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7. Set the Utility System ....................................................................................... 46
8. Set the Measurement Parameters ..................................................................... 51
9. Set the Cursor Measurement ............................................................................. 52
10. System Message Examples and Troubleshooting ............................................... 53
Ⅶ. Maintenance & Cleaning ..................................................................................... 55
72‐7610/72‐10510 oscilloscopes are designed and manufactured under the safety
requirements of IEC61010‐1 safety standards, and conforms to insulation and
overvoltage standards, CATII (150V or 300V depending on probe setting) and pollution
degree II safety standards. Please follow precautions below in order to avoid personal
injuries, product damages, or damages to any products connected with the instrument.
To avoid possible danger, please operate according to directions below.
Only professionals can execute the maintenance procedure.
Prevent fire and personal injuries.
Use the dedicated power lines recognized by your country.
Do not plug or unplug when the probe or test lead has been connected to voltage
source.
Ground product reliably to avoid electrical shock. The products are grounded via
power earth cord. Prior to connecting the input or output terminals of the products,
make sure the products are grounded correctly.
Correctly connect the oscilloscope probes. The probe earth cord and the ground are
of the same potential. Please do not connect the cord with high voltage source.
Check the rated values of all terminals. To avoid fire and electrical shock, please
check all rated values and remarks on products; before connecting the products,
check rated values in the manual.
Do not open the front panel or back case during operation.
Use proper fuses. Only use the specified fuses of the same specifications.
Avoid circuit exposure. Please do not contact with exposed plugs or elements after
powering on.
Stop operating when any product is suspected to be out of order and can ask the
qualified technician to inspect.
Keep proper ventilation.
Please do not operate in the humid environment.
Please do not operate in inflammable and explosive environments.
Please keep product surface clean and dry.
Symbols on products: such symbols may appear on products.
High voltage
Please check the manual
Protective ground terminal
Please order all the accessories (standard and optional accessories) from the local
distributors.
Ⅲ. Product Overview
These digital storage oscilloscope provides the users with simple front panel to operate
various functions. Scale and position knobs of each channel provide visual operations that
are in line with users’ habits. Users may be able to master it without spending plenty of time
Attention:
attention
statements
refer
to
conditions and actions that may cause damages
to the product or other properties.
Apart from the easy operation, the oscilloscope also has high performance index and
powerful functions required for faster measurements. Faster signals can be observed with
the oscilloscope via 500MS/s (or 1GS/s) real‐time sampling and 25GS/s (or 50GS/s)
equivalent sampling. Powerful trigger and analysis ability make it easier to capture and
analyze waveforms. Clear LCD and mathematical operating functions make it easier for users
to observe and analyze signal problems in a faster and clearer way.
From the following parameter features, you can understand how the oscilloscope can satisfy
your measurement requirements.
Two analog channels
High resolution LCD display, 320×240 (or 400×240) resolution
Supports plug‐and‐play USB storage equipment for computer communication
Automatic waveform and state settings
Waveform saving and replay feature
Delicate window extension function and precise analysis on waveform details and
overview
Automatic measurement of 28 waveform parameters
Automatic cursor tracking measurement function
Unique functions of waveform recording and play‐back
Built‐in FFT software function
Multi‐waveform mathematical operation function (including: addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division)
Edge, video, pulse width, alternating trigger and other functions
Multi‐language menu selection
Simplified Chinese and English help information display
Ⅳ. Functions
The oscilloscope is disk type. It is designed with the conventional user interface for any
basic digital storage oscilloscope in the test and measurement industry.
This section will cover the following as the beginning guide of the oscilloscope:
1. Get to Know the User Interface
2. General Inspections
3. Functional Inspections
4. Probe Compensation
5. Automatic Settings of Waveform Display
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6. Introduction to the Vertical System
7. Introduction to the Horizontal System
8. Introduction to the Trigger System
1. Get to Know the User Interface
Getting to understand different parts of the user interface is one of the most important
tasks to know the operations. The oscilloscope user interface consists of:
Vertical control
Horizontal control
Trigger control
LCD display area
Function buttons (F1, F2, F3, F4, F5)
User menu area
Input terminal (CH1, CH2, EXT TRIG)
Multi‐purpose knob
USB interface
Please get familiar with the user interfaces shown in Figure 1‐1 and Figure 1‐2.
