Kenwood CS-2110 User manual

DELAYEDSWEEPOSCILLOSCOPE
CS-2110
100MHz
QUAD-TRACE
OSCILLOSCOPE
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL

CONTENTS
SAFETY
2
FEATURES
3
SPECIFICATIONS
3
PREPARATION
FORUSE6
CONTROLS
ANDINDICATORS
FRONTPANEL
7
REAR
PANEL
13
OPERATION
[1]
NORMAL
SWEEPDISPLAYOPERATION
14
[2]
MAGNIFIEDSWEEPOPERATION
15
[3]
DELAYEDSWEEPOPERATION
15
[4]
ALTERNATINGSWEEPOPERATION
16
[5]
DUALSWEEPOPERATION
16
[6]
X-YOPERATION
17
[7]
SINGLESWEEPOPERATION
17
[8]
DUALAND
QUAD
TRACEOPERATION
17
[9]
CASCADEDOPERATION
17
APPLICATION
PROBE
COMPENSATION
18
TRACE
ROTATIONCOMPENSATION
18
DCVOLTAGEMEASUREMENTS
18
MEASUREMENTOFTHEVOLTAGEBETWEEN
TWOPOINTS
ONA
WAVEFORM
19
ELIMINATION
OF
UNDESIREDSIGNAL
COMPONENTS.
19
TIME
MEASUREMENTS
20
FREQUENCY
MEASUREMENTS
20
PULSE
WIDTHMEASUREMENTS
21
PULSE
RISETIME
ANDFALLTIME
MEASUREMENTS
21
TIME
DIFFERENCEMEASUREMENTS
22
PHASE
DIFFERENCEMEASUREMENTS
23
RELATIVE
MEASUREMENTS
23
PULSE
JITTER
MEASUREMENTS
25
SWEEP
MULTIPLICATION
25
DELAYED
SWEEPTIMEMEASUREMENTS
26
PULSE
WIDTHMEASUREMENTSUSING
DELAYED
SWEEP
26
FREQUENCY
MEASUREMENTSUSING
DELAYED
SWEEP
27
PULSE
REPETITIONTIME
27
USINGDELAYEDSWEEPFORMEASUREMENT
OF
RISETIMES
ANDFALLTIMES
28
TIME
DIFFERENCEMEASUREMENTS
USINGDELAYEDSWEEP
28
X-Y
OPERATION
29
QUAD
TRACEAPPLICATION
30
DUALSWEEPAPPLICATION
30
ACCESSORIES
STANDARDACCESSORIESINCLUDED
32
INSTALLING
PROBEHOLDER
32
OPTIONAL
ACCESSORIES
32
MOUNTING
THEPROBEPOUCH(MC-78)
33
SAFETY
SymbolinThis
Manual
A
This
symbolindicateswhereapplicablecautionary
orotherinformationis
to
befound.
PowerSource
This
equipmentoperatesfrom
a
powersourcethatdoes
notapplymorethan250V
rms
between
the
supplycon-
ductors
or
betweeneithersupplyconductorand
ground.
Aprotective
ground
connection
by
way
of
the
grounding
conductorinthepowercordis
essential
for
safe
operation.
GroundingtheProduct
This
equipment
is
grounded
through
the
grounding
con-
ductor
of
thepowercord.
To
avoid
electrical
shock
plug
the
powercordinto
a
properlywiredreceptaclebefore
connecting
to
theequipmentinput
or
output
terminals.
Use
theProperPowerCord
Use
onlythepowercordandconnectorspecified
for
your
product.
Use
theProper
Fuse
To
avoidfirehazard,use
a
fuse
of
thecorrecttype.
DonotOperateinExplosiveAtmospheres
To
avoidexplosion,
donot
operatethisproduct
inanex-
plosive
atmosphere.
DonotRemovecoverorPanel
To
avoidpersonalinjury,
donot
removethecover
or
pan-
el.
Referservicing
to
qualifiedpersonnel.
2

FEATURES
•
Small
and
compactwithhigh
1
mV/divsensitivity
and
100
MHz
bandwidth(1mV/divwhen
X5
GAINfunction
is
used
and500
/A//div
for
cascadedoperation,channel
1
to
channel
2).
•
Bright
1
50mm
rectangular
CRT
with
an
internalgrati-
cule
and
a 20
kV
acceleratingpotential.
•
Vertical
axis
is
capable
of
single,dual
as
well
as
quad-
trace
display.
•
Dualsweepwithindependent
A andB
sweeps
is
pro-
vided
in
addition
to
singlesweep.
X10
magnification,
delayedsweep
and
alternatingsweepcapability.
•
Fast
20ns/divsweepspeed(2ns/divwith
X10
magnifi-
cation).
•A
switchingtypepowersupplyprovidesstableopera-
tionwithvaryingpowersources(90V-264V).
•A
convenientchannel
1
sampling
output
is
provided.
•
Gatesignaloutputs
for
both
A
sweep
and
B
sweep
are
provided
for
use
in
synchronizingperipheralequipment
tothesesweeps.
•A
convenientbeamfinderallows
youto
quicklylocate
elusive
traces.
•
CPU
controlledswitchingwithLEDlightedpushbutton
switches
provideseasy,reliableswitchingwithsetting
hold
capabilitywhen
the
scope
is
switched
off.
•
The
20MHz
bandwidthlimiterincorporatedeliminates
high-frequencynoises
and
stablizessignalwaveforms
displayed.
•
LED
indicatorsprovided
for
the
vertical
axis,
X5
GAIN,
UNCAL,horizontal
axis,
A/B
triggerpreventerroneous
operations.
•
The
circuitwhichvarieschopfrequencypermits
to
ea-
sily
observewaveformwhosefrequency
is
equal
to
the
chopfrequencymultiplied
or
divided
by
an
integer.
•
The
dualintensitycontrolcircuitpermits
to
varyinten-
sities
separately
for
A
and
B
sweeps.
•The
VIDEOsynchronizationcircuitpermits
to
observe
videosignaleasily.
•
When
waveformamplitudevaries,
the
FIXcircuitstabi-
lizes
triggeringautomatically
so
thattheoperatorisfree
fromcomplicatedsynchronizingoperations.
•
Accuracies
of
vertical
axis
and
horizontalsweeping
are
as
high
as
±
2%
at
10
-
35°C.
•
The
current
CAL
terminal
(10
mAp-p,
1
kHz)permits
to
calibrate
the
currentprobe.
SPECIFICATIONS
CRT
Model:
150KTM31
Type:
Rectangular,withinternal
graticule
Accelerating
potential:20kV
Displayarea:8divx10div(1
div=1
cm)
VERTICAL
AXIS(Channel1 andChannel2 identical
specifications)
Sensitivity
5mV/div
to
5V/div(X1
mode)
1
mV/div
to
1
V/div(X5
mode)
500//V/div(Cascadedopera-
tion,CH1toCH2)
Accuracy:
±2%(10~35°C)
±
4%
(0~
50°C)
±
7%
(Cascadedoperation,
CH1toCH2)
Attenuator:5mV/div
to
5V/div
in
1
-2-5
sequence,
all
10
rangeswith
fineadjustmentbetween
steps.
Inputresistance:
1 MQ ±
1
%
Input
capacitance:
Approx22pF
Frequencyresponse
DC:
DCto100MHz(-3
dB)
DCto140
MHz(-6
dB)
(unapplied
x 5
GAIN
mode)
DC
to
70
MHz(-3
dB)
Cascaded
operation,CH1
to
CH2
AC:
5
Hzto100MHz(-3
dB)
5
Hz
to
140MHz(-6
dB)
(unapplied
x 5
GAIN
mode)
7
Hzto
70
MHz(-3
dB),
Cascaded
operation,
CH1toCH2
Risetime:
3.5ns
Signal
delaytime:Approx10nsasdisplayed
onCRTscreen
Crosstalk:
-40dB
minimum
Operatingmodes:
CH1CH1,singletrace
CH2CH2,singletrace
DUAL
CH1
and
CH2,dualtrace
ADD
CH1
+CH2
(added)display
QUAD
CH1~
CH4,quadtrace
ALT
Dual
or
quadtracealternating
CHOPDual
or
quadtracechopped
CHOPfrequency:Approx
250
kHz,adjustable
Channelpolarity:Normal
or
inverted,
CH2
onlyinverted
A
Maximuminputvoltage:
800Vp-p
or
400V
(dc
+
acpeak)
3

SPECIFICATIONS
Maximum
undistorted
amplitude:
8
divisions,
minimum
(DC
to
100MHz)
Bandwidthlimiting:Verticalsystembandwidth
with
the
20MHzBW
pushbut-
ton
switch
pushedisapproxi-
mately
20MHz
CH1
to
CH2:
Less
than0.5ns
CH1,
CH2
to
CH3,CH4:
Less
than
1
ns
VERTICAL
AXIS(Channel3 andChannel4
common
specifications)
Sensitivity
0.1V/div,
1
V/div
±
2%
Attenuator:
1/1,1/10
Inputresistance:
1 M!2±
1
%
Inputcapacitance:Approx.
