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3.Junior User Guidebook

Operate the Menu through Touchscreen

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Select a menu item:

Touch the menu items in the bottom menu, or in the right menu,

or in the left menu.

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Switch menu items:

If there are options that can be switched in the menu, you can

repeatedly touch the area of the menu item to switch, or push the corresponding
button to switch. See figure below:

Press repeatedly to

switch the options

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Scroll the list:

If there is a scroll bar in the left menu or in the file system window,

you can swipe up and down to scroll the list.

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Touchable menu pane:

Click the

icon on the left top of the display area, a menu

pane will be shown. Clicking the menu item is same as pushing the corresponding
button.

Gestures in Normal Mode

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Select a channel

(

CH1

CH2

button): Touch the pointer on the left side of

corresponding channel to make it in selected state.



Set the vertical position of the selected channel

(

Vertical Position

knob): Swipe up

or down on the screen.

Summary of Contents for DSO-6202

Page 1: ...DSO 6202 Dual Channel Series Digital Storage Oscilloscopes User Manual ...

Page 2: ...e a copy of the customers proof of purchase is also required This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care We shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than our company representatives to install repair or service the product b to r...

Page 3: ...14 Introduction to the Vertical System 14 Introduction to the Horizontal System 15 Introduction to the Trigger System 16 Touchscreen Controls 16 Operate the Menu through Touchscreen 17 Gestures in Normal Mode 17 Gestures in Wave Zoom Mode 21 Other Operations Using Touchscreen 23 Magnifier Function 24 4 Advanced User Guidebook 26 How to Set the Vertical System 27 Use Mathematical Manipulation Funct...

Page 4: ... Screen Image 93 5 Use theArbitrary Function Generator Optional 94 Output Connection 94 To Set Channels 94 To Set Signals 95 To Output Sine Signals 95 To Set the Frequency 95 To Set the Period 96 To Set the Start Phase 96 To Set the Amplitude 96 To Set the Offset 96 To Set the High Level 96 To Set the Low Level 96 To Output Square Signals 96 To Output Ramp Signals 96 To Set the Symmetry of Ramp 97...

Page 5: ...emonstration 116 Example 1 Measurement a Simple Signal 116 Example 2 Gain of a Amplifier in a Metering Circuit 117 Example 3 Capturing a Single Signal 118 Example 4 Analyze the Details of a Signal 119 Example 5 Application of X Y Function 121 Example 6 Video Signal Trigger 122 9 Troubleshooting 124 10 Technical Specifications 125 Oscilloscope 125 Trigger 127 Waveform Generator optional 129 Multime...

Page 6: ...output terminal When powered by AC power it is not allowed to measure AC power source directly because the testing ground and power cord ground conductor are connected together otherwise it will cause short circuit When powered by battery the product must ground connection To avoid electric shock there must be a ground wire connect between ground and the ground port on the back of product panel Ch...

Page 7: ... accessible potentially Caution It indicates a potential damage to the instrument or other property might occur Safety Symbols Symbols on the product The following symbol may appear on the product Hazardous Voltage Refer to Manual Protective Earth Terminal Chassis Ground Test Ground To avoid body damage and prevent product and connected equipment damage carefully read the following safety informat...

Page 8: ...h the ports Warning To avoid fire or electrical shock when the oscilloscope input signal connected is more than 42V peak 30Vrms or on circuits of more than 4800VA please take note of below items Only use accessory insulated voltage probes and test lead Check the accessories such as probe before use and replace it if there are any damages Remove probes test leads and other accessories immediately a...

Page 9: ...he user interface How to implement the general inspection How to implement the function inspection How to make a probe compensation How to set the probe attenuation coefficient How to use the probe safely How to implement an auto calibration Introduction to the vertical system Introduction to the horizontal system Introduction to the trigger system Touchscreen Controls ...

Page 10: ...ch you can set the different options for the current menu The other buttons are function buttons through which you can enter different function menus or obtain a specific function application directly 8 2 5 3 7 4 6 1 Figure 3 1 Front panel 1 Display area 2 Control button and knob area 3 Probe Compensation Measurement signal 5V 1kHz output 4 EXT Trigger Input 5 Signal Input Channel 6 Copy button Yo...

Page 11: ...ct the bottom menu item Remove the left and right menu Figure 3 2 Menu Buttons Rear Panel 3 9 8 7 11 10 1 2 6 4 5 Figure 3 3 Rear Panel 1 Handle 2 Air vents 3 Input terminals of optional multimeter 4 AC power input jack 5 Fuse 6 Foot stool Adjust the tilt angle of the oscilloscope 7 LAN port the network port which can be used to connect with PC 8 USB Device port It is used to transfer data when ex...

Page 12: ...ion button area Total 11 buttons 2 Waveform generator controls optional or DAQ Multimeter optional recorder see Multimeter Recorder on P107 P F Pass Fail see Pass Fail on P78 W REC Waveform Record see How to Record Playback Waveforms on P69 3 Trigger control area with 2 buttons and 1 knob The Trigger Level knob is to adjust trigger voltage Other 2 buttons refer to trigger system setting 4 Horizont...

Page 13: ...nu it indicates you can turn the M knob to select the menu or set the value You can push it to close the menu on the left and right User Interface Introduction 1 3 10 19 14 27 24 8 9 11 12 16 17 20 21 22 26 28 7 18 25 2 4 6 23 13 15 6 5 Figure 3 5 Illustrative Drawing of Display Interfaces 1 Waveform Display Area 2 Run Stop touchable see How to Use Executive Buttons on P91 3 The state of trigger i...

Page 14: ... peak value Vr the root mean square value Ma the maximum amplitude value Mi the minimum amplitude value Vt the Voltage value of the waveform s flat top value Vb the Voltage value of the waveform s flat base Va the amplitude value Os the overshoot value Ps the Preshoot value RT the rise time value FT the fall time value PW the width value NW the Width value D the Duty value D the Duty value PD the ...

Page 15: ...es have been already described in the Appendix A Enclosure of this Manual You can check whether there is any loss of accessories with reference to this description If it is found that there is any accessory lost or damaged please get in touch with our distributor responsible for this service or our local offices 3 Check the Complete Instrument If it is found that there is damage to the appearance ...

