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LeCroy Corporation
700 Chestnut Ridge Road
Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977-6499
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Internet: www.lecroy.com
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supersedes all earlier versions. Specifications subject to change without notice.
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WR6A-GS-E Rev B
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GETTING STARTED MANUAL
INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................9
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................10
Safety Symbols and Terms........................................................................... 10
Operating Environment .................................................................................11
Cooling Requirements.................................................................................. 12
AC Power Source.......................................................................................... 12
Power and Ground Connections.................................................................. 12
On/Standby Switch........................................................................................ 13
Calibration ..................................................................................................... 13
Cleaning......................................................................................................... 13
Abnormal Conditions.................................................................................... 14
Virus Protection............................................................................................. 14
WHEN YOUR SCOPE IS DELIVERED...............................................................15
Check that You Have Everything ................................................................. 15
Warranty......................................................................................................... 15
Maintenance Agreements............................................................................. 15
Windows License Agreement....................................................................... 16
End-User License Agreement For Lecroy® X-Stream Software................ 16
INSTALLATION..................................................................................................23
Hardware Connections................................................................................. 23
Software......................................................................................................... 23
Adding a New Option.................................................................................... 23

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Restoring Software........................................................................................23
Restarting the Application ....................................................................................................... 23
Restarting the Operating System............................................................................................ 24
External Monitor.............................................................................................24
SYSTEM RECOVERY........................................................................................25
Recovery Procedure......................................................................................25
Windows Activation................................................................................................................. 29
PROBES.............................................................................................................32
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS .............................................................................33
Front Panel Buttons and Knobs ...................................................................33
Trigger Knobs: ........................................................................................................................ 34
Trigger Buttons: ...................................................................................................................... 34
Horizontal Knobs:.................................................................................................................... 34
Vertical Knobs:........................................................................................................................ 34
Channel Buttons: .................................................................................................................... 34
Zoom Control Knobs: ............................................................................................................. 35
Special Features Knobs & Buttons: ....................................................................................... 35
General Control Buttons: ........................................................................................................ 36
ON-SCREEN TOOLBARS, ICONS, AND DIALOG BOXES..............................37
Menu Bar Buttons..........................................................................................37
Adjust Knob............................................................................................................................. 38
Dialog Boxes..................................................................................................38
Alternate Access Methods ............................................................................38
Mouse and Keyboard Operation............................................................................................. 38
Tool Bar Buttons ..................................................................................................................... 39
TRACE DESCRIPTORS.....................................................................................40
TURNING ON TRACES .....................................................................................41
VERTICAL SETTINGS AND CHANNEL CONTROLS.......................................43

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Adjusting Sensitivity..................................................................................... 43
Adjusting the Waveform's Position............................................................. 43
Coupling......................................................................................................... 43
TIMEBASE SETUP.............................................................................................44
Combining of Channels................................................................................ 44
To Combine Channels ............................................................................................................ 44
TRIGGERING .....................................................................................................45
Simple Triggers............................................................................................. 45
Edge Trigger on Simple Signals ............................................................................................. 45
Controlling Edge Triggering .................................................................................................... 45
To Set Up an Edge Trigger..................................................................................................... 46
SMART Triggers ............................................................................................ 48
DISPLAY FORMATS..........................................................................................49
Display Setup ................................................................................................ 49
Sequence Mode Display......................................................................................................... 49
Persistence Setup......................................................................................... 50
Saturation Level ...................................................................................................................... 50
3-Dimensional Persistence ..................................................................................................... 51
Show Last Trace ..................................................................................................................... 51
Zooming Waveforms..................................................................................... 51
To Zoom a Single Channel ..................................................................................................... 52
To Zoom by Touch-and-Drag ................................................................................................. 53
To Zoom Multiple Waveforms Quickly .................................................................................... 54
SAVE AND RECALL..........................................................................................55
Saving and Recalling Scope Settings ......................................................... 55
To Save Scope Settings ......................................................................................................... 55
To Recall Scope Settings ....................................................................................................... 55
To Recall Default Settings ......................................................................................................55

