Keysight N2800A User Manual page 75

Never solder a probe tip to the thickfilm gold. The gold will immediately dissolve into the
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solder and disappear.
14 Follow the instructions on the oscilloscope to clamp the wires to either the signal or
ground. When connecting the probe wires to the fixture, press down on the spring-loaded
fingers described in Step 12 and insert the probe wires. You can check that the wires are
connected correctly by pressing the autoscale button on the front panel and checking that
you have a stable step on screen (note that pressing autoscale will close the Probe
Calibration dialog box).
People tend to have their own preference for this step in terms of the angle to view and insert the probe
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wires under the spring-loaded fingers. Try different angles to determine your optimum method.
When connecting the probe head to the fixture, do not press down with much force or you
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could snap off the fixture from the Cal Out connection. Light contact is all that is needed for
the calibration.
15 If you are using the browser probe head, it is recommended that you use the N2787A 3D
Probe Positioner to hold the browser in place (as shown below). The browser uses
spring-loaded tips so you do not need much force to get a solid contact. You can check
that the tips are connected correctly by pressing the autoscale button on the front panel
InfiniiMax III Series Probes User's Guide
Calibration / Deskew Procedure
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