Tektronix TDS 820, Manual

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Performance Tests
Performance Verification
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HI
LO
Output Sense
DC Calibrator
Coaxial Cables
Dual Banana to
BNC Adapters
BNC T
Connector
BNC to SMA
Adapter
Figure 1-6: Initial Test Hookup
Procedure:
1. Install the test hookup and preset the instrument controls:
a. 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.
H
Press SHIFT; then UTILITY.
H
Press the main-menu button System until Cal is highlighted in
the pop-up menu.
H
Press the main-menu button Comp All; then press the side-
menu button OK Compensate ALL.
H
Press CLEAR MENU to remove the menus from the screen.
b. Hook up the test-signal source:
H
Set the output of a DC calibration generator to 0 volts.
H
Connect the output of a DC calibration generator through a
dual-banana connector followed by a 50
W
precision coaxial cable
to one side of a BNC T connector.
H
Connect the Sense output of the generator through a second
dual-banana connector followed by a 50
W
precision coaxial cable
to the other side of the BNC T connector. Connect the BNC to
SMA adapter to CH 1. Now connect the BNC T connector to the
BNC to SMA adapter.
c. Modify the default settings:
H
Set the horizontal SCALE to 100 ns.
H
Press SHIFT; then ACQUIRE MENU.