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Digital Serial Analyzer
Quick Start User Manual
*P071289704*
071-2897-04

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  • Page 1 DSA8300 Digital Serial Analyzer Quick Start User Manual *P071289704* 071-2897-04...
  • Page 3 DSA8300 Digital Serial Analyzer Quick Start User Manual Warning The servicing instructions are for use by qualified personnel only. To avoid personal injury, do not perform any servicing unless you are qualified to do so. Refer to all safety summaries prior to performing service.
  • Page 4 Tektronix. All rights reserved. Licensed software products are owned by Tektronix or its subsidiaries or suppliers, and are protected by national copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Tektronix products are covered by U.S. and foreign patents, issued and pending. Information in this publication supersedes that in all previously published material. Specifications and price change privileges reserved.
  • Page 5 Warranty Tektronix warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment. If any such product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Operating considerations ..........................Mechanical ............................... Environmental ............................Power supply ............................Input connectors ............................Powering the instrument on and off ....................... Adding a second monitor ..........................Installing modules Typical module installations ........................... Install a module ............................DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 8 Accessing the setup dialog boxes ........................ Changing the acquisition mode ........................Waveform databases ........................... Setting the display style ..........................Triggers Triggering concepts ............................Trigger event ............................Trigger sources ............................Trigger modes ............................Setting trigger controls ..........................DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 9 TDR step source ............................ External signal ............................TDR CLOCK OUT ..........................Acquisition deskew procedure ........................TDR step deskew procedure ........................Cleaning the instrument Exterior cleaning ............................Flat panel display cleaning ........................... Optical connector cleaning ........................... DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 10 Table of Contents Restoring the operating system Restoring the operating system from the instrument hard disk drive ............DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 11: Important Safety Information

    Avoid exposed circuitry. Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present. Do not operate with suspected failures. If you suspect that there is damage to this product, have it inspected by qualified service personnel. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 12 WARNING. The product is heavy. To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the device get help when lifting or carrying the product. Use only the Tektronix rackmount hardware specified for this product. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 13: Service Safety Summary

    (This symbol may also be used to refer the user to ratings in the manual.) The following symbols may appear on the product: DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 14 Important safety information viii DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 15: Compliance Information

    Performance Criterion C applied at the 70%/25 cycle Voltage-Dip and the 0%/250 cycle Voltage-Interruption test levels (IEC 61000-4-11). If the instrument powers down upon a voltage dip or interruption, it will take longer than ten seconds to reboot. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 16: Safety Compliance

    Pollution Degree 2. Normally only dry, nonconductive pollution occurs. Occasionally a temporary conductivity that is caused ■ by condensation must be expected. This location is a typical office/home environment. Temporary condensation occurs only when the product is out of service. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 17: Environmental Compliance

    This symbol indicates that this product complies with the applicable European Union requirements according to Directives 2012/19/EU and 2006/66/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and batteries. For information about recycling options, check the Support/Service section of the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com).
  • Page 18 Restriction of hazardous substances This product is classified as an industrial monitoring and control instrument, and is not required to comply with the substance restrictions of the recast RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU until July 22, 2017. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 19: Preface

    Preface Documentation This manual describes the installation and operation of the DSA8300 Digital Serial Analyzer including basic operation and concepts. For more detailed information, see the application help on your instrument. NOTE. The screen images in this manual may differ slightly from other versions of product software.
  • Page 20 Preface DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 21: Key Features

    Key features The DSA8300 is a state-of-the-art equivalent time sampling oscilloscope that provides the highest fidelity measurement and analysis capabilities for communications signal analysis, serial data network analysis, and serial data link analysis applications. Highest fidelity signal capture ■ Very Low Time-base Jitter: ■...

  • Page 22: Analysis

    Complete suite of over 120 automated measurements for NRZ, RZ, and Pulse signal types ■ Automated mask testing with over 80 industry-standard masks. New masks can be imported into the DSA8300 to support new emerging standards. In addition, users can define their own masks for automated mask testing ■...

  • Page 23: Install Your Instrument

    VGA female to DVI male adapter 013-0347-00 Operating considerations The following information lists the specifications related to the operation of the mainframe. Refer to the DSA8300 Digital Serial Analyzer Specifications and Performance Verification Manual for a complete list of specifications. Mechanical...

