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Operator's Manual

Inputs/Outputs

Front Input/Output Panel

A. The

Power button

BNC connectors

for analog input on Channels 1–4 (or 1–2 depending on model).

Mixed signal interface

for digital inputs (WS3K-MSO required).

D. Two (2)

front-mounted host USB ports

for transferring data or connecting peripherals such as a mouse or

keyboard.

Ground and calibration output terminals

used to compensate passive probes.

Back Input/Output Panel

WaveSource

connector outputs signal generated by the internal waveform generator.

MicroSD Card

slot.

EXT Trig

connector accepts external trigger.

AUX OUT

connector sends trigger out.

VGA

connector sends video out to external monitors.

Ethernet

port connects the oscilloscope to a LAN.

USBTMC

port enables remote control of the oscilloscope.

H. Additional host

USB

ports (2) connect external devices such as printers or storage drives.

Fuse

holder.

AC Power

inlet.

See the general set up instructions for more information about configuring

connections to other devices.

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Summary of Contents for WaveSurfer 3000

Page 1: ...Operator s Manual WaveSurfer 3000 Oscilloscopes ...

Page 2: ...ed However clients are encouraged to distribute and duplicate Teledyne LeCroy documentation for their own internal educational purposes WaveSurfer and Teledyne LeCroy are trademarks of Teledyne LeCroy Inc Other product or brand names are trademarks or requested trademarks of their respective holders Information in this publication supersedes all earlier versions Specifications are subject to chang...

Page 3: ...enu Bar 10 Signal Display Grid 11 Descriptor Boxes 12 Dialogs 14 Shortcut Toolbar 14 Entering Selecting Data 14 Annotating Traces 16 Printing 17 Language Selection 17 Touch Screen Calibration 17 Front Panel 18 Top Row Buttons 18 Trigger Controls 18 Horizontal Controls 19 Vertical Controls 19 Math Zoom and Mem ory Buttons 19 Cursor Controls 19 Adjust and Intensity Controls 20 Bottom Row Buttons 20 ...

Page 4: ...ampling Modes 31 Auto Setup 33 Restore Default Setup 33 Trigger 34 Trigger Modes 34 Trigger Types 35 Trigger Settings 36 Trigger Holdoff 37 Display 39 Persistence Overview 40 Cursors 41 Cursor Types 41 Cursor Settings 42 Measure 43 Set Up Measurements 43 List of Standard Measurement Parameters 45 Quick Measurements 47 Calculating Measurements 47 Math 49 Set Up Math Function 49 List of Standard Mat...

Page 5: ...5 Save Recall Setups 75 Save Recall Waveforms 76 Save Table Data 79 Auto Save 79 Disk Utilities 80 LabNotebook 81 Create Notebook Entry 81 Print to Notebook Entry 81 Flashback Recall 82 Configure LabNotebook Preferences 82 Maintenance 83 Cleaning 83 Fuse Replacement 83 Calibration 83 Reboot Oscilloscope 83 Adding an Option Key 84 WaveSurfer 3000 Firmware Update 84 Technical Support 85 Returning a ...

Page 6: ...oftware options is available from the Teledyne LeCroy website at teledynelecroy com Our website maintains the most current product specifications and should be checked for frequent updates Remember When your product is delivered verify that all items on the packing list or invoice copy have been shipped to you Contact your nearest Teledyne LeCroy customer service center or national distributor if ...

Page 7: ...grounded through the power cord grounding conductor To avoid electric shock connect only to a grounded mating outlet Connect and disconnect properly Do not connect disconnect probes or test leads while they are connected to a voltage source Observe all terminal ratings Do not apply a voltage to any input C1 C2 C3 C4 or EXT that exceeds the maximum rating of that input Refer to the front of the osc...

Page 8: ...l voltage selection is not required The AC inlet ground is connected directly to the frame of the instrument For adequate protection again electric shock connect to a mating outlet with a safety ground contact WARNING Interrupting the protective conductor inside or outside the oscilloscope or disconnecting the safety ground terminal creates a hazardous situation Intentional interruption is prohibi...