22pF
Inputcoupling
mode:
DC
only
Frequencyresponse:
DCto100MHz(-3dB)
DCto140
MHz(-6
dB)
(unapplied
x 5
GAIN
mode)
Risetime:
3.5ns
Signal
delaytime:SameasCH
1
and
CH2
Maximum
allowablevoltage
DC
component:
±0.5V
or
less
(ac
+
dc)
(±5V,
1/10
attenuated)
AC
component:
1
Vp-p(10
Vp-p,
1/10
attenuated)
or
less
A
Maximum
input
voltage:400V(dc
+
acpeak)
HORIZONTALAXIS(Channel2
input)
Modes:
X-Y
mode
is
switch
selectable
(HORIZDISPLAY)
X-Y
mode:
CH1:
Y-axis
CH2:
X-axis
Sensitivity:
Sameas
CH2
Accuracy:
Sameas
CH2
Input
resistance:
Sameas
CH2
Inputcapacitance:Sameas
CH2
Frequencyresponse:
DC:DCto
5 MHz
(-3dB)
DCto
7 MHz(-6
dB)
AC:
5
Hzto
5 MHz
(-3dB)
5
Hzto
7 MHz(-6
dB)
X-Y
phasedifference:
Less
than
3°at
100kHz
SWEEP
Modes
(switchablewiththeHORIZ
DISPLAY
switch):
A
A
sweep
ALT
B
sweepwaveformisdis-
playedas
an
intensified
por-
tion
of
the
A
sweepand
B
sweep
alternating
A-INT-B
B
sweepwaveformisdis-
playedasanintensified
por-
tion
of
the
A
sweep.
B
DLY'DDelayed
B
sweep
DUALDualsweep-Aand
B
sweeps,
independently
X-Y
X-Ydisplay
mode
Asweeptime:
20
ns/div
to
0.5s/div
in23
ranges,
in
1
-2-5sequence,
verniniercontrolprovides
fullyadjustablesweeptime
betweensteps.
B
sweeptime:20ns/div
to
50ms/div
in20
ranges,
in
1
-2-5sequence.
Accuracy:
±2%(10
~
35°C)
±4%(0
~
50°C)
Sweep
magnification:
X10±5%(10~
35°C)
±6%(0
~
50°C)
Linearity:
20ns/div
to
0.5s/div
±
3%
(±5%withX10magnifica-
tion)
HOLDOFF:Continuouslyadjustablefor
A
sweep
from
NORM
toX5
Trace
separation:
B
positionable
upto4
divisions
separated
from
A
sweep,
continuouslyadjusta-
ble.
Delaymethod:Continuousdelay,Triggerde-
lay
Delaytime:
0.2to10
timesthesweep
time
from
200ns
to
0.5s,con-
tinuouslyadjustable.
Time
differencemeasurementaccuracy:
±(1%
of
measurement+0.1%
offull
scale)
(10~
35°C)
±4%(0
~
50°C)
Delayjitter:
1
/20000
of
thefull
scale
sweep
time.
TRIGGERING
ATRIG
Atriggermodes:AUTO,
NORM,
SINGLE,
FIX:
atthecenter
of
the
waveform
Triggersource:
V
MODE,
CH
1,
CH2,(EXT)
CH3
1/1and
1/10,LINE
Coupling
modes:AC,
LFREJ,
HFREJ,
DC,VIDEO
VIDEO-LINEsyncautomatical-
ly
selected
at
sweeptimes
of
50jws/div
to
20ns/div.
VIDEO-FRAMEsyncautomati-
cally
selectedatsweeptimes
of0.5s/div
to
0.1ms/div.
Trigger
level:
± 90°
adjustable
Polarity:
+/-
4

SPECIFICATIONS
BTRIG
B
triggermodes:STARTSAFTERDELAY,
TRIGGERABLE
AFTERDELAY
Triggersource:CH
1,
CH2,(EXT)CH4
1
/1and
1/10
Couplingmodes:AC,
LFREJ,
HFREJ,
DC
Trigger
level:
±90°
adjustable
Polarity:
+/-
TRIGGER
SENSITIVITY
(AANDB)
~~~' I I
MINIMUM
SYNCAMPLITUDE
COUPLING
FREQRANGE• .
INT
EXTEXT1/10
DC~ 20MHz0.5div50mV0.5V
DCDC~ 50MHz1.0div100mV
1
.OV
DC~100MHz1.5div210mV2.1V
ArSameasforDCbutwith
increased
minimum
level
for
below
20Hz.
AC
HPR£J
Increased
minimum
level
below20Hzandabove30kHz.
AC
LFREJ
Increased
minimum
level
below30kHz.
VIDEO
FRAME/LINE| 0.5div| 50mV[ 05V
AUTO:Sameasabove
specifications
forabove50Hz.
FIX:
40Hz~ 20MHz1.0div(100mV)
40Hz~ 100MHz1.5div(210mV)
Jitter:
0.5nsmaximumat100MHz,
2ns/divsweeprate(X10MAGon)
CALIBRATING
VOLTAGE
AND
CURRENT
1
kHz± 3%Positivesquarewave
1V
±1%(1Q~35°C)
±2%(0~
50°C)
10mA±2%(10~
35°C)
±4%(0~
50°C)
INTENSITY
MODULATION
Inputsignal:TTL
level,
intensitydecreasing
with
morepositivelevels
Inputimpedance:Approx.10kQ
Usable
frequencyrange:DCto10MHz
AMaximuminputvoltage:50V(dc+ acpeak)
VERTICAL
AXIS
OUTPUT
SampledCH1
output
Output
voltage:50
mVp-p/div
(into5012load)
Output
impedance:Approx.5012
Frequency
response:DCto100MHz(-3dB)
(into50i2load)
GATE
OUTPUT
(AandB)
Output
voltage:Approx.1.5Vpositivegate
(into500X2load)
TRACE
ROTATION
Electrical,
adjustable
POWER
SUPPLY
Line
voltage:90~ 264V
Line
frequency:45~ 400Hz
Power
consumption:Approx.55W(at100V,50Hz)
DIMENSIONS
Width:
284mm(328mm)
Height:138mm(150mm)
Depth:400mm(471mm)
(
) dimensionsincludepro-
trusions
frombasic
case
out-
line
dimensions.
WEIGHT
7.4kg
ACCESSORIES
PC-29
Probes2
Instruction
manual1
Handbook
1
ACpowercord1
Panel
cover....,1
Probeholder1
OPTION
Accessory
bag(MC-78)
ENVIRONMENT
Operatingtemperatureand
humidityforguaranteed
specifications:
10~
35°C,
85%maximumRH
Full
operatingtemperature
andhumidityrange:0 ~
50°C,
90%maximumRH
Storagetemperatureand
humidityrange:-20~
+70°C,
80%maximum
Altitude:
Operating:5000m
Non-operating:
1
2000m
•Circuitandratingsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice
duetodevelopmentsintechnology.
5

PREPARATIONFORUSE
SAFETY
Beforeconnecting
the
instrument
toa
powersource,care-
fullyread
the
followinginformation,
the
verifythat
the
properpowercord
is
used
andthe
properlinefuse
isin-
stalled
for
powersource.
Ifthe
powersource
isnotap-
plied
to
yourproduct,contactyourdealer.
Ifthe
power
cord
isnot
applied
for
specifiedvoltage,there
is
always
a
certain
amount
of
dangerfromelectricshock.
Line
voltage
This
instrumentoperatesusingac-powerinputvoltages
that90V
to
264Vatfrequenciesfrom
45Hzto400Hz.
Powercord
The
ground
wire
ofthe
3-wire
ac
power
plug
places
the
chassis
and
housing
ofthe
oscilloscope
at
earth
ground.
Do
not
attempt
to
defeat
the
ground
wireconnection
or
floattheoscilloscope;
todoso
maypose
a
greatsafetyha-
zard.Theappropriatepowercord
is
supplied
byan
option
that
is
specifiedwhen
the
instrument
is
ordered.
Theop-
tionalpowercordsareshown
in
Fig.
42.
Line
fuse
Thefuseholder
is
located
onthe
rearpanel
and
contains
thelinefuse.Verifythat
the
properfuse
is
installed
byre-
placingthelinefuse.
5.
Alwaysuse
the
probe
ground
clips
for
bestresults.
Do
not
usean
external
ground
wire
in
lieu
ofthe
probe
ground
clips,
asundesiredsignalsmay
be
introduced.
6.Operationadjacent
to
equipmentwhichproduces
strongacmagneticfieldsshould
be
avoidedwherepos-
sible.
