Technical data
Table Of Contents
- Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes-At a Glance
- In This Book
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Getting Started
- Step 1. Inspect the package contents
- Step 2. Turn on the oscilloscope
- Step 3. Load the default oscilloscope setup
- Step 4. Input a waveform
- Step 5. Become familiar with the Front Panel Controls
- Step 6. Become familiar with the oscilloscope display
- Step 7. Use Auto-Scale
- Step 8. Compensate probes
- Step 9. Use the Run Control buttons
- Displaying Data
- Capturing Data
- Making Measurements
- Saving, Recalling, and Printing Data
- Oscilloscope Utility Settings
- Specifications and Characteristics
- Service
- Safety Notices
- Index
Getting Started 1
Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User’s Guide 31
Step 8. Compensate probes
Compensate probes to match your probe to the input channel. You should
compensate a probe whenever you attach it for the first time to any input
channel.
Low Frequency Compensation
For the supplied passive probes:
1 Set the Probe menu attenuation to 10X. If you use the probe hooktip,
ensure a proper connection by firmly inserting the tip onto the probe.
2 Attach the probe tip to the probe compensation connector and the
ground lead to the probe compensator ground connector.
3 Press the Auto-Scale
front panel button.
4 If waveform does not appear like the Correctly Compensated waveform
shown in Figure 7, then use a nonmetallic tool to adjust the low
frequency compensation adjustment on the probe for the flattest square
wave possible.
Figure 7 Low Frequency Probe Compensation
Low frequency compensation adjustment
Over Compensated
Under Compensated
Correctly Compensated