Specifications

Chapter 1 Overview RIGOL
DS2000 Performance Verification Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Test Preparations
The following preparations should be done before the test:
1. Self-test: perform self-test to make sure that the oscilloscope can work normally;
2. Warm-up: warm the oscilloscope up for at least 30 minutes;
3. Self-calibration: calibrate the oscilloscope.
Self-test
When the oscilloscope is in power-on state, press the power key at the lower left corner of the
front panel to start the oscilloscope. During the start-up, the instrument performs a series of self-test
items and users can hear the sound of relay switching. The welcome screen is displayed after the
self-test is finished.
If the self-test fails, make sure that the problems are found and resolved and do not perform
self-calibration and performance test until the instrument passes the self-test.
Self-calibration
Before performing self-calibration, make sure that the oscilloscope has been warmed up for 30
minutes. Then, follow the steps below to perform the self-calibration.
1. Disconnect the connections of the two channels.
2. Press Utility  Self-Cal; then press Start and the oscilloscope starts to execute the
self-calibration program as shown in the figure below.