Page 16: ...ep 3 How to Implement the Probe Compensation When connect the probe with any input channel for the first time make this adjustment to match the probe with the input channel The probe which is not compensated or presents a compensation deviation will result in the measuring error or mistake For adjusting the probe compensation please carry out the following steps 1 Set the attenuation coefficient o...

Page 17: ...scilloscope To change or check the probe attenuation coefficient in the menu of oscilloscope 1 Push the function menu button of the used channels CH1 or CH2 button 2 Select Probe in the bottom menu select Attenu in the right menu turn the M knob to select the proper value corresponding to the probe This setting will be valid all the time before it is changed again Caution The default attenuation c...

Page 18: ...to match the probe For example if you attach a 10 1 probe with the identifying pin the screen will prompt The probe attenuation factor is X10 and set the attenuation to 10X automatically on the oscilloscope vertical menu for the channel How to Use the Probe Safely The safety guard ring around the probe body protects your finger against any electric shock shown as Figure 3 10 Figure 3 10 Finger Gua...

Page 19: ...in Vertical Controls The following practices will gradually direct you to be familiar with the using of the vertical setting Figure 3 11 Vertical Control Zone 1 Use the Vertical Position knob to show the signal in the center of the waveform window The Vertical Position knob functions the regulating of the vertical display position of the signal Thus when the Vertical Position knob is rotated the p...

Page 20: ...nd scale factor status information of the corresponding channel will be displayed in the screen Introduction to the Horizontal System Shown as Figure 3 12 there are a button and two knobs in the Horizontal Controls The following practices will gradually direct you to be familiar with the setting of horizontal time base Figure 3 12 Horizontal Control Zone 1 Turn the Horizontal Scale knob to change ...

Page 21: ...r setting can be changed 2 Use the Trigger Level knob to change the trigger level setting By turning the Trigger Level knob the trigger indicator in the screen will move up and down With the movement of the trigger indicator it can be observed that the trigger level value displayed in the screen changes accordingly Note Turning the Trigger Level knob can change trigger level value and it is also t...

Page 22: ...ly to switch the options Scroll the list If there is a scroll bar in the left menu or in the file system window you can swipe up and down to scroll the list Touchable menu pane Click the icon on the left top of the display area a menu pane will be shown Clicking the menu item is same as pushing the corresponding button Gestures in Normal Mode Select a channel CH1 or CH2 button Touch the pointer on...

Page 23: ...t the trigger level of the source in trigger menu Trigger Level knob Swipe up or down on the area nearby the trigger pointer on the right Set the horizontal position Horizontal Position knob Swipe left or right on the display area ...

Page 24: ...Double Zoom and Single Zoom In touchable menu pane if DoubleZoom is selected in the display area pinch and spread horizontally to change the time base pinch and spread vertically to change the voltage division of current channel ...

Page 25: ...uidebook 20 In touchable menu pane if SingleZoom is selected click anywhere on the Display area to show the touching control panel Set the voltage division Vertical Scale knob Click on the left upper area to increase ...

Page 26: ...rease the voltage division of CH2 Set the horizontal time base Horizontal Scale knob Click on the left area to increase the voltage division click on the right area to decrease the voltage division Gestures in Wave Zoom Mode Push the Horizontal HOR button to enter into zoom mode The top half of the display shows the Main window and the bottom half displays the Zoom window The Zoom window is a magn...

Page 27: ...3 Junior User Guidebook 22 Double Zoom ...

Page 28: ...her Operations Using Touchscreen Measure with Cursors Run Stop Double tap on the display area or click the or on the left top of the display area to run or stop the waveform sampling Touch keyboard Click to input Adjust value in the menu item ...

Page 29: ...e the value of cursor position Magnifier Function The magnifier window can display the magnified wave of the wave selection when the magnifier function is enabled Click the icon on the left top of the display area the magnifier window and menu will be shown Click the icon to turn off the magnifier function ...

Page 30: ...ifier window is fixed Therefor the greater this value the shorter the vertical height of the wave selection Transparent ON OFF Make the magnifier window transparent or not The Cursor Measurement in Magnifier Window When the magnifier function is enabled push Cursor panel key to display the cursor menu In the bottom menu select Window as Main or Extension to make the cursors shown in the main windo...

Page 31: ...ok This chapter will deal with the following topics mainly How to Set the Vertical System How to Set the Horizontal System How to Set the Trigger Decoding System How to Implement the Sampling Setup How to Set the Display System How to Save and Recall Waveform How to Record Playback Waveforms How to Clone and Recall a waveform How to Implement the Auxiliary System Function Setting How to Update you...

Page 32: ... Setting Description Coupling DC AC GROUND Pass both AC and DC components of the input signal Block the DC component of the input signal Disconnect the input signal Inverted ON OFF Display inverted waveform Display original waveform Probe Attenu 0 001X to 1000X Step by 1 2 5 Match this to the probe attenuation factor to have an accurate reading of vertical scale MeasCurr YES NO If you are measurin...

Page 33: ...el 1 as an example if you are measuring current by probing the voltage drop across a 1Ω resistor the operation steps are shown as follows 1 Push the CH1 button to show CH1 SETUP menu 2 Select Probe in the bottom menu In the right menu set MeasCurr as YES the A V radio menu will appear below Select it turn the M knob to set the Amps Volts ratio Amps Volts ratio 1 Resistor value Here the A V radio s...

Page 34: ...edance The max input voltage cannot exceed 5 Vrms Use Mathematical Manipulation Function The Mathematical Manipulation function is used to show the results of the addition multiplication division and subtraction operations between two channels the FFT operation for a channel advanced math feature including Intg Diff Sqrt user defined function and digital filter Press the Math button to display the...

Page 35: ... defined function DIR channel CH1 CH2 Select channel type low pass Only the signals whose frequencies are lower than the current cut off frequency can pass the filter high pass Only the signals whose frequencies are greater than the current cutoff frequency can pass the filter band pass Only the signals whose frequencies are greater than the cutoff frequency down and lower than the current cutoff ...