Figure 1‐1: 72‐7610 Panel Diagram ‐ 5.7‐inch TFT color LCD display
In case of badly damages to packing box or foamed plastic mat, you should replace
immediately.
2. Accessories inspection
Users can power on the oscilloscope with voltage supply of AC 100V – AC 240V and
frequency of 45Hz – 440Hz. After powering on, in order to activate the best working
status, press UTILITY menu after waiting 30 minutes, then press F1 for self‐calibration.
On the next menu interface, press F1 button again for “factory settings” as shown in
Figure 1‐4.
Figure 1‐4
Warning: please confirm that the oscilloscope has been safely grounded to avoid hazard.
Oscilloscope accessing to signal
1)
The oscilloscope has two input channels with an additional external trigger input
channel. Please check the signal according to the following steps. Connect a probe
to CH1 input terminal and set the attenuation rate switch on the probe as 10×
(Figure 1‐5)
measurement result correctly reflect the amplitude of measured signals. Probe
attenuation coefficients are set in the following ways: press F4 to make the menu
display 10×.
Figure 1‐6 Setting of Attenuation Coefficient on the oscilloscope
3)
Connect the probe pin and ground clamp to the corresponding terminal of the probe
compensation signal. Press AUTO key. Within several seconds, square wave display
(1kHz, about 3V, peak‐to‐peak value) is as shown in Figure 1‐7. Check CH2 in the same
way; press OFF function key to close CH1; press CH2 function key to turn on CH2; repeat
step 2 and 3.
2. Observe displayed waveform
Figure 1‐8a Probe Compensation and Correction
If the screen displays “under‐compensation” or “over‐compensation” for waveform as
shown in above figures, use screwdriver with nonmetal handle to adjust the variable
capacitance on the probe until screen displays “correct compensation” for waveform as
shown in the below figure.
Over‐compensation
Correct compensation
Under‐compensation
Warning: To avoid electrical shock when measuring high voltage
with probe, please ensure that the insulation lead of the probe is in
good condition and do not contact the metal part of the probe
when connecting to power supply.
5. Automatic Setting of Waveform Display
The oscilloscope has automatic setting function. According to input signals,
automatically adjust the vertical deflection factor, scanning time base and trigger mode
until the most appropriate waveform is displayed. In automatic setting, the frequency of
the measured signal is required to be ≥ 50Hz and the duty ratio is > 1%.
Apply automatic setting
1. Connect measured signal to signal input channel.
2. Press AUTO key. The oscilloscope will automatically set its vertical deflection factor,
scanning time base and trigger mode. If further careful observation is required, adjustment
can be conducted again after automatic setting until the waveform display reaches required
optimum effect.
6. Introduction to the Vertical System
As shown in the figure on next page, there are a series of keys and knobs in the vertical
control area. Practices below will gradually guide you to get familiar with the controlling
of the vertical system.
Figure 1‐8b: Correct compensation
Model 72‐10510 (Right)
1. Use the vertical position knob to move the vertical position of the waveform display
on the LCD screen. By default, waveforms should be displayed at the center of the
screen.
2. Users should see the waveform will move vertically upward and downward when
the knob is rotated.
3. Users can also change the waveform scale by rotating the scale knob on the vertical
system. Please notice that the “V/div” will be changed to indicate the corresponding
vertical scale level.
4. Users can enable/disable the input channel by pressing the [CH1] and [CH2] button
on the vertical system. (For 72‐10510)
Attention:
To disable the input channel for 72‐7610, please press [OFF] button on the vertical
system.
More vertical system setting will be explained in “Operations” section of this user manual.
7. Introduction to the Horizontal System
As shown in the figure on next page, there is one key and two knobs within the
horizontal control area. Practices below will gradually guide you to get familiar with the
horizontal time base setting.
72‐7610 (Left) 72‐10510 (Right)
1. Use horizontal SCALE knob to change horizontal time base scale settings and observe
the state information changes. Turn horizontal SCALE knob to change “s/div” time base
scale, and you can find corresponding changes in the time base scale display of
corresponding channel in the status bar.