Thisincludessuchdevices
as
largepowersup-
plies,
transformers,electricmotors,etc.,that
are
often
found
inan
industrialenvironment.Strongmagnetic
shields
can
exceed
the
practical
CRT
magneticshield-
inglimitsandresultinterferenceanddistortion.
7.Probecompensationadjustmentmatches
the
probe
to
the
input
ofthe
scope.
For
bestresults,compen-
sation
of
probe
should
be
adjustedinitially,then
the
same
probe
alwaysusedwith
the
input
of
scope.
Probecompensationshould
be
readjustedwhenever
a
probe
from
a
differentscopeisused.
8.
When
power
isoff,the
position
of
eachswitch
where
itwasset
immediatelybeforepower-off
is
held
in
memory,backed
upby
battery.
Ifthe
battery
is
dead,
the
LEDs
ofthe
switchesindicate
as
follows
whensupplyingpower
starts.
Vertical
MODE:
CH1,
HORIZDISPLAY:
A
TRIG
MODE:
AUTO
EQUIPMENTPROTECTION
1.
Neverallow
a
smallspot
of
highbrilliance
to
remain
stationary
onthe
screen
for
morethan
a few
seconds.
Thescreen
may
becomepermanentlyburned.
A
spot
will
occuronlywhen
the
scope
is
set
upfor
X-Yopera-
tion
andno
signalisapplied.Eitherreducetheintensity
so
the
spot
is
barelyvisible,switchback
to
normal
sweepoperationwhen
no
signal
is
applied,
orsetup
thescope
for
spotblanking.
2.
Nevercover
the
ventilatingholes
onthetopoftheos-
cilloscope
, as
this
will
increase
the
operatingtempera-
tureinsidethe
case.
3.
Neverapplymorethanthemaximumrating
to
the
oscil-
loscopeinput
jacks.
CH1,
CH2INPUT
jacks:
800Vp-por
400V
(dc+ ac
peak)
CH3,
CH4
INPUT
jacks:
400
V
(dc
+
acpeak)
Z
axis
INPUT
jack:
50V
(dc
+
acpeak)
Neverapplyexternalvoltage
to
theoscilloscope
output
terminals.
4.Alwaysconnect
a
cablefrom
the
earth
ground
(GND)
jack
of
theoscilloscope
to
the
chassis
of
theequipment
undertest.
Without
thiscaution,
the
entirecurrent
for
theequipmentundertest
maybe
drawn
through
the
probe
clipleadsundercertaincircumstances.Such
conditionscouldalsopose
a
safetyhazard,which
the
ground
cable
will
prevent.
6

CONTROLS
ANDINDICATORS
Fig.
1
FRONTPANEL
VERTICAL
AXISCONTROL
©VOLTS/DIVControl
Vertical
attenuator
for
channel
1;
providesstep
ad-
justment
of
verticalsensitivity.
When
the
VARIABLE
control
is
turned
to
theCALposition,theverticalsen-
sitivity
is
calibrated
in10
stepsfrom5V/div
to5 mV/
div.
For
X-Y
operationthiscontrolprovidesstepadjust-
ment
of
vertical
sensitivity.
©VARIABLE,PULLX5GAINControls
VARIABLE;
Rotationprovidesfinecontrol
of
channel
1
vertical
sensitivity.
Inthe
fullyclockwise
(CAL)
position,
the
vertical
attenuator
is
calibrated.
ForX-Y
operation,
this
controlserves
astheY
axis
attenuationfine
ad-
justment.
PULL
X5GAIN;
When
pulledout,theVOLTS/DIVsetting
is
multiplied
byfiveand
for
X-Yoperationthe
Y-axis
sensitivity
is
multipliedaccordingly.
InX5
GAIN
mode,
thevertical
gain
is
increasedandthetracebecomesthickness.
®*CH1POSITION,*CH3Controls
±CH1POSITION;
Rotationadjustsverticalposition
of
channel
1
trace.
In
X-Yoperation,rotationadjustsverticalposition
of
display.
±CH3;
Rotationadjustsverticalposition
of
channel
3
trace
onthescreen.
©UNCALLamp
Glows
whenchannel
1
VARIABLEcontrol
© isnot
set
toCAL
position.Remindsuserthatchannel
1
measurementsare
not
calibrated.
©PULLX5GAINIndicator
Indicate
thatthechannel1 VARIABLEcontrolis
in
the
pulled
out
position,i.e.thatthechannel
1
sensitivity
is
five
timestheVOLTS/DIVsetting.
©AC-GND-DCswitch
Three-positionleverswitchwhichoperates
as
fol-
lows:
AC:
Blocks
dc
component
of
channel
1
input
sig-
nal.
GND:Openssignalpath
and
groundsinput
to
verti-
cal
amplifier.Thisprovides
a
zero-signalbase
line,
theposition
of
whichcan
be
usedas
a re-
ference
whenperformingdcmeasurements.
DC:Directinput
of
ac
anddc
component
of
chan-
nel
1
inputsignal.
©INPUTJack
Vertical
input
for
channel
1
trace
in
normalsweep
operation.VerticalinputforX-Yoperation.
7

CONTROLS
ANDINDICATORS
®VOLTS/DIVControl
Vertical
attenuator
for
channel
2;
providesstep
ad-
justment
of
verticalsensitivity,VARIABLEcontrol
is
turned
to
theCALposition,theverticalsensitivity
cali-
brated
in10
stepsfrom5V/div
to
5mV/div.
For
X-Y
operationthecontrolprovidesstepadjustment
of
hor-
izontalsensitivity.
(DVARIABLE,PULLX5GAINControls
VARIABLE;
Rotationprovidesfinecontrol
of
channel
2
vertical
sensitivity.
Inthe
fullyclockwise(CAL)position,
the
vertical
attenuator
is
calibrated.
ForX-Y
operation,
this
controlserves
astheX
axis
attenuationfine
ad-
justment
PULLX5
GAIN;
When
pulledout,theVOLTS/DIVsetting
is
multiplied
byfive
andfor
X-Yoperation
the
X-axis
sensitivity
is
multipliedaccordingly.
InX5
GAIN
mode,
thevertical
gain
is
increasedandthetracebecomesthickness.
®CH2$ POSITIONX-Y$ CH4Controls
*
CH2POSITION;
Rotationadjustsverticalposition
of
channel
2
trace.
In
X-Yoperationadjustshorizontalposition
of
display.
$CH4;
Rotationadjustsverticalposition
of
channel
4
trace
onthescreen.
®UNCALLamp
Glowswhenchannel
2
VARIABLEcontrol
® isnot
set
toCAL
position.Remindsuserthatchannel
2
measurementsare
not
calibrated.
@
PULLX5GAINIndicator
Indicates
that
the
channel
2
VARIABLEcontrol
isin
thepulled
out
position,i.e.thatthechannel
2
sensitiv-
ity
isfivetimestheVOLTS/DIVsetting.
©MODESwitchAssembly
Used
to
selectthebasicoperatingmodes
of
the
osci-
lloscope.LED'sindicatewhat
mode
hasbeen
select-
ed.
CH1:
Onlytheinputsignal
to
channel
1 is
dis-
playedas
a
singletrace.
CH2:Onlytheinputsignal
to
channel
2 is
dis-
playedas
a
singletrace.
DUAL:
When
engagedthisbutton,
if
eitherALT
orCHOPswitch
is
pushed
in,
dualtrace
mode
presentstraces
of
channel
1,
channel
2
inputwaveforms.
ADD:Channel
1 and
channel
2
inputsignals
are
added
and
thesum
is
displayed
asa
singletrace.
When
theCH2INV
button
is
engaged,
the
waveformfromchannel
2
issubtractedfromthechannel1 wave-
formandthedifference
is
displayedas
a
singletrace.
QUAD:
When
engagedthisbutton,
if
eitherALT
orCHOPswitch
is
pushedin,quadtrace
mode
presentstraces
of
channel
1
through
channel
4
inputwaveforms
ALT:
Alternatesweepisselectedregardless
of
sweeptimeasdualtrace(channel
1 and
channel
2)or
quadtrace(channel
1
through
channel
4)
CHOP:
Chop
sweep
is
selectedregardless
of
sweeptimeatapproximately250kHzas
dualtrace(channel
1 and
channel
2)or
quadtrace(channel
1
through
channel
4).
CH2INV:
Inthe
NORM
position(buttonreleased),
thechannel
2
signal
is
non-inverted.
In
the
INV
position(buttonengaged),
the
channel
2
signalisinverted.
20
MHzBW:
Limitstheverticalbandwidth
to
approxi-
mately
20MHz
whenengagedthisbut-
ton.
®AC-GND-DCSwitch
Three-positionleverswitchwhichoperates
as
fol-
lows:
AC:Blocks
dc
component
of
channel
2
input
signal.
GND:Openssignalpath
and
groundsinput
to
vertical
amplifier.Thisprovides
a
zero-
signalbaseline,theposition
of
whichcan
beused
asa
referencewhenperforming
dcmeasurements.