Page 36: ...ttom menu 3 In the right menu select Factor1 as CH1 4 Select Sign as in the right menu 5 In the right menu select Factor2 as CH2 6 Select Vertical div in the right menu turn the M knob to adjust the vertical position of Math waveform 7 Select Vertical V div in the right menu turn the M knob to adjust the vertical division of Math waveform User defined function 1 Press the Math button to display th...

Page 37: ...he input signal on Oscilloscope You can match these frequencies with known system frequencies such as system clocks oscillators or power supplies FFT function in this oscilloscope transforms 8192 data points of the time domain signal into its frequency components mathematically the record length should be 10K or above The final frequency contains 4096 points ranging from 0Hz to Nyquist frequency T...

Page 38: ...he event are significantly different Rectangle Best solution for frequency worst for magnitude Best type for measuring the frequency spectrum of nonrepetitive signals and measuring frequency components near DC Recommend to use for Transients or bursts the signal level before and after the event are nearly equal Equal amplitude sine waves with frequencies those are very close Broadband random noise...

Page 39: ...oose AC Coupling on the source signal To reduce random noise and aliased components in repetitive or single shot events set the oscilloscope acquisition mode to average What is Nyquist frequency The Nyquist frequency is the highest frequency that any real time digitizing oscilloscope can acquire without aliasing This frequency is half of the sample rate Frequencies above the Nyquist frequency will...

Page 40: ...ical manipulation the analytic resolution of which changes with the time base 2 Horizontal Scale knob it is used to set the horizontal scale factor for setting the main time base or the window 3 Horizontal HOR button push it to switch between the normal mode and the wave zoom mode For more detailed operations see the introductions below Zoom the Waveform Push the Horizontal HOR button to enter wav...

Page 41: ...ollect enough data to draw waveform on left of trigger point DSO continues to acquire data while waiting for trigger condition to occur Once it detects a trigger it will acquire enough data continuously to draw the waveform on right of trigger point Trigger control area consists of 1 knob and 2 menu buttons Trigger Level The knob that set the trigger level push the knob and the level will be set a...

Page 42: ...windows trigger timeout trigger and Nth edge trigger Edge Trigger It occurs when the trigger input passes through a specified voltage level with the specified slope Video Trigger Trigger on fields or lines for standard video signal Slope Trigger The oscilloscope begins to trigger according to the signal rising or falling speed Pulse Trigger Find pulses with certain widths Runt Trigger Trigger puls...

Page 43: ...k the high frequency signal only low frequency component pass Block the low frequency signal only high frequency component pass Slope Trigger on rising edge Trigger on falling edge Mode Holdoff Auto Normal Single Holdoff Reset Acquire waveform even no trigger occurs Acquire waveform when trigger occurs When trigger occurs acquire one waveform then stop 100 ns 10 s turn the M knob or click to set t...

Page 44: ...video odd filed Synchronic trigger in video even field Synchronic trigger in designed video line turn the M knob or click to set the line number Mode Holdoff Auto Acquire waveform even no trigger occurred 3 Slope Trigger Slope trigger sets the oscilloscope as the positive negative slope trigger within the specified time In Slope Trigger mode the trigger setting information is displayed on bottom r...

Page 45: ...ur press panel button or click to move cursor to choose which digit to be set Set Holdoff time as 100 ns 4 Pulse Width Trigger Pulse trigger occurs according to the width of pulse The abnormal signals can be detected through setting up the pulse width condition In Pulse Width Trigger mode the trigger setting information is displayed on bottom right of the screen for example indicates that trigger ...

Page 46: ...ger occur press panel button or click to move cursor to choose which digit to be set Set Holdoff time as 100 ns 5 Runt Trigger Trigger pulses that pass through one trigger level but fail to pass through the other trigger level Shown as below figure In Runt Trigger mode the trigger setting information is displayed on bottom right of the screen for example indicates that trigger type is runt trigger...

Page 47: ...Trigger when runt pulse equals to the set pulse width Trigger when runt pulse is lower than the set pulse width Mode Holdoff Auto Normal Single Holdoff Reset Acquire waveform even no trigger occurred Acquire waveform when trigger occurred When trigger occurs acquire one waveform then stop 100 ns 10 s adjust M knob or click to set time interval before another trigger occur press panel button or cli...

Page 48: ...ty the oscilloscope triggers on the negative Windows pulse Enter Triggers when the trigger signal enters the specified trigger level range Exit Triggers when the trigger signal exits the specified trigger level range Time Specify the hold time of the input signal after entering the specified trigger level The oscilloscope triggers when the accumulated hold time is greater than the windows time Ava...

Page 49: ...ough the trigger level Start timing when the falling edge of the input signal passes through the trigger level Configure Idle Time Set idle time Idle time means the minimum time of idle clock before searching data that can meet trigger conditions Available range is 30ns 10s default 100ns Mode Holdoff Auto Normal Single Holdoff Reset Acquire waveform even no trigger occurred Acquire waveform when t...

Page 50: ... Source CH1 CH2 Select CH1 as the trigger source Select CH2 as the trigger source Edge Edge Trigger on the rising edge of the input signal when voltage level meets the specified trigger level Trigger on the falling edge of the input signal when voltage level meets the specified trigger level Configure Idle Time Set idle time before the edge counting in Nth Edge Trigger Adjust M knob or click to se...

Page 51: ...uction Alternate Mode Edge Set vertical channel trigger type as edge trigger Source CH1 CH2 Channel 1 as trigger signal Channel 2 as trigger signal Coupling AC DC Block the direct current component Allow all component pass Slope Trigger on rising edge Trigger on falling edge Mode Holdoff Auto Holdoff Reset Acquire waveform even no trigger occurs 100 ns 10 s turn the M knob or click to set time int...

Page 52: ...han the set time Trigger when the time of true condition is lower than the set time Trigger when the time of true condition is equal to the set time Goes False Is True Is True Is True Mode Holdoff Auto Normal Single Holdoff Reset Acquire waveform even no trigger occurred Acquire waveform when trigger occurred When trigger occurs acquire one waveform then stop 100 ns 10 s adjust M knob or click to ...