Page 9: ...l creates a hazardous situation Intentional interruption is prohibited Fuse Replacement Disconnect the power cord before inspecting or replacing the fuse Open the fuse holder located at the rear of the instrument below the AC power inlet using a small flat bladed screwdriver Replace the old fuse with a new 5 x 20 mm T rated 3 A 250 V fuse Close the fuse holder before powering on WARNING For contin...

Page 10: ... pull the small flaps on the bottom of the feet away from the body of the oscilloscope To tilt the body forward rotate both feet to the back This position is useful when placing the oscilloscope on a high shelf Pulling out the flaps in this position increases the angle of the tilt Connecting to Other Devices Systems Make the desired cable connections All except for the power connection are optiona...

Page 11: ...THER AUXILIARY DEVICE To send trigger out to another device connect a BNC cable from Aux Out on the back of he instrument to the other device Powering On Off The Power button at the lower left front of the oscilloscope controls the operational state of the instrument Press the button to switch on the instrument The LED on the button lights to show the oscilloscope is operational CAUTION Do not pow...

Page 12: ...eledyne LeCroy website at teledynelecroy com support softwaredownload Registered users can receive an email notification when a new update is released Follow the instructions on the website to download and install the software Purchased Options If you decide to purchase an option you will receive a license key via email that activates the optional features on the oscilloscope See Adding an Option ...

Page 13: ...k Input Output Panel A WaveSource connector outputs signal generated by the internal waveform generator B MicroSD Card slot C EXT Trig connector accepts external trigger D AUX OUT connector sends trigger out E VGA connector sends video out to external monitors F Ethernet port connects the oscilloscope to a LAN G USBTMC port enables remote control of the oscilloscope H Additional host USB ports 2 c...

Page 14: ...e oscilloscope channel Upon connection the probe type is recognized and some setup information such as input coupling and attenuation is performed automatically This information is displayed on the Probe Dialog behind the Channel Cx dialog System probe plus oscilloscope gain settings are automatically calculated and displayed based on the probe attenuation Probes WaveSurfer3000 oscilloscopes are c...

Page 15: ...cilloscope push the connector into the mixed signal interface below the front panel until you hear a click To remove the leadset press in and hold the buttons on each side of the connector then pull out to release it Grounding Leads Each flying lead has a signal and a ground connection A variety of ground extenders and flying ground leads are available for different probing needs In order to achie...

Page 16: ...l in fact you can alternate between clicking and touching whichever is convenient for you The touch screen is divided into the following major control groups Menu Bar The top of the window contains a complete menu of oscilloscope functions Making a selection here changes the dialogs displayed at the bottom of the screen Many common oscilloscope operations can also be performed from the front panel...

Page 17: ...make either the grid or traces more visible Go to Display Display Setup and enter a new Grid Intensity percentage The higher the number the brighter and bolder the grid lines Grid Indicators These indicators appear outside the grid to mark important points on the display They are matched to the color of the trace to which they apply Trigger Position A small triangle along the bottom horizontal edg...

Page 18: ...h and drag cursor indicators to quickly reposition them Grid Pop Up Menu Quickly touching a waveform trace opens a pop up menu with shortcuts to the appropriate trace setup dialog or the Math and Measure setup dialogs You can also use it to turn off the trace or place an annotation label on it Descriptor Boxes Shown just beneath the grid display these boxes provide a summary of your channel timeba...

Page 19: ...Fx and memory Mx traces These descriptor boxes show any Horizontal scaling that differs from the signal Timebase Digital Descriptor Box Digital descriptor boxes WS3K MSO appear whenever a digital line group is enabled They are named Digital1 and Digital2 corresponding to one of the two line groups They show the number of digital lines in the group digital sample rate and digital memory Timebase De...

Page 20: ...pens the Measure pop up to set measurement parameters on the active trace Zoom creates a zoom trace of the active trace Math opens the Math pop up to apply math functions to the active trace and create a new math trace Decode opens the main Serial Decode dialog where serial data decoders can be configured and applied This button is only active if you have decoder software options installed Store l...

Page 21: ... calculator When you touch OK the calculated value is entered in the field The Set to buttons quickly enter the maximum default or minimum value for that field The Up and Down arrow buttons increment decrement the displayed value The Variable checkbox allows you to make fine increment changes when using the Up and Down arrow buttons Touch Drag Touch and drag cursor lines and annotation labels to r...

