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General Safety Summary .................................................................................. II
General-Purpose Oscilloscopes......................................................................... IV
CHAPTER 1: THE OSCILLOSCOPE AT A GLANCE...............................................1-1
The front panel and the user interface .........................................................1-2
To inspect the instrument
...........................................................................1-5
To take a functional check...........................................................................1-6
To compensate probes................................................................................1-8
To display a signal automatically..................................................................1-9
To set up the vertical window.................................................................... 1-10
To set up the horizontal system................................................................. 1-12
To trigger the oscilloscope......................................................................... 1-14
CHAPTER 2: OPERATING YOUR OSCILLOSCOPE...............................................2-1
Understand the vertical system....................................................................2-2
Understand the Horizontal System ............................................................. 2-18
Understand the Trigger System ................................................................. 2-25
How to Set Up the Sampling System .......................................................... 2-33
How to Set Up the Display System............................................................. 2-37
How to Store and Recall Waveforms or Setups ........................................... 2-39
How to Set Up the Utility........................................................................... 2-41
How to Measure Automatically................................................................... 2-51
How to measure with cursors .................................................................... 2-58
How to use instant execu e buttons ........................................................... 2-64
CHAPTER 3 : APPLICATION & EXAMPLES.........................................................3-1
Example 1: Taking Simple Measurements.....................................................3-1
Example 2: View a signal delay caused by a circuit........................................3-2
Example 3: Capture a Single-Shot Signal ......................................................3-3
Example 4: To reduce the random noise on a signal......................................3-4
Example 5: Making Cursor Measurements ....................................................3-6
Example 6: The application of the X-Y operation ...........................................3-8
Example 7: T iggering on a Video Signal..................................................... 3-10
Example 8: FFT Cursor measurement......................................................... 3-12
Example 9: Pass/Fail Test .......................................................................... 3-13
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User Manual for DS5000 Series