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1. Display Type Sets to Vectors for an FFT spectrum otherwise unchanged Horizontal Position Adjusted TIME DIV Adjusted Trigger Coupling Adjusts to DC Noise Reject LF Reject or HF Reject Trigger Holdoff Minimum Trigger Level Sets to 50 Trigger Mode Auto Trigger Source Adjusted Trigger Slope Adjusted Trigger Type Edge Trigger Video Sync Adjusted Trigger Video Standard Adjusted Vertical Bandwidth Full DC if GND was chosen before AC for the video signal otherwise Vertical Coupling unchanged Volts Adjusted 58 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 The Autoset function examines all channels for signals and displays corresponding waveforms Autoset determines the trigger source according to the following conditions If multiple channels receive signals the oscilloscope will use the channel with the lowest frequency signal as the trigger source If no signals are found the oscilloscope will use the lowest numbered channel displayed in Autoset as the trigger source If no signals are found and no channels are displayed the oscilloscope will display and use Channel 1 as the trigger source Sine Wave When the Autoset function is used and the oscilloscope determines that the signal is similar to a sine wave the oscilloscope displays the following options Sine Wave Options Details Multi cycle Sine Display multiple cycles that have appropriate vertical and horizontal scales
2. Analyze harmonics in power cords Measure harmonic content and distortion in systems Characterize noise in DC power supplies Test impulse response of filters and systems Analyze vibration To use the Math FFT mode perform the following tasks Set the source time domain waveform Display the FFT spectrum Choose a type of FFT window Adjust the sample rate to display the fundamental frequency and harmonics without aliasing Use zoom controls to magnify the spectrum Use cursors to measure the spectrum 4 3 1 1 Setting Time domain Waveform It is necessary to set the normal time domain YT waveform before using the FFT mode Follow the steps below 1 2 Push the AUTO button to display a standard YT waveform Click the VOLTS Key to ensure the entire waveform is visible on the screen If the waveform is invisible the osciloscope may display erroneous FFT results by adding high frequency components Click the Vertical Position key to vertically move the YT waveform to the center zero division so as to ensure the FFT will display a true DC value Click the Horizontal Position key to position the part of the YT waveform to be analyzed in the center eight divisions of the screen The oscilloscope uses the 2048 center points of the time domain waveform to calculate the FFT spectrum Click the TIME DIV key to provide the resolution needed in the FFT spectrum If possible set the oscillos
3. Single cycle Sine Set the horizontal scale to display approx one cycle of waveform FFT Convert the input time domain signal to its frequency components and display the result as a graph of frequency versus amplitude spectrum See Section 5 3 1 Math FFT for more information Cancel Setup Allow the oscilloscope to recall the previous setup Square Wave or Pulse When the Autoset function is used and the oscilloscope determines that the signal is similar to a square wave or pulse the oscilloscope displays the following options Square Wave Options Details Multi cycle Square Display multiple cycles that have appropriate vertical and horizontal scales Single cycle Square Set the horizontal scale to display approx one cycle of waveform The oscilloscope displays Min Mean and Positive Width automatic measurements Rising Edge Display the rising edge Falling Edge Display the falling edge Cancel Setup Allow the oscilloscope to recall the previous setup 59 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Chapter 5 Multimeter Operation Multimeter Operation Window Coupling Mode DC Auto 6 7 8 Figure 7 1 Multimeter operation window Description 1 Measurement mode indicators DC Direct current measurement AC Alternating current measurement 2 Input jacks and connection diagrams 3 Manual Auto range indicators among which the MANUAL refers to measu
4. 3 20ns to 10 0sec With this option highlighted set the time span using the multifunction control 41 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Alter Trigger A feature of analog oscilloscopes provides stable displays of signals at two different frequencies Mainly it uses a specific frequency to switch between two analog channels CH1 and CH2 so that the channels will generate swap trigger signals through the trigger circuitry Options Settings Comments Press CH1 F2 or CH2 F3 Alter F1 A 7 Must be in Single Window mode HORZ Ghanmel CH1 F2 Push an option such as CH1 select the channel trigger type and CH2 F3 set the menu interface Options in submenus Alter Swap Trigger allows CH1 and CH2 to select trigger modes and to display waveforms on th e same screen That is both channels can choose from the four trigger modes Type Edge Slope F2 Rising Falling Select which slope of the signal is triggered on Coupling F3 AC DC HF Reject LF Reject Noise Reject Select the components of the trigger signal applied to the trigger circuitry Back F4 Displays initial Alter mode Trigger screen to allow CH selection Type Video j Normal is Polarity F2 Select to trigger on positive or negative pulses Inverted NTSC Standard F3 PAL SECAM All Lines Fields Sync F4 Even Field Odd Field Line Number Back F5 Displays initial Alter m
5. 2 Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the mA banana jack input 3 Connect the red and black leads to the measured points the DC current value of measured points will be displayed on the screen The screen will resemble the image in figure 7 8 NOTE For current measurements 5 amps and above limit the measurement time to 15 seconds and allow for a 1 minuite cool down between measurements Auto DC Coupling Figure 7 8 DC current Measurement for 600 mA 67 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 To measure a DC current greater than 600 mA perform the following 1 Press the A key the DC icon appears on the screen The unit of measure on the main reading screen is mA 2 Press the F2 key to switch to 10A measurement the unit of measure on the main reading is A 3 Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the 10A banana jack input 4 Connect the red and black leads to the measured points the DC current value of the measured points will be displayed on the screen 5 Press F2 to return to 600 mA measurement The screen will resemble the image in figure 7 9 S 15 O Coupling Figure 7 9 DC Current Measurement for 10A 68 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Making an AC Current Measurement To measure an AC current smaller than 600 mA perform the following 1 Press the A key the DC icon appears on the screen The unit of measure on the main reading screen is mA
6. Modify F5 Press F5 to Select the measure Source and Type Source F1 bi Select the measure source CH2 Type F2 Frequency Calculate the waveform frequency by measuring the first cycle Period Calculate the time of the first cycle Average Mean Calculate the arithmetic mean voltage over the entire record Pk Pk Calculate the absolute difference between the greatest and the smallest peaks of the entire waveform CRMS Calculate the actual RMS voltage measurement of the first complete cycle of the waveform a Examine the waveform record of all points in the current window Minimum and display the minimum value Examine the waveform record of all points in the current window Maximum and display the maximum value Rising Measure the time between 10 and 90 of the first rising edge of the waveform Falling Measure the time between 90 and 10 of the first falling edge of the waveform Width Measure the time between the first rising edge and the next falling edge at the waveform 50 level Width Measure the time between the first falling edge and the next rising edge at the waveform 50 level Delay 1 2 1 The delay of the rising time between Channel 1 and Channel 2 Delay 1 21 The delay of the falling time between Channel 1 and Channel 2 Duty Positive duty cycle Positive pulse width Period x 100 Measured from the first waveform Duty Negative duty cycle Negative pulse width Period x 100 Measured from the first wavefo
7. Pulse Width Trigger Use to trigger on aberrant or abnormal pulses Options Settings Comments Pulse F1 With Pulse highlighted the trigger occurs on pulses that meet u the trigger condition defined by the Source When and Set menu page 1 Pulse Width options Source F2 CH1 Select the input source as the trigger signal menu page 1 CH2 Polarity F3 Positive Polarity menu page 1 Negative Auto Select the type of trigger The Normal mode is best for most Mode F4 Normal pulse width trigger applications menu page 1 Single Select the component of the trigger signal applied to the DC trigger circuit AC HF Reject Attenuates the high frequency components above 80kHz Coupling F2 HF Reject LF Reject Blocks DC components and attenuates the menu page 2 LF Reject low frequency components below 8kHz Noise Reject Noise Reject Similar to DC coupling except the sensitivity is reduced to minimize false triggering on very noisy signals When F3 2 Select the trigger condition menu page 2 gt lt PulseWidth F4 menu page 2 20ns to 10 0sec With Set Pulse Width highlighted set the pulse width F5 Switch between submenu pages 39 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Trigger When The pulse width of the source must be 25ns so that the oscilloscope can detect the pulse Within a 5 tolerance triggers the oscill
8. Set Trig Type to Edge or Slope The Slope and Level controls help to define the trigger The Slope option determines whether the trigger point is on the rising or falling edge of a signal To perform the trigger slope control press the TRIG button and then select Edge trigger F1 and use the Slope button F3 to select rising or falling The LEVEL button controls where the trigger point is on the edge Trigger level can be adjusted vertically Rising Edge Falling Edge Trigger slope can be rising or falling Trigger Mode Auto Normal Single Select the Auto or Normal mode to define how the oscilloscope acquires data when it does not detect a trigger condition Auto Mode performs the acquisition freely in absence of valid trigger It allows the generation of untriggered waveforms with the time base set to 80ms div or slower Normal Mode updates the displayed waveforms only when the oscilloscope detects a valid trigger condition Before this update the oscilloscope continues to display the older waveforms This mode should be used when it is desired to only view the effectively triggered waveforms In this mode the oscilloscope displays waveforms only after the first trigger Single mode will allow you to view a Single sweep of a waveform Trigger Coupling AC DC Noise Reject HF Reject LF Reject Trigger Coupling determines which part of the signal will be delivered to the trigger circuit This can help to obtain a stable display of the w
