54 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide
1Getting Started
To compensate the oscilloscope probes
You should compensate your oscilloscope probes to match their
characteristics to the oscilloscope’s channels. A poorly
compensated probe can introduce measurement errors.
1Perform the procedure “To verify basic oscilloscope
operation” on page 52.
2Use a nonmetallic tool to adjust the trimmer capacitor on the
probe for the flattest pulse possible. The trimmer capacitor is
located on the probe BNC connector.
3Connect probes to all other oscilloscope channels (channel 2
of a 2-channel oscilloscope, or channels 2, 3, and 4 of a
4-channel oscilloscope). Repeat the procedure for each
channel. This matches each probe to each channel.
The process of compensating the probes serves as a basic test to
verify that the oscilloscope is functional.
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Perfectly compensated
Over compensated
Under compensated