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Rigol DS4000 Series Quick Manual

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Quick Guide
DS4000 Series Digital Oscilloscope
Sept. 2011
RIGOL Technologies, Inc.

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  • Page 1 RIGOL Quick Guide DS4000 Series Digital Oscilloscope Sept. 2011 RIGOL Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 3: 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 4: Safety Requirement

    Do not operate the instrument with covers or panels removed. Change The Power Fuse. If the power fuse needs to be changed, please return the instrument back to our factory and the RIGOL authorized operator will change it for you. DS4000 Quick Guide...
  • Page 5 If you suspect damage occurs to the instrument, have it inspected by qualified service personnel before further operations. Any maintenance, adjustment or replacement of components must be performed by RIGOL authorized personnel. Keep Proper Ventilation. Inadequate ventilation may cause temperature increase which would damage the instrument.

  • Page 6: Safety Terms And Symbols

    RIGOL Safety Terms and Symbols Terms in this Manual. The following terms may appear in this manual: WARNING Warning statements indicate the conditions or practices that could result in injuries or loss of life. CAUTION Caution statements indicate the conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or loss of data.

  • Page 7: Measurement Category

    RIGOL Measurement Category Measurement Category 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. Measurement Category Definitions Measurement category I is for measurements performed on circuits not directly connected to MAINS.

  • Page 8: 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 rack, provide at least 10 cm clearance beside, above and behind the instrument for adequate ventilation.

  • Page 9: Working Environment

    RIGOL Working Environment Temperature Operating: 0℃ to +50℃ Non-operating: -20℃ to +70℃ Humidity Under +35℃: ≤90％ relative humidity +35℃ to +40℃: ≤60％ relative humidity WARNING To avoid short circuit inside the instrument or electric shock, please do not operate in humid environment.
  • Page 10 RIGOL Pollution Degree Degree 2 Pollution Degree Definitions Pollution degree 1: No pollution or only dry, non-conductive pollution occurs. The pollution has no influence. For example: a clean room or air-conditioned office environment. Pollution degree 2: Normally only dry, non-conductive pollution occurs. Occasionally a temporary conductivity caused by condensation may occur.

  • Page 11: General Care And Cleaning

    RIGOL General Care and Cleaning General Care Do not leave the instrument exposed to direct sunlight for long period of time. Cleaning Clean the instrument regularly according to its use condition. To clean the oscilloscope: 1. Disconnect the instrument from power.

  • Page 12: Environmental Considerations

    RIGOL Environmental Considerations The following symbol indicates that this product complies with the requirements of European Union according to Directives 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Instrument Recycle Some substances contained in this product might be harmful to the environment or human health.

  • Page 13: Table Of Contents

    RIGOL Contents Guaranty and Declaration ................. I Safety Requirement ................II General Safety Summary ................II Safety Terms and Symbols ............... IV Measurement Category ................V Ventilation Requirement ................VI Working Environment ................VII General Care and Cleaning ............... IX Environmental Considerations ..............
  • Page 14 RIGOL Default .................... 19 Print ....................19 Function Keys ................... 19 Record ..................... 20 User Interface ..................21 To Use the Security Lock ................26 To Use the Built-in Help System ..............27 Troubleshooting ..................29 DS4000 Quick Guide...

  • Page 15: Quick Start

    If your instrument has damaged during shipping, please contact your shipper and carrier for compensation. RIGOL will provide no free repair or replacement. 2. Inspect the instrument. If there is any mechanical damage or defect, or if the instrument does not pass electrical and mechanical tests, please contact your RIGOL sales representative.

  • Page 16: Appearance And Dimensions

    RIGOL Appearance and Dimensions Figure 1 Front View Unit: mm 130.7 116.4 Figure 2 Side View Unit: mm DS4000 Quick Guide...

  • Page 17: 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 18: To Adjust The Supporting Legs

    RIGOL To Adjust the Supporting Legs Adjust the supporting legs properly to use them as stands to tilt the oscilloscope upwards, thus to place the oscilloscope stably and to operate and observe the display better. You can unfold or fold the supporting legs in the arrow directions as shown in the figure below.

  • Page 19: To Connect To Ac Power Supply

    AC Power Input Terminal Figure 5 To Connect to AC Power Supply CAUTION If the power fuse needs to be changed, please return the instrument back to our factory and the RIGOL authorized operator will change it for you. DS4000 Quick Guide...

  • Page 20: Power-On Inspection

    RIGOL Power-on Inspection When the oscilloscope is energized, press the power key at the lower-left corner of the front panel to start the oscilloscope. During the start-up process, the oscilloscope performs a series of self-tests and you can hear the sound of relay switching.