Page 22: ...ame units as the trace at which to place the label The default position is 0 ns horizontal You can optionally check Use Trace Vertical Position instead of entering a Vertical Pos Reposition Label Once placed labels can be repositioned by touching and dragging to a new location on the grid or reopen the Trace Annotation pop up and enter a new Horizontal Pos and Vertical Pos Edit Remove Label 1 Touc...

Page 23: ...ill function according to your Hardcopy setup Language Selection To change the language that appears on the touch screen 1 Go to Utilities Preference Setup Preferences and make your Language selection 2 Follow the prompt to restart the oscilloscope application Touch Screen Calibration Periodically calibrate the touch screen to maintain its accuracy and responsiveness We recommend that you use a st...

Page 24: ...evel V The number is shown on the Trigger descriptor box Pushing the knob sets the trigger level to the 50 point of the input signal READY indicator lights when the trigger is armed TRIG D is lit momentarily when a trigger occurs A fast trigger rate causes the light to stay lit continuously Setup corresponds to the menu selection Trigger Trigger Setup Press it once to open the Trigger Setup dialog...

Page 25: ...iptor box Push it to reset Offset to zero Gain knob sets Vertical Gain V div The value appears on the trace descriptor box By default the knob adjusts values in 1 2 5 10 step increments Push the knob to change the action to fine increments push it again to return to stepped increments Dig button enables digital input through the Digital Leadset on MS models Math Zoom and Mem ory Buttons The Zoom b...

Page 26: ... algorithm that dims less frequently occurring samples This feature can also be accessed from the Display Setup dialog Intensity 40 left dims samples that occur 40 of the time to highlight the more frequent samples vs intensity 100 right which shows all samples at the same intensity Bottom Row Buttons Decode opens the Serial Decode dialog if you have serial data decoder options installed WaveScan ...

Page 27: ...etup dialogs by touching the Zoom or Math shortcut button at the bottom of the dialog You can also use the front panel Zoom Math or Mem ory buttons to quickly create traces Activating Traces A trace descriptor box appears on the display for each enabled channel digital zoom math or memory trace Touch this box at any time to activate the trace touch it again to open the setup dialog A highlighted d...

Page 28: ...the Vertical Timebase Trigger or Math menus e g Channel Status Acquisition Status Zooming Waveforms The Zoom function magnifies a selected region of a trace On WaveSurfer 3000 model oscilloscopes you can display up to four zoom traces Create Zoom To create a zoom touch and drag to draw a selection box around any part of the source waveform The zoom opens in a new grid with the un zoomed portion of...

Page 29: ... oscilloscope s Timebase a characteristic shared with math and memory traces Quick Zoom Use the front panel Zoom button to quickly create one zoom trace for each displayed channel trace NOTE Quick zooms are created at the same vertical scale as the source trace and 10x horizontal magnification To turn off the quick zooms press the Zoom button again Turn Off Zoom Turn off a zoom trace the same as y...

Page 30: ...ls These controls on the Zx dialogs are the same used to rescale any trace and you will see them throughout the oscilloscope software They work the same wherever they appear Out and In buttons increase or decrease the magnification of the zoom and consequently change the Horizontal and Vertical Scale settings Continue to touch either button until you ve achieved the desired level of zoom Horizonta...

Page 31: ...zero line which by default represents the trigger level A positive value moves the trace up a negative value moves it down Touch Zero Offset to return to zero A variety of Bandwidth filters are available at a variety of fixed settings The exact settings vary by model To limit bandwidth select a filter from this field Invert inverts the waveform for the selected channel Coupling may be set to DC 50...

Page 32: ...ay the probe dialog Probe Attenuation and Deskew values third party probes may be entered manually on the Channel dialog Probe Information on Probe Dialog This additional tab contains specific information on the connected probe Default values for the probes coupling and attenuation are automatically downloaded from the probe and these settings along with other attributes are shown on the dialog Ot...

Page 33: ...gital Traces When a digital group is enabled digital Line traces show which lines are high low or transitioning relative to the threshold You can also view a digital Bus trace that collapses all the lines in a group into their Hex values Three Digital Line traces and a Bus trace displayed with a Vertical Position of positive 4 0 divisions top of grid and a Group Height 4 0 divisions half the grid ...