  • Page 24: Environmental

    600 watts maximum Typically, 240 watts (fully loaded); 160 watts (mainframe with no modules) Fuses 3AG, 8 A, 250 V, 15 second, ceramic fuse, Tektronix part number 159-0046-XX 6.3 A, 250 V, fast blow (European), Tektronix part number 159-0381-XX Input connectors...

  • Page 25: Powering The Instrument On And Off

    Toggle the mains switch to on. Use the front panel power button to switch the instrument on and off. CAUTION. To prevent damaging the modules, do not install or remove any modules while the instrument is powered on. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 26: Adding A Second Monitor

    NOTE. Use a DVI-I to SVGA adapter (not supplied) to connect to SVGA monitors. Power on the instrument. Power on the external monitor. The instrument detects the external monitor and displays the contents of the instrument screen. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 27 If using an extended desktop, click the external monitor 2 box in the Position pane and drag the monitor to the position that relates to the physical position of monitor 2 in relation to monitor 1. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 28 If the new settings are correct, click OK. You have about 15 seconds before the instrument automatically returns to the previous display settings. 10. Click OK to close the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver window. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 29: Installing Modules

    Six channels: Two large modules and two small modules Seven channels: One large module, installed in CH3 compartment, and three small modules Seven channels: One large module, installed in CH1 compartment, and three small modules DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 30: Install A Module

    Push the module into a compartment, using firm pressure. When the module is seated, turn the lock screw(s) clockwise to tighten the module in the slot. Power on the instrument (legacy instruments or DSA8300 with 6.0.X software) or complete the View/Change Module Config process (software version 6.1.X and later). Let the instrument warm up for 20 minutes.

  • Page 31: Powered-On Module Configuration

    The View/Change Module Config function lets you remove, install, or move modules without powering down the mainframe. CAUTION. Installing or changing modules when powered on requires DSA8300 TekScope software version 6.1.X or greater. For TekScope software versions earlier than 6.1.X, always power off the mainframe to remove or install modules. Failure to do so may result in damage to the module or mainframe.
  • Page 32 Installing modules DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 33: Getting Acquainted With Your Instrument

    Antistatic connection terminal (1 MΩ). On/Off switch. Clock Input/Prescale Trigger input. Trigger direct input. Trigger probe power. External 10 MHz reference input. DC calibration output. TDR Clock Out signal. USB port(s). 10. Control panel. 11. DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 34: Control Panel

    An unlit button indicates that the channel is not selected. 13. Select among displayed timebase views or display and select a magnified timebase view. Push the selected view to turn it off (except main, which is always on). DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 35: Rear Panel

    You can change the instrument to be a GPIB controller, allowing you to control other devices via the GPIB port, or set the instrument to be off bus. Refer to the Programmer Manual installed on the instrument. Computer I/O panel. See Computer I-O panel on page 16. AC input. Fuses. Mains power switch. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 36: Computer I-O Panel

    Getting acquainted with your instrument Computer I-O panel Audio line out Mic input USB ports DVI-I video out for dual-monitor display COM1 PS2 (keyboard) PS2 (mouse) COM2 The user interface DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 37: Display - Single Waveform View

    Right-click on a waveform or its icon to open the context menu with setup controls and properties. Drag ground reference icon to add offset to a waveform. Drag across the waveform area to horizontally zoom the boxed waveform segment to full screen width. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 38: Display - Magnified Waveform Views

    Drag the markers to enclose the portion of waveform to appear in Mag1 View. Drag the markers to enclose the portion of waveform to appear in Mag2 View. Drag the border between graticules to vertically size Main, Mag1, and Mag2 Views. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 39: Accessing Application Help

    For in-depth, contextual overviews, most dialog boxes have a Help button. Click the button to open the help system for information on that dialog box. Select Help > Help Contents and Index to open the overall help system. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 40 Getting acquainted with your instrument DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 41: Inspect Your Instrument

    Inspect your instrument Use the following procedure to verify the functionality of your instrument. For a complete performance verification, see the DSA8300 Digital Serial Analyzer Performance Verification and Specifications Manual, which can be downloaded from the Tektronix Web site. Verify internal diagnostics pass Install all modules to be diagnosed.
  • Page 42 Verify that the Loop and Halt on Failure boxes are unchecked. Click Run. Verify that all tests display Pass in the Status column when the diagnostics complete. If diagnostic failures occur, contact your local Tektronix service center. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 43: Optimizing Measurement Accuracy

