Tektronix TDS 500C, Performance Verification Manual

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Performance Tests
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TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Performance Verification and Specifications
H
Press the side-menu button more, if needed, until the menu label
Frequency appears in the side menu (its icon is shown at the left).
Press the side-menu button Frequency.
H
Press the side-menu button more until the menu label Pk-Pk
appears in the side menu (its icon is shown at the left). Press the
side-menu button Pk-Pk.
H
Press CLEAR MENU.
H
Set the generator output so the CHx Pk-Pk readout equals the
reference amplitude in Table 1–4 that corresponds to the vertical
scale set in substep d.
H
Press the front-panel button SET LEVEL TO 50% as necessary to
trigger a stable display. At full bandwidth, you may also want to
make small, manual adjustments to the trigger level. You can use the
TRIGGER LEVEL knob to do this. (Full bandwidth varies with
TDS model as is shown in Table 1–4).
f. Measure the test signal:
H
Set the frequency of the generator, as shown on screen, to the test
frequency in Table 1–4 that corresponds to the vertical scale set in
substep d. See Figure 1–9.
H
Set the horizontal SCALE to the horizontal scale setting in
Table 1–4 that corresponds to the vertical scale set in substep d.
Press SET LEVEL TO 50% as necessary to trigger the signal.
H
Read the results at the CHx Pk-Pk readout, which will automatically
measure the amplitude of the test signal. See Figure 1–9.