Tektronix TDS 500B, Technical Reference

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Performance Tests
TDS 500B, TDS 600B & TDS 700A Performance Verification and Specifications
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Repeat substeps c through f until all vertical scale settings, listed in
Table 1–3, are checked for the channel under test.
g. Test all channels: Repeat substeps a through f for all four channels.
3. Disconnect the hookup:
a. Set the generator output to 0 V.
b. Disconnect the cable from the generator output at the input connector of
the channel last tested.
Equipment
Required One sine wave generator (Item 19)
One level meter and power sensor (Item 20)
One power splitter (Item 21)
One female N to male BNC adapter (Item 24)
Four male N to female BNC adapters (Item 23)
Two 50
W
precision cables (Item 5)
Two 10X attenuators (Item 1).
Optional: One high-frequency leveled sine wave generator and its
leveling head (Item 26) – replaces items 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, and 5
Prerequisites See page 1–15
1. Install the test hookup and preset the instrument controls:
a. Initialize the oscilloscope:
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Press save/recall SETUP. Press the main-menu button Recall
Factory Setup; then press the side-menu button OK Confirm
Factory Init.
b. Modify the default settings:
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Press TRIGGER MENU.
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Press the main-menu button Coupling. Then press the side menu
button Noise Rej.
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Turn the horizontal SCALE knob to 50 ns. Press SHIFT; then press
ACQUIRE MENU.
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Press the main-menu button Mode; then press the side-menu button
Average 16.
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Press MEASURE. Press the main-menu button High–Low Setup;
then press the side-menu button Min–Max.
Check Analog Bandwidth