Page 53: ...hoosing this condition press Configure to enter detailed settings Error Trigger when error frame is detected After choosing this condition press Configure to enter detailed settings Chk Error Trigger when Chk Error is detected After choosing this condition press Configure to enter detailed settings Data Trigger on the last bit of the preset data After choosing this condition press Configure to ent...

Page 54: ...DA As shown in below figure oscilloscope can trigger on the start restart stop ack lost specific device address or data value also device address and data value at the same time In I2C bus trigger mode the trigger setting information is displayed on bottom right of the screen for example indicates that trigger type is I2C CH1 trigger level is 0 00mV CH2 trigger level is 0 00mV I2C Trigger menu lis...

Page 55: ...bit ranges from 0 to byte length 8 1 Set data to be H L or X H or L Set all the data bits to be the specified value in Data Curr entB it Data All Bits Addr Data Trigger when Address and Data conditions are met at the same time Mode Holdoff Auto Normal Single Acquire waveform even no trigger occurred Acquire waveform when trigger occurred When trigger occurs acquire one waveform then stop 3 SPI Tri...

Page 56: ...ust M knob or click to set Current Bit Set the value of the current data bit as H L or X H or L Set all the data bits to be the specified value in Data Data Bits Current Bit Data All Bits Mode Holdoff Auto Normal Single Acquire waveform even no trigger occurred Acquire waveform when trigger occurred When trigger occurs acquire one waveform then stop 4 CAN Trigger CAN Controller Area Network is a s...

Page 57: ...on Baud Turn the M knob to select from the Baud list on the left Custom Baud Turn the M knob or tap on in touchscreen to set the Baud The range is 10 000 to 1 000 000 Tip You can select the nearest value in Common Baud and then adjust it in this menu Condition Start Trigger on the start frame of the data frame Type Type Bottom menu Data Trigger on the selected frame Remote Error Overload ID Config...

Page 58: ...ignal trigger the signal correctly and obtain stable display Refer to RS232 Trigger on page 47 4 Push the Decode button on the front panel Select bus type as RS232 set parameters based on the characteristics of the signal When the parameters are set correctly the information carried by the signal will be displayed Tip If there are repetitive menu items in both trigger menu and decoding menu you ca...

Page 59: ... the clock line SCLK and the data line SDA of the I2C signal to the Signal Input Channels of the oscilloscope 2 Adjust to the proper time base and voltage division 3 In trigger menu select Bus trigger and select bus type as I2C set parameters based on the characteristics of the signal trigger the signal correctly and obtain stable display Refer to I2C Trigger on page 49 4 Push the Decode button on...

Page 60: ...scilloscope 2 Adjust to the proper time base and voltage division 3 In trigger menu select Bus trigger and select bus type as SPI set parameters based on the characteristics of the signal trigger the signal correctly and obtain stable display Refer to SPI Trigger on page 50 4 Push the Decode button on the front panel Select bus type as SPI set parameters based on the characteristics of the signal ...

Page 61: ...he instrument save the event table data in a csv spreadsheet formatted file on the external USB storage device 4 CAN Decoding To decode CAN signal 1 Connect the CAN signal to the Signal Input Channel of the oscilloscope 2 Adjust to the proper time base and voltage division 3 In trigger menu select Bus trigger and select bus type as CAN set parameters based on the characteristics of the signal trig...

Page 62: ...N Decoding menu list MENU SETTING INSTRUCTION Bus Type CAN Set bus type of decoding as CAN Display Format Binary Decimal Hex ASCII Set the display format of the bus EventTable ON OFF Select ON to display the event table Save EventTable If a USB storage device is currently connected to the instrument save the event table data in a csv spreadsheet formatted file on the external USB storage device Ho...

Page 63: ...M 10M 20M 40M The description of PERF Mode menu is shown as follows Function Menu Setting Description PERF Mode 8 bit Set the vertical resolution A D 12 bit 14 bit The description of the Intrpl menu is shown as follows Function Menu Setting Description Intrpl Sinx x Use sine x x interpolation x Use linear interpolation Interpolation method is a processing method to connect the sampled points using...

Page 64: ...4 Advanced User Guidebook 59 Sine x x interpolation Linear interpolation How to Set the Display System Push the Display button and the Display menu is shown as follows ...

Page 65: ...om the display The oscilloscope will start to accumulate acquisitions again Color Color temperature function uses color grading to indicate frequency of occurrence The hot colors like red yellow indicate frequently occurring events and the colder colors like blue green indicate rarely occurring events Function Menu Setting Description Type Dots Vect Only the sampling points are displayed The space...

Page 66: ...Channel 1 is displayed in the horizontal axis and Channel 2 in the vertical axis the oscilloscope is set in the un triggered sample mode the data are displayed as bright spots The operations of all control knobs are as follows The Vertical Scale and the Vertical Position knobs of Channel 1 are used to set the horizontal scale and position The Vertical Scale and the Vertical Position knobs of Chann...

Page 67: ...steps 1 Push Trigger Menu button set the trigger type to Single set the trigger mode to Edge select the signal source 2 Push the Display button 3 Select Counter as ON or OFF in the bottom menu How to Save and Recall a Waveform Push the Save button you can save the waveforms configures screen images record or clone the waveform The description of the Save Function Menu is shown as the following tab...

Page 68: ...aved Close All Close all the waveforms stored in the object address Save Save the waveform of the source to the selected address Whatever the Type of save menu is set you can save the waveform by just pressing the Copy panel button in any user interface Select Type in the bottom menu in the right Format menu you can select the storage format Storage Internal External Save to internal storage or US...

Page 69: ...ct 1 as object address in the left menu 7 Select Save in the bottom menu to save the waveform 8 Recalling Select Object Show in the bottom menu select 1 in the left menu In the right menu select Show as ON the waveform stored in the address will be shown the address number and relevant information will be displayed at the top left of the screen In order to save the waveform of CH1 and CH2 into the...

Page 70: ...led push the Save panel button the save menu is displayed at the bottom of the screen 3 Select Type in the bottom menu select Image in the left menu 4 Select Save in the bottom menu an input keyboard used to edit the file name will pop up The default name is current system date and time Select the key in the keyboard to confirm USB disk Requirements The supported format of the USB disk FAT32 file ...