    Failure to install the 50 Ω terminations on electrical inputs can cause erroneous compensation failures or results. If you powered off the instrument to change module configuration, power on the instrument and wait 20 minutes for the warm-up period. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 44 Click Execute. Follow the on-screen instructions regarding signal and trigger inputs and terminations; be sure to follow electrostatic handling precautions (see the user information for your sampling module) when following these instructions. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 45 Green means that all modules have been successfully compensated. Yellow means that the instrument has not competed its 20 minute warm-up period. Red means that one or more modules require compensation. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 46: Dark-Level And User Wavelength Gain Compensations

    User Wavelength Gain compensation optimizes an optical channel for your custom input signal. Install one or two optical sampling modules in the instrument. Set the acquisition system to run continuously. Select the channel to compensate. Select Setup > Vertical. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 47 Click the User Wavelength Gain button in the Vert Setup dialog box. Enter the wavelength and measured power of the signal applied to the channel In the User Wavelength Gain Compensation dialog box. Click OK to execute the compensation. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 48: Align Acquisition (And Tdr Steps) For Two-Channel Modules

    (where applicable) the TDR steps of supported electrical sampling modules. This application is available on DSA8300 instruments with TekScope firmware version 6.2.x and later. You should run the Differential Channel Alignment application whenever you change the instrument module configuration, such as when installing a new supported module, installing or moving supported modules from one slot to another, or installing a module on an extender cable.

  • Page 49: Acquisition

    Define Math dialog box. Push the REF button to assign the waveform buttons to reference waveforms. If no reference waveforms are loaded into the channels, the Recall Waveform dialog box appears. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 50 Push AUTOSET to quickly set up instrument parameters and display a waveform based on the input signal. ■ Push Set to 50% in the Trigger controls, if required, to stabilize the display when using the Trigger Direct Input connector. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 51: Using Factory Default Setup

    Acquisition Using factory default setup To quickly return to the factory default settings, push DEFAULT SETUP. Click Yes to restore the settings. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 52: Using Autoset

    If the instrument does not autoset to your signal, select Setup > Horizontal, click the Comm Standard button, and select ■ the signal type. Then push the Autoset button again. ■ Select Utilities > Define Autoset to change the Autoset properties. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 53: Accessing The Setup Dialog Boxes

    Access the Setup dialog boxes by using the front panel buttons, the Setup menu item, or the Setup button. Click on the tabs to select among the setup dialog boxes. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 54: Changing The Acquisition Mode

    If Stop After is set to Condition, pressing RUN/STOP causes only one acquisition to run if the original condition has been met. You need to push CLEAR DATA so that the condition must be met again. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 55: Waveform Databases

    10. Select one of the four grading methods. 11. If you selected one of the two Emphasized grading methods, slide the Emphasize Counts percentage control to specify the range of counts you want emphasized. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 56: Setting The Display Style

    Variable Persistence makes data persist for a specified time. New waveform displays accumulate data as new waveform records acquire, but with continuous replacement of the oldest data. Set a time at which the oldest data is removed. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 57 Waveform displays accumulate data as the instrument acquires new data, resulting in a buildup of data in all time slots. Use the Graticule settings to select the graticule style and the graticule color and screen background. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 58 Acquisition DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 59: Triggers

    An internal clock for Free Run acquisition of signals. (Since the acquired signals are not synchronous with the trigger, this trigger source is useful primarily for locating a signal or clock and applying the appropriate offset to the data or trigger for proper synchronous waveform acquisition.) DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 60: Trigger Modes

    Mask and Parametric Testing (w/ clock Trigger input or Internal Clock Recovery modulation effects – SSC) Clock Trigger Mode: Other Clock Signal Analysis Trigger Source: Clock Input/Prescale Trigger input or Internal Clock Recovery Clock Trigger Mode: Eye DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 61 Triggers Application Waveform display Trigger Source/Mode TDR/TDT and S-Parameter Analysis Trigger Source: TDR Low Repetition Rate Signals Trigger Source: External Direct Trigger input DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 62: Setting Trigger Controls

    Selecting TDR as the trigger source uses the clock frequency setting in the Rate control. ■ Selecting Direct as the trigger source requires an appropriate trigger signal be connected to the DIRECT INPUT connector. ■ The Level control applies only when the trigger source is set to Direct. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 63: Setting Pattern Sync And Framescan Controls