Page 34: ...low and transitioning points relative to the Threshold for every digital line in the group The size and placement of the lines depend on the number of lines the Vertical Position and Group Height settings l Bus which collapses the lines in a group into their Hex values It appears immediately below all the Line traces when both are selected l Lines Bus which displays both line and bus traces at onc...

Page 35: ...etween banks l Use the virtual keyboard to enter the name then press OK The button and any active line traces are renamed accordingly Swapping Lines This procedure helps in cases where the physical lead number is different from the logical line number you would like to assign to that input e g a group is set up for lines 0 4 but lead 5 was accidentally attached to the probing point It can save tim...

Page 36: ...mebase Mode These controls set the timebase shared by all channels Time Division is the time represented by one horizontal division of the grid Touch the Up Down Arrow buttons on the Timebase dialog or turn the front panel Horizontal knob to adjust this value Delay is the amount of time relative to the trigger event to display on the grid In Real Time sampling mode the trigger event is placed at t...

Page 37: ... time l Post trigger delay displays time following the trigger event Post trigger delay can cover a much greater lapse of time than pre trigger delay up to the equivalent of 10 000 time divisions after the trigger event occurred When set to the maximum allowed post trigger delay the trigger point may actually be off the grid far to the left of the time displayed Usually on fast timebase settings t...

Page 38: ...complete in a reasonable amount of time and control of the oscilloscope will return to the operator controller without having to manually stop the acquisition 5 Touch the one of the front panel Trigger buttons to begin acquisition NOTE Once acquisition has started you can interrupt it at any time by pressing the Stop front panel button In this case the segments already acquired will be retained in...

Page 39: ...either l Press the Auto Setup front panel button l Choose Auto Setup from the Vertical Timebase or Trigger menus All these options perform the same Auto Setup function Restore Default Setup Restore the oscilloscope to its factory default state by pressing the front panel Default Setup button You can also restore default settings by choosing File Recall Setup Recall Default Default settings for you...

Page 40: ...ple Triggers activated by basic waveform features such as an edge with a positive or negative slope or width l Pattern Triggers that fire when a pattern condition occurs on selected input channels l SMART Triggers sophisticated triggers that enable you to create basic or complex trigger conditions Use SMART Triggers for signals with rare features like glitches Trigger Modes The trigger mode determ...

Page 41: ...upon finding a specific interval the time period between two consecutive edges of the same polarity positive to positive or negative to negative Use the interval trigger to capture intervals that fall short of or exceed a specified range Dropout triggers when a signal loss is detected The trigger is generated at the end of the timeout period following the last trigger source transition It is used ...

Page 42: ...gnal s frequency components are coupled to the trigger circuit for high frequency bursts or where the use of AC coupling would shift the effective trigger level l AC The signal is capacitively coupled DC levels are rejected and frequencies below 10 Hz are attenuated l LFREJ The signal is coupled through a capacitive high pass filter network DC is rejected and signal frequencies below 400 kHz are a...

Page 43: ...vent This time would otherwise be limited only by the input signal the coupling and the instrument s bandwidth Select a positive or negative slope and a minimum time between triggers In the figure below the bold edges on the trigger source indicate that a positive slope has been selected The broken upward pointing arrows indicate potential triggers which would occur if other conditions are met The...

Page 44: ... panel Trigger Setup button then touch the Holdoff tab Choose to Holdoff by Time clock or Event None disables Holdoff l If using Holdoff by Time enter the Time in S to wait before triggering l If using Holdoff by Events enter the number of Events to count before triggering Choose to Start Holdoff Counter On Acquisition Start or Last Trigger Time before triggering again 38 923648 Rev A ...

Page 45: ...ce with a Single grid next to it To dim or brighten the background grid lines touch Grid Intensity and enter a value from 0 to 100 Check Axis labels to display the values of the top and bottom grid lines calculated from volts div and the extreme left and right grid lines calculated from the timebase Trace To highlight more frequent samples touch Intensity and enter a value from 0 to 100 For more i...

Page 46: ...diate populations get intensities in between these extremes The information in the lower populations for example down at the noise level could be of greater interest to you than the rest The Analog persistence view highlights the distribution of data so that you can examine it in detail Color Mode persistence works on the same principle as Analog persistence but instead uses the entire color spect...

