
BC-535 Preliminary, Rev. 060126
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Set all controls on the instrument to the values specified below.
Control block
Control
Setting
HOLD
OPERATE TOGGLE
standby
COMMANDS APPLIED TOGGLE
off
VOLTAGE UP
/
DOWN TOGGLES
adjust until meter reads 0
COMMAND INPUT FRONT
/
REAR
TOGGLE
off
COMMAND INPUT ATTENUATION
TOGGLE
x0.01
OFFSET
AUTOZERO
inactive
(
ACTIVE
LED is off)
METER
SELECTOR SWITCH
Σ
V
c
OUTPUTS
GAIN SELECTOR
10 mV/pA
FILTER SELECTOR
5 kHz
FILTER TOGGLE
active
AUDIO TOGGLE
off
CAP COMP
ALL CONTROLS
Set to zero
Set the oscilloscope to the following settings:
•
Connect V
c
x10
OUTPUT
to the input of
your oscilloscope.
•
time base to 5 ms/div
•
voltage base to 0.2 V/div
•
auto trigger
•
DC coupling on the input channel
Turn on both the
BC-535
and the oscilloscope.
Hold voltage test
•
Connect the model membrane (
MC-1
) to the headstage inputs and the green wire from the
model membrane to the headstage grounding jack. Insure that the Faraday cage remains
grounded, either through the headstage grounding jack or to the amplifier circuit grounding
post.
•
Switch the
STANDBY
/
OPERATE
switch to operate.
•
Switch the
SELECTOR SWITCH
in the
METER
block to offset.
•
Activate the
OFFSET CONTROLS
in the
OFFSET
block by moving the
UNLOCK
toggle to the unlock
position. The
ACTIVE
LED will light and the toggle switch will return to its original position.
•
Adjust the
MANUAL
INPUT OFFSET
control (the twiddle-knob under the
LOW
/
HIGH
LEDS in the
OFFSET
block) until the meter in the
METER
block reads 0 mV.
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Instruments
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