9. upper or minor lower window in menu page 1 Minor Window dual window mode The window is highlighted once selected Holdoff F3 menu page 1 Select this menu and click the up and down Arrow keys to adjust the trigger hold off time within the range of 100ns 10s Reset F4 menu page 1 Page F5 Change Menu pages 1 to 3 when Window Control is set to Double Window Pre Mark F2 menu page 2 Used when Marks are set place This button will position the display to view the signal at any marks to the Left of your present view Next Mark F3 menu page 2 Used when Marks are set place This button will position the display to view the signal at any marks to the Right of your present view Set Clear F4 menu page 2 Sets a mark or Clears the indicated mark place a Mark on the signal place that portion of the signal to be observed at the center verticle line Bottom window using the Horizontal Position button Press the Set button to add or remove that mark Clear All F2 menu page 3 Clear all Marks Play Stop F3 menu page 3 Push this button to auto move the signal from left to right Set the signal window to the left most position using the Horizontal position button Press Play to start the signal moving across the screen Press Stop to halt the movement 24 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Single window Mode 8 TERTE 077777777
10. 2 6 Ibs accessories 83 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 84 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Meter Mode Maximum Resolution 6000 Counts DMM Testing Modes Voltage Current Resistance Capacitance Diode amp Continuity Maximum Input Voltage AC 600V 800 Maximum Input Current AC 10A DC 10A Input Impedance 10MQ Meter Specification Range Accuracy of rdg Resolution DC Voltage 60 00mV manual 1 1digit 10uV 600 0mV 100uV 6 000V 1mV 60 00V 10mV 600 0V 100mV 800V 1V AC Voltage 60 00mV manual 1 3digits 10uV 600 0mV manual 100uV 6 000V 1mV 60 00V 10mV 600 0V 100mV DC Current 60 00mA 1 5 1 digit 10uA 600 0mA 1 1digit 100uA 6 000A 1 5 3digits 1mA 10 00A 10mA AC Current 60 00mA 1 5 3digits 10uA 600 0mA 1 1digit 100uA 6 000A 1 5 3digits 1mA 10 00A 10mA 85 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Resistance 600 0 1 1digit 0 10 6 000K 10 60 00K 100 600 0K 1000 6 000M 1KQ 60 00M 1 5 3digits 10KQ Capacitance 40 00nF 1 75 1Odigits 10pF 400 0nF 100pF 4 000uF 1nF 40 00uF 10nF 400 0uF 100nF Note The smallest capacitance value that can be measured is 5nF Diode 0V 2 0V On off Test lt 300 86 MS6000 EU EN 1 4 8 12 Chapter 8 General Care and Cleaning 8 1 General Ca
11. 3 9 PROBE ATTENUATION 6 12 3 10 SELF CALIBRATION A tert tU e PESE EE REPE ebrei 12 311 MULTIFUNCTION CONTROL eese trennen nen nr enne en rennen enne enne 12 MAIN FEATURES eh eee Cet Re metes 13 3 12 OSOIDEOSCOPE SETUP Ss re aee a S iata eie t ete tese 13 3313 est ROS erit e ETE 13 3 14 DATA ACQUISITION ieteiteeictoe se tote n Se ee dis drei 15 3 15 WAVEFORM SCALING AND POSITIONING 16 3 16 WAVEFORM MEASUREMENT eee nren nennen rennen ener 17 2 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 CHAPTER4 BASIC 4 4 4 0 0020 einen 19 4 1 DISPEAY AREA dette sk e EO REOR ated e e ER n 20 4 1 1 DOV OMIM 22 42 HORIZONTAL CONTROLS NO RI eere ee Ae 23 4 2 1 Scan Mode Display Roll 26 4 3 VERTICAL CONTROLS eie aged 26 4 3 1 t Eee UE V UAM M NS 29 4 3 1 1 Setting Time domain Waveform 29 4 3 1 2 Displaying FFT Spectrum eese 31 4 3 1 3 Selecting FFT Window csi era he cei tee Et dee aede Fri Pte Eee e
12. 4 8 12 Chapter 4 Basic Operation The front panel of the oscilloscope is divided into several functional areas A quick overview of all control buttons on the front panel as well as the displayed information on the screen and relative testing operations is provided in this chapter The figure below illustrates the front panel of the MS6000 series digital oscilloscope EXTECH INSTRUMENTS 60MHz 2 Channel Oscilloscope 56060 2 C 2 19 2 C 3 C 3 C 2 C 3 C 2 C 2 C po Do F1 F2 F3 F4 2 v A osc MENU DMM ON OFF 22 bo Q RECALL MEAS 3 UTILITY CURSOR CH1 CH2 HORI 2 vous TIME 3 V AMALIA EM ef 5 r 4 POSITION gt 5 4 gt ja SNO 0 0 09 0 Ve Front Panel of the MS6000 Series 19 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 1 Display Area P E E DC ON Coarse 10X OFF 101312111 914 151 1 Display Format YT n Vectors n Dots Gray indicates auto persistence Green indicates persistence display is enabled When the icon is set to green the time for persistence display will be shown behind it 2 Acquisition Mode Normal Peak Detect or Average 3 Trigger Status a The oscilloscope is acquiring pre triggered data R All pre triggered data have been acquired an
13. Peak Detect channels simultaneously After N acquisitions on all Average channels simultaneously N can be set to 4 8 16 32 64 or 128 Inputs Input Coupling DC AC or GND Input Impedance DC coupled 1 2 in parallel with 20pF 3pF Probe Attenuation 1X 10X Supported Probe Attenuation 1X 10X 100X 1000X Maximum Input Voltage Overvoltage Category Maximum Voltage 300Vnus 10x Installation CAT and CAT II Category CAT Ill 150Vnus 1 Installation Category Il derate at 20dB decade above 100kHz to 13V peak AC at 3MHz and above For non sinusoidal waveforms value must be less than 450V Excursion above 300V should be of less than 100ms duration RMS signal level including all DC components removed through AC coupling must be limited to 300V If these values are exceeded damage to the oscilloscope may occur 80 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Measurements Voltage difference between cursors V Cursors Time difference between cursors T Reciprocal of T in Hertz 1 AT Frequency Period Mean Peak to peak CycleRMS Minimum Automatic Maximum Rise Time Fall Time Positive Width Negative Width Measurements Delay 1 21 Delay 1 2 Duty Duty Base Top Middle Amplitude Overshoot Preshoot RMS Off General Specifications Display Display Type 5 6 Inch width LED Backlight Display Displ
14. You can hand over your used batteries accumulators at collection points in your community or wherever batteries accumulators are sold Disposal Follow the valid legal stipulations in respect of the disposal of the device at the end of its lifecycle 7 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Chapter 2 Overview 2 4 Brief Introduction on MS6000 Series Model Channels Bandwidth Sample Rate LCD MS6060 60MHz 1GS s 5 6 inch color MS6100 100MHz 1GS s 5 6 inch color MS6200 200MHz 1GS s 5 6 inch color Table 2 1 Model List of MS6000 Series MS6000 Series oscilloscopes bandwidths range from 60MHz to 200MHz and provide real time and equivalent sample rates respectively up to 1GSa s and 25GSa s In addition they have maximum 1MB memory depth for better observation of the waveform details and 5 6 inch color TFT LCD as well WINDOWS style interfaces and menus for easy operation Additionally the generous menu information and the easy to operate buttons maximize the information available for each measurement the multifunctional and powerful shortcut keys save time and maximize efficiency the Autoset AUTO function allows the user to detect sine and square waves automatically MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Chapter 3 Getting Started Guide 3 4 Installation To keep proper ventilation of the oscilloscope in operation leave a space of more than 5 cm 2 from the top and the two sides of the product 3 2
15. may be used to switch between Coarse and Fine In the Fine resolution setting the vertical scale readout displays the actual VOLTS setting The vertical scale changes only when the control is set to Course and the VOLTS control is adjusted 27 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 MATH MENU Display the waveform math operations See the table below for details The MATH menu contains source options for all math operations Press the M R button Operations Source Options Comments ON Enable F1 ON enables the Math functions OFF CH1 CH2 Add Channel 1 to Channel 2 Subtract the Channel 2 waveform from the Channel CH1 CH2 1 waveform Operate F2 Subtract the Channel 1 waveform from the Channel CH2 CH1 2 waveform CH1xCH2 Multiply CH1 with CH2 CH1 CH2 Divide CH1 by CH2 CH2 CH1 Divide CH2 by CH1 WINDOW F4 There are 5 types of window settings available Hanning Flattop Rectangular Bartlett and Blackman Source F3 Zoom F2 page 2 Use the FFT Zoom button to FFT F2 CH1 or CH2 adjust the window size Scale x1 x2 x5 x10 Vertical Base F3 page 2 dBrms or Vrms Note All selected menus are highlighted orange 28 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 3 1 FFT This chapter elaborates on the Math FFT Fast Fourier Transform functionality The Math FFT mode may be used to convert a normal time domain YT signal to its frequency components spectrum and to observe the following
16. menu for setups and waveforms Save Recall MEASURE Displays the Measure menu MEAS CURSOR Displays the Cursor menu CUSOR UTIILITY Displays the Utility menu UTILITY DISPLAY Displays the Display menu Click Utility button and go to menu page 4 Display is ACQUIRE Displays the Acquire menu Click Utility button and go to menu page 4 Acquire is F4 4 5 1 SAVE RECALL Press the SAVE RECALL button to save or recall oscilloscope setups or waveforms The first page shows the following menu Options Settings Comments Wave F1 Press F1 to engage Waveform mode CH1 Source F1 CH2 Select a waveform display to store SD Media F2 USB Select the location for saving the data Flash Location F3 Used with SD and Flash only Select the memory location Save F4 Save the current set up Page F5 Change page from 1 to 2 Recall F2 22 Recall a specified setup based on the memory and location menu page 2 Delete f3 Delete a specified setup based on the memory and location menu page 2 46 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Press the Save Recall button to view the Save Recall main menu Options Settings Comments SetUp F2 From the main Setup Recall menu Press F2 to engage SetUp mode Local Store the current setups to the USB disk or the Local internal memory Source F1 USB of the oscilloscope Specify the memory location in which
17. proper connection to the channel BNC Check the probe to assure a good connection to the measured object Check the probe to verify that it has been well calibrated Otherwise refer to the content regarding Calibration in this manual If the waveform is moving continuously on the screen and can not be triggered Check the trigger source to ensure that it is consistent with the input channel Check the trigger level to assure a correct setting Check the trigger mode to confirm that it is an appropriate selection for the input signal The default trigger mode is Edge trigger However edge triggering it is not suitable for every type of input signal If the meter will not display current measurements The internal fuses may have opened The meter is protected by two fast acting fuses not accessible to the user The fuses are rated 1A 600V and 12A 600V fast acting Please contact a local Extech distributor or the Extech Technical Support department for assistance in locating a local service center Chapter 7 Specifications 7 1 Technical Specifications All published specifications apply to the MS6000 series oscilloscopes Before checking an oscilloscope to verify its compliance with these specifications ensure that the oscilloscope meets the following conditions The oscilloscope must have undergone a twenty minute warm up period under the specified operating temperature gt Do Self Cal operation must b