Page 71: ...1 or 2 red mark area choose Format And system will pop up a warning message click Yes Figure 4 4 Format the USB disk warning 5 Set File System as FAT32 Allocation unit size 4096 Check Perform a quick format to execute a quick format Click OK and then click Yes on the warning message ...

Page 72: ...32 with allocation unit size 4096 after formatting Use Minitool Partition Wizard to format Download URL http www partitionwizard com free partition manager html Tip There are many tools for the USB disk formatting on the market just take Minitool Partition Wizard for example here 1 Connect the USB disk to the computer 2 Open the software Minitool Partition Wizard ...

Page 73: ...eft or push keyboard F5 and information about the USB disk will display on the right side with red mark 1 and 2 Figure 4 7 Reload Disk 4 Right click 1 or 2 red mark area choose Format Figure 4 8 Choose format 5 Set File System FAT32 Cluster size 4096 Click OK Figure 4 9 Format setting ...

Page 74: ...y Figure 4 12 Format successfully How to Record Playback Waveforms Wave Record function can record the input current wave You can set the interval between recorded frames in the range of 10 ms 10 s The max frame number reaches 1000 and you can get better analysis effect with playback and storage function The storage medium contains two kinds Internal and External When the storage medium is Interna...

Page 75: ...nd Channel 2 will be recorded If a Channel is turned off while recording the waveform of the channel is invalid in the playback mode Playback Play back the wave recorded or saved Playback menu shows as follows Menu Setting Instruction Playback Mode FrameSet Start frame End frame Cur frame Interval Turn the M knob to select the number of start frame to playback 1 1000 Turn the M knob to select the ...

Page 76: ...aymode select Operate as Play 10 To save the wave recorded select Mode in the bottom menu select Storage in the right menu Select FrameSet in the bottom menu to set the range of frames to store select Save in the bottom menu 11 To load the waveform from the internal memory select Load in the bottom menu then enter the Playback of the Mode to analyze the wave Note When playbacking the waveform the ...

Page 77: ...rd in the right menu 6 Select FrameSet in the bottom menu set End frame and Interval in the right menu If you want to record wave to external infinitely select Infinity in the right menu the End frame will display 7 In the bottom menu set Refresh 8 In the bottom menu select Operate as Play Connect external device to the computer and wave_record_0 bin is the recorded file Open the software and do a...

Page 78: ...sors are linked Turn the M knob to move the pair of cursors Set the cursors to select the entire screen automatically Clone Generator is available Clone Clone the waveform between two cursors and output it through the generator AG Output Out1 Out2 If the source is CH1 or CH2 you can select the output channel of the generator If the source is CH1 CH2 the output channel is not selectable Out1 output...

Page 79: ...elect an object in the left menu select Save in the right menu To save the waveform onto a USB memory device insert a USB memory device into the port on the front panel If the icon appears on the top right of the screen the USB memory device is installed successfully If the USB memory device cannot be recognized format the USB memory device according to the methods in USB disk Requirements on P65 ...

Page 80: ...t Source in the bottom menu select one channel CH1 CH2 or two channels CH1 CH2 in the right menu for Source 4 Select Line in the bottom menu Select the cursor and move it to select the desired waveform 5 Select Clone in the bottom menu If the source is CH1 or CH2 select AG Output in the right menu and set the output channel of the generator If the source is CH1 CH2 the output channel is not select...

Page 81: ...nit is mV such as 200 mV 6 SAMP Parameter name Meaning Value Comment SAMP Sample rate 4 bytes float The unit is Sa s 7 ADCB Parameter name Meaning Value Comment ADCB ADC bit ADC resolution 4 bytes int 8 bit or 12 bit 8 CHAN Parameter name Meaning Value Comment CHAN Number of channels 4 bytes int 1 or 2 9 VOL2 Parameter name Meaning Value Comment VOL2 Voltage division divided by 400 is ADC resoluti...

Page 82: ... the left menu The description of Adjust Menu is shown as the follows Function Menu Setting Description Language Choose the display language of the operating system Set Time Display ON OFF On Off the date display Hour Min Setting Hour Minute Day Month Setting Date Month Year Setting Year KeyLock Lock all keys Unlock method push Trigger Menu button in trigger control area then push Force button rep...

Page 83: ...n the bottom menu to enter the self calibration procedure of the instrument Probe checking To check whether probe attenuation is good The results contain three circumstances Overflow compensation Good compensation Inadequate compensation According to the checking result users can adjust probe attenuation to the best Operation steps are as follows 1 Connect the probe to CH1 adjust the probe attenua...

Page 84: ...n the bottom menu select Operate in the right menu as Start the test will begin 6 Save rule Select SaveRule in the bottom menu Select the save location in the left menu and then select Save in the right menu to save the rules which could be called up at once when need Select Load to call up the rule saved Note 1 When Pass Fail is ON if XY or FFT is ready to run then Pass Fail will be closed under ...

Page 85: ...g the LAN port the oscilloscope can be connected with a computer Update Use the front panel USB port to update your instrument firmware using a USB memory device Refer to How to Update your Instrument Firmware on page 80 DAQ You can use the multimeter data recorder to record the measurements when measuring current voltage by multimeter optional Refer to Multimeter Recorder on page 107 FRA Frequenc...

Page 86: ...ersion 2 From a PC visit the website and check if the website offers a newer firmware version Download the firmware file The file name must be update The file name can be up to 15 characters long including the suffix Copy the firmware file onto your USB memory device 3 Insert the USB memory device into the front panel USB port on your instrument 4 Push the Utility button select Function in the bot...

Page 87: ...elay A B Cycle RMS Cursor RMS Screen Duty Phase PulseCount PulseCount RiseEdgeCnt FallEdgeCnt Area and Cycle Area The Automatic Measurements menu is described as the following table Function Menu Setting Description Add Meas Type left menu Select the measure types Source CH1 Select the source CH2 Add Add the selected measure types shown at the left bottom you could only add 8 types at most Remove ...

Page 88: ...ttom menu 3 In the right menu select CH1 in the Source menu item 4 In the left Type menu turn the M knob to select Period 5 In the right menu select Add The period type is added 6 In the left Type menu turn the M knob to select Frequency 7 In the right menu select Add The frequency type is added The measured value will be displayed at the bottom left of the screen automatically see Figure 4 14 Fig...

