
Digital Storage Oscilloscope 3
1.4 Functional Check
Follow the steps below to perform a quick functional check to your oscilloscope.
1.4.1
Connect the oscilloscope
Set the switch on the probe to 10X and connect the probe to Channel 1 on the
oscilloscope. First, align the slot in the probe connector with the protuberance on the
CH1 BNC and push to connect; then, turn to right to lock the probe in place; after that,
connect the probe tip and reference lead to the PROBE COMP connectors. There is a
mark on the panel: Probe COMP ~2V@1KHz.
1.4.2
Observe the waveform
Press the AUTOSET button and you should see within a few seconds a square wave of
about 2V peak-to-peak at 1KHz in the display. Press the CH1 MENU button twice to
remove Channel 1. Push the CH2 MENU button and repeat Step 2 and Step 3 to
observe CH2, CH3 and CH4.
CH1: to connect with the probe
PROBE COMP