Horizontal scanning rate steps up in the multiples of 1, 2 and 5
e.g. 1 ms /div‐>2 ms/div‐>5 ms/div‐>10ms /div…. etc.
Note: the horizontal time base range of 72‐7610/72‐10510 varies between 2ns/div and
50s/div. Details are listed in technical specifications.
2. Use horizontal POSITION knob to adjust the signal horizontal position in the waveform
window. Horizontal POSITION knob controls the signal trigger shift. When applied to
trigger shift, the waveform horizontal movement can be observed along with POSITION
knob turning.
More horizontal system setting will be explained in “Operations” section of this user manual.
8. Introduction to the Trigger System
As shown in Figure 1‐11, one knob and three (or two) keys are in the trigger menu
control area. Practices below will gradually guide you to be familiar with the trigger
system setting.
72‐7610 (Left) 72‐10510 (Middle) Trigger Menu Display (Right)
More trigger system settings will be explained in “Operations” section of this user manual.
Ⅴ. Specifications
Unless otherwise specified, all technical specifications are applicable to the probes with
attenuation switch set as 10× and to the oscilloscope. The oscilloscope must first meet
the following two conditions to satisfy those specification standards:
The oscilloscope must continuously run for over half an hour in the operating
temperature environment.
A. Technical Specifications
Sampling System Specifications
Sampling rate
Real‐time
Equivalent
Sampling
rate
72‐7610
1GS/s
50GS/s
72‐10510
25MS/s
Average
N can be chosen among 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 and 256; N is the number of
average samples.
Note: The real time sampling rate of 72‐7610 is 250MS/s, without equivalent sampling.
Input Channel
Specifications
Input coupling
DC, AC and GND
Input impedance
72‐7610
1±2%MΩ with 21±3pF
72‐10510
1±2%MΩ with 24±3pF
Probe attenuation
coefficient
1×, 10×, 100×, 1000×
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Maximum input
voltage
400V (DC+AC peak value, 1MΩ input impedance)
Time delay between
Channels (Typical)
150ps
Horizontal System Specifications
Waveform
interpolation
Sin (x) /x
Horizontal resolution
25pixels/div
Record length
2×512k sampling point
Storage depth
25k
Scanning scope
72‐7610
2ns/div‐50s/div
72‐10510
2ns/div‐50s/div
Sampling rate and
delay time accuracy
±50ppm (any interval≥1m)
Measurement
accuracy of time
interval (△T) (full
bandwidth)
Single time: ± (1 sampling
interval+50ppm×reading+0.6ns)
>16 average values: ± (sampling
interval+50ppm×reading+0.4ns)
Vertical System Specifications
Analog‐to‐digital
converter (A/D)
8‐bit resolution, sampling at two channels at the same
time
Deflection coefficient
(V/div) range
(at input BNC)
72‐7610
2mV/div‐5V/div
72‐10510
1mV/div‐20V/div
Vertical range
±10div (72‐7610 is ±5div)
Selectable bandwidth
limitation (Typical)
20MHz
Low frequency
response (AC coupling,
‐3dB)
≤10Hz (at BNC)
DC gain accuracy
(sampling or average
sampling mode)
72‐7610:
±4% (When vertical sensitivity is 2mV/div or 5mV/div)
±3% (When vertical sensitivity is 10mV/div‐ 5V/div)
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72‐10510:
±5% (When vertical sensitivity is 1mV/div or 2mV/div)
±4% (When vertical sensitivity is 5mV/div)
±3% (When vertical sensitivity is 10mV/div ‐20mV/div)
DC measurement
accuracy
(average sampling
mode)
72‐7610:
When vertical position is 0 and N≥16:
± (4%×reading + 0.1div + 1mV) at 2mV/div and
5mV/div;
± (3%×reading + 0.1div + 1mV) from 10mV/div to
5V/div;
When vertical position is not at 0 and N≥16:
±[3%×(reading + vertical position reading) +
(1%×vertical position reading)]+0.2div)
from 2mV/div to 200mV/div + 2mV
The setting value from 200mV/div to 5V/div plus 50mV
72‐10510:
When vertical position is 0 and N≥16:
± (5%×reading+0.1div+1mV) and selects 1mV/div or
2mV/div;
± (4%×reading+0.1div+1mV) and selects 5mV/div;
± (3%×reading+0.1div+1mV) and selects 10mV/div or
20mV/div;
When vertical position is 0 and N≥16:
±(3%×(reading + vertical position reading) +
(1%×vertical position reading)]+0.2div)
The setting from 5mV/div to 200mV/div plus 2mV; the
setting value from 200mV/div to 20V/div plus 50mV
Measurement
accuracy of voltage
difference (△V)
(average sampling
mode)
Under the same setting and environment conditions
and after averaging the captured waveforms with a
quantity of ≥16, the voltage difference (ΔV) between
any two points on the waveform: ±
(3%×reading+0.05div)
Note: The range of deflection factor for 72‐10510 is 2mV/div‐10V/div (in the place of input
BNC).