Page 89: ...ase useful for square pulse waveforms Vamp Voltage between Vtop and Vbase of a waveform OverShoot Defined as Vmax Vtop Vamp useful for square and pulse waveforms PreShoot Defined as Vmin Vbase Vamp useful for square and pulse waveforms Cycle RMS The true Root Mean Square voltage over the first entire period of the waveform Cursor RMS The true Root Mean Square voltage over the range of two cursors ...

Page 90: ...the two channels at the rising edge Delay A B The delay between the two channels at the falling edge Screen Duty Defines as the width of the positive pulse Entire period Phase Compare the rising edge of CH1 and CH2 calculate phase difference of two channels Phase difference Delay between channels at the rising edge Period 360 Other measurements PulseCount The number of positive pulses that rise ab...

Page 91: ... and display the cursor menu Push it again to turn cursors off The Cursor Measurement for normal mode The description of the cursor menu is shown as the following table Function Menu Setting Description Type Voltage Time Time Voltage AutoCursr Display the voltage measurement cursor and menu Display the time measurement cursor and menu Display the time and voltage measurement cursor and menu The ho...

Page 92: ...s Time to make the vertical cursors active If the Line in the bottom menu is select as a turn the M knob to move line a to the right or left If b is selected turn the M knob to move line b 5 In the bottom menu select Line Type as Voltage to make the horizontal cursors active Select Line in the bottom menu as a or b turn the M knob to move it 6 Push the Horizontal HOR button to enter wave zoom mode...

Page 93: ...urement cursor and menu Freq Display the Freq measurement cursor and menu Freq Vamp or Freq Phase Display the corresponding measurement cursor and menu AutoCursr The horizontal cursors are set as the intersections of the vertical cursors and the waveform Line Type Freq Vamp or Freq Phase type Freq Makes the vertical cursors active Vamp or Phase Makes the horizontal cursors active Window Wave zoom ...

Page 94: ...ype as Freq to make the vertical cursors active If the Line in the bottom menu is select as a turn the M knob to move line a to the right or left If b is selected turn the M knob to move line b 6 In the bottom menu select Line Type as Vamp to make the horizontal cursors active Select Line in the bottom menu as a or b turn the M knob to move it 7 In the bottom cursor menu you can select Window as M...

Page 95: ...g into Autoscale function and the symbol A will be flickering on the top left of the screen 2 In the mode of Autoscale the oscilloscope can self estimate Trigger Mode Edge Video At this point the trigger menu is not available 3 At the mode of XY and STOP status when entering into Autoscale DSO switches to YT mode and AUTO triggering 4 At the mode of Autoscale DSO is always set as DC coupling with ...

Page 96: ...s How to Use Executive Buttons Executive Buttons include Autoset Run Stop Single Copy Autoset It s a very useful and quick way to apply a set of pre set functions to the incoming signal and display the best possible viewing waveform of the signal and also works out some measurements for user as well The details of functions applied to the signal when using Autoset are shown as the following table ...

Page 97: ...y the upper menu and waveform information Note The Autoset function requires that the frequency of signal should be no lower than 20Hz and the amplitude should be no less than 5mv Otherwise the Autoset function may be invalid Run Stop Enable or disable sampling on input signals Notice When there is no sampling at STOP state the vertical division and the horizontal time base of the waveform still c...

Page 98: ...ort on the rear panel of the oscilloscope Note The USB Device port supports PictBridge compatible printers 2 Push the Utility button select Function in the bottom menu select Output in the left menu 3 In the bottom menu select Device as PICT When PC is selected you can get an image by Oscilloscope software 4 In the bottom menu select Print Setup In the right menu set up print parameters The On sel...

Page 99: ... of the oscilloscope Out 1 is the output of CH1 Out 2 is the output of CH2 also can be used as the port of trigger signal output Pass Fail output To see the output of the generator connect the other end of the BNC cable to one of the input channels on the front of the oscilloscope To Set Channels To Switch Channels in Menu Settings Push button to switch between CH1 menu CH2 menu and Channel Copy m...

Page 100: ...the right menu To Output Sine Signals The parameters of Sine waveform in the right menu are Frequency Period Start Phase Amplitude High Level Offset Low Level To Set the Frequency Select Frequency in the right menu if Frequency is not displayed select Period and push it again to switch to Frequency Set the parameter in the right menu see below Three methods to change the chosen parameter Turn the ...

Page 101: ...ht menu if Offset is not displayed select Low Level and select it again to switch to Offset Set the parameter in the right menu To Set the High Level Select High Level in the right menu if High Level is not displayed select Amplitude and select it again to switch to High Level Set the parameter in the right menu To Set the Low Level Select Low Level in the right menu if Low Level is not displayed ...

Page 102: ...Output Arbitrary Signals The menu items of Arbitrary waveform are Frequency Period Start Phase Amplitude High Level Offset Low Level New File Browse Built in You can operate the menu by using the menu selection buttons on the right To set the Frequency Period Start Phase Amplitude High Level Offset Low Level please refer to To Output Sine Signals on page 95 The Arbitrary signal consists of two typ...

Page 103: ... in the right menu File size Last modification time Waveform graph If a USB device is connected and you want to save the waveform to it select Memory in the right menu as USB The instrument lists a directory of the folders and files on the USB memory device Select a folder or file using the M knob to scroll up and down the list To enter the current folder select Change Dir in the right menu select...

Page 104: ...in the right menu Built in Waveform There are 46 built in Arbitrary waveforms Steps for selecting the built in waveform 1 Push button to show the bottom menu of generator 2 Select Arb in the bottom menu select Others in the right menu and select Built in 3 Select Common Math Window or Others in the right menu E g select Others to enter the following interface 4 Turn the M knob to select the desire...

Page 105: ...ial rise function ExpFall Exponential fall function Sinc Sinc function Tan Tangent Cot Cotangent Sqrt Square root XX Square function HaverSine HaverSine function Lorentz Lorentz function ln Natural logarithm function Cubic Cubic function Cauchy Cauchy distribution Besselj BesselI function Bessely BesselII function Erf Error function Airy Airy function Windows Rectangle Rectangle window Gauss Gauss...

