Table Of Contents - Extech Instruments MS420 User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRODUCT CONTENTS ····································································· 5
SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT SAFETY INFORMATION ································· 6
Safety Symbols and Terms ·········································································· 6
GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION ···················································· 7
INPUT CONNECTIONS ····································································· 9
Input Connections ····················································································· 9
FRONT PANEL AND KEYPAD OVERVIEW ········································· 10
BASIC OSCILLOSCOPE FUNCTIONS ················································ 12
About this Chapter ··················································································· 12
Powering the Oscilloscope ········································································ 12
Main Oscilloscope Display Screen ······························································· 12
Menu Description ···················································································· 14
MANUALLY SETTING THE TRIGGER POSITION AND TIME BASE ········ 15
Recall the Factory Default Settings ······························································ 18
OSCILLOSCOPE INPUT CONNECTIONS ············································ 19
Measure Unknown Signals using the Auto-Set Feature ···································· 19
Auto Zero the Horizontal Trigger and Trigger Level Position ······························ 19
Automatic Measurement Ranging ······························································· 19
Data Hold (Freezing the Displayed Reading) ················································· 20
Using the Average Mode to Smooth Waveforms ············································· 21
Persistence Mode (superimposing waveforms)··············································· 22
Using Peak Detection to Capture Glitches ····················································· 23
Glossary of Terms ··················································································· 24
Selecting AC-coupling ·············································································· 24
Reversing the Polarity of the Displayed Waveform ·········································· 25
Using Mathematical Functions on Waveforms ················································ 26
USB mass storage device / Save waveform data ············································ 27
ADVANCED OSCILLOSCOPE FUNCTIONS ········································ 28
Vertical Settings for CH1 and CH2 ······························································ 28
Setting the probe attenuation ····································································· 31
Invert a Waveform ··················································································· 31
WAVE MATH Function Menu Settings·························································· 31
Setting the Trigger System ········································································ 33
Triggering Control ···················································································· 33
Edge Triggering ······················································································ 34
Video Triggering ······················································································ 35
Glossary of Terms ··················································································· 41
Acquisition Mode ····················································································· 41
Display Setting ························································································ 42
Persistence ···························································································· 43
XY Mode ······························································································· 43
Storing Waveforms ·················································································· 44
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