Tektronix TDS 510A, Instruction Manual, Page: 27 / 116

Brief Procedures
TDS 510A 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.
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 disk in the disk drive to the left of the
monitor.
Position the disk so the metal shutter faces the drive.
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.
Push the disk into the drive until it goes all the way in and clicks
into place.
c. Initialize the oscilloscope:
Press save/recall SETUP.
Press the main-menu button Recall Factory Setup.
Press the side-menu button OK Confirm Factory Init.
d. Modify default settings:
Set the vertical SCALE to 200 mV.
Set the horizontal SCALE for the M (main) time base to 200
m
s.
Notice the waveform on the display now shows two cycles instead of
five.
Press CLEAR MENU to remove the menus from the screen.
e. Save the settings:
Press SETUP.
Press the main-menu button Save Current Setup; then press the
side-menu button To File.
Turn the general purpose knob to select the file to save. Choose
(or ). With this choice, you will save a file
starting with , then containing 5-numbers, and a extension.
Verify the File System