Tektronix TDS520A User Manual

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Performance Tests
TDS 520A, 524A, 540A, & 544A Performance Verification
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Equipment Required:
 PAL signal source (Item 18), 60 Hz. sine wave gener-
ator (Item 19), pulse generator (Item 20), 75 
W
 Cable (Item 21), 75 
W
 termina-
tor (Item 22), 50 
W
 cable (Item 4), 50 
W
 terminator (Item 3).
Check Video Trigger
Prerequisites:
 See page 1-15. These prerequisites include running the signal
path compensation routine.
Procedure:
1.
Setup digitizing oscilloscope to factory defaults by completing the follow-
ing steps:
a.
Press save/recall SETUP.
b.
Press the main-menu Recall Factory Setup.
c.
Press the side-menu OK Confirm Factory Init.
d.
Wait for the Clock Icon to leave the screen
.
e.
CONFIRM the digitizing oscilloscope is setup as shown below.
Channel: CH1
Volt/div: 100 mV
Horizontal scale: 500 
m
s/div
2.
Setup digitizing oscilloscope for TV triggers by completing the following
steps:
a.
Press TRIGGER MENU.
b.
Press the main-menu Type pop-up until you select Video.
c.
Press the main-menu Standard pop-up until you select 625/PAL.
d.
Press the main-menu Line.
e.
Use the keypad to set the line number to 7 (press 7, then ENTER).
f.
Press VERTICAL MENU.
g.
Press the main-menu Bandwidth.
h.
Select 100 MHz from the side menu.
i.
Press the main-menu Fine Scale.
j.
Use the keypad to set the fine scale to 282mV (press 282SHIFT, m,
then ENTER).
k.
Press HORIZONTAL MENU.
l.
Press the main-menu Horiz Scale.
m. Use the keypad to set the horizontal scale to 200 ns (press 200,
SHIFTn, then ENTER).
Option 05 Video
Trigger Checks