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6.10 Example 10: Using Math Functions to Analyze Waveforms..........58 6.11 Example 11: Measuring Data Propagation Delay..............59 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting........................61 Problem Settlement........................61 Chapter 8 Specifications........................62 Technical Specifications......................62 Accessories..........................67 Chapter 9 Services and Support......................69 DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Contents Chapter 10 General Care and Cleaning....................70 1O.1 General Care ..........................70 10.2 Cleaning ............................70 Appendix A Harmful and Poisonous Substances or Elements............71 Appendix B lndex.............................72 ¡¡¡ DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Do not operate with suspected failures. If you suspect there is damage to this product, have it inspected by qualified service personnel. Assure good ventilation. Do not operate in wet/damp environments. Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere. Keep product surfaces clean and dry. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
To avoid them being released outside and to minimize the waste of natural resources, we suggest you reasonably call back this device to ensure proper recovery and recycling of most materials within it. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
7 inch color Table 2 1 Model List of DS2002A Series DS2002A Series oscilloscopes cover the bandwidths from 25MHz to 200MHz, and provide the real-time and equivalent sample rates respectively up to 1GSa/s and 25GSa/s. In addition, they have maximum 1M memory depth for better observation of the waveform details, and 7 inch color TFT LCD as well as WINDOWS-style interfaces and menus for easy operation.
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N O O O O T T T T E E E E : : : : P P P P r r r r e e e e s s s s s s s s t t t t h h h h e e e e E E E E x x x x i i i i t t t t o o o o p p p p t t t t i i i i o o o o n n n n b b b b u u u u t t t t t t t t o o o o n n n n o o o o r r r r a a a a n n n n y y y y m m m m e e e e n n n n u u u u b b b b u u u u t t t t t t t t o o o o n n n n t t t t o o o o r r r r e e e e m m m m o o o o v v v v e e e e t t t t h h h h e e e e H H H H e e e e l l l l p p p p t t t t e e e e x x x x t t t t f f f f r r r r o o o o m m m m t t t t h h h h e e e e s c c c c r r r r e e e e e e e e n n n n a a a a n n n n d d d d r r r r e e e e t t t t u u u u r r r r n n n n t t t t o o o o d d d d i i i i s s s s p p p p l l l l a a a a y y y y i i i i n n n n g g g g w w w w a a a a v v v v e e e e f f f f o o o o r r r r m m m m s s s s ..DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
3. If necessary, use a nonmetallic screwdriver to adjust the variable capacity of your probe until the shape of the waveform turns to be the same as the above figure. Repeat this step as necessary. See the figure below for the way of adjustment. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
To compensate the signal path, disconnect any probes or cables from the front-panel input connectors. Then, push the UTILITY button, select the Do Self Cal option and follow the directions on the screen. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
Also the trigger source can be any signal connected to an external trigger channel or the AC power line (only for Edge triggers). The source with the AC power line DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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TRIG MENU button, select an Edge trigger, and use the Slope button to select rising or falling. The TRIGGER LEVEL knob controls the trigger point is on which position of the edge. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
To compare data, you may align a waveform over another. When you push the VOLTS/DIV button to change the vertical scale of a waveform, the waveform display will contract or expand vertically to the ground level. Horizontal Scale and Position: Pretrigger Information DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
The time cursor appear as a vertical broken line, measuring the horizontal parameters. When using cursors, please make sure to set the Source to the waveform that you want to measure on the screen. To use cursors, push the CURSOR button. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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As this measurement uses the waveform record points, it is more precise than the graticule and cursor measurements. Automatic measurements show the measurement results by readouts which are periodically updated with the new data acquired by the oscilloscope. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
The front panel of the oscilloscope is divided into several functional areas. In this chapter we will give a quick overview of all control buttons and knobs on the front panel as well as the displayed information on the screen and relative testing operations. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
The oscilloscope has stopped acquiring waveform data. The oscilloscope has finished a single sequence acquisition. 4. Tool Icon: If this icon lights up, it means the keyboard of the oscilloscope is locked by the host computer via USB control. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Basic Operation : If this icon lights up, it means the USB disk has been connected. : This icon lights up only when the USB slave interface is connected with the computer. 5. Readout shows main time base setting. 6. Main Time Base Window 7.