DC:Directinput
ofacanddc
component
of
channel
2
inputsignal.
®INPUTJack
Vertical
input
for
channel
2
trace
in
normalsweep
operation.HorizontalinputinX-Yoperation.
NOTE:
Thevariousvertical
mode
settingsarerelated
to
hori-
zontal
mode
and
triggersource.See
the
sections
on
HORIZDISPLAYandSOURCE
fora
description
of
this
relationship.
©BEAM
FIND
PushButtonSwitch
Limit
thedisplay
to
withinthegraticulearea,indepen-
dently
of
displayposition.
8

CONTROLS
ANDINDICATORS
Fig.
2
POWER
SUPPLY/CRT
DISPLAY
CONTROLS
®A INTENSITY,B INTENSITYControls
Allowsadjustment
of
intensityforthe
A
sweepand
B
sweeprespectively.
AINTENSITY;
Adjusts
the
traceintensity
fortheA
sweep
and
thedisplayintensityforX-Yoperation.
B
INTENSITY;
Adjuststheintensity
of
the
B
sweep.
®POWER,
SCALE
ILLUMControls
Fully
counterclockwiserotation(offposition)turns
off
oscilloscope.
Clockwiserotationturns
on
oscillos-
cope.Furtherclockwiserotation
ofthe
control
in-
creases
theilluminationlevel
of
scale.
(§)LEDPilotLamp
Indicates
thatthepowersupplyhas
been
turned
on.
@
ASTIGControl
Astigmatismadjustmentprovides
optimum
spot
roundnesswhenused
in
conjunctionwithFOCUS
controlregardlessintensitycontrol.
©
FOCUS
Control
Usedtoadjustthetracefor
optimum
focus.
Auto-focuscircuitkeepswaveform
in
focuswith
changes
in
intensity.
<§>
TRACE
ROTATIONControl
Electrically
rotatestrace
to
horizontalposition.
Strongmagneticfieldsmaycausethetrace
tobe
tilt-
ed.
The
degree
of
tiltmayvaryasthescopeis
moved
from
one
location
to
another.
In
these
cases,
adjust
this
control.
#CAL,
1 Vp-p,
« 1 kHzTerminal
Provides
1
kHz,
1
Voltpeak-to-peaksquarewave
sig-
nal.
This
is
useful
for
probe
compensationadjust-
ment.
®
Jm
GNDTerminal/Bindingpost.
Ground
terminal
-
use
itto
connecttheinstrument
to
theearth
ground.
9

Selects
calibratedsweeptimes
of20
ns/div
to0.5
s/div
in23
stepswhen
A
VARIABLEcontrol
@ is
set
toCALposition(fullyclockwise).
B
SWEEPTIME/DIV;
Horizontalcoarse
B
sweeptimeselector.
Selects
sweeptimes
of20
ns/div
to50
ms/div
in20
steps.
B
sweeptimeselector
is
constructed
to
make
it
possible
tosettheB
sweeptimeslowerthan
A
sweeptime.
No
fineadjustment
is
available
for
the
B
sweeptime.
©A
VARIABLE,
PULLCHOPF.
SELECT
Controls
AVARIABLE;
Fine
A
sweeptimeadjustment.
In
thefullyclockwise
(CAL)position,the
A
sweeptimeiscalibrated.
PULL
CHOP
F.
SELECT
The
chopping
frequency
maybe
changed
by
pulling
this
controloutward.Thisisuseful
in
cases
wherethe
input
signalistriggered
to
the
chopping
frequency.
<§)UNCALLamp
Growswhenthe
A
VARIABLEcontrol
is
notset
to
the
CALposition.Remindsuserthatthe
A
sweeptime
is
notcalibrated.
10
Fig.3
HORIZONTALAXISCONTROLS
®
HORIZ
DISPLAYSwitchassembly
Used
to
select
the
horizontaldisplay
mode.
LED's
indicatewhat
mode
hasbeenselected.
A:
Only
A
sweepisoperativewiththe
B
sweep
dormant.
ALT:
A
sweepalternateswith
theB
sweep.
For
this
mode
of
operation,
theB
sweep
ap-
pears
asan
intensifiedsection
ontheA
sweep.
A-INT-B:Duration
oftheB
sweepappears
asanin-
tensifiedsectiononthe
A
SWGGp.
B
DLY'D:
Only
delayed
B
sweepisoperative.
DUAL:
A
sweep
andB
sweepoperateindepen-
dently.
For
this
mode
thetwo
sweeps
are
triggered
by
the
A
triggersourceand
B
trig-
gersourcerespectively.
X-Y:
Channel
1
becomesthe
Y-axis
and
channel
2
becomesthe
X-axis
forX-Yoperation.
Thesettings
of
thevertical
MODE
andTRIG
MODE
switcheshave
no
effect.
<DA SWEEP
TIME/DIV,
B SWEEP
TIME/DIV
Con-
trols
ASWEEPTIME/DIV:
Horizontalcoarse
A
sweeptimeselector.

CONTROLS
AND
INDICATORS
®
DELAY
TIME
MULT
Control
Adjusts
thestarttimeoftheB sweeptosomedelay
timeafterthestartoftheA sweep.
The
delaytimemaybesettovaluesbetween0.2and
10timesthesettingoftheA SWEEPTIME/DIVcon-
trol.
©*
TRACE
SEP,
HOLDOFF
Controls
|TRACE
SEP
Adjusts
verticalseparationbetweenA sweepandB
sweep
(controlhaseffectonlyintheALTofHORIZ
DISPLAY).
Clockwise
rotation.increasesseparation;B sweep
movesdownwithrespecttoA sweepupto4 divi-
sions.
In
this
case,
HOLDOFFcontrolhasnoeffect.This
controliseffectivewhentheHORIZDISPLAYswitch
is
selectedtoALT.EvenwhentheHORIZDISPLAY
switch
isselectedtoDUAL,thiscontroliseffective
with
thevertical
MODE
switchsettoCH1,CH2or
ADDposition.
HOLDOFF
Rotationadjusts
holdoff
(triggerinhibitperiod
beyond
sweep
duration).Counterclockwiserotationincreases
holdoff
periodfrom
NORM
tomaxmorethanfive
times
beforetheB ENDSA position.
In
theB ENDSA position(fullycounterclockwise),the
AsweepisresetattheendoftheB sweep.And
thereforeintensityofB sweepincreases.B ENDSA
mode
isapplicabletotheALT,A-INT-BandB DLY'D
modesofHORIZDISPLAY.
©•
POSITION,
FINE,
PULLX10
MAG
Controls
•POSITION
Rotationadjustshorizontalpositionoftrace.
FINE,
PULLX10MAG
Rotationbecomesfineadjustmentofhorizontalposi-
tionoftrace.Selectsx10sweepmagnification
(PULL
x10MAG)whenpulledout
Donotusex10MAGduringX-Yoperation.
TRIGGER
SOURCE
CONTROLS
<§>
SOURCE
Switch
Six-position
lever
switch;
selects
triggeringsourcefor
theA sweep,withfollowingpositions;
V.
MODE:
ThetriggersourceforA sweepisdeter-
minedby
vertical
MODE
selection.
CH1:
Channel1 signalisusedasa trigger
source.
CH2:Channel2 signalisusedasa trigger
source.
ADD:Thealgebraicsumofchannel1 and
channel2 signalisthetriggersource.(If
CH2INVengaged,thedifferencebe-
comesthetriggersource.)
DUAL:ForALT
mode
thesignalsforCH1
QUAD:
through
CH4alternateasthetrigger
(ALT)
source.FortheCHOP
mode
thechop-
(CHOP)
ping
signalbecomesthetriggersource.
NOTE:
1.
When
thevertical
MODE
switchis
selected
toCHOPposition,thedis-
playcannotbeobservedwiththein-
putsincethechoppingsignalbe-
comesthetriggersource.
2.
Synchronizationisimpossiblewhen
inputsignalsarenotappliedtoall
channels
withthevertical
MODE
switch
settoDUALor
QUAD
posi-
tion.
CH1:
A sweepistriggeredbychannel1 signalre-
gardless
of
vertical
MODE
selection.
CH2:A sweepistriggeredbychannel2 signalre-
gardless
of
vertical
MODE
selection.
1
/1:
A sweepistriggeredbychannel3 signal.
1/10:A sweepistriggeredbychannel3 signalat-
tenuatedto1/10.
LINE:
A sweepistriggeredbylinevoltage.
<§)
COUPLING
Switch
Five-positionlever
switch;
selects
couplingforA
triggersignal.
AC:
Triggerisaccoupled.Blocksdccomponent
ofinputsignal;mostcommonlyusedposi-
tion.
LFREJ:
Triggeriscoupled
through
a high-passfilter
toeliminatelowfrequencycomponentsfor
stable
triggeringofhighfrequencysignals.
