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RIGOL General Safety Summary English Only the exclusive power cord Use the proper fuse. designed for the instrument Avoid circuit or wire exposure. and authorized for use within Do not operate the instrument the local country could be with suspected failures.
Document Overview This manual gives you a quick review about the front and rear panel of MSO8000 series, the user interface, and the basic operation method. For the latest version of this manual, download it from the official website of RIGOL (www.rigol.com).
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Position Knob Knob POSITION Content Conventions in this Manual MSO8000 series includes the following models. Unless otherwise specified, this manual takes MSO8204 as an example to illustrate the functions and operation methods of MSO8000 series digital oscilloscope. Max. No. of No.
RIGOL sales representative. Product Overview MSO8000 series is a medium and high-end mixed signal digital oscilloscope designed on the basis of the ASIC chip (RIGOL self-owns its intellectual property right) and UltraVision II technical platform developed by RIGOL.
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RIGOL English 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Figure 1 Front Panel Table 1 Front Panel Description Description Description Capacitive Touch Screen RUN/STOP Key Function Menu Operation Keys Single Trigger Control Key Quick Key (Shortcut Key)
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RIGOL English 8 7 6 Figure 2 Rear Panel Table 2 Rear Panel Description Description Handle LAN Interface USB DEVICE Interface USB HOST Interface HDMI Video Output Reference Clock Input/Output EXT Trigger Input Trigger Output Interface Kensington Security Lock Hole...
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RIGOL English 5 6 7 10 11 12 24 23 14 13 Figure 3 User Interface Table 3 User Interface Icons Description Description Analog Channel Label and Waveform Operation Menu Operating Status Notification Area Arbitrary Waveform Generator 2 Horizontal Time Base...
RIGOL To Prepare for Use English To Adjust the Supporting Legs Adjust the supporting legs properly to use them as stands to tilt the oscilloscope upwards for stable placement of the oscilloscope as well as better operation and observation, as shown in Figure 4.
MSO8000 series oscilloscope supports multiple system languages. You can press Utility Language to set the system language. To Connect the Probe RIGOL provides the passive probe, the active probe, and the logic probe for MSO8000 Series MSO8000 series. For specific probe models, please refer to Datasheet .
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RIGOL compensation adjustment before making measurements. For detailed English procedures, refer to "Function Inspection" and the "Probe Compensation" sections introduced in this manual. Connect the active probe: Take RP7150 (the active differential probe) as an example. Connect the probe head to the preamp of the active probe, as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 9. Connect the other terminal of the logic probe to the signal terminal under test. RIGOL's MSO8000 series has a configuration of a logic probe RPL2316. To apply to different application scenarios, RPL2316 provides three connection methods to connect the signal under test. For details, RPL2316 Logic Probe User’s Guide...
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RIGOL English Compensation Signal Output Terminal Ground Terminal Figure 10 To Use the Compensation Signal Set the probe attenuation to 10X, and then press AUTO. Observe the waveform on the display. In normal condition, the square waveform as shown in Figure 11 should be displayed.
"Perfectly compensated" in the figure above. Touch Screen Operation MSO8000 series provides a 10.1-inch super large capacitive touch screen, which supports multi-touch and gesture operation. It has strong waveform display capability and excellent user experience. It features great convenience, high flexibility, and great sensitivity.
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RIGOL English Figure 13 Tap Gesture Pinch&Stretch Pinch or stretch two points on the screen with two fingers to zoom in or out the waveform. To zoom in the waveform, first pinch the two fingers and then stretch the fingers; to zoom out the waveform, first stretch the two fingers, and then pinch the fingers together, as shown in Figure 14.
RIGOL English Figure 15 Drag Gesture Rectangle Drawing Enable the function navigation, and then tap the "Draw rect" icon to switch to the rectangle drawing mode. Drag to draw a rectangle on the screen, as shown in Figure 16. The actions supported by the rectangle drawing include: Select "Trigger zone A":...
RIGOL To Use the Built-in Help System English The help system of this oscilloscope provides instructions for all the function keys on the front panel and their corresponding menu keys. The steps for opening the built-in help system are as follows: Press Utility ...
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RIGOL knob is different from that of pressing down the knob, these two operations will English give you different help information. Method 2: In the "Help Options", rotate the multifunction knob to switch among the help options to get the corresponding help information.
RIGOL Parameter Setting Method English For the MSO8000 series, you can use the multifunction knob or enable the touch screen to set the parameters of MSO8000 series. The common parameter setting methods are as follows: Method 1: For the parameters with the sign...
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RIGOL values, you can also press OK directly to close the numeric keypad. At this time, English the unit of the parameter is the default unit. In the numeric keypad, you can also perform the following operations: Delete the parameter value that has been input.
RIGOL Fuse Replacement English If you need to replace the fuse, use only the specified fuse (AC 250 V, T3.15 A; 5.2 mm× 20 mm) and perform the following operations, as shown in Figure 19: 1.Turn off the instrument, cut off the power, and remove the power cord.
Remote Control English MSO8000 series digital oscilloscope can be connected to the PC via the USB, LAN, or GPIB 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.
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