User manual

GETTING STARTED MANUAL
11 WSMXs-B-GSM-E Rev A
INTRODUCTION
This Getting Started Manual includes important safety and installation information
for your WaveSurfer MXs-B oscilloscope. Brief operating procedures get you
started capturing, viewing, and analyzing your waveforms.
If desired, change your user interface language from English by selecting Utilities
 Preferences on the oscilloscope’s menu bar (top of the screen) and then select
Language.
The information contained in this guide also appears (with more detail) in the
oscilloscope Help files.
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
This section contains information and warnings that must be observed to keep the
instrument operating in a correct and safe condition. You are required to follow
generally accepted safety procedures in addition to the safety precautions
specified in this section.
Safety Symbols and Terms
Where the following symbols or terms appear on the instrument’s front or rear
panels, or in this manual, they alert you to important safety considerations.
This symbol is used where caution is required. Refer to the
accompanying information or documents in order to protect against
personal injury or damage to the instrument.
This symbol warns of a potential risk of shock hazard.
This symbol is used to denote the measurement ground connection.
This symbol is used to denote a safety ground connection.
This symbol indicates an On/Standby switch type. When pressed, the
oscilloscope’s state toggles between Operating and Standby modes.
This switch does not disconnect the oscilloscope. Remove power from
the oscilloscope by removing the power cord from the AC outlet while
the instrument is in Standby mode.
This symbol is used to denote Alternating Current.
CAUTION
The CAUTION sign indicates a potential hazard. It calls attention to a
procedure, practice or condition which, if not followed, could possibly
cause damage to equipment.
If a CAUTION is indicated, do not proceed until its conditions are fully
understood and met.