HFREJ:
Triggeriscoupled
through
a low-passfilter
toeliminatehighfrequencycomponents
fora stabletriggeringoflowfrequency
sig-
nals.
DC:Triggerisdccoupledforsyncwhichincludes
theeffectsofdccomponents.Forchannel3
andchannel4,theverticalpositionadjust-
menthasnoeffectonthetriggerpoint.
VIDEO:Forsynchronizationofvideosignals.The
positionoftheA SWEEPTIME/DIVcontrol
determineswhetherFRAMEorLINEistobe
synchronized.Settingsbetween0.5sand
0.1msresultinFRAMEwhilethosebetween
50fis and20nsresultinLINEsync.
11

CONTROLS
ANDINDICATORS
©
LEVEL
SLOPE,
PULLFIXControls
LEVEL:
Rotationadjustspoint
on
waveformwhere
A
sweep
starts.
When
COUPLING
switch
isse-
lected
in
VIDEO,thetriggerleveladjustment
has
no
effect.
SLOPE,
PULLFIX:
Adjusts
the
slope
oftheA
triggersignal.
+equalsmostpositivepoint
of
triggering
and
-equals
mostnegativepoint
of
triggering.
When
thecontrol
is
pulled
out
theFIX
mode
is
selected
for
autoleveladjustment,under
which
circumstancesouterTrigger
LEVEL
control
no
longerhasanyeffect.
(§)TRIG'DLamp
Green
LED
lights
for
duration
of
triggered
A
sweep;
shows
whentrigger
LEVEL
control
is
properlyset
to
obtaintriggering.
®CH3orA EXTTRIGJack
Inputterminal
of
channel
3
signal
orA
externaltrigger
signal.
Channel
3
signal
maybe
observedsimul-
taneously
withchannel
1,2 and4
signalswhen
the
vertical
MODE
switch
isselected
in
QUAD.
When
the
SOURCE
switch
is
set
to
eitherEXT(CH3)
1/1
or
1/10,sweepistriggered
by
thisinputsignal.
©
SOURCE
Switch
Four-positionlever
switch;
selects
the
triggeringsource
forthe
B
sweep,withfollowingpositions;
CH1:
B
sweepistriggered
by
channel
1
signal.
CH2:
B
sweepistriggered
by
channel
2
signal.
1
/1:
B
sweepistriggered
by
channel
4
signal.
1/10:
B
sweep
is
triggered
by
channel
4
signalatten-
uated
to1/10.
(§)COUPLINGSwitch
Four-positionlever
switch;
selects
coupling
forB
triggersignal.
AC:
Trigger
isac
coupled.
Blocks
dc
component
of
inputsignal.
LFREJ:
Trigger
is
coupled
through
a
high-passfilter
to
eliminate
low
frequencycomponents
for
stable
triggering
of
highfrequencysignals.
HFREJ:
Trigger
is
coupled
through
a
low-passfilter
to
eliminate
highfrequencycomponents
for
sta-
bletriggering
of
lowfrequencysignals.
DC:Trigger
isdc
coupled
for
syncwhichincludes
the
effects
of
dccomponents.
<§)
LEVEL,
SLOPE,
PULLSTARTS
AFTER
DELAYCon-
trols
LEVEL:
Rotationadjustspoint
on
waveformwhere
B
sweep
starts.
SLOPE:
Adjust
the
slope
oftheB
triggersignal,
+equalsmostpositivepoint
of
triggering
and-equalsmostnegativepoint
of
trigger-
ing.
ForB
triggeroperation
it
must
be
set
in
its
pushed-inposition.
PULL
STARTSAFTERDELAY:
When
itis
pulled
out,theB
sweep
starts
immediatelyafter
the
delaytimeselected
by
the
DELAYTIMEMULT
andA
SWEEP
TIME/DIVcontrol,regardless
ofthe
trigger
LEVEL
setting.Evenwhenthis
switch
isin
positionwith
the
TRIG
MODE
switch
setto
AUTO,turning
the
trigger
LEVEL
clockwise
orcounterclockwiserelease
the
trigger
and
set
the
scope
toB
STARTSAFTERDELAY
operation.
©TRIG'DLamp
Green
LED
lights
for
duration
of
triggered
B
sweep;
shows
whentrigger
LEVEL
control
is
properlyset
to
obtaintriggering.
©CH4orB EXTTRIGJack
Inputterminal
forthe
channel
4
signal
orB
external
triggersignal.Channel
4
signal
maybe
observed
simultaneously
withchannel1,
2 and3
signalswhen
the
vertical
MODE
switch
isselected
in
QUAD.
When
the
SOURCE
switch
is
set
to
eitherEXT(CH4)
1/1,
or
1/10,sweepistriggered
by
thisinputsignal.
©TRIG
MODE
Switch
Push
button
switch
assembly;
selects
triggering
mode.
AUTO:Triggeredsweepoperation.
When
trigger
signal
is
present,automaticallygenerates
sweep
(freeruns
in
absence
of
trigger
sig-
nal.)
NORM:
Normaltriggeredsweepoperation.
No
trace
is
presentedwhen
a
propertriggersignal
is
notapplied.
SINGLE:
Singlesweepoperation.
Note
that
in
this
mode,
simultaneousobservation
of
both
the
Aand
B
sweepsisnotpossible.
NOTE;
For
dual
or
quad
trace,
singlesweepopera-
tion,
vertical
MODE
must
notbe
set
to
ALT.
Use
theCHOP
mode
instead.
RESET:
When
TRIG
MODE
switch
is
selected
to
SINGLE
mode,
pushing
the
RESET
button
initiates
a
singlesweepwhich
will
begin
whenthenextsynctriggeroccurs.
12

CONTROLSANDINDICATORS
Fig.
4
REAR
PANEL
@
CALLoop
CurrentProbecalibration
loop.
A 10mA,1 kHz
squarewaveisprovided.
©A GATEJack
The
output
connector
fortheA
sweepgate,
a
square
wave
gatesignal.
®B GATEJack
The
output
connector
fortheB
sweepgate,
a
square
wave
gatesignal.
©CH1OUTJack
Channel
1
vertical
output
signalconnector,
ac
cou-
pled
output
connector.Thisconnector
is
used
to
measure
the
frequency
by
connecting
the
frequency
counter.
©Z.AXIS
INPUT
Jack
External
intensitymodulationinput;TTLcompatible.
Positive
voltagedecreasesbrightness,negativevol-
tageincreasesbrightness.
©POWERLINECONNECTOR
The
inputconnector
for
theacpowercord.
©
FUSE
HOLDER
Contain
the
linefuse.Verifythat
the
properfuse
isin-
stalled
(1.2A).
©
Handle
(shown
in10pages)
Carryinghandlewithcomfortable
molded
fingergrip
also
doubles
as
tilt
stand.Lockingdetenteach
15°
al-
lows
adjustment
of
viewingangle.
©Feet
Rear
feetsupportoscilloscope
in
face-upposition
and
double
ascordwrap
for
storingpowercord.
13

OPERATION
Beforeturningthescopeon,setthefrontpanelcontrolsas
follows,referring
to
thesection
on
frontpanel
in
thisman-
ual.
[1]
NORMAL
SWEEP
DISPLAYOPERATION
1.
Turn
the
POWER
control
©
clockwise
- the
power
supply
will
be
turned
onandthe
pilotlamp
will
light
with
the
otherLED's
forthe
previously
set
vertical
MODE
©,
HORIZDISPLAY
<§>and
TRIG
MODE
©
also
lighting.
Set
thesemodesasfollows:
Vertical
MODE
© : CH1
HORIZDISPLAY<§>
: A
TRIG
MODE
© :
AUTO
2.
The
trace
will
appear
inthe
center
ofthe
CRTdisplay
andcan
be
adjusted
bythe
channel
1 ^
POSITION
©
and
•
POSITION
©
controls.Next,adjust
theA IN-
TENSITY
®
and,
if
necessary,
the
FOCUS
© for
ease
ofobservation.
3.
Vertical
MODE
Apply
an
input
signal
to
channel
1
INPUT
jack
© and
adjustVOLTS/DIV
© fora
suitablesizedisplay
ofthe
waveform.
If
thewaveformdoes
not
appear
inthe
dis-
play,
usethe
BEAMFIND
© to
locate
the
waveform
adjust
the
VOLTS/DIV
and^
POSITION
to
bring
the
waveformcomfortablyinto
the
center
ofthe
CRTdis-
play.
Operationwith
a
signalapplied
to
thechannel
2
INPUT
jack
® andthe
vertical
MODE
set
toCH2is
similar
to
theaboveprocedure.
IntheADD
mode
the
algebraicsum
of
channel
1 +
channel
2
isdisplayedas
a
single
trace.
IftheCH2INV
switch
hasbeenpressed,
thealgebraicdifference
of
thetwowaveforms,channel
1
-
channel
2
displayed
asa
single
trace.
