Clear and Sanitize Procedures
Table 2: Nonvolatile memory devices
Type and
minimum
size
Function
Type of user
information
stored
Method of
modi
fi
cation
Data input method
Location
User
Accessible
To clear
To sanitize
FLASH,
8M X 8,
4M X 16
Holds instrument
fi
rmware, current
setup, saved setups,
saved reference
waveforms, hard
copy image
fi
les, and
calibration constants.
Both user data and
user settings
Indirect
Factory con
fi
gurations,
fi
rmware operations,
user input, and USB disk
upgrade
Main
Acquisition
board
No
See the
Clear Flash
Procedure
that
follows this table.
See the
Clear Flash
Procedure
that follows
this table.
EEPROM,
SERIAL, 1M
Program memory for
the USB processor.
None
Indirect
Factory con
fi
gurations,
USB disk upgrade
Main
Acquisition
board. TDS
models only.
No
Not applicable,
does not contain
user data or
settings. Cleaning
would disable
instrument
functionality.
Not applicable, does
not contain user
data or settings.
Sanitizing would disable
instrument functionality.
Clear Flash Procedure
This procedure does not erase or change factory calibration constants.
1.
Push the front panel DEFAULT SETUP button to recall the default setup.
2.
Push the front panel SAVE/RECALL button.
3.
Push the Action option (side bezel) button until Save Setup is selected.
4.
Push the Save To option button until Setup is selected.
5.
Push the Setup option button until 1 is selected.
6.
Push the Save option button to overwrite setup 1 with the default setup.
7.
Push the Setup and Save option buttons again to overwrite the next setup with the default setup. Repeat this step until
setup 1 is selected again.
8.
Push the front panel CH 1 MENU button, and then push the Coupling option button until Ground is selected.
9.
Push the front panel SAVE/RECALL button.
TDS1000B/TDS2000B, TDS1000C-EDU/TDS2000C, and TPS2000B Series
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