Step 6. Compensate Probes; Low Frequency Compensation; Figure 4 Low Frequency Probe Compensation - Agilent Technologies 1000B Series User Manual

1 Getting Started

Step 6. Compensate probes

Compensate probes to match your probe to the input channel. You should
compensate a probe whenever you attach it for the first time to any input
channel.

Low Frequency Compensation

For the supplied passive probes:
1 Set the Probe menu attenuation to 10X. If you use the probe hooktip,
2 Attach the probe tip to the probe compensation connector and the
3 Press the [Auto Scale] front panel key.
Figure 4
4 If waveform does not appear like the Correctly Compensated waveform
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ensure a proper connection by firmly inserting the tip onto the probe.
ground lead to the probe compensator ground connector.
Low frequency compensation adjustment
Low Frequency Probe Compensation
shown in Figure 4, then use a nonmetallic tool to adjust the low
frequency compensation adjustment on the probe for the flattest square
wave possible.
Correctly Compensated
Over Compensated
Under Compensated
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