Rigol DS1000C User manual

User’s Guide RIGOL
Publication number DS1-071026
October 2007
DS1000 Series Digital Oscilloscopes
DS1000CD, DS1000C, DS1000MD, DS1000M
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Safety Notices
Review the following safety precautions carefully before operate the instrument to
avoid any personal injury or to damage the instrument and any products connected
to it.
To avoid potential hazards use the instrument in a manner only as specified by this
user’s guide.
The instrument should be serviced by qualified personnel only.
To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury
Use proper power cord Use only the power cord designed for your oscilloscope
and authorized in your country.
Connect and Disconnect accessories properly. Do not connect or disconnect
probes or test leads while they are connected to a voltage source
Ground the instrument This oscilloscope is grounded through the protective
earthing conductor of the power cord. To avoid electric shock the grounding
conductor must be connected to earth ground. Before making connections to the
input or output terminals of the oscilloscope ensure that the instrument is properly
grounded.
Connect the probe properly. The probes’ ground terminals are at the same
voltage level with earth terminal of the instrument. 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 your oscilloscope with covers or
panels removed.

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Use Proper Fuse. Use only the fuse type and rating specified for this product.
Avoid Circuit or Wire Exposure. Do not touch exposed connections and
components when power is on.
Do not operate with suspected failures. If you suspect damage with this
product, have it inspected by qualified service personnel before further operations.
Provide Proper Ventilation. Refer to the manual’s installation instructions for
details as to the oscilloscope has proper ventilation.
UL/cUL or cCSAus certified probes must be used with the oscilloscope.
Do not operate in wet/damp conditions
Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere
Keep product surfaces clean and dry

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Safety Terms and Symbols
Terms in This Guide. These terms may appear in this guide:
WARNING: Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could
result in injury or loss of life.
CAUTION: Caution statements identify 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 hazard may be immediately accessible.
WARNING indicates an injury hazard may be not immediately accessible.
CAUTION indicates that a potential damage to the instrument or other property
might occur.
Symbols on the Product: These symbols may appear on the Instrument:
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Hazardous
Voltage Refer to Instructions Protective earth terminal Test
Grounding
Terminal
Grounding
Terminal
of Chassis
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General-Purpose Oscilloscopes
RIGOL DS1000-Series Digital Oscilloscopes offer exceptional waveform viewing
and measurements in a compact, lightweight package. The DS1000 series are ideal
for production test, field service, research and design and all of the applications
involving analog/digital circuits test and troubleshooting, as well as education and
training.
Each of these oscilloscopes gives you:
zDual Channel, Bandwidth:
100MHz (DS1102CD, DS1102C, DS1102MD, DS1102M)
60MHz (DS1062CD, DS1062C, DS1062MD, DS1062M)
40MHz (DS1042CD, DS1042C, DS1042MD, DS1042M)
25MHz (DS1022CD, DS1022C, DS1022MD, DS1022M)
zOptional 16 digital channels (Mixed signal oscilloscope), each channel can be
turned on or off independently, or in a 8 bit group
zMono/Color TFT LCD Displays at 320*234 resolution
zUSB storage and printing supports, firmware upgradeable via USB connectivity
zAdjustable waveform intensity, more effective waveform viewing
zOne-touch automatic setup for ease of use (AUTO)
zSaves 10 Waveforms, 10 setups, supports CSV and bitmap format
zNewly designed Delayed Scan Function, easy to give attention to both details
and overview of a waveform
z20 Automatic measurements
zAutomatic cursor tracking measurements
zWaveform recorder, record and replay dynamic waveforms
zUser selectable fast offset calibration
zBuilt-in FFT function, Frequency Counter
zDigital filters, includes LPF, HPF, BPF, BRF
zPass/Fail Function, optically isolated Pass/Fail output
zAdd, Subtract and Multiply Mathematic Functions
zAdvanced trigger types include: Edge, Video, Pulse width, Slope, Alternative,
Pattern and Duration (Mixed signal oscilloscope)
zAdjustable trigger sensitivity

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zMultiple Language User Interface
zPop-up menu makes it easy to read and easy to use
zBuilt-in Chinese and English help system
zEasy-to-use file system supports Chinese & English characters key-in
DS1000 Series Digital Oscilloscope accessories:
zTwo 1.5 meter, 1:1 10: 1 switchable probes
zDigital test set (Mixed Signal Oscilloscope only, DS1xxxxD), include
A data line (Model: FC1868)
An active logic head (Model: LH1116)
Twenty test wire (Model: LC1150)
Twenty logic clips (Model: TC1100)
zPower cord for country of destination
zUser’s Guide
zWarranty Card
zA Ultrascope for WIN98/2000/XP software

