Rigol DS1000B Series User manual

Quick Guide RIGOL
Publication number QGA04113-1110
Aug. 2011
DS1000B Series
Digital Oscilloscope
DS1074B, DS1104B, DS1204B
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Copyright
©2008 RIGOL Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
RIGOL products are protected by patent laws in and outside of
the P.R. China.
Information in this publication replaces all previous
corresponding material.
RIGOL reserves the right to modify or change part of or all the
specifications and pricing policies at company’s sole decision.
NOTE:
RIGOL is registered trademark of RIGOL Technologies, Inc.

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Safety Notice
Review the following safety precautions carefully to avoid any
personal injuries or damages to the instrument and any products
connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, please use the
instrument as specified by this manual only.
The instrument should be serviced by Authorized personnel
only.
To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury.
Use Proper Power Cord. Use the power cord designed for the
instrument and authorized in your country only.
Ground The Instrument. The oscilloscope is grounded through
the grounding conductor of the power cord. To avoid electric shock
the instrument, grounding conductor(s) must be grounded properly,
before making connections to the input or output terminals of the
instrument.
Connect The Probe. The probes’ ground terminals are at the
same voltage level of the instrument ground. Do not connect the
ground terminals to a high voltage.
Observe All Terminal Ratings. To avoid fire or shock hazard,
observe all ratings and marks on the instrument. Follow the user’s
guide for further ratings information before making connections to
the instrument.
Do Not Operate Without Covers. Do not operate the instrument
with covers or panels removed.
Use Proper Fuse. Use the fuse of the type, voltage and current
ratings as specified for the instrument.
Avoid Circuit or Wire Exposure. Do not touch exposed
connections and components when power is on.

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Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If suspected damage
occurs with the instrument, have it inspected by qualified service
personnel before further operations.
Provide Proper Ventilation. Refer to the installation instructions
for proper ventilation of the instrument.
Do not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions.
Do not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere.
Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry.
The disturbance test of all the models meet the limit values
of A in the standard of EN 61326: 1997+A1+A2+A3, but
can’t meet the limit values of B.
Measurement Category
The DS1000B series Digital Oscilloscope is intended to be used for
measurements in Measurement Category I.
Measurement Category Definitions
Measurement Category I is for measurements performed on circuits
not directly connected to MAINS. Examples are measurements on
circuits not derived from MAINS, and specially protected (internal)
MAINS derived circuits. In the latter case, transient stresses are
variable; for that reason, the transient withstand capability of the
equipment is made known to the user.
WARNING
IEC Measurement Category I. The input terminals may be
connected to circuit terminal in IEC Category I installations for
voltages up to 300Vrms. To avoid the danger of electric shock, do
not connect the inputs to circuit’s voltages above 300Vrms.
Transient overvoltage is also present on circuits that are isolated
from mains. The DS1000B series Digital Oscilloscopes is designed to
safely withstand occasional transient overvoltage up to 1000Vpk. Do
not use this equipment to measure circuits where transient
overvoltage could exceed this level.

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Safety Terms and Symbols
Terms in This Guide. These terms may appear in this manual:
WARNING: Warning statements indicate the conditions
or practices that could result in injury or loss of life.
CAUTION: Caution statements indicate the conditions or
practices that could result in damage to this product or
other property.
Terms on the Product. These terms may appear on the product:
DANGER indicates an injury or hazard that may be immediately
happen.
WARNING indicates an injury or hazard that may be not
immediately happen.
CAUTION indicates that a potential damage to the instrument or
other property might occur.
Symbols on the Product. These symbols may appear on the
product:
!
!
Hazardous
Voltage
Refer to
Instructions
Protective
Earth
Terminal
Earth
Ground
Chassis
Ground
!

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Contents
Necessary Inspection 1
How to Connect Power Cord 4
How to Connect Probe or BNC 5
How to Connect USB Devices 7
Troubleshooting 8
Contact RIGOL 10

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Necessary Inspection
1．Inspect the shipping container for damage.
Keep the damaged shipping container or cushioning material
until the contents of the shipment have been checked for
completeness and the instrument has been checked
mechanically and electrically.
2．Inspect the instrument.
In case there is any mechanical damage or defect, notify the
RIGOL Sales Representative. If the shipping container is
damaged, or the cushioning materials show signs of stress,
notify the carrier as well as the RIGOL sales office. Keep the
shipping materials for the carrier’s inspection.
3．Check the accessories.
Accessories supplied with the instrument are listed in the
following pages.
If the contents are incomplete or damaged notify the RIGOL
Sales Representative.