If
both
channelsareset
to
thesameVOLTS/DIV,
thedifferencewaveform
canbe
readdirectly
in
VOLTS/DIV
onthe
CRT.DUAL
mode
allowssimultan-
eousobservation
of
channel
1 and
channel
2
while
QUAD
providesviewing
of
channel1
through
channel
4
simultaneously.
In
theDUAL
or
QUAD
mode
one
of
either
CHOP
or
ALT
mode
appliesandshould
be
selected.IntheALT
mode,
channel
1 and
channel
2 or
channel
1
through
channel
4aredisplayed
in
analternatingfashion.
Note
that
inthe
CHOP
mode
of
operationwith
the
SOURCE
(§)setto
V.MODE,
the
triggersource
isthe
chopping
signalitself,makingwaveformobservation
impossible.
UseALT
mode
instead
in
such
cases.
SOURCEmust
be
set
to
one
of
CH1,CH
2 or
CH
3.
4.Aftersetting
the
SOURCE
switch,
adjust
the
LEVEL/
SLOPE
control
@.
Thedisplay
onthe
screen
will
pro-
bably
be
unsynchronized.Refer
to
TRIGGERINGproce-
durebelow
for
adjustingsynchronization
and
sweep
speed
to
obtain
a
stabledisplayshowing
the
desired
number
of
waveform.
TRIGGERING
The
input
signalmust
be
properlytriggered
for
stable
waveformobservation.Triggering
is
possible
the
input
signalinternally
to
create
a
trigger
or
with
an
externally
provided
signal
of
fixedtimingrelationship
to
theobserved
signal,
applyingsuch
a
signal
to
theEXTTRIG
jack
®.
14
Fig.
5

OPERATION
A
TRIGGER
(1)
TheSOURCEswitch
selects
thesignaltobeusedas
thesynctrigger.
When
theV.
MODE
positionisse-
lected,
thetriggersourceisdependent
upon
theverti-
cal
MODE
selection.Inthismanner,eachwaveform
beingobservedbecomesitsowntriggersignal;e.g.,
whenthevertical
MODE
ischangedfromCH1 toCH
2,
thesourcesignalisalsochangedfromchannel1 to
channel2.Thisalsopermitssynchronizationofwave-
forms(evenwithouta timingrelationship)inthe
DUALand
QUAD
modes.However,whenphaseor
timingcomparisonisdesiredinDUALand
QUAD
modes,allwaveformsmustbetriggeredbythesame
source,
andtheV.
MODE
positionisunsuitable.Also,
as
explainedpreviously,CHOPcannotbeusedincon-
junctionwithV.
MODE
inDUALor
QUAD
mode.
Ifthe
SOURCEswitchissettotheCH1 (orCH2)position,
thechannel1 (orCH2)inputsignalisthetrigger
source,
regardlessofthevertical
mode.
CH1 (orCH
2)
isoftenusedasthetriggersourcewhentiming
comparisonisdesired.IftheSOURCEswitchissetto
theCH3 position,thesignalappliedtotheCH3 orA
EXT
TRIG
jack
becomesthetriggersource.This
sig-
nal
musthavea timingrelationshioptothedisplayed
waveformsfora synchronizeddisplay.In
QUAD
mode,
thesignalappliedtotheCH3 orA EXTTRIG
jack
becomes
both
thetriggersourceandthedis-
playedchannel3 signal.IftheSOURCEswitchisset
toLINEposition,triggeringisderivedfromtheinput
line
voltage.Thisisusefulmeasurementsthatarere-
lated
tolinefrequency.
(2)
AftersettingSOURCE,adjustthetrigger
LEVEL
con-
troltosetthetriggerpoint.Trigeringisindicatedby
thegreenLEDlighting.
As
necessarytoobtaina stablesynchronizedsignal
display,adjustHOLDOFF® andCOUPLING(§)con-
trols.
If
theSLOPEcontrolispulledout,thetriggerlevelis
putintotheFIX
mode
withthetriggerpointatthe
center
ofthewaveform.
(3)
AdjusttheA SWEEPTIME/DIV@ controlforanap-
propriatedisplayofthesignalinput.Ifrequired,use
theA VARIABLE@ controlas
well.
This
completestheadjustmentprocedurefornormal
Asweepdisplayoperation.
[2]
MAGNIFIED
SWEEP
OPERATION
Since
merelyshorteningthesweeptimetomagnifya
por-
tionofanobservedwaveformcanresultinthedesired
portiondisappearingoffthescreen,suchmagnifieddis-
playshouldbeperformedusingtheMAGNIFIEDSWEEP.
Procedure:
Usingthe<«•POSITIONcontrol,adjustthedesiredportion
ofwaveformtothecenteroftheCRT.PullouttheFINE
PULL
X10MAG© controltomagnifythedisplay10
times.
Forthistypeofdisplaythesweeptimeisthe
SWEEP
TIME/DIVsettingdividedby10.
[3]
DELAYED
SWEEP
OPERATION
Delayedsweepoperationisachievedbyuseof
both
theA
sweep
andtheB sweep.
Procedure:
1.
First
selecttheHORIZDISPLAYswitchtoA andadjust
thescopefora normalwaveformdisplay.
2.
Pulloutthe,PULLSTARTSAFTERDELAY® control
tosetthesweepintheSTARTSAFTERDELAY
mode.
Select
theHORIZDISPLAYtotheA-INT-B
mode
anda
portionoftheB sweeprepresentingtheB SWEEP
TIME/DIV
will
appearasanintensifiedportionoftheA
sweep.
TheB sweepintensityisadjustedusingtheB
INTENSITY
control®.
3.
Shifttheintensifiedportionofwaveform(sectiontobe
magnified)alongtheA sweepbyuseoftheDELAY
TIMEMULT<£§).
4.
SelecttheHORIZDISPLAYswitchtoB DLY'Dtodis-
playtheA-INT-Bintensifiedportionasa magnifiedB
DLY'Dsweep.
DelayTime(magnifiedportion)= DELAYTIMEMULT
setting
x A SWEEPTIME/DIVsetting.
5.
ForSTARTSAFTERDELAYoperation,apparentjitter
increases
asmagnificationincreases.Toobtaina jitter
free
display,pushintheSLOPE,PULLSTARTSAFTER
DELAY
control.Inthis
mode
thesignalselectedbythe
B
SOURCEswitch@ becomestheB triggersource,
makinguseoftheB trigger
LEVEL
© controltosetthe
triggerpoint.B SOURCE,COUPLINGand
LEVEL
SLOPE
aresetina mannersimilartothatofthecorre-
spondingcontrolsforA sweep.
Fig.6
15
A-INT-B
Intensified
zonetobemagnified
B
DLY'D

OPERATION
Note
that
for
type
of
operation
both
the
DELAYTIME
MULT
and
trigger
LEVEL
affect
the
start
of
the
B
sweep
so
that
the
delaytime
is
used
as
a
referencepoint.
[4]
ALTERNATING
SWEEP
OPERATION
Asweep
and
B
sweep
are
usable
inan
alternatingfashion
making
it
possible
to
observe
both
the
normal
and
magni-
fiedwaveformsimultaneously.
Procedure:
1.
Select
the
HORIZDISPLAYswitch
toA
and
adjust
fora
normalwaveformdisplay.
2.
Pull
outthe
PULLSTARTSAFTERDELAYcontrol
and
select
the
HORIZDISPLAY
to
ALT.AdjustTRACE
SEP
®for
easyobservation
of
both
the
A
and
B
traces.
The
uppertrace
isthe
non-magnifiedportion
ofthe
waveformwith
the
magnifiedportionsuper-imposed
as
anintensifiedsection.
The
lowerwaveform
isthein-
tensified
portiondisplayedmagnified.
B
INTENSITY
can
be
used
to
adjust
the
intensity
of
the
super-imposedwaveform.
3.
The
DELAYTIMEMULTcontrol
can
be
used
to
contin-
uouslyslide
the
magnifiedportion
ofthe
waveform
across
theA
sweepperiod
to
allowmagnification
of
precisely
the
desiredportion
of
waveform.
4.
Apparentdisplayjitterincreaseswithincreasedmagni-
fication
asisthe
case
withdelayedsweepdiscussed
above.
By
cancelling
the
magnifiedoperating
mode
by
pushing
inthe
PULLSTARTSAFTERDELAYcontrol,
B
trigger
LEVEL
control
canbe
used
tosetthe
trigger
point.
(B
sweep)
[5]
DUAL
SWEEP
OPERATION
Upuntil
nowwe
havediscussedusing
the
B
sweep
to
dis-
playonly
a
Delayedsweep
oftheA
sweepsignal.
Inthe
DUAL
mode
A
and
B
sweeps
are
performedindependently
so
that
twonon
time-relatedsignals
canbe
observed
at
onetime.
