Probe Examination; Safety; Use Of Probe Check Wizard; Manual Probe Compensation - Hantek DSO5000BM Series User Manual

3.3 Probe Examination

3.3.1Safety

When using the probe, keep your fingers behind the guard on the probe body to avoid electric
shock. Do not touch metallic portions of the probe head while it is connected to a voltage source.
Connect the probe to the oscilloscope and connect the ground terminal to ground before you start
any measurements.

3.3.2Use of Probe Check Wizard

Every time you connect a probe to an input channel, you should use the probe check wizard to
verify that this probe is operating correctly. There are two ways to do this:
1 ） Use the vertical menu (for example, push the CH1 MENU button) to set the Probe option
attenuation factor.
2） Press the PROBE CHECK button to use the Probe Check Wizard and configure the probe
option attenuation factor properly following menu prompts.

3.4 Manual Probe Compensation

Upon the first connection of a probe and an input channel, you should manually perform this
adjustment to match the probe to the input channel. Uncompensated or miscompensated probes
may lead to errors or faults in measurement. To adjust the probe compensation, follow the steps
below.
1. Set the Probe option attenuation in the channel menu to 10X. Set the switch on the probe to
10X and connect the probe to Channel 1 on the oscilloscope. If you use the probe hook-tip,
ensure it is firmly inserted onto the probe. Attach the probe tip to the PROBE COMP
~5V@1KHz connector and the reference lead to the PROBE COMP Ground connector.
Display the channel and then press the AUTOSET button.
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