
Digital Storage Oscilloscope 4
1.5 Probe Introduction
1.5.1
Safety
When using the probe, keep your fingers behind the guard on the probe body to avoid
electric shock. Do not touch metallic portions of the probe head while it is connected to
a voltage source. Connect the probe to the oscilloscope and connect the ground
terminal to ground before you start any measurements.
1.5.2
Use of Probe Check Wizard
Every time you connect a probe to an input channel, you should use the probe check
wizard to verify that this probe is operating correctly. There are two ways to do this:
Use the vertical menu (for example, push the CH1 MENU button) to set the Probe
option attenuation factor.
Press the PROBE CHECK button to use the Probe Check Wizard and configure the
probe option attenuation factor properly following menu prompts.
1.5.3
Manual Probe Compensation
Upon the first connection of a probe and an input channel, you should manually
perform this adjustment to match the probe to the input channel. Uncompensated or
miscompensated probes may lead to errors or faults in measurement. To adjust the
probe compensation, follow the steps below.
1.
Set the Probe option attenuation in the channel menu to 10X. Set the switch on
the probe to 10X and connect the probe to Channel 1 on the oscilloscope. If you
use the probe hook-tip, ensure it is firmly inserted onto the probe. Attach the
probe tip to the PROBE COMP ~2V@1KHz connector and the reference lead to