Page 47: ...right side of the Standard Cursors dialog to place the cursor precisely Cursor Types Standard Cursors These cursors can be placed on most any Channel Memory Math or Zoom trace Horizontal Time cursors place vertical lines through a desired point along the horizontal axis Vertical Amplitude cursors place horizontal lines through a point on the vertical axis An option exists to place Both Horizontal ...

Page 48: ...ad of the front panel controls to set cursors Access the dialog by choosing Cursors Cursors Setup from the menu bar Cursor Type buttons select the type of cursor displayed on the grid Off disables the cursor display The Position controls at the right side of the Standard Cursors dialog display the current cursor location and can be used to set a new location The options available depend on the Cur...

Page 49: ...aphical format to facilitate your analysis See Trend Set Up Measurements To configure custom measurements to add to the table of parameter readouts 1 From the menu bar choose Measure Measure Setup 2 Touch the Measure button next to an unused Px location or one that you want to change then choose the measurement from the pop up window 3 For each input required by the parameter touch Source and sele...

Page 50: ...histograms of measurement parameters that appear on the measurement table These thumbnail histograms let you see at a glance the statistical distribution of each parameter To turn on Histicons access the Measure dialog and check Histicons Clear the checkbox to remove histicons from the readout Gating Measurements By using gates you can narrow the span of the waveform on which to perform parameter ...

Page 51: ... fall Duration of pulse waveform s falling transition from 90 to 10 of the amplitude averaged for all falling transitions between the measurement gates On signals not having two major levels triangle or saw tooth waves for example top and base can default to maximum and minimum giving less predictable results Frequency freq Period of cyclic signal measured as time between every other pair of 50 cr...

Page 52: ...k2 edge Both signals are measured from the 50 point of their rising edges Std Dev sdev Standard deviation of the data between the measure gates using the formula Where vi denotes measured sample values and N number of data points within the periods found up to maximum of 100 periods This is equivalent to the rms for a zero mean waveform Also referred to as AC RMS Top Higher of two most probable st...

Page 53: ...Top and Base Lines Proper determination of the top and base reference lines is fundamental for ensuring correct parameter calculations The analysis begins by computing a histogram of the waveform data over the time interval spanned by the left and right measurement gates For example the histogram of a waveform transitioning in two states will contain two peaks see figure The analysis will attempt ...

Page 54: ...ion Falling Edge Duration Where Mr is the number of leading edges found Mf the number of trailing edges found the time when rising edge i crosses the x level and the time when falling edge i crosses the x level Determining Time Parameters Time parameter measurements such as width period and delay are carried out with respect to the mesial reference level located halfway 50 between the top and base...

Page 55: ...lied measurements see Trend Function 1 From the menu bar choose Math Math Setup TIP If you know which function location you ll be using you can select Fx Setup right from the Math menu 2 Choose a location by touching one of the Fx tabs 3 In Operator1 choose the math operation to perform 4 The choice of operator drives the number of Source fields you will see displayed Make a selection in each fiel...

Page 56: ... then check the On box next to each function you wish to display Touch Reset All to erase all functions from their locations Touch Clear Sweeps to restart the counter on cumulative functions like Average Graphing You can create a math function to plot the Trend of an applied measurement parameter The Trend function can be created using any available parameter As with other math functions configura...

Page 57: ...specified number of sweeps Integral Calculates the linearly rescaled integral with multiplier and adder of a waveform input starting from the left edge of the screen using the formula current sample value next sample value horizontal sample interval Each calculated area is summed with the previous sum of areas The multiplier and adder are applied before the integration function Invert For every po...

Page 58: ... of input source Trend Function A trend is a waveform composed of a series of parameter measurements in the order the measurements were taken The vertical units are those of the source parameter the horizontal unit is measurement number The trend contains a single value for each measurement To rescale the Trend plot uncheck Auto Find Scale and enter the new Center and Height values NOTE Although t...

Page 59: ...iply by box and enter a value for a the multiplication factor l Touch then add and enter a value for b the additive constant 4 To change the output unit of measure from that of the source waveform l Check Override units l In Output enter the abbreviation for the unit the measure you wish to use You can also enter combinations of the unit abbreviations following these rules l For the quotient of tw...