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Bandwidth for Each Model
Model
Analog
Bandwidth
Real‐Time
Bandwidth
Rise Time
72‐7610
150MHz
100MHz
2.3ns
72‐10510
25MHz
25MHz
14ns
Trigger System Specifications
Trigger sensitivity
≤1div
Range of trigger level
Interior
From the screen center
±5div
EXT
±3V
EXT/5*
±15V
Trigger level accuracy
(Typical) applicable for
the signal with rising and
falling time ≥20ns
Interior
±(0.3div×V/div)
(within±4div from the
screen center)
EXT)
±(6% setting value+40mV)
EXT/5*
±(6% setting value
+200mV)
Pre‐trigger capacity
Normal mode/scan mode, pre‐trigger/delay trigger,
the pre‐trigger depth adjustable
Hold‐off range
72‐7610
100ns ‐ 1.5s
72‐10510
80ns ‐ 1.5s
Set the level to 50%
(Typical).
Operate under the condition of input signal
frequency of ≥50Hz
Edge Trigger
Edge type
Rise, fall, rise and fall
Pulse Width Trigger
Trigger mode
(>, <, and =) positive pulse width and (>, <, and =)
negative pulse width range
Pulse width range
20ns ‐ 10s
Video Trigger*
Trigger sensitivity (video trigger,
Typical)
Interior
2div Vpp
EXT)
400mV
EXT/5*
2V
Signal model and line/field
frequency (video trigger type)
Support standard NTSC and PAL, and the line
ranges are respectively 1‐525 (NTSC) and
1‐625 (PAL).
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Alternating Trigger
CH1 trigger
Edge, pulse width, and video
CH2 trigger
Edge, pulse width, and video
Note: No EXT/5 function for 72‐10510.
Measurements
Cursor
Cursor Parameters
Voltage difference between
cursors (△V),
Time difference between
cursors (△T),
Reciprocal of △T (Hz) (1/△T)
Track
Voltage value and time value of
point of waveform
Automatic
measurement
Vpp, Vamp, Vmax, Vmin, Vtop, Vbase, Vmid, Average, Vrms,
Overshoot, Preshoot, Frequency, Period, Rise Time, Fall
Time, +Width, ‐Width, +Duty, ‐Duty, Delay
Math operation
+, ‐, ×, ÷
Store (waveform
and setting)
20 groups of waveforms, and 20 kinds of settings
FFT
Window
Hanning, Hamming, Blackman,
Rectangle
Sampling size
1024 points
Lissajous figure
Phase difference
±3 degrees
Trigger frequency
meter
(72‐10510 only)
Reading resolution
6 bits
Trigger sensitivity
≤30Vrms
Accuracy (typical)
±51ppm (+1 character)
B. General Technical Specifications
Display
72‐7610
72‐10510
Display types
5.7‐inch LCD
7‐inch LCD
Display resolution
320 horizontal×240
vertical pixels (RGB)
400 horizontaB×240
vertical pixels (RGB)
Display color
Color
Waveform luminance
Adjustable (color) (72‐10510 only)
Backlight intensity
(typical)
300nit
F1.6AL 250V (Fuse is inside the instrument
housing)
Environment Specifications
Temperature Range
Operating Temperature Range: 0Ԩ~+40Ԩ
Storage Temperature Range: ‐20Ԩ‐+60
Cooling
Build‐in cooling fan
Operating Humidity Range
<35Ԩ: ≤90%RH
35Ԩ‐40Ԩ: ≤60%RH
Operating Altitude
Below 3,000m
Mechanical Specifications
72‐7610
72‐10510
Size
W
320mm
306mm
H
150mm
147mm
D
130mm
122mm
Weight
Excluding package
2.5kg
2.2kg
Including package
4.0kg
3.3kg
IP Protection
IP 2x
Calibration Interval
The recommended calibration interval is one year.
system controls of the oscilloscope. We recommend you to re‐read the “Functions”
section if you are still not familiar with the basic operation controls.
