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TDS3000C Series Oscilloscopes
Test Each Line of a Video Signal
Video technicians may need to check one or
more video lines. They may need to search for
defective pixels in a Charge-Coupled Device
(CCD) video camera. The TDS3000C Series’
video triggers enable technicians to test each
line of a video signal.
To use the TDS3000C Series’ video trigger
to check each line of a video signal:
1. Connect the oscilloscope to the video signal using
proper adapters and a 75
V
terminator, if necessary.
2. Press the
QuickMenu
button.
3. If needed, press the
Menu
bottom button to display
Video
.
4. Press the
Video Autoset
* bottom button until
Lines
is displayed.
5. Press the
Field/Line
side button to select the
proper line type.
Even
and
Odd
signify even and
odd lines/fields, respectively. When viewing lines,
Autoset
will select
Fast Trig
for you.
6. If you have selected
Line
in
Field/Line
section, you
can now rotate the general-purpose knob to examine
each video line.
7. Adjust vertical position and scale as desired.
*TDS3VID or TDS3SDI video application modules required.
Otherwise, video triggering must be set up manually.
