Tektronix TDS 500C, Performance Verification Manual

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Brief Procedures
TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Performance Verification and Specifications
1–13
Equipment
required One probe such as the P6243, P6245 or P6139A
One 720 K or 1.44 Mbyte, 3.5 inch DOS-compatible disk.
You can use a disk of your own or you can use the Programming
Examples Software 3.5 inch disk (Tektronix part number 063-1134-XX)
contained in the TDS Family Programmer Manual (Tektronix part
number 070-9556-XX).
Prerequisites None
1. Install the test hookup and preset the oscilloscope controls:
a. Hook up the signal source: Install the probe on CH 1. Connect the probe
tip to PROBE COMPENSATION SIGNAL on the front panel;
connect the probe ground to PROBE COMPENSATION GND. See
Figure 1–3 on page 1–8.
b. Insert the test disk: Insert the floppy disk in the floppy disk drive to the
left of the monitor.
H
Position the disk so the metal shutter faces the drive.
H
Position the disk so the stamped arrow is on the top right side. In
other words, place the angled corner in the front bottom location.
H
Push the disk into the drive until it goes all the way in and clicks
into place.
c. Initialize the oscilloscope:
H
Press save/recall SETUP.
H
Press the main-menu button Recall Factory Setup.
H
Press the side-menu button OK Confirm Factory Init.
d. Modify default settings:
H
Set the vertical SCALE to 200 mV.
H
Set the horizontal SCALE for the M (main) time base to 200 s.
Notice the waveform on the display now shows two cycles instead of
five.
H
Press SET LEVEL TO 50%.
H
Press CLEAR MENU to remove the menus from the screen.
e. Save the settings:
H
Press SETUP.
H
Press the main-menu button Save Current Setup; then press the
side-menu button To File.
Verify the File System