In this section, you will learn different settings related to the oscilloscope:
1. Set the Vertical System
(CH1, CH2, MATH, REF, OFF)
2. Set the Horizontal System
(MENU or HORI MENU)
3. Set the Trigger System
(MENU, TRIG MENU, 50% and FORCE)
4. Set the Acquire System (ACQUIRE)
5. Set the Display System (DISPLAY)
6. Set the Storage and Load System (STORAGE)
7. Set the Utility System (UTILITY)
8. Set the Measurement Parameters (MEASURE)
9. Set the Cursor Measurement (CURSOR)
10. System Message Examples and Troubleshooting
It is suggested to read this section carefully to understand multiple measuring functions and
system operation methods of the oscilloscope.
1. Set the Vertical System
Each channel for the oscilloscope can be set independently on the vertical system menu.
After pressing CH1 or CH2 function key, the system shall display function menu of CH1 or
CH2 channel. See Table 2‐1 below for description.
Table 2‐1
Activate waveform invert function. A
waveform will be displayed reversely.
Off
A waveform is displayed normally.
Setting coupling channel
You will learn from the below example to change input channel coupling.
Suppose the signal being measured in CH1 is a sinusoidal signal containing DC component.
Press F1 to select AC coupling. Then the DC component is blocked and the waveform display
is shown in the figure below.
If you press F1 to select DC coupling, both the DC and AC components of the signal
being measured in CH1 can pass. The waveform display is shown in the figure below.
Figure 2‐2 Simultaneous Display of Signal DC and AC Components
If you Press F1 to select grounding, to set CH1 to connect to the internal ground of the
instrument, both DC and AC components of the input signal are blocked. The waveform
display is shown in the figure below.
Note: although no waveform is displayed on the screen in this mode, input signal is
still connected with channel circuit.
Figure 2‐3 Simultaneous Blocking of Signal DC and AC Components
Setting channel bandwidth Limit
You will learn through the following example to change the bandwidth limit of the input
channel. Assuming that the input signal to CH1 is a 40MHz sinusoidal signal. If you press F2
to set bandwidth limit as OFF, CH1 is with full bandwidth. All AC and DC high‐frequency
components in the measured signal can pass through. The waveform is displayed as below.
Figure 2‐4 Waveform Display When Bandwidth Limit is OFF
If you press F2 again to set the bandwidth limit as ON, the noises or high‐frequency
component over 20MHz in measured signal shall be attenuated. The waveform is displayed
as below.
Figure 2‐5 Waveform Display When Bandwidth Limit is ON
Setting probe rate
In order to cooperate with probe attenuation coefficient setting, it is required to set the
probe attenuation coefficient on channel function menu. If the probe attenuation
coefficient is 10:1, the probe coefficient on channel function menu shall be set as 10×
and vice‐versa.
ON. Please see Figure 2‐8 for a non‐inverted waveform and Figure 2‐9 for an inverted
waveform.
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Figure 2‐8 Vertical Channel Inverted Setting (Invert: OFF)
Figure 2‐9 Vertical Channel Inverted Setting (Invert: ON)
Mathematical operation function
The oscilloscope supports mathematical operation function for the input signals.
The figure below shows the match result for CH1 + CH2 as an example.
Figure 2‐10 Mathematical Operations
After pressing the MATH button at the menu area to active mathematic operations.
transform) operations, the time domain (YT) signal can be converted into frequency
domain signal.