Page 106: ... Function in the bottom menu select FRA in the left menu The description of FRA Menu is shown as the follows Function Menu Setting Description FRA FRA Check to enable FRA function and show FRA scale line and chart Transparent When unchecked FRA information is shown on the FRA window When checked FRA information is shown on the waveform display area Marker Turn Multipurpose knob to move the marker ...

Page 107: ...he frequency response analysis do the following 1 The waveform generator output is connected to a device under test The input to the device is probed by CH1of the oscilloscope The output from the device is probed by CH2of the oscilloscope 2 Push the Utility button select Function in the bottom menu select FRA in the left menu 3 In the bottom menu select FRA In the right menu check FRA and set othe...

Page 108: ... and COM inputs connected to mains in such devices up to 600 VAC or to the branch socket itself However the multimeter may be used with its and COM inputs connected to mains from neither permanently installed electrical device such as a main circuit breaker panel sub panel disconnected box nor wired motors Such devices and circuits are readily to beyond the protection from the multimeter Note Volt...

Page 109: ... OFF Show Hide the information window Auto Range Select auto range mode Switch Range Select manual range mode press to switch range Current mA 10A Only for current measurement Select the current range DMM Information Window The Multimeter Information Window is displayed on the top right of the screen 4 9 1 2 8 5 3 6 7 Figure 6 2 Multimeter Information Window Description 1 Manual Auto range indicat...

Page 110: ...nnect the black test lead to one side of the circuit with a lower voltage connect the red test lead to the other side with a higher voltage Reversing the leads will produce a negative reading but will not damage the multimeter 6 Turn on the power of the measured circuit and read the display 7 Turn off the power of the measured circuit and discharge all high voltage capacitors Remove the test leads...

Page 111: ...button on the front panel Select in the bottom menu select it until switching to 2 Connect the black test lead to the COM terminal on the back of the oscilloscope and the red test lead to the terminal 3 Connect the red test lead to the positive terminal anode of the diode and the black test lead to the negative terminal cathode The cathode of a diode is indicated with a band Read the diode forward...

Page 112: ...nce value 2 Press it again to exit the mode Note This function is not available when measuring resistance diodes and testing for continuity Information Display Show hide the information window on the top right of the display 1 Select Configure in the bottom menu select Show Info in the right menu as ON The information window will be shown on the display 2 Select OFF to hide Auto or Manual Range Au...

Page 113: ...t the corresponding value 7 Select STRT in the bottom menu 8 When external storage is selected The instructions will be shown on the screen The record file will be named as Multimeter_Recorder csv If a file with the same name already exists in the USB memory device it will be overwritten If you want to keep the existing file back up it to other location in advance Select STRT in the bottom menu to...

Page 114: ...y exists in the USB memory device it will be overwritten If you want to keep the existing file back up it to other location in advance Select Export in the bottom menu to export How to chart the data You can open the CSV file using Microsoft Excel or your favorite spreadsheet application and create charts based on the data In the following steps Microsoft Excel 2010 is used as an example 1 Open Mu...

Page 115: ...6 Use the Multimeter Optional 110 4 The chart will be displayed see Figure 6 6 If you want to keep the chart save the file to XLS format Figure 6 5 Figure 6 3 Figure 6 4 ...

Page 116: ...ion to choose from Using USB Port 1 Connection Use a USB data cable to connect the USB Device port in the right panel of the Oscilloscope to the USB port of a PC 2 Install the driver Run the Oscilloscope communication software on PC push F1 to open the help document Follow the steps of title I Device connection in the document to install the driver 3 Port setting of the software Run the Oscillosco...

Page 117: ... Here we set the IP address to 192 168 1 71 Figure 7 2 Set the network parameters of the computer 3 Set the network parameters of the Oscilloscope Software Run the software on the computer choose the Ports settings of the Communications menu item Set Connect using to LAN About the IP the first three bytes is same as the IP in the step 2 the last byte should be different Here we set it to 192 168 1...

Page 118: ...pts Reset to update the config After resetting the oscilloscope if you can get data normally in the oscilloscope software the connection is successful Figure 7 4 Set the network parameters of the oscilloscope Connect through a router 1 Connection Use a LAN cable to connect the oscilloscope with a router the LAN port of the oscilloscope is in the right side panel the computer should be connected to...

Page 119: ...n the computer choose the Ports settings of the Communications menu item Set Connect using to LAN About the IP the first three bytes is same as the IP in the step 2 the last byte should be different Here we set it to 192 168 1 72 The range of the port value is 0 4000 but the port which under 2000 is always used so it is suggested to set it to the value above 2000 Here we set it to 3000 Figure 7 6 ...

Page 120: ...AN and select Set In the right menu set IP and Port to the same value as the Ports settings in the software in step 3 The Netgate and Net mask should be set according to the router Select Save set in the bottom menu it prompts Reset to update the config After resetting the oscilloscope if you can get data normally in the oscilloscope software the connection is successful Figure 7 7 Set the network...

Page 121: ... make the waveform optimized based on which you can further regulate the vertical and horizontal divisions till the waveform meets your requirement 2 Perform Automatic Measurement The oscilloscope can measure most of the displayed signals automatically To measure the period the frequency of the CH1 following the steps below 1 Push the Measure button to show the Measure menu 2 Select Add in the bot...

Page 122: ...d the CH2 channel to the output end Operation Steps 1 Push the Autoset button and the oscilloscope will automatically adjust the waveforms of the two channels into the proper display state 2 Push the Measure button to show the Measure menu 3 Select Add in the bottom menu 4 In the right menu select CH1 in the Source menu item 5 In the left Type menu turn the M knob to select PK PK 6 In the right me...

Page 123: ...out the closest trigger level and trigger type this helps user to make few small adjustments to achieve a proper trigger level and mode Here is how we achieve this The operation steps are as follows 1 Set the probe menu attenuation coefficient to 10X and that of the switch in the probe to 10X see How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient on P12 2 Adjust the Vertical Scale and Horizontal Scale k...