Basic Operation Controls Usable or not in XY format CH1 VOLTS/DIV and VERTICAL POSITION controls Set the horizontal scale and position Continuously set the vertical scale and CH2 VOLTS/DIV and VERTICAL POSITION controls position Reference or Math Unusable Cursors Unusable Autoset (display format reset to YT) Unusable Time base controls...
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Basic Operation Set/Clear users are interested in, and searches for these marks Clear All by right and left arrows. Then it positions the window to this mark for further observation. Holdoff None Select this menu and turn the multi-functional knob to adjust the trigger holdoff time within the range of 100ns-10s.
Basic Operation Multi-functional Knob 3.SEC/DIV Knob: Used to change the horizontal time scale so as to magnify or compress the waveform horizontally. If the waveform acquisition is stopped (by using the RUN/STOP or SINGLE SEQ button), the SEC/DIV control will expand or compress the waveform. In dual-window mode, push this knob to select major or minor window.
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To remove a waveform from the screen, first push the menu button to display the vertical menu, then push again to remove the waveform. A channel waveform which is unnecessary to be displayed can be used as a trigger source or for math operations. 3. VOLTS/DIV Knob DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
Use cursors to measure the spectrum. 5.3.1.1 Setting Time-domain Waveform It is necessary to set the time-domain (YT) waveform before using the FFT mode. Follow the steps below. 1. Push the AUTOSET button to display a YT waveform. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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..H H H H o o o o w w w w e e e e v v v v e e e e r r r r , , , , t t t t h h h h e e e e a a a a m m m m p p p p l l l l i i i i t t t t u u u u d d d d e e e e i i i i n n n n f f f f o o o o r r r r m m m m a a a a t t t t i i i i o o o o n n n n n n n n e e e e a a a a r r r r o o o o r r r r a a a a b b b b o o o o v v v v e e e e t t t t h h h h e e e e b a a a a n n n n d d d d w w w w i i i i d d d d t t t t h h h h w w w w i i i i l l l l l l l l n n n n o o o o t t t t b b b b e e e e a a a a c c c c c c c c u u u u r r r r a a a a t t t t e e e e ..DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
If the number of cycles is nonintegral, the YT waveform starts and ends at different amplitudes and transitions between the start and end points will cause discontinuities in the signal that introduces DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Better frequency, poorer amplitude accuracy than Flattop Flattop Periodic Waveform Better amplitude, poorer frequency accuracy than Hanning Pulse or Transient Special-purpose window applicable to discontinuous Rectangular Waveform waveforms. This is actually the same as no windows. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
When the FFT spectrum is being displayed, the channel vertical knobs become the zoom and position controls corresponding to their respective channels. The VOLTS/DIV knob provides the following zoom factors: X1(default), X2, X5 and X10. The FFT spectrum is magnified vertically to DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
El trigger puede ser definido a través del menú de trigger y los controles del Front Panel. Hay seis tipos de trigger: Edge, video, Ancho de pulso, Swap, Slope y Overtime. Dirijase a las siguientes tablas para encontrar diferentes tipos de ajustes para cada tipo de trigger. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Used to complete an acquisition regardless of an adequate trigger signal. This button becomes useless if the acquisition is already stopped. 4. TRIG MENU Push this button to display trigger menus. The edge trigger is in common use. See the table below for details. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Number for the Sync option, you may use the User Select Even Field knob to specify a line number. All Fields NTSC Choose a video standard for sync and line number Standard PAL/SECAM count. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Triggers when pulse is less than width setting greater than width setting Threshold level Threshold level = Trigger Point =, ≠: Within a ±5% tolerance, triggers the oscilloscope when the signal pulse width is equal to DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Below list options in submenus. Swap Trigger allows CH1 and CH2 to select different trigger modes and to display waveforms on a same screen. That is, both channels can choose the following four trigger modes. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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HF Reject LF Reject Next Page Adjust the vertical window by setting two trigger levels. Vertical Select this option and press F3 to choose V1 or V2. When Select the trigger condition. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
