Table of Contents
General Safety Summary .......................................................................................... v
Compliance Information ......................................................................................... vii
EMC Compliance............................................................................................ vii
Safety Compliance............................................................................................ ix
Environmental Considerations .............................................................................. xi
Preface ............................................................................................................. xiii
About This Manual .......................................................................................... xiii
Where to Find More Information .......................................................................... xiii
Conventions Used in this Manual.......................................................................... xiii
Getting Started ................. .................. ........................................ .................. ......... 1
Product Description............................................................................................ 1
Standard and Optional Accessories.......................................................................... 2
Operating Considerations ..................................................................................... 3
Installation...................................................................................................... 4
Incoming Inspection........................................................................................... 6
Operating Basics................................................................................................... 17
Front Panel Controls.......................................................................................... 17
Rear-Panel Connectors....................................................................................... 19
Instrument Display ........................................................................................... 23
Selecting a Display ........................................................................................... 26
Setting Measurement Parameters . .............. ................................ .............. .............. 27
Selecting Signal Inputs....................................................................................... 28
Using MULTI Mode.......................................................................................... 29
Setting Gain Sweep and Magni fication..................................................................... 30
Using Presets .................................................................................................. 31
Measuring Waveforms with Cursors........................................................................ 32
Capturing the Display ........................................................................................ 34
Setting Line Select Mode .................................................. .............. .............. ...... 35
Configuring Your Instrument................................................................................ 36
Connecting Directly to a PC................................................................................. 37
Tutorial: Timing a Studio .................................................................................... 39
Reference ........................................................................................................... 45
Monitoring Safe Area Compliance ......................................................................... 45
Appendix A: Alarms .............................................................................................. 49
Configuring Alarms .......................................................................................... 50
Monitoring Alarms ........................................................................................... 52
Appendix B: Upgrading Instrument Software.................................................................. 53
USB Upgrade.................................................................................................. 53
Network Upgrade............................................................................................. 55
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