Teledyne LeCroy Waverunner LT Series First Things Download Page 1

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ISSUE D: January 2002

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In this preface, see how

To make sure you have everything

To operate with safety

To get to know your Waverunner scope

To install and power up

To initialize

To check the system status

To install new software and firmware

To activate the screen saver

To use menus, menu buttons and knobs

To choose button and knob preferences

Summary of Contents for LeCroy Waverunner LT Series

Page 1: ...w To make sure you have everything To operate withsafety To get to knowyourWaverunnerscope To install and powerup To initialize To check the systemstatus To install newsoftware and firmware To activate the screensaver To use menus menu buttons and knobs To choose buttonand knob preferences ...

Page 2: ...y of merchantability fitness or adequacy forany particularpurpose or use LeCroy shall not be liable forany special incidental orconsequential damages whetherincontract or otherwise The customeris responsible forthe transportationand insurance charges forthe returnof products to the service facility LeCroy will return all products underwarranty with transport prepaid BE SURE TO READ THIS WARRANTY T...

Page 3: ...uld be packed so that it is surrounded by a minimumof fourinches 10 cm of shock absorbent material Within the warranty period transportation charges to the factory will be your responsibility while products under warranty will be returned to you with transport prepaid by LeCroy Outside the warranty period you will have to provide us with a purchase order number before the work can be done You will...

Page 4: ...NT and enables you to exchange data with a variety of Windows applications or programming languages that support the ActiveX standard such as MS Office Internet Explorer Visual Basic Visual C and Visual Java ActiveDSO hides the intricacies of programming for each of these interfaces and provides a simple and consistent interface to the controlling application You can also visually embed ActiveDSO ...

Page 5: ...er these warning signs appear on the Waverunner s front or rear panels or in this manual they alert you to aspects of safety CAUTION Refer to accompanying documents for safety related information See elsewhere in this manual wherever this symbol is present as indicated in the Table of Contents CAUTION Risk of Electric Shock On Supply Standby Earth Ground Terminal WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING An...

Page 6: ...matically adapts to line voltage The power supply of the oscilloscope is protected against short circuit and overload by one 5x20 mm fuse T 6 3 A 250 V See next page for replacement procedure MAINTAIN POWER GROUND Maintain the ground line to avoid electric shock The current carrying conductors cannot exceed 250 V rms with respect to ground potential Waverunner is provided with a three wire electri...

Page 7: ...crewdriver Remove the old fuse and replace it with a new5x20 mm fuse T 6 3 A 250 V CLEAN YOUR WAVERUNNER BUT LET US MAINTAIN IT Maintenance and repairs should be carried out exclusively by a LeCroy technician Clean only the exterior of your Waverunner using a damp soft cloth Do not use chemicals or abrasive elements Under no circumstances allowmoisture to penetrate the oscilloscope To avoid electr...

Page 8: ...d by Floppy Disk Drive Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 EXT CAL Trigger Controls Channel Controls Zoom and Math Controls AUTO SETUP Analog Persistence Menu Controls Timebase Controls Ground Channels 3 and 4 onfour channel models only ANALOG PERSIST Waverunner main front panel controls and features INSTALL AND POWER UP 1 Before powering up check that the local power source corresponds to Wav...

Page 9: ...creen menus 5 Then press the button beside the menu to set the time and date GET TO KNOW WAVERUNNER BACK PANEL RS 232 C Port GPIB Port Centronics Port PowerInput BNC Signal Output External MonitorPort PC Card Slot Memory Hard Disk card U se the RS 232 C and GPIB ports to connect your Waverunner scope to a computer or terminal the external monitor port to display your waveforms on another monitor a...

Page 10: ... turn a knob to select a particular menu or an item on a menu Travel up or down in the menu list and change the selection Or change values and settings The darker labeled buttons also play a role in menu selection PANELS for example was used to select the menus for initialization When you press any one of these it offers access to related menus in its group Menus withshadows lead to other menus Pr...

Page 11: ...ner default settings whenever you wish to clear your settings and make a fresh start on a newmeasurement CHECK YOUR WAVERUNNER SYSTEM 9 Press SCOPE STATUS to showthe STATUS menus 10 Press the top button to highlight and select System The screen will showyour Waverunner s serial number the version of software installed and the date of its release as well as a full list of your currently installed s...

Page 12: ...mware installed But to take advantage of our continuous improvement contact us to obtain a floppy disk or card containing the latest firmware Then use these menus to install it 1 Press UTILITIES to display the UTILITIES menus 2 Press the button for then for the one for 3 Place the floppy or card in the Waverunner and press the buttonsto select Floppy or Card and then Update Flash The newly install...

Page 13: ...REFER YOUR CONTROLS WITH SOUND AND AUTO REPEAT Have your buttons and knobs repeat their actions and make an audible sound when used 1 Press UTILITIES to display the UTILITIES menus These you will find useful for a variety of functions 2 Press the button for then the button for 3 Make your preferences by means of the USER PREF S menus displayed With Pushbutton auto repeat On all front panel buttons...

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