Trigger Level Indicates Trigger Points Holdoff Holdoff 5.5 Menu and Option Buttons As shown below, these six buttons at the top of the front panel are used mainly to recall relative DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Use the V0 knob to select. Save Complete the saving operation. Operation Recall the oscilloscope settings stored in the location selected in the Recall Setup field. Push the Default Setup button to initialize the oscilloscope DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Measure the time between the first falling edge and the next Negative Width rising edge at the waveform 50% level. Do not take any measurement. Use the knob V0 or the functional keys F3, F4 to select the type of measurement. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Push the ACQUIRE button to set the acquisition parameter. Options Settings Comments Real Time Acquire waveforms by real-time digital technique. Category Equ-Time Rebuild waveforms by equivalent sample technique. Mode Normal Acquire and accurately display most waveforms. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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You can get a resolution of 40ps, i.e. 25GSa/s sample rate, which is much higher than that obtained in real-time acquisition. The acquisition principle is as follows. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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T i i i i p p p p : : : : P P P P r r r r e e e e s s s s s s s s a a a a n n n n y y y y m m m m e e e e n n n n u u u u b b b b u u u u t t t t t t t t o o o o n n n n o o o o n n n n t t t t h h h h e e e e f f f f r r r r o o o o n n n n t t t t p p p p a a a a n n n n e e e e l l l l t t t t o o o o r r r r e e e e m m m m o o o o v v v v e e e e t t t t h h h h e e e e s s s s t t t t a a a a t t t t u u u u s s s s d d d d i i i i s s s s p p p p l l l l a a a a y y y y a a a a n n n n d d d d e e e e n n n n t t t t e e e e r r r r a a a a c o o o o r r r r r r r r e e e e s s s s p p p p o o o o n n n n d d d d i i i i n n n n g g g g m m m m e e e e n n n n u u u u ..DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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There are two modes to display waveforms Single-window and Dual-window. Refer to Horizontal Controls for more information. Push the DISPLAY button and the following menu appears. Options Settings Comments Type Vectors Vectors fills up the space between adjacent sample DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
Autoset is one of the advantages digital oscilloscopes have. When you push the AUTOSET button, the oscilloscope will identify the type of waveform (sine or square wave) and adjust controls according to input signals so that it can accurately display the waveform of the input signal. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Square Wave Options Details Display multiple cycles that have appropriate vertical and Multi-cycle Square horizontal scales. Single-cycle Square Set the horizontal scale to display about one cycle of the waveform. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Trigger Knob Level Horizontal Position 0.00s SEC/DIV 200μs — Operation Source CH1-CH2 Math Position 0div Vertical Scale 20dB FFT Operation Source Window Hanning FFT Zoom Source Measure Type None Type Edge Trigger (Edge) Source DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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VOLTS/DIV Coarse Probe Voltage Vertical System, All Channels Voltage Probe Attenuation Invert Position 0.00div (0.00V) VOLTS/DIV 1.00V The following settings do not change when you push the DEFAULT SETUP button. � Language Option DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
See the figure below to find the three signals connectors and a pair of metal electrodes at the bottom of the oscilloscope panel. 1. CH1, CH2: Input connectors for waveform display, through which to connect and input the signal to be measured. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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The probe compensation ground and BNC shields connect to earth ground and are considered to be ground terminals. To avoid damages, do not connect a voltage source to any of these ground terminals. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
The oscilloscope will automatically set the waveform to a best display. If you want to further optimize the waveform display, you may manually adjust the vertical and horizontal controls until the waveform meets your particular requirement. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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No o o o t t t t e e e e : : : : A A A A l l l l l l l l r r r r e e e e a a a a d d d d o o o o u u u u t t t t s s s s c c c c h h h h a a a a n n n n g g g g e e e e w w w w i i i i t t t t h h h h t t t t h h h h e e e e m m m m e e e e a a a a s s s s u u u u r r r r e e e e d d d d s s s s i i i i g g g g n n n n a a a a l l l l s s s s ..The figure below shows three measure items as an example. The boxes under them display the measurements in large fonts. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