  • Page 21: To Connect The Probe

    RIGOL To Connect the Probe RIGOL provides passive and active probes for the 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 22: Function Inspection

    RIGOL Function Inspection 1. Press Default to restore the oscilloscope to its default configuration. 2. Connect the BNC terminal of a probe to the BNC connector of CH1 at the front panel of the oscilloscope. 3. Connect the ground alligator clip of the probe to the “Ground Terminal” and then connect the probe tip to the “Compensation Signal Output Terminal”.
  • Page 23 RIGOL WARNING To avoid electric shock during the use of probe, please make sure that the insulated wire of the probe is in good condition and do not touch the metallic part of the probe when the probe is connected to high voltage source.

  • Page 24: Probe Compensation

    RIGOL Probe Compensation When the probes are used for the first time, you should compensate the probes to match the input channels of the oscilloscope. Non-compensated or poorly compensated probes may cause measurement inaccuracy and error. The probe compensation procedure is as follows: 1.

  • Page 25: Front Panel Overview

    RIGOL Front Panel Overview (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) 图 10 前面板总览 Figure 10 Front Panel Overview Table 1 Front Panel Description Description Description (11) Menu Record (12) Power Key...

  • Page 26: Rear Panel Overview

    RIGOL Rear Panel Overview Trig Out/Calibration Video Output USB HOST AC Input/Switch Reference Clock USB DEVICE Lock Hole DEVICE HOST 探头校准 时钟 输出 Figure 11 Rear Panel Overview 1. Trig Out/Calibration Various kinds of signals can be output from this connector (press UTIL ...
  • Page 27 USB storage device to store waveform files. RS232 interface communication can be realized by using the USB-RS232 module provided by RIGOL. Note that there is also a USB HOST interface at the front panel.

  • Page 28: Front Panel Function Overview

    RIGOL Front Panel Function Overview VERTICAL 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 29: Horizontal

    RIGOL decrease the scale with a step of 5-2-1 and turn counterclockwise to increase 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 ...

  • Page 30: 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 31: 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 32: Knob

    RIGOL Knob This knob can be used to adjust the value of the parameters, adjust the waveform brightness and select the desired menu. During parameter input, turn the knob clockwise to increase the parameter and  counterclockwise to decrease. When the menu blanks off, rotate the knob to adjust the waveform brightness.

  • Page 33: 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 34: Record

    RIGOL Display: press this key to enter display setting menu to set the display type,  persistence time, brightness, grid type, grid brightness and menu display time of the waveform. Utility: press this key to enter system function setting menu to set the ...

  • Page 35: User Interface

    RIGOL User Interface 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. Figure 12 User Interface DS4000 Quick Guide...
  • Page 36 RIGOL 1. Measurement Menu Provide 12 horizontal (HORIZONTAL) and 10 vertical (VERTICAL) measurement parameters. Press the softkey at the left of the screen to activate corresponding measurement item. 2. Channel Label/Waveform Different channels are marked by different colors and the color of the waveform complies with the color of the channel.
  • Page 37 RIGOL the knob to automatically set the parameter to zero. 9. Trigger Type Display the currently selected trigger type and trigger condition setting. Different labels are displayed when different trigger types are selected. For example: represents triggering on the rising edge in “Edge” trigger.
  • Page 38 RIGOL 14. CH3 Vertical Scale Display the voltage value per grid of CH3 waveform vertically.  Use VIRTICAL SCALE to modify this parameter.  The following labels will be provided according to the current channel  setting: channel coupling (e.g.
  • Page 39 RIGOL symbols might be displayed in the menu: Denote that at the front panel can be used to select parameter items. The backlight of turns on when parameter selection is valid. Denote that can be used to modify parameter value. The backlight of turns on when parameter input is valid.

  • Page 40: To Use The Security Lock

    RIGOL To Use the Security Lock If needed, you can use the security lock (please buy it yourself) to lock the oscilloscope to a fixed location. The method is as follows, align the lock with the lock hole and plug it into the lock hole vertically, turn the key clockwise to lock the oscilloscope and then pull the key out.

  • Page 41: 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 42 RIGOL the knob to get the corresponding help information in the “Help Display Area”. to select “To Button” and then press down the knob to switch to Button mode. DS4000 Quick Guide...

  • Page 43: 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 44 RIGOL can the waveform be displayed stably. (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. 5. No display after pressing RUN/STOP: Check if the MODE at the trigger panel (TRIGGER) is “Normal”...

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