Page 60: ...Decibel Milliwatt RAD Radian DBV Decibel Volts DEG Degree of arc DBUZ Decibel Microamp MNT Minute of arc DEC Decade SAMPLE Sample DIV Divisions SWEEP Sweeps Event Events SEC Second of arc F Farad S Second G Gram SIE Siemens H Henry T Tesla HZ Hertz UI Unit interval J Joule V Volt K Degree Kelvin VA Volt amps CEL Degree Celsius W Watt FAR Degree Fahrenheit WB Weber L Liter MIN Min M Meter HOUR Hour...

Page 61: ...oise on signals that drift very slowly in time or amplitude The most recently acquired waveform has more weight than all the previously acquired ones the continuous average is dominated by the statistical fluctuations of the most recently acquired waveform The weight of old waveforms in the continuous average tends to zero following an exponential rule at a rate that decreases as the weight increa...

Page 62: ...y five times the highest frequency component in the signal the resulting discrete data series will uniquely describe the analog signal This is of particular value when dealing with transient signals because unlike FFT conventional swept spectrum analyzers cannot handle them Because of its versatility FFT analysis has become a popular analysis tool However some care must be taken with it In most in...

Page 63: ...tion will be induced Functions with less attenuation Flat Top and Blackman Harris provide maximum amplitude at the expense of frequency resolution whereas Hamming and Von Hann are good for general purpose use with continuous waveforms Window Type Applications and Limitations Rectangular These are normally used when the signal is transient completely contained in the time domain window or known to ...

Page 64: ...grid press the front panel Mem button or choose Math Memory Setup to open the Memories dialog 2 Touch the Mx tab corresponding to the memory slot you wish to use NOTE Try to choose an empty slot as anything currently stored in that location will be overwritten All memories will state if they are empty or an acquisition is stored there 3 In Copy from Waveform choose the source trace to copy to memo...

Page 65: ...waveform display to any point in an acquisition Optional software packages may be purchases that simplify specialized analysis such as various Serial Data Decode options These add new methods to those available on the oscilloscope Analysis menu WaveScan The WaveScan Search and Find tool enables you to search for unusual events in a single capture or to scan for a particular event in many acquisiti...

Page 66: ...e A non monotonicity is detected only when its amplitude is greater than the hysteresis Therefore when setting a hysteresis level set a value that is greater than the amplitude of the noise Additional settings for Non monotonic Mode are l Slope Choose Pos Neg or Both l Hysteresis is set in Choose Division Percent Absolute l Division Percent Absolute Enter the hysterisis level in the units you sele...

Page 67: ...umber Scan Views Scan Views are different ways to view your WaveScan results You can choose to display views simultaneously or visit them sequentially Just check the boxes at the bottom of the WaveScan dialog for those views you wish to display Uncheck the box to turn off the view SOURCE TRACE By default the source trace is displayed in the top grid with markers indicating points in the trace that...

Page 68: ...your selection 6 If you re using Measurement Mode set up the filter in one of the following ways l Touch Filter and choose an operator then enter the Filter Limit l Touch Filter Wizard and choose one of the pre set filters The Filter and Filter Limit are automatically set based on your selection 7 Select each Scan View in which you wish to display results by checking the box at the bottom of the d...

Page 69: ...Press the front panel History Mode button or choose Timebase History Mode 2 Select View History to enable the history display and View Table to display the index of records Optionally select to view Relative Times on the table 3 Choose a single acquisition to view by entering its Index number on the dialog or selecting it from the table of acquisitions You can also use the Navigation buttons to sc...

Page 70: ...mpted through a series of actions to improve the precision and accuracy of the touch screen The Service button to the far right of the dialog not shown launches a section of the application reserved for qualified Teledyne LeCroy service personnel An access code is required to enter this section System Status The Utilities Status dialog displays information about your instrument including model num...

Page 71: ... specific network clients touch Yes Enter the IP addresses or DNS names of the authorized controllers in a comma delimited list Configure the Remote Control Assistant Event Log The Remote Control Assistant monitors communication between the controller and oscilloscope when you are operating the instrument remotely You can log all events or errors only The log can be output to an ASCII file and is ...