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I. Front Panel of the instrument
DS1000B Series Front Panel
II. Standard accessory
A Power Cord Four Passive Probes
A USB Cable A CD-ROM*

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A Quick Guide A Warranty Card
NOTE*:
The CD-ROM includes《User’s Guide》and Application Software.
III. Optional accessories
BNC Cable USB-GPIB Adapter Instrument Carrying Case

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How to Connect Power Cord
After inspecting the instrument and the accessories, connect the
power cord as shown in the following figure.
Turn on the switch which is under the power socket, the instrument
then is powered on, and the power key on the front pannel is lit up
(twinkle like breathing)，press the key to start up the instrumemt.
If unable to power the instrument, take the following steps:
(1) Check the power cord connection;
(2) Check if the power switch on the rear pannel has been turn on;
(3) If the above inspections, the power key on the front pannel is
not lit, please take out the fuse and check, refer to the fuse
specification shown in the User’Guide to change the fuse if
needed.
(4) After the above inspections, the power key on the front pannel
is still not lit, please contact RIGOL for help.

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How to Connect Probe or BNC
1．Connect the probe
As shown in the above figures, set the attenuation switch on the
probe to 10X and connect the probe to Channel 1 on the
oscilloscope, push and rotate clockwise to lock the probe in place.
If your probe is a new one, or if it is the first time you connect to the
oscilloscope, before use it, please do the following compensation
operation:

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(1) Set the attenuation switch on the probe to 10X and connect the
probe to Channel 1 on the oscilloscope. Attach the probe tip
and ground lead to the PROBE COMP connector. Press CH1,
and set the attenuation menu to 10X. Then press AUTO.
(2) View the waveform displayed on the screen。
Over Compensated Correctly Compensated Under Compensated
(3) If necessary, use a non-metallic tool to adjust the variable
capacitor of the probe for the flattest square wave (Correctly
Compensated) being displayed on the oscilloscope.
(4) Repeat if necessary.
2．Connect the BNC
As shown in the following figure, insert the the BNC cable to the
BNC conector on the front pannel, rotate clockwise to lock the
BNC.
BNC Connecting Instruction

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How to Connect USB Devices
DS1000B series oscilloscope support the USB flash drive and
connections to PC or printer throught USB. The instrument provides
two USB Hosts and a USB Device.
Connect USB Host (Front Panel)
Connect USB Host (Rear Panel) Connect USB Device(Rear Panel)

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Troubleshooting
1. After the oscilloscopes is powered on, the screen
remains dark (no display):
(1) Check the power cord connection.
(2) Ensure the power switch is turned on.
(3) After the above inspection, restart the oscilloscope.
(4) If the problem still remains, please contact RIGOL for help.
2. After the signal acquisition the waveform does not
appear:
(1) Check the probes connected with the signals.
(2) Check the probes connected to the channels firmly.
(3) Check the probes connected with the object being tested.
(4) Check the circuit generates signal at the test point.
(5) Repeat the acquisition.
3. The measurement result is 10 times higher or lower
than the value expected.
Check if the probe attenuation is the same as the channel
attenuation.
4. If the oscilloscope does not get a stable waveform
display:
(1) Check the Trigger Source and notice if it is set to the channel
in use.
(2) Check the Trigger Type. Use “Edge” for normal signals, and
use “Video” for VIDEO signals.
(3) Switch the coupling into HF Rejection or LF Rejection in
order to filter the noise which disturbs trigger.
(4) Adjust the trigger Sensitivity and the hold off time.

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5. After pressing the RUN/STOP button, the oscilloscope
does not display any waveform on screen.
Check whether the Trigger Mode is set to “Normal” or
“Single” and see whether the trigger level is out of the signal
range. If yes, set the trigger level in proper range by turning
the knob or pressing the 50% button. Or set the
Trigger Mode as “AUTO”. Moreover, push AUTO button to
display the waveform on screen.
6. After the Acquisition is set to “Averages” or Display
Persistence is set ON, the waveform refreshes slowly.
It is normal in these settings.
7. The signal is displayed as ladder like waveform.
(1) The time base setting maybe is too slow. Turn the horizontal
knob to increase horizontal resolution to improve
the display.
(2) Maybe the display Type is set to “Vectors”, and set it to “Dots”
mode to improve the display.
8. Unable to connect to PC or the PictBridge printer by
USB：
(1) When connected to PC, if the message “Unknown device”
appears or prompting scanner or camera was found. Press
Utility to choose the I/O Setting menu, you may see the USB
Device menu has been set to be “PictBridge”, you should switch
it to “Auto Detect”or “Computer”. If necessary, restart the
oscilloscope.
(2) If connecting to a PictBridge printer or the printing is
unsuccessful, maybe the USB Device menu has been set to be
“Computer”, you should switch it to “Auto Detect”or
“PictBridge”. If necessary, restart the oscilloscope.

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Contact RIGOL
If you have any problem or requirement when using our products,
please contact RIGOL Technologies, Inc. or your local distributors,
or visit: www.rigol.com