Put Cursor S on the highest peak of the ring. 10. Put Cursor E on the lowest point of the ring. The amplitude of the ring will be displayed at Delta. See figures below for better understanding. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Place Cursor S on the rising edge of the pulse and Cursor E on the falling edge. Thus at Delta displays the measured time and at Cursor S and Cursor E displays the time relative to the trigger. See the figure below for better understanding. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Select Cursor E and turn V0 to place it at the 90% level of the waveform. 10. The Delta readout in the Cursor Menu is the rise time of the pulse. See the figure below for better understanding. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
Push the Type option button and select Real Time. Push the Peak Detect option button. If necessary, push the DISPLAY button and set the Contrast option to view the noise more clearly. See the figure below for better understanding. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
No o o o t t t t e e e e : : : : A A A A v v v v e e e e r r r r a a a a g g g g i i i i n n n n g g g g r r r r e e e e d d d d u u u u c c c c e e e e s s s s r r r r a a a a n n n n d d d d o o o o m m m m n n n n o o o o i i i i s s s s e e e e a a a a n n n n d d d d l l l l e e e e t t t t y y y y o o o o u u u u v v v v i i i i e e e e w w w w t t t t h h h h e e e e s s s s i i i i g g g g n n n n a a a a l l l l d d d d e e e e t t t t a a a a i i i i l l l l s s s s m m m m o o o o r r r r e e e e e e e e a a a a s s s s i i i i l l l l y y y y ..See the figure below for better understanding 6.4 Example 4: Capturing Single-shot Signal You may refer to the following example to easily capture some aperiodic signals like pulses and glitches. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
Push the CH1 MENU button and set the Probe option attenuation to 10X; push the CH2 MENU button and set the Probe option attenuation to 10X. Connect the CH1 probe to the input of the network, and connect the CH2 probe to the output. Push the AUTOSET button. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
Or even if the edge triggering shows that your signal has the same pulse width with the specific signal, you still doubt about the result. Then you can follow the steps below. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
NTSC system. You can get a stable display by using the video trigger. Triggering on Video Fields To trigger on the video fields, follow the steps below. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Turn V0 to adjust the line number (NTSC: 0-525 lines). Turn the horizontal SEC/DIV and the vertical VOLTS/DIV knobs to display on the screen a complete video signal triggering on a video line. See the figure below. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
Select the When option button and set it to ‘=’. Select ‘Time’ and turn V0 to adjust the time until you get a stable display of waveforms. See the figure below. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
Turn V0 to adjust the line number (NTSC: 0-525 lines). Turn the horizontal SEC/DIV and the vertical VOLTS/DIV knobs to display on the screen a complete video signal triggering on a video line. See the figure below. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
, , , , d d d d i i i i f f f f f f f f e e e e r r r r e e e e n n n n c c c c e e e e s s s s i i i i n n n n p p p p r r r r o o o o b b b b e e e e c c c c o o o o m m m m p p p p e e e e n n n n s s s s a a a a t t t t i i i i o o o o n n n n w w w w i i i i l l l l l l l l a a a a p p p p p p p p e e e e a a a a r r r r a a a a s s s s e e e e r r r r r r r r o o o o r r r r s s s s i i i i n n n n t t t t h h h h e e e e d d d d i i i i f f f f f f f f e e e e r r r r e e e e n n n n t t t t i i i i a a a a l l l l s i i i i g g g g n n n n a a a a l l l l ..As illustrated in the above figure, input a 1KHz sine wave from CH1 and a 1KHz square wave from DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
Select Cursor S and turn V0 to place it on the active edge of the enable signal. Select Cursor E and turn V0 to place it on the data output transition (See the figure below). 10. Read the data propagation delay in the Delta readout. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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3) Check the trigger mode to confirm it is a right choice for the input signal. The default trigger mode is edge trigger. However, it is not suitable for all kinds of input signals. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
Specifications Chapter 8 Specifications 8.1 Technical Specifications All specifications herein mentioned apply to the DS2002A series oscilloscopes. Before checking an oscilloscope from AD INSTRUMENTS to see if it complies with these specifications, make sure it meets the following conditions: �...
