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Reference
TDS 500B, TDS 600B & TDS 700A
Digitizing Oscilloscopes
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To Save a Hardcopy to the File System:
To Set Up Using a Menu:
Use SHIFT for
the Alternate
(Blue) Menus
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Press any of the front panel menu buttons.
Press Format in the main menu, and select a
hardcopy format from the side menu.
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2
Press SHIFT, and then press HARDCOPY.
Disk Drive
2
Select an item from the main (bottom) menu.
The Readout Indicates The
Value That You Can Adjust with
the General Purpose Knob or
Keypad
Adjustable Menu Item Value
Press HARDCOPY anytime to save a copy
of the current screen to a unique file in the
oscilloscope file system.
Press Port in the main menu, press File in the
side menu, and then press CLEAR MENU.
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Select an item from the side menu, if displayed.
To Perform Other File System Operations:
General Purpose
Knob
H Press SAVE/RECALL WAVEFORM, and use the menu buttons to save a waveform to a file or
recall it from a file.
Keypad
H Press SAVE/RECALL SETUP, and use the menu buttons to save a setup to a file or recall it
from a file.
H Press File Utilities in the Save/Recall Waveform, Save/Recall Setup, or Hardcopy menus to access
Adjust menu item values using the general purpose
knob or by entering numbers on the keypad.
End Your Entry by
Pressing ENTER (
utilities that create directories, copy files, and do other operations in the oscilloscope file system.
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To Select a Trigger:
To Take Measurements Automatically:
Trigger Selections
(On some models, Ax 1 & Ax 2
TYPE
<Logic>
TYPE
<Edge>
CLASS
<Pattern>
CLASS
<State>
Select any one of
Ch 1 thru Ch 4,
Line, or DC Aux
Define levels High,
Low, or Don’t Care
for Ch 1 thru Ch 4
Define levels High,
Low, or Don’t Care
for Ch 1 thru Ch 3
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Press TRIGGER MENU.
Select edge for the
clock (always Ch 4)
This Symbol
Press Select Measrmnt or Snapshot in
Indicates a
Pop-Up Menu
1
2
the main menu.
Press MEASURE.
Positive
AND
OR
AND
OR
Automated Measurement Selections
Negative
Select
Select a trigger type or
Measurement
NAND
NOR
NAND
NOR
2
parameter from the main
menu.
Period
Rise Time
Delay
High
Pk–Pk
Mean
Area
Set a threshold
level for each of
Ch 1 thru Ch 4
Set a threshold
level for each of
the pattern
channels, Ch 1
thru Ch 3, and
the clock, Ch 4.
Frequency Fall Time
Phase
Low
Max
Amplitude Cycle Mean Cycle Area
Level
To
Positive
Width
Positive
Duty Cycle
Positive
Burst Width
RMS
1 of 7
Overshoot
Set TRIGGER MAIN LEVEL.
3
Set level or select
preset level based
on TTL or ECL logic
Negative
Width
Negative
Duty Cycle
Negative
Overshoot
Min
Cycle RMS
“T” Shows the
Trigger Position
—more—
1 of 7
—more—
2 of 7
—more—
3 of 7
—more—
4 of 7
—more—
5 of 7
—more—
6 of 7
Select up to four
measurements.
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4
Goes TRUE
Goes TRUE
Goes FALSE
DC
AC
Title of the
Side Menu
Arrow Shows
the Trigger
Level
Goes FALSE
TRUE for
HF
Reject
1
less than
LF
Reject
TRUE for
more than
1
Removes
the Menus
From the
Screen
Noise Rej (DC
Low Sensitivity)
Press to Display Press Again to A Pop-Up Selection
the Pop-Up
Menus
Make a
Selection
Changes the Other
Main Menu Items
Press CLEAR MENU to move the measurement
readouts away from the graticule.
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Qualification by time
To Take Measurements With Cursors:
replace Ch 3 & Ch 4)
TYPE
<Pulse>
TYPE
<Video>
(Optional)
CLASS
<Setup/Hold>
CLASS
<Glitch>
CLASS
<Runt>
CLASS
<Width>
CLASS
<Slew Rate>
CLASS
<Time Out>
Select one of
Ch 1 thru Ch 4 as
the data source
Select any one of
Ch 1 thru Ch 4
Select any one of
Ch 1 thru Ch 4
Select any one of
Ch 1 thru Ch 4
Select any one of
Ch 1 thru Ch 4
Select any one of
Ch 1 thru Ch 4
Select any one of
Ch 1 thru Ch 4
Do not select the
same channel used
as the clock source
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2
4
Press CURSOR.
Press Function in the main menu.
Select one of
Ch 1 thru Ch 4 as
the clock source
Positive
Negative Sync
Positive Sync
Positive
Negative
Either
Positive
Negative
Either
Positive
Negative
Either
Stays
High
Select the clock
edge
Negative
Stays
Low
Do not select the
same channel used
as the data source
Either
Measures Voltage
Measures Time
Width
Measures Voltage at Time
Runt
Upper
Set video field
and line number
Clock
Data
Level
Level
High
Low
Level
Move the cursor with the general purpose knob.
Press SELECT to switch between the cursors.
Press SHIFT to speed up/slow down the cursor
movement.
Runt
Lower
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Select from the side menu.
Set levels or select
preset levels based
on TTL or ECL logic on TTL or ECL logic
Set level or select
preset level based
Set levels or select
preset levels based
on TTL or ECL logic on TTL or ECL logic
Set level or select
preset level based
Set levels or select
preset levels based
on TTL or ECL logic
Set level or select
preset level based
on TTL or ECL logic
To Display Help On Screen:
Select and set the
Setup Time
Select trigger
when any runt
occurs or ...
Accept
Glitch
Within
Limits
NTSC
OFF
ON
Faster
Slower
Select and set
the Timeout Time
Select and set the
Hold Time
Select triggering
when a runt wid-
er than specified
Reject
Glitch
Out of
Limits
PAL
2
occurs
Set Lower and
Upper Limits
Delta
Time
HDTV
FlexFmt
Select faster than
or slower than and
set delta time
The oscilloscope
computes the slew
rate readout from
the delta time and
thresholds settings
Now turn any knob or press any button
and read a description of it on the display.
Press HELP again to exit help.
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2
Press HELP.
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Qualification by width
To Choose an Acquisition Mode:
How the Acquisition Modes Work:
Incoming
Signal
Samples Acquired
for Each Waveform
Data Point Interval
Acquisition Mode
Processes
Displayed
Data Point
Waveform
Drawn on CRT
Samples
Use for fastest acquisition rate.
Sample is the default mode.
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Press SHIFT, and then press ACQUIRE MENU.
Sample
Uses first sample in interval
Use to reveal aliasing and for
glitch detection.
Peak Detect
Peak Detect provides the
benefits of enveloping with
speed of single acquisition.
Single
Waveform
Acquisition
Uses highest and lowest
samples in interval
Not Available on TDS 600B
Use to reduce apparent noise.
Hi Res provides the benefits
of averaging with the speed of
single acquisition.
Hi Res
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Press Mode in the main menu.
Calculates average of
samples in interval
Use to reveal the noise band
around the signal.
Envelope
Uses highest and lowest
samples over many acquisitions
Multiple
Waveform
Acquisitions
Use to reduce apparent noise
in a repetitive signal.
Average
From the side menu, select an acquisition
mode that will serve your application.
Calculates average value over
many acquisitions
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