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Content
Safety Notices ..................................................................................................II
General-Purpose Oscilloscopes .......................................................................... V
CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED..................................................................... 1-1
The Front Panel and the User Interface ....................................................... 1-2
To Inspect the Instrument .......................................................................... 1-6
To Perform a Functional Check.................................................................... 1-7
To Compensate Probes............................................................................... 1-9
To Use Digital Leads (Mixed Signal Oscilloscope) ........................................ 1-10
To Display a Signal Automatically .............................................................. 1-12
To Set Up the Vertical Window.................................................................. 1-13
To Set Up the Horizontal System ............................................................... 1-15
To Trigger the Oscilloscope....................................................................... 1-17
CHAPTER 2: OPERATING YOUR OSCILLOSCOPE .............................................. 2-1
Understand the vertical system ................................................................... 2-2
Understand the Horizontal System............................................................. 2-30
Understand the Trigger System................................................................. 2-36
To Set Up the Sampling System ................................................................ 2-59
To Set Up the Display System ................................................................... 2-63
To Store and Recall Waveforms or Setups.................................................. 2-65
To Set Up the Utility ................................................................................. 2-73
To Measure Automatically......................................................................... 2-91
To measure with cursors........................................................................... 2-98
To use run control buttons.......................................................................2-105
CHAPTER 3: APPLICATION & EXAMPLES ......................................................... 3-1
Example 1: Taking Simple Measurements..................................................... 3-1
Example 2: View a signal delay caused by a circuit ....................................... 3-2
Example 3: Capture a Single-Shot Signal...................................................... 3-3
Example 4: To reduce the random noise on a signal...................................... 3-4
Example 5: Making Cursor Measurements .................................................... 3-6
Example 6: The application of the X-Y operation........................................... 3-8
Example 7: Triggering on a Video Signal .................................................... 3-10
Example 8: FFT Cursor measurement ........................................................ 3-12

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Example 9: Pass/Fail Test .......................................................................... 3-13
Example 10: Triggering on a Digital Signal…………………………………………….….3-14
CHAPTER 4: PROMPT MESSAGES & TROUBLESHOOTING .................................4-1
Prompting Message ....................................................................................4-1
Troubleshooting..........................................................................................4-3
CHAPTER 5: SUPPORT & SERVICE ..................................................................5-1
CHAPTER 6: APPENDIX ..................................................................................6-1
Appendix A: Specifications ..........................................................................6-1
Apendix B: DS1000-Series Accessories .........................................................6-7
Appendix C: General Care and Cleaning .......................................................6-8
Index.............................................................................................................6-i

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Chapter 1 : Getting Started
This chapter covers the following topics:
The front panel and user interface
To inspect the instrument
To perform a functional check
To compensate probes
To use digital leads (Mixed signal oscilloscope only)
To display a signal automatically
To set up the vertical system
To set up the horizontal system
To trigger the oscilloscope

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The Front Panel and the User’s Interface
One of the first things you will want to do with your new oscilloscope is to become
acquainted with its front panel. This chapter will help you be familiar with the layout
of the knobs and keys and how to use them. Read the chapter carefully before
further operations.
The front panel has knobs and buttons. The knobs are used most often and are
similar to the knobs on other oscilloscopes. The buttons not only let you use some of
the functions directly but also bring up soft button menus on the screen, which allow
you access to many measurement features associated with advanced functionalities,
math, and reference or run control features.
Figure 1-1
Front Panel of DS1000-Series Oscilloscope
DS1000 series oscilloscopes provide an easy-to-use user interface, the definitions of
the buttons and the knobs are as follows:
Menu buttons: Associated with Measure, Cursor, Acquire, Display, Storage, and
Utility menus.

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Vertical buttons: Associated with CH1, CH2, MATH, REF and LA menus, the OFF
button can set waveform or menu which currently active off.
Horizontal buttons: Associated with horizontal MENU.
Trigger buttons: Associated with trigger MENU, instant action to set 50% trigger
level and FORCE trigger.
Action buttons: Include run control buttons for AUTO and RUN/STOP.
Function buttons: Five grey buttons from top to bottom on the right to the LCD
screen, which set choices of operation in the currently active
menu.
Knobs: For the adjustment of vertical or horizontal ,
and trigger .