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No o o o t t t t e e e e : : : : B B B B a a a a n n n n d d d d w w w w i i i i d d d d t t t t h h h h r r r r e e e e d d d d u u u u c c c c e e e e d d d d t t t t o o o o 6 6 6 6 M M M M H H H H z z z z w w w w h h h h e e e e n n n n u u u u s s s s i i i i n n n n g g g g a a a a 1 1 1 1 X X X X p p p p r r r r o o o o b b b b e e e e ..Trigger Coupling Sensitivity DS2062A Trigger Sensitivity DS2102A (Edge Trigger Type) Source DS2202A DS2102A DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Holdoff Range 100ns to 10s Pulse Width Trigger Trigger when < (Less than), > (Greater than), = (Equal), or ≠ (Not Equal); Pulse Width Trigger Mode Positive pulse or Negative pulse DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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PWM pulse train if set to < mode and the width is set to a relatively small time. Edge Trigger mode: The oscilloscope counts all edges of sufficient magnitude and correct polarity. Video Trigger mode: The Frequency Counter does not work. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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General Specifications Display Display Type 7 inch 64K color TFT (diagonal liquid crystal) Display Resolution 800 horizontal by 480 vertical pixels Display Contrast Adjustable (16 gears) with the progress bar Probe Compensator Output DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
(rated 100Vrms CAT III) when the switch is in the X1 position, and a maximum bandwidth (rated 300Vrms CAT II) when the switch is in the X10 position. Each probe consists of all necessary fittings. DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Specifications A quick guide of the DS2002A series oscilloscopes. It gives a description mainly on functions and operating basis of these oscilloscopes. A power cord special for this product. In addition to the power cord shipped with your instrument, you may purchase another one certified for the country of use.
No o o o t t t t e e e e : : : : T T T T o o o o a a a a v v v v o o o o i i i i d d d d d d d d a a a a m m m m a a a a g g g g e e e e t t t t o o o o t t t t h h h h e e e e s s s s u u u u r r r r f f f f a a a a c c c c e e e e o o o o f f f f t t t t h h h h e e e e o o o o s s s s c c c c i i i i l l l l l l l l o o o o s s s s c c c c o o o o p p p p e e e e o o o o r r r r p p p p r r r r o o o o b b b b e e e e s s s s , , , , d d d d o o o o n n n n o o o o t t t t u u u u s s s s e e e e a a a a n n n n y y y y c o o o o r r r r r r r r o o o o s s s s i i i i v v v v e e e e o o o o r r r r c c c c h h h h e e e e m m m m i i i i c c c c a a a a l l l l c c c c l l l l e e e e a a a a n n n n i i i i n n n n g g g g a a a a g g g g e e e e n n n n t t t t s s s s ..DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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SJ/T 11363-2006 standard. This component list contains components approved in the file ‘ M a n a g e m e n t M e a s u r e s’ . DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Main time base Dual-window Math FFT MATH MENU button MEASURE button Edge trigger Measure FFT spectrum EXT TRIG Measurement cursor Mechanical Factory setup Mechanical shock FFT aliasing Menu hiding FFT Window Multi-functional knob DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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Window Time Base Scan mode display (roll mode) 19 SECAM SEC/DIV knob XY format Self calibration SET TO 50% button Simple measurement Sine wave SINGLE SEQ button Slope Slope trigger Software installation CD DS2002A Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope User Manual...
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