    Trigger Source is not set to Clock, or the Scope Mode is not set to Pattern. ■ The Data Rate in the Pattern Sync dialog box is tied to the Bit Rate control in the Horizontal setup dialog box. Changing either one affects the other. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 64 If the entered Data Rate does not match the rate of the selected communication standard in the Horizontal Setup, then the communication standard is changed to User. ■ For highest reliability and speed, manually enter as many control values as possible. Uncheck the control value in the AutoSync Options area to enable manual entry. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 65: Checking Trigger Status

    You can check the status of the trigger from the front panel and in the application status bar. The status bar also displays the waveform count. Check the READY and TRIG'D front- panel controls to determine the trigger status, or look at the trigger status in the application. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 66 Triggers DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 67: Waveform Measurements

    You can also access all of the measurement types from the MEAS setup dialog box. Read the results in the measurements readout. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 68 Note the portion of the waveform being measured. 10. Note the reference levels for the measurement. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 69 15. Click the On box to turn gating on and to display the gates on screen. 16. Use the G1 (Gate1) and G2 spin controls to adjust the gates on screen such that the area to measure is between the gates. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 70 Gate values are entered as a percentage of the waveform, displayed from left to right. If no keyboard is installed, access the virtual keyboard and use the touch screen to enter values. ■ You can select and drag the gates to new locations by using a mouse or the touch screen. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 71: Turning Off Automatic Measurements

    Note that measurement slot 1 has a measurement assigned. It is set to not display, but the measurement slot is still used. Quick tip ■ To easily redefine a measurement slot, select Select Meas and choose a new measurement. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 72: Cursor Measurements

    Turn the General Purpose knob to position each cursor on the waveform to measure the feature that interests you. Vertical bars (V Bars) measure horizontal parameters (time, bits or distance). DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 73 Magnify each point of interest in a separate time base, and then place one cursor on each point. The Δ-time cursor readout will then reflect the position and resolution of the magnified time bases. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 74: Math Waveforms

    Elements that appear grayed out cannot be selected because they would result in an illegal entry. Use the filter control in the dialog box to specify the rise time of any filters in the math waveform definition. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 75 Quick tip ■ If you select a waveform that is already defined, its math expression appears in the dialog box. To use the waveform, click the Clear button, which discards its previous math expression. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 76: Display A Communication Signal

    Select the input signal source (1–8). Select Setup > Horizontal and enter the communications standard or set the bit rate of the signal. Push the AUTOSET front panel button. The instrument analyses and displays the signal. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 77: Mask Testing

    Check Use Wfm Database to use a waveform database as the waveform source. If applicable to your selected Comm Standard, click the Vert tab and select a signal conditioning filter. Then click the Mask tab to return to the mask settings. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 78 Mask UI Samples and set a count, such as 1,000,000, in the count box. These settings stop acquisition when the acquisition satisfies the criteria you set. 12. Push the RUN/STOP button to restart acquisition, if stopped. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 79 DATA button, followed by the RUN/STOP front-panel button. 16. Read the mask-hits, mask unit interval samples, mask hit ratio, and (if enabled) margin percent readouts in the readout. To do mask testing on multiple simultaneously acquired channels: DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 80 (Channel 1 in the example image). 23. Select Setup > Mask and click the Autofit Mask button to fit the mask to the first signal to be tested against the mask. View the results in the Mask readout. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 81: Exploring Mask Margins

    Select Setup > Mask in the main menu. Click the Mask Margins drop-down list and select the margin type. This example uses Hit Ratio. Enter the hit ratio value in the Ratio field. Click Autoseek Margin. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 82 For Manual, the instrument disables the Autoseek Margin button, and scales the mask size by the entered Margin percent value. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 83: Framescan

    FrameScan mode superior to traditional methods. Select the Horizontal Setup tab. Click Pattern Sync/FrameScan Setup. Click Enabled in FrameScan. Set the Scan Bits to the number of bits or subframes to acquire. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 84: To Use Tdr

    (TDR module with single channel adjustment) for deskew adjustment. Set the Deskew percent value. Click Advanced TDR Setup to set the TDR step rate, reference source, and enable or disable incident waveform display. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 85 For a TDR module with single channel deskew capability, only the even-numbered channel of the module is selectable for deskew. For a TDR module with dual channel deskew capability, both channels of the module are selectable for deskew. Skew and deskewing on page 71. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 86: Phase Reference

    (jitter) with more accuracy. NOTE. To use the phase reference function, you must have a phase reference module (such as the Tektronix 82A04B), and a phase reference clock signal that is synchronous to the data to be acquired and connected to the phase reference module.