18. the mA icon will display on the bottom of the screen press F2 to switch the measurement between mA and 10A 600mA is acquiescence 2 Press the F1 key once the AC icon will display on the screen 3 Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the mA banana jack input 4 Connect the red and black leads to the measured points the AC current value of measured points will be displayed on the screen The screen will resemble the image shown in figure 7 10 NOTE For current measurements 5 amps and above limit the measurement time to 15 seconds and allow for a 1 minuite cool down between measurements PA 00 24 0 0 2 10 15 20 Coupling Figure 7 10 AC Current Measurement for 600 mA 69 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 To measure an AC current greater than 600 mA perform the following 1 Press the A key the DC icon appears on the screen The unit on the main reading screen is mA 2 Press F2 key to switch to the 10A measurement mode the unit on the main reading Screen is A 3 Press the F1 key once and the AC icon will display on the the screen 4 Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the 10A banana jack input 5 Connect the red and black leads to the measured points and the AC current value of the measured points will be displayed on the screen 6 Press F2 to return to the 600 mA measurement mode The screen will resem
19. trigger circuit DC HF Reject Attenuates the high frequency components above 80kHz HF Reject LF Reject Blocks DC components and attenuates the low frequency LF Reject Noise Reject AC Blocks DC components and attenuates signals below 10Hz components below 8kHz Rejects power line hum Noise Reject Similar to DC coupling except the sensitivity is reduced to minimize false triggering on very noisy signals NOTE Trigger coupling only affects the signal passed through the trigger system It does not affect the bandwidth or coupling of the signal displayed on the screen Video Trigger Options Settings Comments With Video highlighted an NTSC PAL or SECAM standard Video F1 None video signal will be triggered The trigger coupling is preset to AC CH1 Source F2 CH2 Select the input source as the trigger signal Polarity Normal Normal Triggers on the negative edge of the sync pulse Inverted Inverted Triggers on the positive edge of the sync pulse Standard F4 NTSC Pal SECAM All Lines Line Number Choose a proper video sync When selecting Line Number Sync F5 Odd Field for the Sync option use the User Select option to specify a Even Field line number All Fields Note With Normal Polarity the trigger always occurs on negative going sync pulses If the video signal contains positive going sync pulses use the Inverted Polarity option 38 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12
20. 1 4 8 12 Safety Tips 1 4 General Safety Summary Read the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it To evade potential hazards use this product only as specified Only qualified personnel should perform maintenance Avoid fire or personal injury Use suitable power cord Use only the power cord specified for this product and certified for the country of use Connect and disconnect properly Connect a probe with the oscilloscope before it is connected to measured circuits disconnect the probe from the oscilloscope after it is disconnected from measured circuits Ground the product This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord To avoid electric shock the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product ensure that the product is properly grounded Connect the probe in a right way The probe ground lead is at ground potential Do not connect the ground lead to an elevated voltage Check all terminal ratings To avoid fire or shock hazard check all ratings and markings on the product Refer to the product manual for detailed information about ratings before making connections to the product Do not operate without covers Do not operate this product with covers or panels removed Avoid exposed circuitry Do not touch exposed connections and components when powe
21. 78 NLA NJ i iv Dual window Mode Location of expanded window data Major Window 4 Minor Window 25 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 2 1 Scan Mode Display Roll Mode With the TIME DIV control set to 80ms div or slower and the trigger mode set to Auto the oscilloscope works in the scan acquisition mode In this mode the waveform display is updated from left to right without any trigger or horizontal position control 4 3 Vertical Controls Vertical controls can be used to display and remove waveforms adjust vertical size and position of the signal set input parameters and perform math calculations Each channel has a separate vertical menu See below for menu description 1 VERTICAL POSITION Bar Move the channel waveform up and down on the screen In dual window mode move the waveforms in both windows at the same time in the same direction 2 Menu CH1 2 Display vertical menu options turn ON or OFF the display of channel waveforms Press the MENU button to turn on the Menu Press the CH1 or CH2 button to select the channel you want to adjust Press the F5 key to switch from Menu page 1 to page 2 Options Settings Comments DC passes both DC and AC components of the input signal DC AC blocks the DC component of the input signal and Coupling F1 AC attenuates signals below 10Hz menu page 1 Ground Ground disconnects the input signal and
22. Functional Check Follow the steps below to perform a quick functional check to your oscilloscope 3 3 Power ON the oscilloscope Press the ON OFF button The start up sequence will take up to 15 seconds to complete NOTE The AC Charger is intended for battery charging only Use of charger during measurements is not recommended Ji CH1 Coupling BW 20M Volt Div Probe Invert The default probe parameter 3 4 Connect the Probe to the oscilloscope Set the switch on the probe to 10X and connect the probe to the Channel 1 BNC on the oscilloscope Connect the probe tip to the 1 KHz Probe Compensation connector and the reference lead to the Ground connector The CH1 default Probe option attenuation setting is 1X change this to 10X Channel 1 Probe Connection signal when compensating Connect Probe tip to 1 KHz Ground connection for reference lead when compensating 9 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 3 5 Observing a waveform Press the AUTO button and a 1 KHz square wave of approx 5V peak to peak will appear in the display Press the CH1 button and remove Channel 1 Move the Probe to the CH2 BNC push the CH2 button and repeat these steps to observe the test signal on Channel 2 8 3 6 Probe Examination 3 7 Safety When using the probe keep fingers behind the guard on the probe body to avoid electric shock Do not touch metallic portions of the probe head while it is connected to a voltage source Connect th
23. OP button to freeze the display In either mode the waveform display can be scaled or positioned by vertical and horizontal controls Equivalent Acquisition Repeats the Normal acquisition Use this mode to take a specific observation on repeatedly displayed periodic signals A resolution of 40ps can be obtained i e 25GS s sample rate which is much higher than that obtained in real time acquisition mode The acquisition principle is as follows Input repeated VIN First a 8 Bad Fu n As shown above aquire repeatable input signal Sample the signal at various intervals Store the digital values in memory The Sample points can now be use to recreate the waveform 57 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 5 7 Fast Action Buttons AUTO Automatically set the oscilloscope controls to generate a usable display of the input signals Refer to the following table for relative content RUN STOP Continuously acquire waveforms or stop the acquisition 4 5 8 AUTOSET Autoset is one of the most useful modes of the digital oscilloscope When the AUTO button is pressed the oscilloscope will identify the type of waveform sine or square and adjust controls according to the input signal so that it can accurately display the waveform Functions Settings made automatically Acquire Mode Adjusts to Normal or Peak Detect Cursor Off Display Format Sets to YT
24. User Manual EXTECH _ INSTRUMENTS A FLIR COMPANY MS6000 Series Digital Storage Oscilloscope EXTECH 200MHz 2 Channel Oscilloscope MS6200 Chapter 1 Contents CHAPTER 1 CONTENTS inert h cote do doeet denar d Cub oe eile 2 1 1 GENERAL SAFETY SUMMARY nennen trennen trennen enne enne 5 1 2 SAFETY TERMS AND 5 6 1 3 TERMS ON PRODUCT citet stein pape re eid Seed 6 1 4 SYMBOLES ON PRODUCT e P OI THREE Ce Ee URS 6 1 5 PRODUCT AND BATTERY DISPOSAL eese nre 7 CHAPTER 2 OC Eod Ve ydus 8 2 1 BRIEF INTRODUCTION ON MS6000 SERIES esesseeeeeeenen ene 8 CHAPTER3 GETTING STARTED 2 2 2 9 3 1 INSTALLATION i5 trit itte oh OE De Roe e 9 3 2 FUNCTIONAL CHECK 4n eR Nea eee ete 9 3 3 POWER ON THE 8 22 00 0 00000000000 nennen rene enne tenet 9 3 4 CONNECT THE PROBE TO THE OSCILLOSCOPE eeseeseeeeeenrenen eee 9 3 5 OBSERVING A 10 3 6 PROBE EXAMINATION ittis c 10 3 7 SAFETY 25 10 3 8 MANUAL PROBE 2 2 20 00000005 11
25. applies a zero volt input 20MHz Bandwidth Limit OFF Limits the bandwidth to reduce display noise filters the F2 ON signal to eliminate noise and other unnecessary HF menu page 1 components Selects the resolution of the VOLTS bar VOLTS Div F3 Coarse 27 Coarse defines a 1 2 5 sequence Fine changes the menu page 1 Fine resolution in smaller steps between the Coarse settings 1X i Select a value to match the probe attenuation factor so as to Probe Attenuation F4 10X ensure correct vertical readouts Reduce bandwidth to menu page 1 100X 6MHz when using a 1X probe 1000X 26 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Invert F2 Off menu page 2 On Inverts the waveform relative to the reference level Reset F3 Resets Vertical settings to default menu page 2 Ground Coupling Ground Coupling is used to display a zero volt waveform Internally the channel input is connected with a zero volt reference level Remove Waveform Display To remove a waveform from the screen first push the menu button to display the vertical menu and then push the appropriate Channel button to remove the waveform A channel waveform which is unnecessary to display can be used as a trigger source or for math operations 3 VOLTS Control the oscilloscope to magnify or attenuate the source signal of the channel waveform The vertical size of the display on the screen will change increase or decrease The key F3