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Saving Screen Images...................................................................................56
Saving and Recalling Waveforms.................................................................56
To Save Waveforms ...............................................................................................................56
To Recall Waveforms.............................................................................................................. 58
WRITING FILES TO CD.....................................................................................59
PRINTING AND FILE MANAGEMENT ..............................................................63
Printing ...........................................................................................................63
To Set Up the Printer .............................................................................................................. 63
To Print.................................................................................................................................... 63
Adding Printers and Drivers .................................................................................................... 63
Changing the Default Printer................................................................................................... 64
Managing Files...............................................................................................64
Hard Disk Partitions ................................................................................................................ 64
UTILITIES...........................................................................................................65
Status..............................................................................................................65
To Access Status Dialog.........................................................................................................65
Remote communication ................................................................................65
To Set Up Remote Communication. ....................................................................................... 65
To Configure the Remote Control Assistant Event Log.......................................................... 66
Hardcopy ........................................................................................................66
Printing.................................................................................................................................... 66
Clipboard................................................................................................................................. 66
File .......................................................................................................................................... 66
E-Mail...................................................................................................................................... 67
Aux Output .....................................................................................................67
To Set Up Auxiliary Output ..................................................................................................... 68
Date & Time ....................................................................................................68
To Set Time and Date Manually ............................................................................................. 68
To Set Time and Date from the Internet ................................................................................. 69
To Set Time and Date from Windows..................................................................................... 69

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Options........................................................................................................... 70
Service ........................................................................................................... 70
Show Windows Desktop............................................................................... 71
Touch Screen Calibration............................................................................. 71
Preferences.................................................................................................... 71
Audible Feedback ................................................................................................................... 71
Auto-calibration ....................................................................................................................... 71
Offset Control.......................................................................................................................... 71
Performance Optimization ...................................................................................................... 72
Offset/Delay Control................................................................................................................ 72
E-mail...................................................................................................................................... 72
Acquisition Status......................................................................................... 73
INTRODUCTION TO WAVESHAPE ANALYSIS................................................74
Parameter Measurements............................................................................. 74
Measure Modes ...................................................................................................................... 74
Standard Vertical Parameters................................................................................................. 74
Standard Horizontal Parameters ............................................................................................ 74
Custom Measurements with My Measure .............................................................................. 75
Status Symbols ....................................................................................................................... 75
WAVEFORM MEASUREMENTS........................................................................76
Measuring with Cursors ............................................................................... 76
Cursor Measurement Icons .................................................................................................... 76
Cursors Setup ............................................................................................... 76
Quick Display .......................................................................................................................... 76
Full Setup................................................................................................................................ 76
PARAMETER ANALYSIS ..................................................................................78
Trend measurements.................................................................................... 78
Track View...................................................................................................... 78

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JitterTrack View..............................................................................................78
HISTOGRAMS....................................................................................................79
Creating and Viewing a Histogram...............................................................79
To Set Up a Single Parameter Histogram .............................................................................. 79
To View Thumbnail Histograms.............................................................................................. 80
Persistence Histogram............................................................................................................ 80
Persistence Trace Range ....................................................................................................... 81
Persistence Sigma .................................................................................................................. 81
WAVEFORM MATH ...........................................................................................82
Math Setup......................................................................................................82
Resampling To Deskew.................................................................................82
To Resample........................................................................................................................... 83
Rescaling and Assigning Units.....................................................................83
To Set Up Rescaling ............................................................................................................... 83
Averaging Waveforms ...................................................................................83
Summed vs. Continuous Averaging ....................................................................................... 83
To Set Up Continuous Averaging ........................................................................................... 85
To Set Up Summed Averaging ............................................................................................... 85
Enhanced Resolution (ERES) .......................................................................86
Waveform Copy..............................................................................................86
Waveform Sparser .........................................................................................87
To Set Up Waveform Sparser................................................................................................. 87
Interpolation...................................................................................................87
To Set Up Interpolation ........................................................................................................... 87
FFT Setup .......................................................................................................88
ANALYSIS..........................................................................................................89
Pass/Fail Testing............................................................................................89
Comparing Parameters........................................................................................................... 89
Mask Tests.............................................................................................................................. 90

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Actions .................................................................................................................................... 90
Setting Up Pass/Fail Testing .................................................................................................. 91
Setting Up Mask Testing.........................................................................................................94
CUSTOMIZATION ..............................................................................................96
Solutions ................................................................................................................................. 96
CUSTOMDSO.....................................................................................................98
REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION....................................................................99
Standards....................................................................................................... 99
Program Messages ....................................................................................... 99
AUTOMATION..................................................................................................100
Standards..................................................................................................... 100

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