Procedure:
The
A
sweep
and
B
sweep
are
controlled
byA
trigger
and
B
triggercontrolsrespectively.
Whiletriggering
ofA andB
sweepsindependentlyusing
theinputsignalsthemselves
is
quitesimple
and
presents
noparticularproblems,
use
ofa
common
triggersource
or
use
ofA to
trigger
B
and
viceversa
can
result
in
some
im-
possibletriggeringconditions
for
signalsthat
are
not
relat-
ed
to
eachother
in
a
timingsense.
For
DUALoperation
the
A
and
B
sweepsalternateregard-
less
of
the
setting
of
theALT
and
CHOPswitches.
This
A
sweep/Bsweep/Triggersource/Vertical
MODE
re-
lationshipsareoutlined
in
the
followingtables.
A
SOURCE
(Asweep)
MODE
cm
CH2
DUAL
ADD QUAD
V.
MODE
cm
CH2
CH1.CH2
AL1
(*1)
CH1+CH2
CH1.CH4
ALT(*2)
TriggerSource
V.
MODE
cm
CH2
cm
CH1+CH2
CH1.CH3
CRTDisplay
s
cm cm cm cm
cm
CH1
TriggerSource
0
u
R
cm cm
CH2
cm
CH1+CH2
CH1
CH3
ALT(*3)
CRTDisplay0
u
R
CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2(*7)
CH2
CH2(*7)
TriggerSource
C
E
CH2
cm
CH2
cm
CH1+CH2
CHT;CH3
ALT
CRTDisplay
C
E
EXT
CH3 CH3 CH3 CH3
CH3
TriggerSource
CH3
cm
CH2
cm
CH1+CH2
CH1.CH2
Al_Y
(*4)
CRTDisplay
*Note
1:
A
sweep
is
triggered
by
alternatesignalsfrom
channel
1 and
channel
2,but
only
the
channel
1
signal
on
the
display
is
triggered.
*Note2:
A
sweep
is
triggered
by
alternatesignalsfrom
channel
1
through
channel
2,but
only
the
channel
1
and
channel
3
signals
onthe
display
are
trig-
gered.
*Note
3:A
sweep
is
triggered
by
channel
1
signal
and
chan-
nel
1
and
channel
3
signals
are
displayed.
*Note
4:A
sweep
is
triggered
by
channel
3
signal
and
chan-
nel
1
and
channel
3
signals
are
displayed.
*Note
5:B
sweep
is
triggered
by
channel
2
signal
and
chan-
nel
2
and
channel
4
signals
are
displayed.
*Note
6:B
sweep
is
triggered
by
channel
4
signal
but
chan-
nel
2
and
channel
4
signals
are
displayed.
*Note
7:If
there
isno
timerelationbetweenchannel
1 and
channel
2
input,triggering
isnot
possible.
Please
bear
in
mind
theserelationshipwhenusingDUAL
mode
operation.
16
B
SOURCE
(Bsweep)
MODE
cm
CH2
DUAL
ADD QUAD
s
0
U
R
C
E
cm cm cm
CH1(*7)
cm
CH1(*7) TriggerSource
s
0
U
R
C
E
cm cm
CH2 CH2 CH1+CH2
CH2,CH4
CRTDisplay
s
0
U
R
C
E
CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 TriggerSource
s
0
U
R
C
E
CH2
cm
CH2 CH2 CH2+CH4
CH1
CH3
(*5)
CRTDisplay
s
0
U
R
C
E
EXT
CH4
CH4 CH4 CH4
CH4 CH4
TriggerSource
s
0
U
R
C
E
EXT
CH4
cm
CH2 CH2 CH1+CH2
CH2.CH4
(*6)
CRTDisplay
(Asweep)
ALT
Intensified
zone
tobe
magnified
Fig.
7

OPERATION
NOTE:
For
DUALoperationbesuretoselecttheTRIG
MODE
switch
toAUTOtoallowsweepofbothA andB tobeper-
formed.
When
A andB sweepsaretobeusedalternately,setup
thescopetoprovidebothsweeps.
[6]X-Y
OPERATION
Phase
differencemeasurementsmaybemadebyuseof
theX-Ydisplaymode.
Procedure:
Select
theHORIZDISPLAYswitchtotheX-Ymode.In
this
mode
thechannel1 inputbecomesthe
Y-axis
input
andthechannel2 inputthe
X-axis
inputforX-Ydisplay.
For
X-YoperationtheX andY positionsareadjustedusing
thechannel2 ^POSITION,X-Yandchannel1 | POSI-
TIONcontrolsrespectively.
X
andY sensitivityaresetbyusingthechannel2 and
channel1 VARIABLE,VOLTS/DIVcontrolsrespectively.
By
pullingoutthetwoabovementionedVARIABLEcon-
trols,
thesensitivitiesofboththeX andY
axis
aremagni-
fiedby5 times.A INTENSITYcontrolisusedtoadjustthe
intensity
ofthedisplayduringX-Yoperation.
[7]
SINGLE
SWEEP
OPERATION
This
mode
ofdisplayisusefulforlookingatnon-
synchronousoronetimeevents.
Procedure:
1.
SelecttheTRIG
MODE
toeitherAUTOor
NORM,
and
theSLOPEPULLFIXcontroltopushed-inposition.
Applya signalofapproximatelythesameamplitude
andfrequencyasthesignalthatistobeobservedas
thetriggersignalandsetthetrigger
LEVEL.
2.
SelectTRIG
MODE
toSINGLEandpressthe
RESET
button- observethattheredLEDlightstoindicatethe
reset
condition.ThisLEDgoesoutwhentheA
sweep
periodiscompleted.
3.
Aftertheaboveset-upiscompletedthescopeisready
tooperateintheSINGLEsweep
mode
ofoperation
after
resettingthescopeusingthe
RESET
button.Input
ofthetriggersignalresultsinoneandonlyonesweep.
NOTE.
WiththeHORIZDISPLAYselecttoALTorDUAL,the
simultaneousobservationoftheA sweepandB sweep
waveformsatSINGLEsweep
mode
isnotpossible.
AlsoforDUALor
QUAD
operationsimultaneousobser-
vationisnotpossibleusingALTmode.Setthescope
totheCHOP
mode
inthis
case.
[8]
DUAL
AND
QUAD
TRACE
OPERATION
By
settingthevertical
MODE
toDUALor
QUAD,
Dualand
Quadtraceoperationscanbeachieved.Additionallyse-
lecting
theHORIZDISPLAYtoALTproducesuptoan8
trace.
Operationofthevariouscontrolsisforthistypeofdisplay
mode
similartotheoperationdescribedaboveforAlter-
natingsweepoperation.
[9]
CASCADED
OPERATION
This
mode
ofoperationisusedwhensensitivitygreater
than
1
mV/divisrequired.
Procedure:
1.
ConnecttheCH1 OUT
jack
tothechannel2 input
jack
usinga BNCcablethroughthe50X2termination.
2.
Forcascadeoperationdonotpullthechannel1 and
channel2 X5GAINswitchestowardyou.
3.
Select
vertical
MODE
toCH2.
4.
Setthechannel1 andchannel2 VOLTS/DIVto5mV
andinputa signalfora sensitivityof500^V/divon
channel1.
17

APPLICATION
PROBE
COMPENSATION
If
accuratemeasurementsare
tobe
made,theeffect
of
the
probe
beingusedmust
be
properlyadjusted
output
of
the
measurementsystemusing
the
internalcalibrationsignal
orsomeothersquarewavesource.
1.
Connect
the
probe
tothe
channel
tobe
used
andset
thevariouscontrols
fora
normal
A
sweepdisplay.
2.
Adjust
the
SWEEPTIME/DIVcontrol
for
display
of
several
cycles
of
thesignalfrom
the
calibrationoutput,
CAL,
terminal.
3.
Adjust
the
probe
compensationcontrol
fora
proper
waveformdisplay.
4.
The
otherchannels
are
compensated
forinthe
same
way.
Correct
compensation
Over
compensation
Insufficient
compensation
Fig.
8
zerovoltreference.Using
they
POSITIONcontrol,ad-
just
thetraceposition
to
thedesiredreferencelevel
po-
sition,
makingsure
notto
disturbthissettingonce
made.
3.
Setthe
AC-GND-DC
switch
totheDC
position
toob-
serve
the
waveform,including
itsdc
component.
If
an
appropriatereferencelevelpositionwasselected
in
step
3 oranin
appropriate
or
VOLTS/DIVsetting
was
made,thewaveformmay
notbe
visible
on
theCRT
at
thispoint(deflectedcompletely
off
thescreen).This
is
especiallytruewhen
thedc
component
is
largewith
respect
tothe
waveformamplitude.
If
so,pressBEAM
FINDpushswitch
to
locate
itand
resetVOLTS/DIV
and/orthe
$
POSITIONcontrol.
4.