26. aveform To use trigger coupling push the TRIG button select Edge Pulse Slope or O T trigger and then press F5 for page 2 and select a Coupling option Trigger Position The horizontal position control establishes the time between the trigger position and the screen center J gt 14 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 3 14 Data Acquisition When an analog signal is acquired the oscilloscope will convert it to a digital one There are two kinds of acquisitions Real time acquisition and Equivalent acquisition The real time acquisition has three modes Normal Peak Detect and Average The acquisition rate is affected by the time base Real Time Acquisition Normal In this mode the oscilloscope samples the signal in evenly spaced intervals to establish the waveform This mode accurately represents signals in most instances However it does not acquire rapid variations in the analog signal that may occur between two samples which can result in aliasing and may cause narrow pulses to be missed In such cases use the Peak Detect mode to acquire data Peak Detect In this mode the oscilloscope obtains the maximum and minimum values of the input signal over each sample interval and uses these values to display the waveform In this way the oscilloscope can acquire and display narrow pulses that may have otherwise been missed in Normal mode However noise will appear to be higher in this mode Average In this mode the oscilloscope ac
27. ay Resolution 240 Vertical X 320 Horizontal pixels Display Contrast Adjustable 16 steps with a progress bar Probe Compensator Output Output Voltage typical About 2Vpp into 21MO load Frequency typical 1kHz Internal Memory Accommodates up to 32G card accessible through battery 2G SD Card compartment Power Supply 100 120VACrms 10 45Hz to 440Hz Supply Voltage 120 240VACnus X1096 45Hz to 66Hz Power Consumption 30W approx 3 hours Fuses Two 2 fast acting internal fuses 1A 600V and 12A 600V Battery 7 4V li ion rechargeable 81 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 82 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Environmental Temperature Operating 32 F to 122 F 0 C to 50 Nonoperating 40 F to 159 8 F 40 C to 71 C Cooling Method Convection Humidity 104 F or below 40 C or below lt 90 relative humidity 106 F to 122 F 41 C to 50 C lt 60 relative humidity Altitude Operating and Non operating 3 000m 10 000 feet Random Vibration 0 319 from 50Hz to 500Hz 10 minutes on each axis Non operating 2 46gnus from 5Hz to 500Hz 10 minutes on each axis Mechanical Shock Operating 50g 11ms half sine Mechanical Length 245mm 10 Size Height 163mm 6 4 Depth 52mm 2 Excludes packing and Weight 1 2 Kg
28. ble the image shown in figure 7 11 AC ng crum Coupling Figure 7 11 AC Current Measurement for 10A 70 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Taking a Relative Measurement A relative measurement is a measurement taken and compared to a stored reference value The resultant display represents the measurement minus the reference value The following example illustrates the relative measurement process The first step is to store a reference value 1 Press the Q key 2 Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V O C banana jack input 3 Connect the red and black test leads to a resistor The resistance value is shown on the screen in Ohms 4 When the reading stabilizes press the F1 key the is displayed on the top of the Screen The saved reference value is displayed The screen will resemble the image shown in figure 7 12 unn WAS peoaoz Figure 7 12 Relative Measurement 71 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Selecting Automatic Manual Range Adjustment The default mode is the automatic range mode For example In the DC voltage mode to switch to the manual range perform the following steps 1 Press F3 to enter the manual range mode the Manual icon is displayed 2 In the manual range mode the measuring range is increased each time the F4 is pressed When the highest range is reached the next F4 key press moves the me
29. cope to display multiple signal cycles If the TIME DIV key is clicked to select a faster setting fewer cycles the FFT spectrum will display a larger frequency range and reduce the possibility of FFT aliasing 29 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 6 Tosetthe FFT display follow the steps below 1 Push the M R button 2 Set the Operate key F2 to FFT 3 Select the Math FFT Source channel In many situations the oscilloscope can also generate a useful FFT spectrum despite the YT waveform not being triggered This is true if the signal is periodic or random such as noise Note Trigger and position transient or burst waveforms as close as possible to the screen center Nyquist Frequency The highest frequency that any real time digital oscilloscope can measure without errors is half of the sample rate which is called the Nyquist frequency Frequency information beyond the Nyquist frequency is under sampled which brings about the FFT aliasing The math function can convert the center 2048 points of the time domain waveform to an FFT spectrum The resulting FFT spectrum contains 1024 points from DC 0HZz to the Nyquist frequency Usually the screen compresses the FFT spectrum horizontally to 250 points but you can use the FFT Zoom function to expand the FFT spectrum so that you can clearly view the frequency components at each of the 1024 data points in the FFT spectrum Note The oscilloscope s vertical response is slightly larger than i
30. cting FFT Window Using FFT windows can eliminate the spectral leakage in the FFT spectrum The FFT algorithm assumes that the YT waveform repeats all the time When the number of cycles is integral 1 2 3 the YT waveform starts and ends at the same amplitude and there are no discontinuities in the signal shape If the number of cycles is non integral the YT waveform starts and ends at different amplitudes and the transitions between the start and end points will cause discontinuities in the signal that introduce high frequency transients Time domain NIIP YT Waveform Center 2048 Data Points Discontinuities FFT NP ER Without Windowing 32 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Applying a FFT window to the YT waveform changes the waveform so that the start and stop values are close to each other thereby reducing the discontinuities Figure Hanning window Time domain YT Waveform Center 2048 Data Points Point by point Multiply Window Function Hanning a amp YT Waveform after Windowing 4 With Windowing 33 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 FFT Window Selection The Math FFT function has Five FFT Window options There is a trade off between frequency resolution Spectral Leakage and amplitude accuracy for each type of the window choices Determine which one to choose according to the desired object to be measured and the source signal characteristics Window Measure
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32. d the oscilloscope is ready to accept a trigger oscilloscope has detected a trigger and is acquiring the post trigger information 20 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 The oscilloscope is in auto mode and is acquiring waveforms in the absence of triggers S The oscilloscope is acquiring and displaying waveform data continuously in scan mode e The oscilloscope has stopped acquiring waveform data S The oscilloscope has finished a single sequence acquisition im Icon If this icon appears it indicates that the keyboard of the oscilloscope is locked by the host computer via USB control E If this icon appears it indicates that the USB disk has been connected E This icon lights up only when the USB slave interface is connected with the computer 5 Readout shows the main time base setting 6 Main Time Base Window T Display of window s position in data memory and data length 8 Window Time Base 9 Operating Menu shows information for the function keys 10 Icon indicates channel coupling 11 Level Range 12 Icon indicates whether or not the waveform is inverted 13 20MB Bandwidth Limit If this icon appears it indicates that the bandwidth limit is enabled otherwise the bandwidth limit is disabled 14 Trigger Type 7 Edge trigger on the rising edge Edge trigger on the falling edge Video trigger with line synchronization E Video trigger with field synchronization Pulse Width
33. displays the sample points only Auto Persistency F2 0 25 85 selectable Length of time to display each displayed sample point Infinite YT YT normal or standard signal view DSO mode F3 XY XY XY format Contrast F4 0 15 Use the Multifunction control to set the display contrast Menu page 2 Dotted Line Grid F2 Real Line Set up for display of the grid lines Off 7 Use the Multifunction control to set the brightness of the Grid Intensity F3 displays Grid lines Auto Refresh Rate F4 30 40 50 Frames Set refresh rate of display default is Auto Menu Page 3 Wave Bright F2 Use multifunction control arrow keys to change waveform brightness BL Keep F3 Unlimited 5 10 30 60 Sec Set how long the Backlight is on before it turns off Menu Keep F4 Unlimited 5 10 30 60 Sec Set how long the Menu is displayed before it turns off 55 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 5 6 ACQUIRE The acquisition modes of an oscilloscope control how waveform points are generated from sample points Press the Utility button and then the ACQUIRE key on page 4 of the Utility menu Options Settings Comments Type F4 Real Time Acquire waveforms by real time digital technique Equ Time Rebuild waveforms by equivalent sample technique Normal Normal Acquire and accurately display most waveforms Mode F2 Peak Peak Detect glitches and eliminate the possibility of aliasi
34. divisions of the test Mask Pass Fail Create Adjust Vertical and Horizontal div and press Create to set Mask Save F4 Save Mask division settings to SD or USB memory Back F5 Go back to main Utility menu Record F4 menu page 3 Type Off Record Play Save Rec Source Time Interval End Frame Start End on page 2 Filter F2 menu page 4 Type Off Low Pass High Pass Band Pass Band Stop Source Up Down Display F3 menu page 4 This menu item controls the Display See section 5 5 5 for these settings Acquire F4 menu page 4 This menu item controls the signal Acquire mode See section 5 5 6 for these settings DMM F2 menu page 5 On Turn on the Digital multimeter functions Off Turn off the Digital multimeter functions Frequency F3 On menu page 5 OFF Fan Test More F4 SD Status menu page 5 System Features Store Depth SD Card Video Net Card Ethernet port reserved for future use Self Calibration The self calibration routine can optimize the precision of the oscilloscope to accommodate the ambient temperature To maximize the accuracy perform the self calibration when the ambient temperature changes by 5 C or more Follow the instructions on the screen Tip Press any menu button on the front panel to remove the status display and to enter a corresponding menu 52 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Pass Fail Exampl
35. e The Pass Fail Test is one of the enhanced special functions of this oscilloscope By this function the Scope can compare the input signal with the established waveform mask Shown in blue in figure If the waveform touches the mask a Fail signal occurs otherwise the test passes When needed a programmable output can be used for external automatic control applications The output is built in as a standard feature and is optically isolated Do the steps as follows C0 We 10 11 Save a waveform as the reference for comparison Input the reference waveform into CH1 and press AUTO to sync on that waveform Press the M R button to enter the REF mode Set Source to CH1 and Location to RefA Press SAVE button F3 Press the Utility key to enter the Utility menu Press the F5 key to go to page 3 Press Pass Fail F3 button to enter the Pass Fail menu On page 1 Set Enable to Open to turn On Pass Fail Select Source to CH1 the input source On Page 2 of the Pass Fail menu set OUT STOP to Open on or Close off to enable the Stop on function Set OUT to pass or fail to choose Stop on pass or fail Set OUT to Pass Ring or Fail Ring to set an alarm tone Set Msg Display to Open On or Close Off Create the Pass Fail Mask Go to page 3 of the Pass Fail menu and Click on Regular Change the Vertical or Horizontal values of the mask shown in blue in figure by clicking the up or down keys on the multifuncti