Page 124: ... push the Run Stop button and wait a trigger Once there is a burr occurring the instrument will trigger automatically and record the waveform during the period around the trigger time By turning the Horizontal Position knob in the horizontal control area in the panel you can change the horizontal triggering position to obtain the negative delay making an easy observation of the waveform before the...

Page 125: ...noise level as lower as possible this would enable user to have more details about the signal The Average function offered by our Oscilloscope can help you to achieve this Here are the steps for how to enable Average function 1 Push the Acquire button to display the Acquire menu 2 Select Acqu Mode in the bottom menu 3 Select Average in the right menu turn the M knob and observe the waveform obtain...

Page 126: ...lease operate according to the following steps 1 Set the probe menu attenuation coefficient for 10X and that of the switch in the probe for 10X see How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient on P12 2 Connect the probe of channel 1 to the input of the network and that of Channel 2 to the output of the network 3 Push the Autoset button with the oscilloscope turning on the signals of the two channe...

Page 127: ...in the I and IV quadrants that is in the range of 0 π 2 or 3π 2 2π If the principal axis of the ellipse is in the II and IV quadrants the determined phase difference angle is in the II and III quadrants that is within the range of π 2 π or π 3π 2 Example 6 Video Signal Trigger Observe the video circuit of a television apply the video trigger and obtain the stable video output signal display Video ...

Page 128: ...he right menu 5 Select Modu in the bottom menu Select NTSC in the right menu 6 Select Sync in the bottom menu Select Field in the right menu 7 Turn the Vertical Scale Vertical Position and Horizontal Scale knobs to obtain a proper waveform display see Figure 8 7 Figure 8 7 Waveform Captured from Video Field Trigger ...

Page 129: ...atch see How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient on P12 4 There is a waveform displayed but it is not stable Check whether the Source item in the TRIG MODE menu is in conformity with the signal channel used in the practical application Check on the trigger Type item The common signal chooses the Edge trigger mode for Type and the video signal the Video If Alternate trigger is selected both of...

Page 130: ...mance Characteristics Instruction Bandwidth 8 bits mode 200 MHz 12 bits mode 150 MHz 14 bits mode 20 MHz Vertical Resolution A D 14 bits Channel 2 1 External Waveform Refresh Rate 75 000 wfms s Multi level Gray Scale Display Color Temperature Display Use gray scale to indicate frequency of occurrence where frequently occurring waveform are bright Support Magnifier Function The magnifier window can...

Page 131: ... 2 5 Sampling rate relay time accuracy 1 ppm Typical Ta 25 Interval T accuracy DC 100MHz Single 1 interval time 1 ppm reading 0 6 ns Average 16 1 interval time 1 ppm reading 0 4 ns Vertical system Sensitivity 1 mV div 10 V div Displacement 2 V 1 mV div 50 mV div 20 V 100 mV div 1 V div 200 V 2 V div 10 V div Analog bandwidth 200 MHz Single bandwidth Full bandwidth Low Frequency 10 Hz at input AC c...

Page 132: ...g Type RS232 I2C SPI CAN Waveform storage 100 waveforms Lissajous figure Bandwidth Full bandwidth Phase difference 3 degrees Communication port USB USB Host USB storage Trig Out P F LAN port Counter Support Trigger Performance Characteristics Instruction Trigger level range Internal 5 div from the screen center EXT 2 V EXT 5 10 V Trigger level Accuracy typical Internal 0 3 div EXT 10 mV 6 of Set V...

Page 133: ...ode 2 ns to 10 s 12 bits mode 4 ns to 10 s 14 bits mode 20 ns to 10 s Timeout Trigger Edge Type Rising Falling Idle Time 8 bits mode 2 ns to 10 s 12 bits mode 4 ns to 10 s 14 bits mode 20 ns to 10 s Nth Edge Trigger Edge Type Rising Falling Idle Time 30 ns to 10 s Edge Number 1 to 128 Logic Trigger Logic Mode AND OR XNOR XOR Input Mode H L X Rising Falling Output Mode Goes True Goes False Is True ...

Page 134: ...l Channel 2 Vertical Resolution 14 bits Amplitude Range 2 mVpp 6 Vpp Waveform length 8K Standard Waveforms Sine Square Ramp and Pulse Multimeter optional Performance Characteristics Instruction Full scale reading 3 digits Max 4000 count Diode 0 V 1 5 V Input impedance 10 MΩ On Off measurement 50 30 Ω beeping Capacitance 51 2nF 100uF 3 3 digit Voltage DCV 400mV 4V 40V 400V 1000V 1 1digit Max input ...

Page 135: ...S 50 60 Hz CAT Ⅱ Power Consumption 33 W Power Fuse 2 A T class 250 V Φ5 x 20 mm Multimeter optional Fuse 0 5 A 1000 VDC fast acting fuse Φ6 35 x 32 mm 10 A 1000 VDC fast acting fuse Φ6 35 x 32 mm Battery optional 3 7V 13200mAh Environment Temperature Working temperature 0 40 Storage temperature 20 60 Relative Humidity 90 Height Operating 3 000 m Non operating 15 000 m Cooling Method Fan cooling Me...

Page 136: ...instrument where the liquid crystal display will be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time Caution To avoid any damage to the instrument or probe do not exposed it to any sprays liquids or solvents Cleaning Inspect the instrument and probes as often as operating conditions require To clean the instrument exterior perform the following steps 1 Wipe the dust from the instrument and prob...

Page 137: ...Optional Battery Using Guide Figure 11 1 Battery level indicator Charging the oscilloscope There will have battery power indication show on the top of panel when oscilloscope power supplied by the battery if no indication has appeared see Display on P77 indicates the battery is nearly used up Note To avoid overheat of battery during charging the ambient temperature is not allowed to exceed the per...

Page 138: ...move all test probes and test leads connected to the instrument 2 Remove the rear panel 3 Use a screwdriver to remove the defective fuse 4 Replace the fuse with a new one which should match with the rating 5 Install the rear panel Appendix E Line Fuse Replacement The line fuse is in the plastic fuse box below the power line input on the rear panel Warning Disconnect the line cord at the rear panel...

Page 139: ...11 Appendix 134 3 Replace the fuse with a new one which should match with the rating install it into the fuse box and then push the fuse box back on to the rear panel ...

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