Rigol MSO4000 Series Quick Manual
Rigol MSO4000 Series Quick Manual

Rigol MSO4000 Series Quick Manual

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RIGOL
Quick Guide
MSO/DS4000 Series
Digital Oscilloscope
May. 2013
RIGOL Technologies, Inc

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  • Page 1 RIGOL Quick Guide MSO/DS4000 Series Digital Oscilloscope May. 2013 RIGOL Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 2: Guaranty And Declaration

    Notices RIGOL products are protected by patent law in and outside of P.R.C.  RIGOL reserves the right to modify or change parts of or all the specifications and pricing  policies at company’s sole decision. Information in this publication replaces all previously corresponding materials.
  • Page 3: Safety Requirement

    If you suspect damage occurs to the instrument, have it inspected by qualified service personnel before further operations. Any maintenance, adjustment or replacement especially to circuits or accessories must be performed by RIGOL authorized personnel. Keep Well Ventilation. Inadequate ventilation may cause increasing of temperature or damages to the device. So please keep well ventilated and inspect the intake and fan regularly.
  • Page 4: Safety Terms And Symbols

    RIGOL operate in a humid environment. Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere. In order to avoid damages to the device or personal injuries, it is important to operate the device away from an explosive atmosphere. Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry.
  • Page 5: Measurement Category

    RIGOL Symbols on the Product. The following symbols may appear on the product: Hazardous Safety Warning Protective Chassis Test Voltage Earth Ground Ground Terminal Measurement Category Measurement Category MSO4000/DS4000 series digital oscilloscopes can make measurements in Measurement Category I. WARNING This oscilloscope can only be used for measurements within its specified measurement categories.
  • Page 6: Ventilation Requirement

    RIGOL Ventilation Requirement This oscilloscope uses fan to force cooling. Please make sure that the air intake and exhaust areas are free from obstructions and have free air. When using the oscilloscope in a bench-top setting, provide at least 10 cm clearance beside, above and behind the instrument for adequate ventilation.
  • Page 7: General Care And Cleaning

    RIGOL WARNING Make sure that no overvoltage (such as that caused by thunderbolt) can reach the product, or else the operator might expose to danger of electric shock. Installation (overvoltage) Category Definitions Installation (overvoltage) category I refers to signal level which is applicable to equipment measurement terminals connected to the source circuit.
  • Page 8: Environmental Considerations

    RIGOL Cleaning: Clean the instrument regularly according to its operating conditions. To clean the exterior surface, perform the following steps: Disconnect the instrument from all power sources. Clean the loose dust on the outside of the instrument with a lint- free cloth (with a mild detergent or water).
  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    RIGOL Contents Guaranty and Declaration ....................I Safety Requirement ..................... II General Safety Summary ....................II Safety Terms and Symbols .................... III Measurement Category ....................IV Ventilation Requirement ....................V Working Environment ..................... V General Care and Cleaning ..................... VI Environmental Considerations ..................
  • Page 10: Quick Start

    RIGOL would not be responsible for free maintenance/rework or replacement of the unit. Inspect the instrument In case of any damage, or defect, or failure, notify your RIGOL sales representative. Check the accessories Please check the accessories according to the packing lists. If the accessories are incomplete or damaged, please contact your RIGOL sales representative.
  • Page 11: Appearance And Dimensions

    RIGOL Appearance and Dimensions Figure 1 Front View Unit: mm Figure 2 Side View Unit: mm MSO4000/DS4000 Quick Guide...
  • Page 12: To Prepare For Operation

    RIGOL To Prepare for Operation To Remove the Cover Before using the oscilloscope, remove the front panel cover by grasping the transverse grab on each side and pull them in the arrow directions as shown in the figure below. Figure 3 To Remove the Cover...
  • Page 13: To Connect To Ac Power Supply

    RIGOL To Connect to AC Power Supply This oscilloscope accepts two kinds of AC power supplies: 100-127V, 45-440Hz and 100-240V, 45-65Hz. Please use the power cord supplied with the accessories to connect the oscilloscope to the power source. Turn on the power switch under the power plug;...
  • Page 14: To Connect The Probe

    RIGOL To Connect the Probe RIGOL provides passive and active probes for the MSO4000/DS4000 series oscilloscopes. For detailed technical information of the probes, please refer to the corresponding Probe User’s Guide. The following are the probes recommended for this oscilloscope.
  • Page 15 RIGOL Compensation Signal Output Terminal Ground Terminal Figure 7 To Use the Compensation Signal 4. Press the AUTO key. 5. Observe the waveform on the display. In normal condition, the display should be a square waveform as shown in the figure below: Figure 8 Square Waveform 6.
  • Page 16: Probe Compensation

    “Perfectly compensated” in the figure above. To Connect the Logic Probe RIGOL provides logic probe for the MSO4000 series digital oscilloscope. For detailed technical information of the logic probe, please refer to the corresponding Probe User’s Guide.
  • Page 17: Front Panel Overview