36. e diode symbol appears at the top of the screen 2 Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V O C banana jack input 3 Connect the red and black leads to the diode the voltage value of the diode is displayed on the screen in volts The screen will then resemble the image in figure 7 3 Figure 7 3 Diode Measurement 62 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Making a Continuity Measurement To perform a Continuity test perform the following 1 Press the key the indictor appears at the top of the screen 2 Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V O C banana jack input 3 Connect the red and black leads to the test points If the resistance value of the tested points is less than 30 a beep will sound from the test tool The screen will resemble the image in figure 7 4 Figure 7 4 Continuity Measurement 63 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Making a Capacitance Measurement To measure a capacitance do the following 1 Press the key the symbol appears at the top of the screen 2 Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V O C banana jack input 3 Connect the red and black leads to the capacitor the capacitance value is displayed on the screen in or nF The screen will resemble the image in figure 7 5 0 5 10 Figure 7 5 Capacitance Measurement 64 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Making a DC Voltage Measurem
37. e horizontal and vertical scales of the oscilloscope automatically and set the trigger coupling type position slope level and mode etc to acquire a stable waveform display Press the AUTO button to engage Autoset 3 13 Trigger The trigger determines when the oscilloscope begins to acquire data and display a waveform Once a trigger is properly set up the oscilloscope can convert unstable displays or blank screens to meaningful waveforms Basic information regarding triggering is provided below Trigger Source The trigger can be generated from either CH1 or CH2 The input channel can trigger normally whether or not the input signal is displayed Trigger Type The oscilloscope has six types of triggers Edge Video Pulse Width Slope Overtime and Alter Press the TRIG button to engage this feature Edge Trigger Triggering occurs when the input trigger source crosses a specified level in a specified direction Video Trigger performs a field or line trigger through standard video signals Pulse Width Trigger can trigger normal or abnormal pulses that meet trigger conditions Slope Trigger uses the rise and fall times on the edge of a signal for triggering Overtime Trigger occurs after the edge of a signal reaches the set time Alter Trigger uses a specific frequency to switch between two analog channels CH1 and CH2 so that the channels will generate swap trigger signals VV VV V 13 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Slope and Level
38. e performed through the Utility menu if the operating temperature changes by more than 5 C gt oscilloscope must be within the factory calibration interval All specifications are guaranteed unless noted typical Oscilloscope Specifications Horizontal Sample Rate Range 1GS s Waveform Interpolation sin x x Record Length Maximum 1M samples per single channel maximum 512K samples per dual channel TIME DIV Range MS6060 MS6200 MS6100 Ans div to 40s div in a 2 4 8 2ns div to 40s div in a 2 4 8 sequence sequence Sample Rate and Delay Time Accuracy 50 over 21ms time interval 74 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Delta Time Measurement Accuracy Full Bandwidth Single shot Normal mode t 1 sample interval 100ppm x reading 0 6ns 216 averages 1 sample interval 100ppm x reading 0 4ns Sample interval s div 200 Position Range MS6060 MS6100 4ns div to 8ns div 8div x s div to 20ms 20ns div to 80us div 8div x s div to 40ms 200us div to 40s div 8div x s div to 400s MS6200 2ns div to 10ns div 4div x s div to 20ms Vertical A D Converter 8 bit resolution each channel is sampled simultaneously VOLTS Range 2mV div to 5V div at input BNC Position Range 2mV div to 200mV div x2V gt 200mV div to 5V div 50V Analog Bandwidth in Normal and Average 2mV di
39. e probe to the oscilloscope and connect the ground terminal to ground before starting any measurements Finger Guard 10 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 3 8 Manual Probe Compensation Upon the first connection of a probe to an input channel manually perform this adjustment to match the probe to the input channel Uncompensated probes may lead to errors or faults in measurement To adjust the probe compensation follow the steps below 1 Set the switch on the probe to 10X and connect the probe to Channel 1 on the oscilloscope Attach the probe tip to the PROBE COMP 5V 1KHz connector and the reference lead to the PROBE COMP Ground connector Press CH1 button and set the Probe attenuation to 10X Press the AUTO button and you should see the 1 KHz reference signal 2 the shape of the displayed waveform A L N Overcompensated _ 12 Undercompensated de Compensated correctly 3 use a nonmetallic screwdriver to adjust the variable probe capacitor until the shape of the waveform appears to be the same as shown in the above figure Repeat this step as necessary for additional probes Refer to the figure below for adjustment illustration 11 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 3 9 Probe Attenuation Setting Probes are of various attenuation factors which affect the vertical scale of the signal Ensure that the attenuation switch on the probe matches the CH probe option in the oscilloscope Switch se
40. ed Self Cal to cancel probes before test Remove all System F2 menu page 2 Set System parameters Sound On Off Language English Chinese Interface color Time Set Date and Time PC Set USB or NET Shutdown F3 menu page 2 Set the meters Auto Off timing when Action is set to PowerOff Set Auto Off time F2 using the Multifunction control arrow keys Press F3 to confirm setting changes Press F4 to cancel changes Press F5 to go back to main Utility menu Video F4 menu page 2 Record a video of your waveforms Play USB to SD SD to USB Delete Back go back to the main Utility menu Probe Ck F2 menu page 3 Probe Check Probe CH 1x CH2 1x 1 10 CH2 10x Set to match probe setting Check Turn on 1KHz Comp signal Finish Turn off Comp signal Cancel Cancel Probe Check Ethernet port reserved for future use 51 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Utility Mode menu continued Pass Fail F3 menu page 3 menu page 1 of Pass Fail Enable Test Open Close Off Source CH1 or Ch2 Start End menu page 2 of Pass Fail Msg display F2 Open Close turn On Off Message display Pass Fail Out F3 Pass Fail Pass Ring Fail Ring Alarm settings Out Stop F4 Pass Fail Stop test on pass or fail Page F5 Change to page 3 of Pass Fail menu menu page 3 of Pass Fail Regular F2 Alter vertical or horizontal
41. ent To measure a DC voltage perform the following 1 Press the V key the Auto DC icon appears at the top of the screen 2 Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V O C banana jack input 3 Connect the red and black leads to the measurement points the voltage value of the measured points is displayed on the screen The screen will resemble the image in figure 7 6 DC ipea O roar 00 6 0 25 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 mV Coupling Mode Figure 7 6 DC voltage Measurement 65 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Making an AC Voltage Measurement To measure the AC voltage perform the following 1 Press the V key the DC icon appears on the screen 2 Press the F1 key the AC icon appears on the screen 3 Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V O C banana jack input 4 Connect the red and black leads to the measured points the AC voltage value of the measured points will be displayed on the screen The screen will resemble the image in figure 7 7 Auto 0 5 Coupling Figure 7 7 AC voltage Measurement 66 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Making a DC Current Measurement To measure a DC current smaller than 600 mA perform the following 1 Press the A key the DC icon appears on the screen The unit of measure on the main reading screen is mA Press F2 to switch the measurement between mA and 10A 600mA is acquiescence
42. ess than The trigger point is the trailing edge Greater than also called overtime trigger The oscilloscope triggers when a pulse continues longer than the time specified as the Pulse Width Pulse Width Range Selectable from 20ns to 10s 78 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Slope Trigger Slope Trigger Mode Trigger when Less than gt Greater than Equal or Not Equal Positive slope or Negative slope Slope Trigger Point Equal The oscilloscope triggers when the waveform slope is equal to the set slope Not Equal The oscilloscope triggers when the waveform slope is not equal to the set slope Less than The oscilloscope triggers when the waveform slope is less than the set slope Greater than The oscilloscope triggers when the waveform slope is greater than the set slope Time Range Selectable from 20ns to 10s Overtime Trigger The leading edge Rising edge or Falling edge Time Setting 20 10s Alter Swap Trigger CH1 Internal Trigger Edge Pulse Width Video Slope CH2 Internal Trigger Edge Pulse Width Video Slope 79 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Acquisition Acquisition Modes Normal Peak Detect and Average Acquisition Rate typical Up to 2000 waveforms per second per channel Normal acquisition mode no measurement Single Sequence Acquisition Mode Acquisition Stop Time Upon single acquisition on all Normal
43. factor For example the user can take simple measurements by counting the major and minor graticule divisions involved and multiplying by the scale factor If 6 major vertical graticule divisions are counted between the minimum and maximum values of a waveform and a scale factor of 50mV division is selected the peak to peak voltage can be calculated as follows 6 divisions x 50mV division 300mV Cursor This method allows the user to take measurements by moving the cursors Cursors always appear in pairs and the displayed readouts are just their measured values There are two types of cursors Amplitude Cursor and Time Cursor The amplitude cursor appears as a horizontal broken line measuring the vertical parameters The time cursor appears as a vertical broken line measuring the horizontal parameters When using the cursors please set the Source parameter to the desired waveform To use cursors push the CURSOR button Cursor Cursor Cursor Voltage CH1 400 17 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Automatic Measurement The oscilloscope performs all of the calculations automatically in this mode As this measurement uses the waveform record points it is more precise than the graticule and cursor measurements Automatic measurements show the measurement results by readouts which are periodically updated with the new data acquired by the oscilloscope To use the Measurement mode push the MEAS button 18 MS6000 EU EN V1