UsetheO
POSITIONcontrol
to
bring
the
portion
of
thewaveform
tobe
measured
to
thecenterverticalgra-
duationline
of
thegraticule
scale.
5.
Measure
the
verticaldistancefrom
the
referencelevel
tothepoint
tobe
measured,(thereferencelevelcan
be
rechecked
by
momentarilyreturning
the
AC-GND-DC
switch
again
to
GND).
Multiply
the
distancemeasuredabove
bythe
VOLTS/
DIVsettingandisthe
probe
attenuationratioas
well.
If
"x
5
GAIN"
has
been
set
multiply
the
value
by1/5as
well.
Voltagesabove
and
below
the
referencelevelareposi-
tive
andnegativevaluesrespectively.
Usingtheformula:
Dclevel
=
Verticaldistance
in
divisions
x
(VOLTS/DIV
set-
ting)
x
(probeattenuationratio)
x
"x
5
GAIN"value(1/5)
TRACE
ROTATIONCOMPENSATION
Rotationfrom
a
horizontaltracepositioncan
be
thecause
ofmeasurementerrors.
Adjust
the
scopecontrols
fora
normaldisplay.
Setthe
AC-GND-DC
switch
toGNDand
TRIG
MODE
switch
to
AUTO.
Adjust
they
POSITIONcontrolsuchthatthetrace
is
over
thecenterhorizontalgraduationline.
If
the
traceappears
tobe
rotatedfromhorizontal,align
it
with
the
centergraduationlineusing
the
TRACEROTA-
TIONcontrollocated
on
thefrontpanel.
DCVOLTAGEMEASUREMENTS
This
proceduredescribes
the
measurementprocedure
for
dc
waveforms.
Procedure:
1.
Connect
the
signal
tobe
measured
tothe
vertical
INPUT
jack
andselectthevertical
MODE
to
thechannel
to
be
used.
Set
the
VOLTS/DIV
and
SWEEPTIME/DIVcontrols
to
obtain
a
normaldisplay
ofthe
waveform
tobe
mea-
sured.
SettheVARIABLEcontrol
to
theCAL.
2.
Select
the
TRIG
MODE
switch
to
AUTO
and
AC-GND-
DCswitch
toGND,
whichestablishes
a
trace
atthe
Measuringpointadjusted
tothe
•
centervertical
scale
byO
POSITION
18
Vertical
distance
Ground
potentialadjusted
by
y
position(referenceline)
Fig.
9
[EXAMPLE]
For
the
exampleshown
inFig.9,the
pointbeingmea-
sured
is3.8
divisionsfrom
the
referencelevel
(ground
po-
tential).
If
theVOLTS/DIVwasset
to
0.2Vand
a 10: 1
probe
was
used.
Substitutingthegivenvalues:
Dclevel
=
3.8(div)
x
0.2(V)
x 10=
7.6V

APPLICATION
MEASUREMENTOFTHEVOLTAGE
BETWEEN
TWOPOINTSONA WAVEFORM
This
procedure
maybe
used
to
measurepeak-topeakvol-
tages,
orfor
measuringthevoltagedifferencebetween
any
twopoints
ona
waveform.
Procedure:
1.
Apply
the
signal
tobe
measured
tothe
INPUT
jack,
se-
lect
the
vertical
MODE
tothe
channel
tobe
used
and
set
the
AC-GND-DC
switch
toAC,
adjustingVOLTS/
DIV
and
SWEEPTIME/DIVcontrols
fora
normaldis-
play.SettheVARIABLEcontrol
to
CAL
2.
Usingthe
^
POSITIONcontroladjustthewaveform
po-
sition
suchthat
oneofthetwo
points
falls
ona
major
graduationline.
3.
Using
the
POSITIONcontrol,adjust
the
second
point
to
coincidewith
the
centerverticalgraduation
line.
4.
Measure
the
verticaldistancebetween
thetwo
points
andmultiply
the
number
of
divisions
bythe
setting
of
theVOLTS/DIVcontrol.
If
a
probe
is
used,furthermultiplythis
bythe
probe
at-
tenuationratio,
if
anyandif'x
5
GAIN"
is
used,multiply
thevalue
by
1
/5
as
well.
Usingtheformula:
Volts
Peak-to-Peak
=
Vertical
distance(div)
x
(VOLTS/DIVsetting)
x
(probe
attenuationratio)
x
"x
5
GAIN"value"1
(1/5)
Adjust
to
thecenter
vertical
scale
with
O
POSITION.
[EXAMPLE]
For
theexampleshown
inFig
10,thetwopointsaresepa-
rated
by4.4
divisionsvertically.Let
the
VOLTS/DIV
set-
ting
be
0.2V/divandthe
probe
attenuation
be
10:1.
Substitutingthegivenvalue:
Voltagebetweentwopoints
=
4.4(div)
x
0.2(V)
x 10
=8.8V
ELIMINATION
OFUNDESIREDSIGNAL
COMPONENTS
The
ADD
featurecan
be
convenientlyused
to
cancel
out
theeffect
ofan
undesiredsignal
component
which
is
sup-
erimposed
on
thesignalyouwish
to
observe.
Procedure:
1.
Apply
thesignalcontaining
an
undesired
component
to
thechannel1 INPUT
jack
andtheundesiredsignalitself
alone
to
thechannel
2
INPUT
jack.
2.
Select
the
vertical
MODE
switch
to
DUAL(CHOP)
and
SOURCEswitch
toCH2.
Verifythatchannel
2
repre-
sents
the
unwantedsignal
in
reversepolarity.
If
neces-
sary,
reversepolarity
by
settingCH2
to
INV.
3.
Select
the
vertical
MODE
switch
toADD,
SOURCE
switch
toV
MODE
andCH2VOLTS/DIVandVARIABLE
controls
so
thattheundesiredsignal
component
is
can-
celled
as
much
as
possible.
The
remainingsignal
should
be
thesignal
you
wish
to
observealoneandfree
oftheunwantedsignal.
Signal
containingundesired
component
(Brokenlines:undesired
component
envelope)
Undesired
component
signal
19
Points
tobe
measured
Vertical
distance
between
two
points.
Adjust
to
thehorizontal
scale
with
*
POSITION
Fig.
10

APPLICATION
Signal
withoutundesired
component
TIME
MEASUREMENTS
This
isthe
procedure
for
makingtimemeasurementsbet-
ween
two
points
ona
waveform.Thecombination
of
the
SWEEP
TIME/DIV
andthe
horizontaldistance
in
divisions
betweenthetwopoints
is
used
in
thecalculation.
Procedure:
1.
Apply
thesignal
tobe
measured
to
theINPUT
jack
and
select
the
vertical
MODE
switch
tothe
channel
tobe
used.
AdjustVOLTS/DIV
and
SWEEPTIME/DIVcon-
trols
fora
normaldisplay.
Be
surethattheVARIABLEcontrolisset
to
CAL.
2.
Using
they
POSITIONcontrolset
oneof
thepoints
to
beused
asa
reference
to
coincidewith
the
horizontal
centerline.
Use
thePOSITIONcontrol
to
setthis
point
atthe
in-
tersection
of
anyverticalgraduationline.
3.
Measure
the
horizontaldistancebetween
thetwo
points.
Multiply
this
bythe
setting
of
the
A
SWEEPTIME/DIV
control
to
obtain
the
timebetween
thetwo
points.
If
horizontal
"x10MAG"is
used,multiplythisfurther
by
1/10.
Usingtheformula:
Time
=
Horizontaldistance(div)
x
(SWEEPTIME/DIV
set-
ting)
x
"x
10
MAG"value"1(1/10)
[EXAMPLE]
For
the
exampleshown
in
Fig.12,
the
horizontaldistance
betweenthetwopoints
is5.4
divisions.
If
theSWEEPTIME/DIVis
0.2
ms/divwecalculate.
Substitutingthegivenvalue:
Time
=
5.4(div)
x
0.2(ms)
=
1.08
ms
FREQUENCY
MEASUREMENTS
Frequencymeasurementsaremade
by
measuring
the
per-
iod
ofone
cycle
of
waveform
and
taking
the
reciprocal
of
this
timevalueasthefrequency.
Procedure:
1.
Setthe
oscilloscope
upto
display
one
cycle
of
wave-
form
(oneperiod).
2.
Thefrequencyisthereciprocal
of
the
period
measured.
Usingtheformula:
Freq
=—\—;
period
[EXAMPLE]
For
the
exampleshown
inFig.13,a
period
of40/zsis
observedandmeasured:
Substitutingthegivenvalue:
Freq
=
1
/[40
x
10"6]
=
2.5
x
104
= 25kHz
20
-
Adjust
to
thevertical
"
scale
with
<*•
POSITION
Horizontaldistance Adjust
to
horizontalcenter
line
with*POSITION
Fig.
12
Fig.
11
1
cycle
= 40/us (5
/zs/div.
x 8
div.)
Fig.
13
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