  • Page 87: Phase Reference Key Points

    Sampling is still random around the trigger event. Use this mode when in Pattern Clock triggered mode to examine serial data patterns with very low jitter or for multi-phase eye diagrams when in Eye Clock triggered mode. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 88 To get the best jitter measurement performance, use either a full-data-rate reference clock signal or the highest sub-rate clock available, and the maximum available phase reference clock signal level (up to the maximum input operating voltage of 2 V DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 89: Histograms

    Click and drag the edges of the histogram box to enclose a portion of the waveform. The histogram displays at the edge of the graticule. The histogram statistics are displayed in the readout. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 90: Document Your Results

    To copy a screen image into another application, choose the Print to file option in the print dialog box. Save the screen image in a format that is compatible with your application, and then insert the screen image into your document. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 91: Skew And Deskewing

    Using a phase adjuster Skew can be adjusted with the use of a variable delay line (phase adjuster). Tektronix part number 015-0708-00 is a phase adjuster with a 25 ps range and VSWR of 1.3:1 at 18 GHz. The advantage of a phase adjuster is that it is functionally invisible.

  • Page 92: Setup Considerations And Procedures

    If you are using the 80A05 Clock Recovery Module and routing your differential signals through this module to an acquisition module, you must leave the 80A05 connected during the deskew procedure. This ensures that any skew introduced by the 80A05 or the connecting cables are accounted for by the deskew procedure. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 93: Acquisition Deskew Signal Sources

    The following are three procedures to set up your instrument in preparation to perform an Acquisition Deskew. Choose the procedure related to the signal source you are using. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 94: Tdr Step Source

    DIRECT INPUT or CLOCK INPUT/ PRESCALE TRIGGER). Connect a cable or TDR probe to the low- repetition source signal that is synchronous with the trigger signal to use for injecting the signal into the reference plane. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 95: Tdr Clock Out

    For fixture or DUT locations that do not support a cable attachment, the acquisition deskew signal can be injected by a P8018 single-ended TDR probe. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 96: Acquisition Deskew Procedure

    Click on the Acq Mode drop down control and choose Average to enable acquisition averaging. Click the Define Math button on the tool bar or push the Math front panel button to display the Define Math dialog box. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 97 10. Display the Define Math dialog box and modify the math expression to use the – channel: Filter(C4). You can use the Backspace button to edit the expression. Click OK to apply the changes and dismiss the dialog box. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 98 14. Using the previous discussion on Methods to Adjust Skew, adjust the skew by changing the Delay or Deskew value for C4 or by changing the external phase adjustor until the measurement reads near zero. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 99: Tdr Step Deskew Procedure

    In this procedure, we will use Ch3 and Ch4 as the positive and negative channels. Change the units for both channels to V (Volts), then dismiss the dialog box. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 100 – channel. Set the Filter Risetime to a value that is less than half the risetime of the reflected TDR step. Select the On box to display the math waveform. Dismiss the dialog box. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 101 Pulse-Timing > Delay. 15. Click the Source 1 button and do the following: a. Click the Source tab and set Source 1 to M1. b. Click the Region tab and set the Slope to +/-. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 102 NOTE. For future use with the same configuration (such as instrument, modules, cables, and/or fixtures), save the setup by selecting File > Save Setup As from the menu bar. DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 103: Cleaning The Instrument

    (Use only deionized water when cleaning the menu buttons or front-panel buttons.) Before using any other type of cleaner, consult your Tektronix Service Center or representative.
  • Page 104 Cleaning the instrument DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 105 You do not need to reinstall the TekScope application if you restore from the instrument hard drive. If you installed a newer version of the DSA8300 TekScope application than was distributed with the instrument, you will need to download and install the newer version.
  • Page 106 Restoring the operating system DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 107 Differential Channel Alignment, 28 Document results, 70 Manual mask margins, 61 Documentation, xiii Mask margins, 61 Dual monitor, 6 Mask testing autoset to a mask, 58 stopping acquisition based on, 58 Exploring mask margins, 61 DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 108 49 to perform acquisition deskew, 76 to perform TDR step deskew, 79 Variable Persistence, 36 to set acquisition modes, 34 Vertical to set up the signal input, 29 set up procedure, 29 Rear panel DSA8300 Quick Start User Manual...

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