Agilent Technologies 45A, 46A, 54835A manual To verify basic oscilloscope operation

Chapter 2: Preparing for Use

To verify basic oscilloscope operation

To verify basic oscilloscope operation

1Connect an oscilloscope probe to channel 1.

2Attach the probe to the calibration output on the front panel of the oscilloscope.

Use a probe grabber tip so you do not need to hold the probe. The calibration output is marked with a square wave symbol.

Calibration

Output

3Press the Default Setup key on the front panel.

The display will pause momentarily while the oscilloscope is configured to its default settings.

4Press the Autoscale key on the front panel.

The display will pause momentarily while the oscilloscope adjusts the sweep speed and vertical scale. You should then see a squarewave with peak-to-peak amplitude approximately 5 divisions and a period of almost 3 divisions. If you do not see the waveform, ensure your power source is adequate, the oscilloscope is properly powered-on, and the probe is connected securely to the front-panel channel input BNC and to the probe calibration output.

5Move the mouse pointer to the graphical interface enable button and click once.

The graphical interface enable button is in the upper-right corner of the display.

6Move the mouse around the mouse pad and verify that the pointer follows on the screen.

If the pointer does not move, ensure that the mouse is properly connected, that you have clicked the correct button to enable the graphical interface, and that the mouse is on a medium-friction surface such as the mouse pad supplied with the oscilloscope.

With the mouse pointer on the right-hand button, click the mouse to enable the graphical interface

Graphical Interface Enable Button

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