Page 72: ... Send to Printer Follow these steps to configure output to a printer To print immediately touch the Print Now button at the far right of the dialog NOTE WaveSurfer 3000 oscilloscopes support PictBridge compatible printers Printers can be connected via LAN Ethernet or USB 1 From the menu bar choose File Print Setup or Utilities Utilities Setup HardCopy 2 On the Utilities Hardcopy dialog choose Prin...

Page 73: ... sent check Prompt for message to send with mail 5 Optionally choose a color scheme and hardcopy print area 6 To go on and set up the e mail connection touch Configure E Mail Server and recipient This will take you to the Preferences E Mail dialog Choose Print Color Scheme To change the color of your print output touch the Color button on the Hardcopy dialog and choose from l Standard default prin...

Page 74: ...x Output dialog to configure the calibration signal output from the Cal Out hook on the front of the oscilloscope The calibration output voltage is 3V To turn on the calibration signal 1 Under Use Calibration Output For choose Square wave 2 Either enter the Frequency or use the Set to 1 KHz Square Wave shortcut button Touch Off to disable the calibration signal 68 923648 Rev A ...

Page 75: ...the Date Time tab or button Manual Method Enter the Hour Minute Second Day Month and Year then touch the Validate Changes button Internet Method This method uses the Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP to read the time from time a nist gov The oscilloscope must be connected to an internet access device through the LAN Ethernet port on your instrument s I O panel If your connection is active touch th...

Page 76: ... other devices systems Access the Preferences dialog by choosing Utilities Preference Setup from the menu bar Audible Feedback controls the instrument s audio output Select this box to hear a beep each time you touch a screen or front panel control Language sets the language used on the display There are also tabs linking to Calibration Acquisition E Mail and Miscellaneous settings 70 923648 Rev A...

Page 77: ...Calibration Setup The Calibration dialog shows the oscilloscope s calibration status and recommended actions There are two options for this calibration Calibrate All or Calibrate Current Setting l Calibrate All All possible combinations of vertical and horizontal settings are calibrated at the current temperature This calibration is valid for the current temperature 5 C and takes about 120 minutes...

Page 78: ...ime is selected the trigger point could move off the grid NOTE The Offset is always in volts and the Delay is always in time However whenever Div is selected these are scaled proportional to the change in gain or timebase thereby keeping the division of the grid constant Checking Reset trigger counter before starting a new acquisition clears the trigger counter each time the oscilloscope issues an...

Page 79: ...tion algorithm to the knobs Legacy detects rotation of the front panel knobs in a manner similar to our legacy oscilloscopes Serial Decode Annotation Position If you have Serial Trigger or Decode options installed on your oscilloscope this control determines the placement of annotation labels relative to the trace line It does not appear if there are no installed options l On Trace places the labe...

Page 80: ...e then choose a Waveform type Depending on the type custom waveforms may be configured using different groups of Settings e g Frequency or Period but not both When you see buttons offering this choice first select the group of settings to use Adjust default parameters by touching the field and turning the front panel Adjust knob or touch twice and use the soft keypad to enter new values Default Se...

Page 81: ...o save oscilloscope panel settings as an lss file in a different location such as a USB drive and recall them from the same Saving Oscilloscope Setups Choose File Save Setup from the menu bar SAVE SETUP TO MEMORY 1 Touch one of the Setup data entry controls and enter a name for the memory 2 Touch the corresponding Save button directly to the left of the Setup field The save date time is displayed ...

Page 82: ...ave Recall Waveforms The Save Waveform function saves trace data to either an internal memory location or to a text or binary format file trc The source waveform can be any trace for example a channel math function or a waveform stored in another memory By default trace files are saved to the MicroSD card although you can choose another location such as a USB drive The file name is autogenerated f...

Page 83: ...Teledye LeCroy utilities such as ScopeExplorer or WaveStudio l ASCII text file txt extension l MATLAB text file dat extension l Excel text file csv extension l MathCad text file prn extension l Audio wav file 5 Depending on your file format selection you may also need to specify a SubFormat l Word Binary represents samples in the output file with 16 bits Always use this options unless Byte mode is...

