User manual

USB Flash Drive a nd Device Ports
Installing th
e PC Communications Softw are o n a PC
Before you connect the oscilloscope to a PC, you must install the PC
Communications software from the CD that came with the oscilloscope.
CAUTION. If
you connect the oscilloscope to your PC before you install the
software, the PC will not recognize the oscilloscope. The PC will label the
oscilloscope a s an Unknown Device and not communicate with the oscilloscope.
To avoid this, install the software on your PC before you connect the oscilloscope
to your PC.
NOTE. Be sure you have installed the same version of PC C ommunications
software that came with the oscilloscope or a later version.
Software for your oscilloscope is also available through the Software finder on
the Tektronix web site.
To install the PC Communications sof tware, follow these steps:
1. Insert the CD-ROM that came with your oscilloscope into the CD drive on the
PC. The InstallShield w izard appears on the screen.
2. Follow the on-screen directions.
3. Exit the InstallShield wizard.
Connecting to a PC
After you install the software on your PC, you can connect the oscilloscope to
the PC.
NOTE. You must install the software before you connect the oscilloscope to the
PC. (See page 70, Installing the PC Communications Software on a PC.)
To connect the oscilloscope to the PC, follow these steps:
1. Power on the oscilloscope.
2. Insert one end of a USB cable into the USB Device port on the back of t he
oscilloscope.
3. Power on the PC.
4. Insert the other end of the cable into the desired U SB port on a PC.
5. If a Found New Hardware message appears, follow the on-screen directions
for the Found New Hardware w izard.
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