44. ger is most commonly used See the table below for details Options Settings Comments Edge Video By default the oscilloscope uses the edge trigger which triggers the Type F1 Pulse Slope oscilloscope on the rising or falling edge of the input signal when it and Overtime crosses the trigger level threshold Select the input source as the trigger signal Source CH1 F2 CH2 CH1 CH2 Whether or not the waveform is displayed the channel will be triggered Risin When Type F1 is set to Edge Set the edge to trigger for rising or Slope F3 ng F1 9 9 99 9 Falling falling When Type F1 is set to Edge Slope Pulse and OT select a trigger mode Auto mode default In this mode the oscilloscope is forced to trigger when it does not detect a trigger within a certain amount of time based on the TIME DIV setting The oscilloscope goes into the scan Auto mode at 80ms div or slower time base settings Mode F4 Normal Normal mode the oscilloscope updates the display only when it Single detects a valid trigger condition New waveforms are not displayed until they replace older ones Use this mode to just view valid triggered waveforms the display appears only after the first trigger Single mode This mode will allow you to view Single sweep of a waveform 37 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Coupling menu page 2 AC DC Passes all components of the signal to the
45. gt If there is no need to observe the frequency components above 20MHz set the CH Bandwidth Limit option to Limited gt Filter the signal input and limit the bandwidth of the source waveform to lower than the Nyquist frequency gt Identify and ignore the aliased frequencies gt Use zoom controls and cursors to magnify and measure the FFT spectrum 34 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 3 1 6 Magnifying and Positioning FFT Spectrum The FFT spectrum may be scaled and the cursors used to measure through the FFT Zoom option which enables horizontal magnification To vertically magnify the spectrum use the vertical controls Horizontal Zoom and Position The FFT Zoom option page 2 of FFT option may be used to magnify the FFT spectrum horizontally without changing the sample rate The available zoom factors are X1 default X2 X5 and X10 When the zoom factor is set to X1 and the waveform is located at the center graticule the left graticule line position is OHz and the right position is the Nyquist frequency The FFT spectrum is magnified to the center graticule line when the zoom factor is adjusted That is the axis for horizontal magnification is the center graticule line Click the Horizontal Position Key to move the FFT spectrum to the right Vertical Zoom and Position When the FFT spectrum is being displayed the channel vertical keys become the zoom and position controls corresponding to their respective channels The VOLTS key
46. ical position of a waveform can be changed by moving it up or down on the screen To compare data align one waveform over another Horizontal Scale and Position Pretrigger Information The HORIZONTAL POSITION control can be adjusted to view waveform data before the trigger after the trigger or some of each When the horizontal position of a waveform is changed the time between the trigger position and the screen center is being changed For example to find the cause of a glitch in a test circuit trigger on the glitch and make the pre trigger period long enough to capture data before the glitch Then analyze the pre trigger data and perhaps find the cause Change the horizontal scale of all the waveforms by clicking the TIME DIV button for example to see just one cycle of a waveform to measure the overshoot on its rising edge The oscilloscope shows the horizontal scale as time per division in the scale readout Since all active waveforms use the same time base the oscilloscope only displays one value for all of the active channels 16 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 3 16 Waveform Measurement The oscilloscope displays graphs of voltage versus time YT and can help to measure the displayed waveform There are several ways to take measurements using the graticule the cursors or performing an automatic measurement Graticule This method allows a quick visual estimate and takes a simple measurement through the graticule divisions and the scale
47. ity 1 5div from 10MHz 2div from 100MHz Edge Trigger Type to Full to Full AC Attenuates signals below 10Hz HF Reject Attenuates signals above 80kHz A Same as the DC coupled limits for frequencies above LF Reject 150kHz attenuates signals below 150kHz Source Range Trigger Level Range CH1 CH2 38 divisions from center of screen Trigger Level Source Accuracy Accuracy typical Accuracy is for 0 2div x volts div within 4 divisions from center of CH1 CH2 signals having rise and fall times 220ns screen Set Level to 50 typical Operates with input signals 250Hz Note Bandwidth reduced to 6MHz when using a 1X probe TT MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Video Trigger Type Source Range Peak to peak amplitude of 2 CH1 CH2 ond divisions Signal Formats and Supports NTSC PAL Field Rates Video SECAM broadcast systems for Trigger Type any field or any line Holdoff Range 100ns to 10s Pulse Width Trigger Pulse Width Trigger Trigger when lt Less than gt Greater than Equal or Not Mode Equal Positive pulse or Negative pulse Equal The oscilloscope triggers when the trailing edge of the pulse crosses the trigger level Not Equal If the pulse is narrower than the specified width the trigger point is the trailing edge Otherwise the oscilloscope triggers when a Pulse Width Trigger Bairi pulse continues longer than the time specified as the Pulse Width L
48. me CH1 CH2 Select a waveform to take the cursor measurement Source F2 MATH Use the readouts to show the measurement REFA REFB S indicates Cursor 1 E indicates Cursor 2 Select Cursor S A selected cursor can be moved independently using the Multifunction F3 E ring control When neither cursor is highlighted they both are moved at the same time using the arrow keys on the Multifunction control Delta F4 Displays the measurement of the difference between the two cursors Moving Cursors Press the Select Cursor F3 key to select a cursor S E or both and move it using the multifunction control Cursors can be moved only when the Cursor Menu is displayed Frequency Cursors Amplitude Cursors 50 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 5 4 UTILITY Push the UTILITY button to display the Utility Menu as follows Options Comments Sys Info F1 menu page 1 Display the software and hardware versions serial number and other information about the oscilloscope Update F2 menu page 1 Insert a USB disk with an upgrade program the disk icon at the top left corner is highlighted Press F4 to Confirm the Update Program button the Software Upgrade dialog will pop up Press F2 Highlighted Update to cancel operation Self Cal F3 menu page 1 Press this option and the Self Calibration dialog will pop up Press F4 to Confirm and perform the self calibration Press F3 Highlight
49. ment Characteristics Good frequency resolution Fair amplitude accuracy and Hanning Random Waveform Good Spectral leakage Flat To Sinusoid Poor frequency resolution Best amplitude accuracy and Waveform Good Spectral Leakage Rectangular None or Boxcar Pulse or Transient Waveform Special purpose window applicable to discontinuous Best frequency resolution Poor amplitude accuracy and Poor Spectral Leakage waveforms Bartlett Random Waveform Good frequency resolution Fair amplitude accuracy and Fair Spectral Leakage Blackman Random or Mixed Waveform Poor frequency resolution Best amplitude accuracy and Best Spectral Leakage 4 3 1 4 FFT Aliasing Problems occur when the time domain waveform acquired by the oscilloscope contains frequency components higher than the Nyquist frequency The frequency components above the Nyquist frequency will be under sampled and displayed as lower frequency components that fold back from the Nyquist frequency These erroneous components are called aliases 4 3 1 5 Eliminating Aliases To eliminate aliases use the following methods gt Click the TIME DIV key to set a faster sample rate Since the Nyquist frequency increases as the sample rate is increased the aliased frequency components will be displayed correct If too many frequency components appear on the screen use the FFT Zoom option to magnify the FFT spectrum
50. ng Real Time Avetage Average Reduce random or uncorrelated noise in signal display The number of averages is selectable 4 Averages F3 16 Mode F2 must be set top Average Real Time 64 Select the number of averages 128 LongMem F4 4K 40K 512K Memory depth Select the memory depth Back F5 Go back to the main Utility menu Normal Sample mode creates a waveform in the oscilloscope by saving a collection of sample points The samples are taken at each waveform interval e Sample Points 1 Normal Acquisition Intervals Normal Mode Acquires a Single Sample Point in each Waveform Interval 56 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Peak Detect Use this mode to detect glitches within 10ns and to limit the possibility of aliasing This mode is valid at the TIME DIV setting of 4us div or slower Once the TIME DIV setting is adjusted to Aus div or faster the acquisition mode will change to Normal because the sample rate is fast enough and Peak Detect is unnecessary The oscilloscope does not display a message that the mode has been changed to Normal Average Use this mode to reduce random or uncorrelated noise in the signal to be displayed Acquire data in Normal mode and then average some number of waveforms Choose the number of acquisitions 4 16 64 or 128 to average for the waveform Stopping the Acquisition When running acquisition mode the waveform display is LIVE Stop the acquisition press the RUN ST
51. ode Trigger screen to allow CH selection 42 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Type Pulse Polarity F2 Positive Select to trigger on positive or negative pulses Negative z When F3 lt Select the trigger condition gt Set PW F4 Pulse Width Use Multifunction control to set Pulse width Page F5 Set Menu page to 1 or 2 AC DE Select the components of the trigger signal applied to the trigger Coupling F2 HF Reject ie circuitry LF Reject Noise Reject Back F3 Displays initial Alter mode Trigger screen to allow CH selection Type O T Polarity F2 Positive Select to trigger on positive or negative pulses Negative Overtime F3 Use Multifunction control to set Overtime timing AC DC Coupling F4 HF Reject LF Reject Selects dne components of the trigger signal applied to the trigger circuitry Noise Reject Back F5 Displays initial Alter mode Trigger screen to allow CH selection 43 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Overtime Trigger In Pulse Width trigger mode it may take some time for a trigger to occur Since a complete pulse width is not needed to trigger the oscilloscope it may be desired to trigger just upon the overtime point This is called Overtime Trigger Press on TRIG to enter Trigger mode Options Settings Comments Type O T CH1 Source F2 CH2 Select channel to source the trigger Polarity F3 Positive Select to t
