Oscilloscope Introduction

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Let's begin! First off, make sure you have read the machine's wiki page and manual.

Safety

As with any electric device, avoid humidity, don't operate with openend/damaged housing.

Personal protection: No specific personal protection equipment needed

Dangers	Precautions
High Voltages	<precaution 1>
Grounding Issues	Modern oscilloscopes are grounded through the protective earth conductor of the power cord. Make sure the instrument is grounded properly and the power cord is not damaged. The ground of all input terminals (and thus the ground lead of any connected probe) is equal to the instrument's ground, which is connected to mains earth. Be very careful when connecting the ground clip of a probe to a non-isolated circuit - see more detailed examples below.
Short Circuits	Be careful when using multiple probes: all probes share the same ground and connecting their ground pins to different voltages effectively creates a dead short between those voltages.

Channels

Probes

- Attenuation (1x / 10x)

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Usage

1. Plugin the power cord to an outlet. 2. Press the power button. 3. Connect a probe to a channel terminal.

Demonstration

The tutor will show you these steps in detail:

The Auto Button

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Manual Reset to Default

* Put Oscilloscope back to default mode

Probe Compensation

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