Getting Started; Initial Setup - Tektronix TDS3000C Series User Manual

Getting Started

Initial Setup

TDS3000C Series Oscilloscope User Manual
In addition to a product and feature description, this chapter covers the following
topics:
How to perform a quick functional check, install and compensate passive
probes, compensate the signal path, and set the time and date
How to install the power cord, battery pack, and operate the oscilloscope
safely with battery power
How to install application modules and the communication module
How to use the menu system
How to identify the oscilloscope controls and connectors
The following procedures describe how to quickly verify that the oscilloscope is
powering up and functioning correctly, compensate passive probes using the
built-in compensation signal, run the signal path compensation (SPC) routine for
maximum signal accuracy, and set the time and date.
You should perform all initial setup procedures the first time you use the
oscilloscope.
You should perform the probe compensation procedure whenever you attach a
passive probe for the first time to any input channel.
You should run the signal path compensation routine whenever the ambient
temperature changes by 10 °C (18 °F) or more.
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