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The touch screen display is the principal viewing and control center of
the oscilloscope. See "Touch Screen Display" on p.16 for an overview of
its components and capabilities.
The front panel houses buttons and knobs that control different
oscilloscope settings. Operate the instrument using front panel hard
controls, display soft controls, or the mix of both that is convenient for
you. See "Front Panel" on p.26 for more information.
Immediately beneath the touch screen is a row of shortcut buttons that
launch various oscilloscope functions, such as LabNotebook, Spectrum
Analyzer, or serial data trigger and decode software.
The built-in stylus holder stores a stylus that can be used with the touch
screen display.
The power button turns on the oscilloscope. See "Powering On/Off" for
more information about shutting down.
Channels 1–8 are signal inputs to the oscilloscope; Ext is for inputting an
external trigger or external sample clock.
Ground and calibration output terminals are used to compensate
passive probes. HDO8000A oscilloscopes are compatible with the
included passive probes and all Teledyne LeCroy ProBus active probes
that are rated for the oscilloscope's bandwidth. Probe specifications and
documentation are available at teledynelecroy.com/probes.
Supplied with the Mixed Signal option (HDO8K-MSO), the digital leadset
connects to the mixed signal interface to input of up-to-16 lines of digital
data. Two digital banks with separate threshold and hysteresis controls
make it possible to simultaneously view data from different logic families.
SET UP
To connect the leadset to the oscilloscope, push the connector into the
mixed signal interface until you hear a click.
To remove the leadset, press in and hold the buttons on each side of the
connector, then pull out to release it.
Each flying lead has a signal
and a ground connection. A
variety of ground extenders
and flying ground leads are
available for different probing
needs. To achieve optimal
signal integrity, connect the
ground at the tip of the flying
lead for each channel used in
measurements. Use either the
provided ground extenders or
ground flying leads to make
the ground connection.
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