52. on control to set the div of the vertical and horizontal values Press the Create button to enter these new values into the mask Press the Save button to enter mask save mode Set up the memory device and location to save the mask settings This can be to either the local SD memory or a USB memory device Press Save to save the mask or Recall to retrieve a previously saved mask Click Back twice to return to the Pass Fail menu From page 1 or the Pass Fail menu Press Start to start the Pass Fail function Press End to stop the test See the Pass Fail test display in the figure below Note the Message Display in the upper left corner To Turn off Pass Fail testing Set Enable Test on page 1 of the Pass Fail menu to Close 53 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Pass Fail test Mask Blue and signal yellow display Tootel 116 wt 54 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 5 5 DISPLAY The waveform display is affected by settings of the oscilloscope A waveform can be measured once it is captured The different styles to display a waveform on the screen give significant information about it There are two modes to display waveforms Single window and Double window Refer to Horizontal Controls for more information Press the Utility button and then the DISPLAY button on page 4 of the Utility menu Options Settings Comments Type F1 Vectors Vectors fills up the space between adjacent sample points Dots in the display Dots
53. oscope when the signal pulse width is equal to or not equal to the specified pulse width Triggers the oscilloscope when the source signal pulse width is less than or greater than the specified pulse width catulos aed oed Triggers when pulse is greater than width stingy than width setting je comm gt Threshold level AR Triggers when pulse is not equal to Triggers when pulse is equal to width setting 5 width setting 5 p 1 Tolerance Tolerance e Trigger Point 40 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Slope Trigger Judges trigger according to the rising or falling time more flexible and accurate than the Edge trigger Options Settings Comments Slope F1 Choose which slope the signal is triggered from CH1 Source F2 CH2 Select the input source as the trigger signal Rising re Slope F3 Select which slope of the signal is triggered on Falling Normal 1 Select the type of trigger The Normal mode is best for Mode F4 Auto NM most applications Single DC Coupling F2 AG Selects the components of the trigger signal applied to the upli i i i d 2 2 Mon elect trigger circuiti i i ircuitry EN HF Reject 53 y LF Reject Vertical F3 V1 7 Adjust the vertical window by setting two trigger levels menu page 2 V2 When F4 Select the trigger condition menu page 2 gt lt 2
54. provides the following zoom factors X1 default X2 X5 and X10 The FFT spectrum is magnified vertically to the marker M math waveform reference point on the left edge of the screen Click the Vertical Position key to move the spectrum upward 4 3 1 7 Using Cursors to Measure FFT Spectrum Cursors may be used to take two measurements on the FFT spectrum amplitude in dB and frequency in Hz Amplitude is referenced to Odb equaling 1VRMS Use cursors to measure at any zoom factor as desired Push the CURSOR button and if the Type option is OFF select Voltage or Time Click the Source option and select Math Press the Type option button to select between Voltage or Frequency Click the SELECT CURSOR option F3 to choose a cursor S or E When highlighted move Cursor S and Cursor E Use the horizontal cursor to measure the amplitude and the vertical cursor to measure the frequency Now the display at the DELTA menu is just the measured value and the values at Cursor S and Cursor E Delta is the absolute value of Cursor S minus Cursor E 35 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Frequency Cursors Amplitude Cursors 36 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 4 Trigger Controls The trigger can be defined through the Trigger Menu There are six types of triggering Edge Video Pulse Width Swap Slope and Overtime Refer to the following tables to view the options for each type of trigger TRIG MENU Push the TRIG button to display trigger menus The edge trig
55. quires several waveforms averages them and displays the resulting waveform Use this mode to reduce random noise Equivalent Acquisition This type of acquisition can be utilized for periodic signals In case the acquisition rate is too low when using the real time acquisition the oscilloscope will use a fixed rate to acquire data with a stationary very small delay after each acquisition of a frame of data After repeating this acquisition for N times the oscilloscope will arrange the acquired N frames of data by time to make up a new frame of data and then the waveform can be recovered The number of times N is related to the equivalent acquisition rate Time Base The oscilloscope digitizes waveforms by acquiring the value of an input signal at discrete points The time base helps to control how often the values are digitized Use the TIME DIV button to adjust the time base to a horizontal scale that suits your requirements 15 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 3 15 Waveform Scaling and Positioning The display of waveforms on the screen can be changed by adjusting their scale and position Once the scale changes the waveform display will increase or decrease in size Once the position changes the waveform will move up down right or left The channel reference indicator located on the left of the graticule identifies each waveform on the Screen It points to the ground level of the waveform record Vertical Scale and Position The vert
56. r is present Do not operate with suspected failures If damage to this product is suspected have it inspected by qualified service personnel Assure good ventilation Do not operate in wet damp environments Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere Keep product surfaces clean and dry 5 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 1 2 Safety Terms and Symbols The following terms may appear in this manual AN WARNING Warning statements point out conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life AN CAUTION Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property 1 3 Terms on Product The following terms may appear on the product DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as the marking is read WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as the marking is read CAUTION indicates a possible hazard to this product or other property 1 44 Symbols on Product The following symbols may appear on the product 1 A O Protective Measurement CAUTION Measurement Ground Ground Refer to Manual Input Terminal Earth Terminal Terminal Mains Mains High Voltage Disconnected Connected OFF Power ON Power 6 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 1 5 Product and Battery Disposal Battery Recycling and Disposal You as the end user are legally bound EU Battery ordinance to return all used batteries disposal in the household garbage is prohibited
57. r of the screen using the trigger time as zero When the horizontal scale is changed the waveform will expand or contract to the screen center The readout near the upper right of the screen shows the current horizontal position in seconds M represents Main Time Base and W indicates Window Time Base The oscilloscope also has an arrow icon at the top of the graticule to indicate the horizontal position IL JJ ela P v 1 HORIZONTAL POSITION BAR Used to control the trigger position against the screen center 2 TIME DIV Used to change the horizontal time scale so as to magnify or compress the waveform horizontally If the waveform acquisition is stopped using the RUN STOP button the TIME DIV control will expand or compress the waveform In dual window mode push button F1 to select major or minor window When the major window is selected the F1 button provides the same functions as it provides in single mode window When the minor window is selected press TIME DIV button to scale the waveform magnification can be set up to 1000x 23 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 3 Each option in HORI MENU is described as follows Options Settings Comments Window Control F1 Double Window Selects either Single or Double window mode see figures Menu page 1 Single Window below table Press this option button in single window mode to enter the dual window mode Window Selection F2 Major Window Selects the major
58. re Do not expose the LCD display to direct sunlight for long periods of time To avoid damage to the oscilloscope or probes do not expose them to sprays liquids or solvents 8 2 Cleaning Examine the oscilloscope and probes as often as operating conditions require To clean the exterior surface perform the following steps 1 Use a lint free cloth to remove floating dust on the outside of the oscilloscope and probes Take care to avoid scratching the display 2 Use a soft cloth dampened with water to clean the oscilloscope For more efficient cleaning you may use an aqueous solution of 7596 isopropyl alcohol Note To avoid damage to the surface of the oscilloscope or probes do not use corrosive or chemical cleaning agents Copyright O 2012 Extech Instruments Corporation a FLIR company All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form www extech com ISO 9001 Certified 87 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12
59. rigger on positive or negative pulses i i itiv ive pu n Negative 9 9 5 Normal Select the type of trigger The Normal mode is best for most Mode F4 Auto Mite applications Single Page F5 Change page from 1 to 2 Overtime F2 m Adjust timing using the Multifunction control menu page 2 AC DC Coupling F3 HF Reiect Selects the components of the trigger signal applied to the J menu page 2 trigger circuitry menu page LF Reject Noise Reject 5096 F4 Page F5 Change page from 2 to 1 44 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Holdoff To use Trigger Holdoff push the HORI button and set the Holdoff Time option F3 The Trigger Holdoff function can be used to generate a stable display of complex waveforms such as pulse trains Holdoff is the time between when the oscilloscope detects one trigger and when it is ready to detect another During the holdoff time the oscilloscope will not trigger For a pulse train the holdoff time can be adjusted to let the oscilloscope trigger only on the first pulse in the train Use the Multifunction control to adjust the timing for this feature Acquisition Interval Acquisition Interval Trigger Level Indicates Trigger Points J Holdoff Holdoff 45 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 5 Menu and Option Buttons As shown below these four buttons on the front panel are used mainly to recall relative setup menus SAVE RECALL Displays the Save Recall
