Manual TDS 2004B oscilloscope

Table of Contents
General Safety Summary ......................................................................................... iv
Compliance Information......................................................................................... vii
EMC Compliance............................................................................................ vii
Safety Compliance............................................................................................ ix
Environmental Considerations .............................................................................. xi
Preface............................................................................................................. xiii
Help System.................................................................................................. xiv
Firmware Updates Through the Internet .................................................................. xiv
Conventions ................................................................................................... xv
Getting Started ...................................................................................................... 1
General Features............................................................................................... 1
Installation...................................................................................................... 2
Functional Check .............................................................................................. 4
Probe Safety.................................................................................................... 5
Voltage Probe Check Wizard................................................................................. 5
Manual Probe Compensation................................................................................. 7
Probe Attenuation Setting..................................................................................... 7
Current Probe Scaling......................................................................................... 8
Self Calibration ................................................................................................ 8
Operating Basics.................................................................................................... 9
Display Area ................................................................................................... 9
Using the Menu System...................................................................................... 12
Vertical Controls.............................................................................................. 14
Horizontal Controls........................................................................................... 14
Trigger Controls............................................................................................... 15
Menu and Control Buttons................................................................................... 16
Input Connectors.............................................................................................. 18
Other Front-Panel Items...................................................................................... 18
Understanding Oscilloscope Functions ......................................................................... 21
Setting Up the Oscilloscope ................................................................................. 21
Triggering...................................................................................................... 22
Acquiring Signals............................................................................................. 24
Scaling and Positioning Waveforms ........................................................................ 25
Taking Measurements........................................................................................ 27
Application Examples............................................................................................. 31
Taking Simple Measurements............................................................................... 32
Using Autorange to Examine a Series of Test Points..................................................... 36
Taking Cursor Measurements ............................................................................... 37
Analyzing Signal Detail...................................................................................... 41
TDS1000B/2000B Series Oscilloscope User Manual
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