Page 84: ...ecalled memory 4 Mark Show on Recall to display the trace on the grid 5 Touch Recall Now RECALL WAVEFORM FROM FILE 1 Touch File 2 Touch Recall files from directory and enter the path to the waveform folder or touch Browse and navigate to the folder 3 Use the Up Down Arrows to cycle through the available files until the desired file is selected Optionally touch Show only files to apply a search fil...

Page 85: ... folder Storage Card or USB Disk Select it and touch OK 6 On the Save Table dialog touch Save Now Auto Save Data that appears on the oscilloscope display such as waveforms measurement readouts and decoder data can be very dynamic and difficult to read from the oscilloscope unless you stop the acquisition The Auto Save enables you to automatically store waveform and table data to a file that can be...

Page 86: ... in a Folder 1 Touch the Delete button 2 Browse to the current folder containing the file 3 With the desired folder selected touch Empty Folder Create a New Folder 1 Touch Create 2 Touch Current folder and provide the full path to the new folder including the folder name 3 Touch Create Folder Back Up Files Touch Backup to back up the entire contents of the hard drive to a removable storage device ...

Page 87: ...each new entry is created it is added to the database of My Notebook Entries accessible from the LabNotebook dialog where they can be recalled to the screen through Flashback Recall 1 Choose File LabNotebook to open the LabNotebook dialog 2 Touch Create 3 Optionally Enter Report Title and Description The default title is the date and time stamp You can leave this as is append some descriptive text...

Page 88: ...n process when Flashback Recall is entered When Flashback is used they lose their history and show instead only the results from the stored waveforms not including any data taken from interim acquisitions Configure LabNotebook Preferences To configure the behavior of the LabNotebook tool on the menu bar choose File Lab Notebook then touch the Preferences tab Select deselect the following options P...

Page 89: ...fore powering on WARNING For continued fire protection at all line voltages replace the fuse with one of the specified type and rating only Always disconnect the power cord before replacing the fuse Calibration The oscilloscope is calibrated at the factory prior to being shipped This calibration is run at 23 C 2 C and is valid for temperatures 5 C of the original calibration temperature Within thi...

Page 90: ...oy frequently releases free firmware updates for X Stream model oscilloscopes containing new product features and bug fixes The X Stream installer updates multiple components including the oscilloscope application required DLLs drivers and low level microcode for integrated circuits on the oscilloscope The firmware update procedure does not modify or delete any user data setups waveforms screen ca...

Page 91: ...als tutorials application notes white papers and videos are available to help you get the most out of your Teledyne LeCroy products l The Datasheet published on the product page contains the detailed product specifications l Oscilloscope System Recovery Tools and Procedures contains instructions for using Acronis True Image Home included with the oscilloscope You can also submit Technical Support ...

Page 92: ...ng l The RMA l Name and address of the owner l Product model and serial number l Description of failure or requisite service 4 Pack the product case in a cardboard shipping box with adequate padding to avoid damage in transit 5 Mark the outside of the box with the shipping address given to you by Teledyne LeCroy be sure to add the following l ATTN RMA code assigned by Teledyne LeCroy l FRAGILE 6 I...

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Page 94: ...sient Burst 1 kV on power supply lines 0 5 kV on I O signal data and control lines 4 EN 61000 4 5 2006 Power line Surge 1 kV AC Mains L N L PE N PE 4 EN 61000 4 6 2009 RF Conducted Electromagnetic Field 3 Vrms 0 15 MHz 80 MHz EN 61000 4 11 2004 Mains Dips and Interruptions 0 1 cycle 70 25 cycles 0 250 cycles 4 5 1 To ensure compliance with all applicable EMC standards high quality shielded interfa...

Page 95: ...e design of the instrument has been verified to conform to the following limits put forth by these standards l Mains Supply Connector CAT II local distribution level equipment connected to the mains supply AC power source l Measuring Terminals CAT I signal level equipment measuring terminals connected to source circuits where measures are taken to limit transient voltages to an appropriately low l...

Page 96: ...STOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION AND INSURANCE CHARGES FOR THE RETURN OF PRODUCTS TO THE SERVICE FACILITY TELEDYNE LECROY WILL RETURN ALL PRODUCTS UNDER WARRANTY WITH TRANSPORT PREPAID The product is warranted for normal use and operation within specifications for a period of three years from shipment Teledyne LeCroy will either repair or at our option replace any product returned to o...

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