Tektronix 1502C Using Horizontal Set Reference

Operating Instructions
1–24 1502C MTDR User Manual
HORZ SET REF (D mode) allows you to offset the distance reading. For
example, a lead-in cable to a switching network is three feet long and you desire
to start the measurement after the end of the lead-in cable. HORZ SET REF
makes it simple.
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End of
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Figure 1–22: Waveform of Three-Foot Lead-in Cable
1. Turn the NOISE FILTER control to HORZ SET REF. The noise readout on
the LCD will show: set D.
2. Turn the
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POSITION control to set the cursor where you want to start the
distance reading. This will be the new zero reference point. For a three-foot
lead-in cable, the cursor should be set at 3.00 ft.
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move cursor to reference and Press STORE
Figure 1–23: Cursor Moved to End of Three-Foot Lead-in Cable
3. Push STORE.
4. Turn the NOISE FILTER control to 1 avg. The instrument is now in HORZ
SET REF, or delta mode. The distance window should now read 0.00 ft. As
the cursor is scrolled down the cable, the distance reading will now be from
the new zero reference point.
Using Horizontal Set
Reference