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Figure 1-2
Front Panel Controls
Character definitions in this User’s Guide:
Throughout this book, character figures of buttons and knobs are the same to those
on front-panel.
A box around the name of the key denotes MENU function buttons on front-panel,
such as Measure.
() denotes the multi-function knob .
denotes the two POSITION knobs.
denotes the two SCALE knobs.
denotes the LEVEL knob.
The name with a drop shadow denotes the menu operating key, such as WAVEFORM
soft key in STORAGE menu.

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Figure1-3
Display screen (Analog channels only)
Figure 1-4
User Interface (Analog and Digital channels)
Waveform
display window
Menu
Channel 1
Channel 2
Running status
Location of
waveform window
in memory
Trigger point in
waveform windo
w
Digital channels
turned on
Digital channel
turned off
Running status
Channel 1
Digital
channels
Channel coupling
and vertical div.
Horizontal
time base div.
Trigger
offset
Trigger point in
memory

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To Inspect the Instrument
After you get a new DS1000 series oscilloscope, please inspect the instrument
according to the following steps:
1. Inspect the shipping container for damage.
Keep a 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. Check the accessories.
Accessories supplied with the instrument are listed in "Accessories" in this guide.
If the contents are incomplete or damaged notify your RIGOL Sales
Representative.
3. Inspect the instrument.
In case any mechanical damage or defect, or if the instrument does not operate
properly or pass performance tests, notify your RIGOL Sales Representative.
If the shipping container is damaged, or the cushioning materials show signs of
stress, notify the carrier as well as your RIGOL sales office. Keep the shipping
materials for the carrier’s inspection.
RIGOL offices will arrange for repair or replacement at option of RIGOL
without waiting for claim settlement.

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To Perform a Functional Check
Perform this quick functional check to verify that your instrument is operating
correctly.
1. Turn on the instrument.
Use only power cords designed for your oscilloscope. Use a power source that
delivers 100 to 240 VACRMS, 45Hz to 440Hz. Turn on the instruments, and wait until
the display shows the waveform window. Push the Storage button, select Storage in
the top menu box and push the Factory menu box.
Figure 1-5
WARNNING:
To avoid electric shock, be sure the oscilloscope is properly grounded.
2．Input a signal to a channel of the oscilloscope
①Set the switch on the probe to 10X and connect the probe to channel 1 on the
oscilloscope. To do this, align the slot in the probe connector with the key on the
CH 1 BNC, push to connect, and twist to the right to lock the probe in place.
Attach the probe tip and ground lead to the PROBE COMP connector.
Power button Storage button
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Figure 1-6
② Set the probe attenuation to 10X. To do this, push CH1→Probe→10X.
Figure 1-7 Figure 1-8
③Push the AUTO button. Within a few seconds, you could see a square wave in the
display (approximately 1 kHz 3 V peak- to- peak).
④Push the OFF button or push the CH1 button again to turn off channel 1,
push the CH2 button to turn on channel 2, repeat steps 2 and 3.
Probe compensator
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To Compensate Probes
Perform this adjustment to match your probe to the input channel. This should be
done whenever you attach a probe for the first time to any input channel.
1. Set the Probe menu attenuation to 10X. Set the switch to 10X on the probe and
connect the probe to channel 1 on the oscilloscope. If you use the probe
hook-tip, ensure a proper connection by firmly inserting the tip onto the probe.
Attach the probe tip to the PROBE COMP connector and the reference lead to the
PROBE COMP Ground connector, turn on channel 1, and then press AUTO.
2. Check the shape of the displayed waveform.
Over compensated Correctly Compensated Under Compensated
Figure 1-9
Figure 1-9
3. If necessary, use a non-metallic tool to adjust the trimmer capacitor on the probe
for the flattest square wave possible as displayed on the oscilloscope.
4. Repeat as necessary.
WARNNING: To avoid electric shock while using the probe, be sure the
perfection of the insulated cable, and do not touch the metallic portions of
the probe head while it is connected with a voltage source.
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To Use Digital Leads (Mixed Signal Oscilloscope)
1. Switch off power supply of the Device Under Test if necessary to avoid short
circuit. Since no voltage is applied to the leads at this step, you may keep the
oscilloscope on.
2. Connect one end of the flat cable FC1868 to the Logic Analyzer Input, connect
the other end to Logic Head LH1116. An identifier is located on each end of the
flat cable, it can only be connected in one way. It is unnecessary to switch off
power supply of your oscilloscope connect the cable.
Figure 1-10
CAUTION: Use only FC1868, LH1116, TC1100 and LC1150 made by
RIGOL for specified mixed signal oscilloscopes.
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