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Specifications 
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9.1  Digital Storage Oscilloscope 
Specifications 
All specifications are typical performance values and are not 
warranted. Specifications are valid after a 30 minute warm-up 
time and within ± 5°C of last “Self-Cal” temperature.   
Vertical system 
Scope channels  2 channels plus external trigger input 
Bandwidth 
60 MHz:    2540B, 2540B-GEN 
100 MHz:   2542B, 2542B-GEN 
Calculated rise time 
(=0.35/bandwidth) 
< 5.83 ns:    2540B, 2540B-GEN 
< 3.50 ns:    2542B, 2542B-GEN 
Coupling  AC, DC and GND 
BW Limit  20 MHz selectable   
DC Vertical Gain 
Accuracy 
2 mV/div, 5 mV/div: ±4 % 
10 mV/div to 5 V/div: ±3 % 
DC Measurement 
2 mV/div to 5 mV/div: 
±(4% x reading + 0.1 x V/div + 0.5 mV)   
10 mV/div to 5 V/div: 
±(3% x reading + 0.1 x V/div + 1.0 mV)   
Position range  ±8 divisions away from the center of the screen 










