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RIGOL Contents English Guaranty and Declaration ..............2 Contents ....................3 General Safety Summary ..............4 Safety Notices and Symbols ..............4 Care and Cleaning ................5 Document Overview ................6 General Inspection ................7 Product Overview ................. 7 To Prepare the Oscilloscope for Use ..........11 To Remove the Front Panel Cover ............
RIGOL General Safety Summary English Only the exclusive power cord designed for the instrument and authorized for use within the local country could be used. Ensure that the instrument is safely grounded. Connect the probe correctly. Observe all terminal ratings.
RIGOL Safety Terms on the Product: English DANGER It calls attention to an operation, if not correctly performed, could result in injury or hazard immediately. WARNING It calls attention to an operation, if not correctly performed, could result in potential injury or hazard.
English This manual introduces some basic information that you should know when you use the DS4000E series digital oscilloscope for the first time. For more information about this instrument, log in to the RIGOL official website (www.rigol.com) to download the latest version of the relevant manuals.
The consigner or carrier shall be liable for the damage to the instrument resulting from shipment. RIGOL would not be responsible for free maintenance/rework or replacement of the instrument. 2. Inspect the instrument...
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RIGOL 4 5 6 English 11 12 14 15 Figure 1 Front Panel Table 1 Front Panel Description Description Description Parameter Measurement Power Key Menu Softkeys USB HOST Interface Function Setting Menu Analog Channel Input Softkeys Terminals Multi-function Knob Vertical Control Area...
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RIGOL English Figure 2 Rear Panel Table 2 Front Panel Description Description Trig Out/Calibration 10 MHz In/Out Video Output LAN Interface USB DEVICE Interface USB HOST Interface Lock Hole AC Power Supply Connector and Power Switch DS4000E Quick Guide...
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RIGOL English Figure 3 User Interface Table 3 User Interface Description Description Description Auto Measurement Option Trigger Setting Analog Channel Label and Waveform CH1 Status Label Operating Status CH2 Status Label Horizontal Time Base CH3 Status Label Sample Rate and Memory Depth...
RIGOL To Prepare the Oscilloscope for Use English To Remove the Front Panel Cover Before using the oscilloscope, remove the front panel cover. Grasp the transverse tabs on each side and pull them outward to remove the cover. Front Panel Cover...
1.5 GHz, active probe, optional, auto detection Besides, DS4000E supports Tektronix probes with TekProbe II BNC Interface (required to be used with the option - RIGOL T2R1000 interface adapter). To Connect the Passive Probe Connect the BNC terminal of the probe to an analog channel input terminal or the external trigger input connector on the front panel of the oscilloscope.
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RIGOL To Connect the Active Probe English Take RP7150 (using the differential probe front) as an example. Connect the probe head to the active probe amplifier. Connect the other end of the active probe amplifier to the analog channel input terminal or the external trigger input connector on the front panel of the oscilloscope.
RIGOL To Connect the Tektronix Probe English Connect the Tektronix probe to one end of T2R1000 adapter properly. Connect the other end of T2R1000 adapter to the analog channel input terminal or the external trigger input connector on the front panel of the oscilloscope.
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RIGOL English Probe Compensation Signal Output Terminal Ground Terminal Figure 7 To Use the Compensation Signal Set the attenuation on the probe to 10X. Then press AUTO. Observe the waveform on the screen. In normal conditions, the square waveform is displayed, as shown in the figure below. If the square waveform actually shown does not match that in the figure below, please follow the procedures for "Probe Compensation"...
RIGOL Probe Compensation English When the probe is used for the first time or when the probe compensation signal does not match that shown in Figure 8, you should compensate the probe to match the input channel of the oscilloscope. The non-compensated or poorly compensated probe may cause measurement errors.
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RIGOL English Help Options Help Display Area Figure 10 Help Information Button: By default, the "Button" tab is selected. Under the tab, you can view the corresponding help information in the "Help Display Area" by pressing the keys or menu softkeys (except the Power key...
Remote Control English DS4000E series digital oscilloscope can be connected to the PC via the USB, LAN, or GPIB (option) interface to set up communication and realize remote control through the PC. The remote control can be realized by using SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) commands.