60. ring range in manual operation mode and Auto means the measuring range in automatic operation mode Measured value display Bar graph indicator DC or AC Measurement mode control Absolute Relative magnitude measuring control The sign expresses the absolute magnitude measuring control and A represents the relative magnitude measuring control 8 Manually or automatically measuring range control 4 5 6 7 YS more wa 60 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Operating the Multimeter From the the oscilloscope window press the OSC DMM key the oscilloscope will switch to the multimeter mode window The screen will then display the measurement mode window that was in use the last time the multimeter was switched OFF When switching to the multimeter measurement mode for the first time the default measurement mode is DC voltage Measuring Resistance Values To measure a resistance perform the following 1 Press the R key the resistance measurement window appears on the screen 2 Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V O C banana jack input 3 Connect the red and black test leads to the resistor The resistance value is shown on the screen in Ohms Refer to the screen image in figure 7 2 0 5 10 15 Mode Figure 7 2 Resistance Measurement 61 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Making a Diode Measurement To make a measurement on the diode perform the following 1 Press the diode key th
61. rm Basg Voltage of the statistical minimum level measured over the entire waveform Top Voltage of the statistical maximum level measured over the entire waveform 48 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Middle Voltage at the 50 level of the base to the top Amplitude Amplitude Base Top measured over the entire waveform Negative overshoot Base Min Amp 100 measured over Overshoot the entire waveform Postitive overshoot Max Top Amp 100 measured over Preshoot the entire waveform RMS The Root Mean Square voltage over the entire waveform Off Do not take a measurement OK F5 Press to engage Measurement after Source and Type is selected CH1 Frequency The readouts in larger font size on the menu are the results of the corresponding measurements only Taking Measurements For single waveform or a waveform divided among multiple waveforms up to 8 automatic measurements can be displayed at a time The waveform channel must stay in an ON displayed state to facilitate the measurement The automatic measurement cannot be performed on reference or math waveforms or in XY or Scan mode 49 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 5 3 CURSOR The Cursor Menu is accessed by pressing the CURSOR button Options Settings Comments Off Select a measurement cursor and display it Type F1 Voltage Voltage measures amplitude while Time measures frequency and Time ti
62. ter to the lowest range 3 Press F3 to revert to the automatic range mode the Auto icon is displayed again Attention Capacitance measurements cannot be made in the manual range mode The screen will resemble the image shown in figure 7 13 Ma nu al DC 40 45 Coupling Mode Range L oom Figure 7 13 Manual Range Mode 72 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6 1 Problem Solving N a A on w If the oscilloscope will not power ON follow these steps Check the power cord to verify it has been connected properly Check the power on off button to ensure it has been pushed Restart the oscilloscope Contact your local Extech distributor or the Extech Technical Support department if the problem persists If waveforms will not display when the oscilloscope is switched ON Check the probe to assure it is properly connected to the input BNC Check the channel switch such as CH1 CH2 menu buttons to make sure it has been turned on Check the input signal to verify it has been connected to the probe correctly Verify that all measured circuits indeed have signals to output Raise the magnitude for DC signals Press the Auto button to perform an automatic detection of signals Contact Extech Technical Support department if there is still no display of waveforms If the waveform of the input signal is seriously distorted follow these steps Check the probe to assure a
63. to store the current waveform Location F2 0to9 settings or from which to recall the waveform settings Save F3 Complete the saving operation Recall the oscilloscope settings stored in the location selected in the Recall F4 Setup field Back F5 Returns you to the Save Recall main menu Options Settings Comments CSV F3 From the main Setup Recall menu Press F3 to engage CSV mode CH1 Source F1 CH2 Select a waveform display to store File List F2 Close Open file to save the waveform in USB device must be ile Li Open connected in order to save the waveform Close file after saving Save F3 Complete the saving operation Recall F4 Recall the oscilloscope waveform stored in the location selected in the Setup field USB device must be attached and contain saved file Delete F5 Delete the highlighted waveform file from the USB device See below for waveform menus At most 9 groups of setups can be stored CH1 RefA The white waveforms on the menu is the 3 recall RefA waveform Note The oscilloscope will save the current settings 5 seconds after the last modification and it will recall these settings the next time the oscilloscope is powered ON 47 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 5 2 MEASURE Push the MEAS key to view the following menu There are 23 types of measurements and up to 8 can be displayed at a time Options Settings Comments
64. trigger positive polarity Pulse Width trigger negative polarity 15 Trigger Level 16 Channel Marker 17 Window displays waveform 21 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 1 1 XY Format The XY format is used to analyze phase differences such as those represented by Lissajous patterns This format plots the voltage on CH1 against the voltage on CH2 where CH1 is the horizontal axis and CH2 is the vertical axis The oscilloscope uses the untriggered Normal acquisition mode and displays data as dots The sampling rate is fixed at 1 MS s The oscilloscope can acquire waveforms in normal operation mode YT format at any sampling rate The same waveform can be displayed in XY format To perform this operation stop the acquisition and change the display format to XY The table below covers several controls in XY format Controls Capability of XY format CH1 VOLTS and VERTICAL POSITION controls Set the horizontal scale and position CH2 VOLTS and VERTICAL POSITION controls Continuously set the vertical scale and position Reference or Math Unusable Cursors Unusable Auto display format reset to normal operation YT Unusable Time base controls Unusable Trigger controls Unusable 22 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 2 M Horizontal Controls Use the horizontal controls to change the horizontal scale and position of waveforms The horizontal position readout shows the time represented by the cente
65. ts bandwidth 60MHz 100MHz or 200MHz depending on the model or 20MHz when the Bandwidth Limit option is set to Limited Therefore the FFT spectrum can display valid frequency information above the oscilloscope bandwidth However the amplitude information near or above the bandwidth will not be accurate 30 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 3 1 2 Displaying FFT Spectrum Push the MATH M R button to display the Math menu Use the options to select the Source channel the Window algorithm and the FFT Zoom factor Only one FFT spectrum can be displayed at a time Math FFT Options Settings Comments Source F3 menu page 1 CH1 CH2 Choose a channel to be the FFT source Window F4 menu page 1 Hanning Flat Top Rectangular None Bartlett Blackman Select a type for the FFT window For more information refer to Section 5 3 1 3 FFT Zoom F2 Menu page 2 X1 X2 X5 X10 Change the horizontal magnification of the FFT display For detailed information refer to Section 5 3 1 6 BW 20M Coarse Refer to image above for the following 1 Frequency at the center graticule line ov deco FFT Window type is set to desired type Xo ST 41 51 Vertical scale in dB per division OdB 1Vagys Math menu page 2 F3 Horizontal scale in frequency per division Sample rate in number of samples per second 31 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 4 3 1 3 Sele
66. ttings are 1X and 10X To set the probe attenuation to match the probe setting push the vertical menu button such as the CH1 button and select the probe option that matches the attenuation factor of the probe in use When the attenuation switch is set to 1X the probe limits the bandwidth of the oscilloscope to 6 2 To use the full bandwidth of the oscilloscope be sure to set the switch to 10X Attenuation Switch 3 10 Self Calibration The self calibration routine helps optimize the oscilloscope signal path for maximum measurement accuracy The routine can be run at any time but should always be run if the ambient temperature changes by 5 or more For an accurate calibration please power on the oscilloscope and wait 20 minutes before performing the Self calibration To compensate the signal path disconnect any probes or cables from the front panel input connectors 3 11 Multifunction Control The Multifunction Control arrows are used to move the cursors and change menu item settings 12 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Main Features This chapter provides some general information the user should be aware of before using this oscilloscope It contains 4 1 Oscilloscope setup 4 2 Trigger 4 3 Data Acquisition 4 4 Waveform scaling and positioning 4 5 Waveform measurement 3 12 Oscilloscope Setup While operating the oscilloscope the AUTOSET feature will in most cases be used Autoset This function can be used to adjust th
67. v to 20mV div x400mV 50mV div to 200mV div x2V modes at BNC or with probe DC 500mV div to 2V div 40V Coupled 5VIdiv x50V Selectable Analog Bandwidth Limit typical 20MHz Low Frequency Response 3db lt 10 2 at BNC Rise Time at BNC typical MS6060 MS6100 MS6200 5 8ns 3 5ns 1 8ns 75 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 DC Gain Accuracy 3 for Normal or Average acquisition mode 5V div to 10mV div 4 for Normal or Average acquisition mode 5mV div to 2mV div DC Measurement Accuracy Average Acquisition Mode Measurement Type Average of 216 waveforms with vertical position at zero Accuracy 3 x reading 0 1div 1mV when 10mV div or greater is selected Measurement Type Average of 216 waveforms with vertical position not at zero Accuracy 396 x reading vertical position 1 of vertical position 0 2div Add 2mV for settings from 2mV div to 200mV div add 50mv for settings from 200mV div to 5V div Volts Measurement Repeatability Average Acquisition Mode Delta volts between any two averages of 216 waveforms acquired under same setup and ambient conditions Note Bandwidth reduced to 6MHz when using a 1X probe 76 MS6000 EU EN V1 4 8 12 Trigger Coupling Sensitivity MS6060 Source MS6200 MS6100 1div from DC to 1 5div from 10MHz DC CH1 10MHz to 100MHz CH2 Trigger Sensitiv

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