    RIGOL Front Panel Overview 9 10 Figure 11 Front Panel Overview Table 1 Front Panel Description No. Description No. Description Menu Record Power Key Knob USB HOST Navigation Knob Digital Channel Input Terminal HORIZONTAL Function Setting Menu Softkeys CLEAR VERTICAL...
  • Page 18: Rear Panel Overview

    RIGOL Rear Panel Overview Figure 12 Rear Panel Overview 1. Trig Out/Calibration Various kinds of signals can be output from this connector (press Utility  AuxOutput to select the desired output type). 1) TrigOut: the oscilloscope outputs a signal which can reflect the current capture rate of the oscilloscope each time a trigger is generated.
  • Page 19 USB storage device to store waveform files. GPIB interface communication can be realized by using the USB-GPIB interface converter provided by RIGOL. Note that there is also a USB HOST interface at the front panel.
  • Page 20: Front Panel Function Overview

    RIGOL Front Panel Function Overview VERTICAL MSO4000/DS4000 provides independent vertical control systems for the four analog input channels. CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4: analog input channels. The four channels are marked  by different colors which are also used to mark both the corresponding waveforms on the screen and the channel input connectors.
  • Page 21: Horizontal

    RIGOL with a step of 1-2-5. Press down the knob to switch the vertical scale adjustment mode between “Coarse” and “Fine”. Decode1 and Decode2: decoding function keys. Press the corresponding key  to open the decoding function menu. MSO4000/DS4000 supports parallel decoding and protocol decoding.
  • Page 22: Trigger

    RIGOL TRIGGER MODE: press this key to switch the trigger mode to Auto,  Normal or Single and the state backlight of the current trigger mode would be illuminated. TRIGGER LEVEL: modify the trigger level. Turn clockwise  to increase the level and turn counterclockwise to reduce the level.
  • Page 23: Auto

    RIGOL AUTO Press this key to enable the waveform auto setting function. The oscilloscope will automatically adjust the vertical scale, horizontal time base and trigger mode according to the input signal to realize optimum waveform display. Besides, quick parameter measurement function is also provided.
  • Page 24: Knob

    RIGOL Knob This knob can be used to adjust the value of the parameters, adjust the waveform brightness and select the desired menu (the backlight turns on during the operation). During parameter input, turn the knob clockwise to increase the parameter and ...
  • Page 25: Default

    RIGOL Default Press this key to restore the oscilloscope to its default configuration. Print Press this key to execute print function or save the screen in the USB storage device. If the oscilloscope is currently connected to a printer and the printer is in idle state, press this key to execute print function.
  • Page 26: Record

    RIGOL provides three cursor modes: manual, track and auto. Display: press this key to enter the display setting menu to set the display type,  persistence time, wave intensity, grid type, grid brightness and menu display time of the waveform.
  • Page 27: Logic Analyzer

    Rotate the knob to move the digital waveform to desired position, press this knob again to fix this channel and select the next channel. Note: this function is only available for MSO4000 series digital oscilloscope. MSO4000/DS4000 Quick Guide...
  • Page 28: User Interface

    RIGOL User Interface MSO4000/DS4000 oscilloscope provides 9 inches, WVGA (800*480) 160,000 color TFT LCD. What is worth mentioning is that the 14-grid ultra-wide screen makes you view “longer” waveform. 1 2 3 Figure 13 User Interface 1. Measurement Menu Provide 12 horizontal (HORIZONTAL) and 12 vertical (VERTICAL) measurement parameters.
  • Page 29 Both the label and the waveform of the digital channel currently selected are displayed in red. Note: this function is only available for MSO4000 series digital oscilloscope. 4. Status Available states include RUN, STOP, T’D (triggered), WAIT and AUTO.
  • Page 30  selected D0 to D15 and the trigger threshold is displayed at the upper-right corner of the screen (only available for MSO4000 series digital oscilloscope.). 13. CH1 Vertical Scale Display the voltage value per grid of CH1 waveform vertically.
  • Page 31 Any digital channel that is turned off will be grayed out in the Digital Channel Status Area. Note: this function is only available for MSO4000 series digital oscilloscope. 19. Notification Area Display system time, sound icon and USB storage device icon.
  • Page 32: To Use The Security Lock

    RIGOL Press this key to return to the previous menu. Note that the following direction keys might appear in the grid at the lower-left corner of the menu bar: Denote that you can open the next page menu. Denote that you can open the previous page menu.
  • Page 33: To Use The Built-In Help System

    RIGOL To Use the Built-in Help System The help system of this oscilloscope provides instructions for all the function keys (including menu keys) at the front panel. Press Help to open the help interface and press again to close the interface. The help interface mainly consists of two parts.
  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    The commonly encountered failures and their solutions are listed below. When you encounter those problems, please solve them following the corresponding steps. If the problem remains still, please contact RIGOL and provide your device information (acquisition method: Utility  System  System Info).
  • Page 35 RIGOL (3) Try to change the Coupling to “HF Reject” or “LF Reject” to filter out the high-frequency or low-frequency noise that disturbs the trigger. (4) Change the trigger holdoff setting. No display after pressing RUN/STOP: Check whether the MODE at the trigger panel (TRIGGER) is “Normal” or “Single”...

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