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Tektronix 1503C User Manual (128 pages)
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
5
List of Figures
7
List of Tables
10
General Information
11
Installation and Repacking
12
Contacting Tektronix
14
General Safety Summary
15
Operating Instructions
17
Overview
17
Figure 1-1: Rear Panel Voltage Selector, Fuse, AC Receptacle
17
Figure 1-2: Display Showing Low Battery Indication
19
Preparing to Use the 1503C
20
Figure 1-3: 1503C Front-Panel Controls
20
Display
21
Front-Panel Controls
21
Figure 1-4: Display and Indicators
21
Menu Selections
23
Test Preparations
26
Figure 1-5: Vp Set at .30, Cursor Beyond Reflected Pulse (Setting too Low)
27
Cable Test Procedure
28
Figure 1-6: Vp Set at .99, Cursor Less than Reflected Pulse
28
Figure 1-7: Vp Set at .66, Cursor on Rising Edge of Reflected
28
Figure 1-8: 20-Ft Cable at 5 Ft/DIV
29
Figure 1-9: Short in the Cable
29
Figure 1-10: Open in the Cable
30
Figure 1-11: 455-Ft Cable
30
Figure 1-12: 455-Ft Cable with 20 Ft/DIV, Cursor off Screen
31
Figure 1-13: Return Loss
31
Figure 1-14: Reflection Adjusted to One Division in Height
32
Figure 1-15: Display with VIEW INPUT Turned off
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Figure 1-16: Display of a Stored Waveform
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Figure 1-17: Display of a Stored Waveform and Current Waveform
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Figure 1-18: Display of a Stored Waveform, Current Waveform, and Difference Waveform
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Figure 1-19: Waveform Moved to Top Half of Display
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Figure 1-20: Current Waveform Centered, Stored
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Figure 1-21: Current Waveform Center, Stored Waveform
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Figure 1-22: Waveform of Three-Foot Lead-In Cable
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Figure 1-23: Cursor Moved to End of Three-Foot Lead-In Cable
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Figure 1-24: Cursor Moved to End of Three-Foot Lead-In Cable
38
Figure 1-25: Cursor Moved to 0.00 Ft
39
Figure 1-26: Incident Pulse at Four Divisions, FILTER at Desired Setting
39
Additional Features (Menu Selected)
40
Figure 1-27: Waveform Viewed in Normal Operation
40
Figure 1-28: Waveform Showing Intermittent Short
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Figure 1-29: Waveform Display with no Outgoing Pulses
41
Operator Tutorial
43
What Is the Tektronix 1503C
43
How Does It Do It
43
You, the Operator
43
Menus and Help
43
Getting Started
44
Pulse (Set Correctly)
45
The Waveform up Close
46
A Longer Cable
48
Noise
51
Set Ref ( Mode)
53
View Input
56
STORE and VIEW STORE
57
View Diff
59
Menu-Accessed Functions
60
TDR Questions and Answers
65
Options and Accessories
67
Option 04: YT-1 Chart Recorder
67
Option 05: Metric Default
67
Option 06: Ethernet
67
Option 07: YT-1S Chart Recorder
83
Option 08: Token Ring Adapter
83
Option 09: Universal Service Ordering Code
84
Option 10: Token Ring Interface
84
Power Cord Options
84
Accessories
85
Appendix A: Specifications
87
Electrical Characteristics
87
Environmental Characteristics
89
Certifications and Compliances
90
Physical Characteristics
91
Appendix B: Operator Performance Checks
93
Appendix C: Operator Troubleshooting
105
Error Messages
107
Appendix D: Application Note
109
Glossary
117
Index
123
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