 7
Service safety summary.........................................................................................................................................................7
Terms in this manual.............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Terms on the product............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Symbols on the product......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Safety compliance..................................................................................................................................................................9
Environmental compliance...................................................................................................................................................10
Security disclaimer...................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Preface........................................................................................................................................................................................12
Key features.........................................................................................................................................................................12
ESD Prevention Guidelines................................................................................................................................................. 12
Documentation.....................................................................................................................................................................13
Check shipped accessories................................................................................................................................................. 13
Safely rotate the handle....................................................................................................................................................... 14
Operating requirements....................................................................................................................................................... 14
Input signal requirements.....................................................................................................................................................15
Secure (lock) the instrument................................................................................................................................................ 15
Powering the instrument...................................................................................................................................................... 15
Check that the instrument passes power-on self tests........................................................................................................ 16
Connecting probes to the instrument................................................................................................................................... 17
Rackmount option information............................................................................................................................................. 18
Front panel controls and connectors....................................................................................................................................19
Rear panel connections....................................................................................................................................................... 25
User interface.......................................................................................................................................................................26
User interface elements....................................................................................................................................................... 28
Badges.................................................................................................................................................................................30
Configuration menus............................................................................................................................................................38
Zoom user interface............................................................................................................................................................. 39
Using the touch screen interface for common tasks............................................................................................................ 40
Update your MSO with the latest firmware.......................................................................................................................... 42
Set the time zone and clock readout format........................................................................................................................ 42
Run Signal Path Compensation (SPC)................................................................................................................................ 43
Compensate the TPP Series probes................................................................................................................................... 43
Connect to a network (LAN).................................................................................................................................................44
Cleaning the instrument....................................................................................................................................................... 45
Add a channel waveform to the display............................................................................................................................... 46
Configure channel or waveform settings..............................................................................................................................47
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