
RIGOL
Troubleshooting
1. After the oscilloscope is powered on, the screen remains dark, please
inspect the instrument following this steps:
(1) Check the power cable’s connection
(2) Ensure the power switch is turned on
(3) After the inspections above, restart the oscilloscope
(4) If the problem still remains, please contact RIGOL for help
2. After the signal acquisition the waveform does not appear, please
check according to the following steps:
(1) Check the probes connected with the signals
(2) Check the probes connected to the channels firmly
(3) Check the circuit generates signal on the test point
(4) Repeat the acquisition
3. The measurement result is 10 times higher or lower than the value
expected.
Check if the probe attenuation is the same as the channel attenuation.
4. If the oscilloscope does not get a stable waveform display, please
check according to the following steps:
(1) Check the
Trigger Source
and notice if it is set to the channel you use
(2) Check the
Trigger Type
. You should use “Edge” for normal signals, and use
“Video” for VIDEO signals.
5. After pressing the
RUN/STOP
button, the oscilloscope does not display a
waveform on screen.
Check whether the
Trigger Mode
is set to “Normal” or “Single” and the trigger level
is out of the signal range or not.
If yes, you should set the trigger level in proper range by turning the LEVEL knob or
pressing the 50% button. You could also set the Trigger Mode as “AUTO”. Moreover,
you could push AUTO button to display the waveform on screen.
Copyright 2004 Rigol Electronic
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User Manual for DS5000 Series