It is convenient to observe the following signals by FFT operations:
Harmonic content and distortion in measurement system
Noise characteristics in DC power supply display
Vibration analysis
Table 2‐3: FFT Menu Description
Function
Menu
Settings
Description
Type
FFT
FFT mathematical operations
Signal
source (F2)
CH1
CH2
Set to select CH1 or CH2 as waveform to
be transform
Window
(F3)
Hanning
Hamming
Blackman
Rectangle
Set to select Hanning, Hamming,
Blackman, or Rectangle window
function
Vertical unit
(F4)
Vrms
dBVrms
Set vertical units as Vrms or dBVrms
FFT operation skills
Signal with DC component or deflection will lead to error or deviation of FFT
waveform component. AC coupling mode can be selected to reduce DC
component. In order to reduce random noise of repeated or single pulse event
and aliasing frequency components, the average acquiring mode is set.
Assuming that YT waveform is continuously repeated, the oscilloscope shall conduct FFT
conversion for time record with finite length. In this case, when the cycle is an integer, YT
waveforms are of the same amplitude at starting and ending positions, without interrupting.
However, if the YT waveform cycle is not an integer, the waveform amplitudes shall be
different at starting and ending positions, and high‐frequency transient interruption shall
occur at the joints. In frequency domain, this effect is called leakage. Therefore, in order to
avoid the generation of leakage, by multiplying original waveform by a window function, the
value at forced starting and ending positions is 0. See the table below for window function
application:
Table 2‐4 FFT Window Function
FFT
Window
Features
The most suitable
measurement content
Rectangle
The best frequency
resolution and the
worst amplitude
resolution. It is
basically similar to
the condition
without window.
Signal levels, before and after
transient state and short pulse
are basically equal. Constant
amplitude sinusoid with very
similar frequency possesses
bandwidth random noise with
slow spectrum change.
Hanning
Compared with
rectangular window,
it has better
frequency resolution
and worse amplitude
resolution.
Random noise of sine, cycle
and narrow‐band.
Hamming
The frequency
resolution of
Hamming window is
slightly superior to
Hanning window’ s.
Signal levels, before and after
transient state or short pulse,
are of large difference.
FFT resolution: defined as the quotient of sampling and operation point.
When the number of operation point is fixed, the lower the sampling rate is,
the better the FFT resolution will be.
Nyquist frequency: for waveform with f maximum frequency, at least 2f
sampling rate is required to reconstruct original waveform. It is also called
Nyquist rule, where f refers to Nyquist frequency, while 2f refers to Nyquist
sampling rate.
3. To load this waveform back to Ref A, users should do the following on the Load
function menu.
Select the memory location 3 by using multi‐purpose knob
Select DSO on the Disk selection
Press F4, a loading progress bar will be shown on the screen.
If loading is done, a white waveform should be displayed on the screen labelled Ref A.
If no waveform is stored at the selected memory location, you will see a system message
show “no data in the position”
Users can turn off the Ref A reference waveform by pressing OFF F3 button on the load
function menu.
Attention:
Loading the pre‐saved waveform into Ref B follows the same procedure as above.
If waveform is stored to the USB device, 200 available memory locations can be selected.
Please see “Set the Storage and Load System” for how to save a waveform to USB device.
2. Set the Horizontal System
The horizontal control knob can be used to change the horizontal scale (time base) and
trigger horizontal position (trigger position) in internal storage. The vertical midpoint in
screen horizontal direction is the time reference point of waveform. Changing of
horizontal scale can lead to expansion or shrink of waveforms relative to screen center.
When the horizontal position changes, the position relative to waveform trigger point
will be changed.
The horizontal system can be controlled by the following panel buttons/knobs.
Figure 2‐11 Horizontal System Interface
72‐7610 (Left) 72‐10510 (Right)
The horizontal scale control knob is used to change the time base shown as s/div of
channel waveform. If the extension time base is turned on, the window width will be
changed by adjusting the delay scanning time base after turning the horizontal scale
knob.
Horizontal menu button: users can press to enter the horizontal menu function. (See table
below)
Table 2‐6 HORI MENU / MENU
Function Menu
Settings
Description
Main time base
(F1)
——
Press to turn on the main time base
——
Window
extension (F3)
——
Press to turn on the extension time
base
——
Trigger hold‐off
(@)
——
To adjust the trigger hold‐off time by
multi‐purpose knob
Window extension time base function is used to observe the waveform detail for a given
window of the waveform. Users can active this function by pressing F3 button at the
horizontal function menu.
Figure 2‐12 Screen Display under Window Extension
Waveform horizontal extension
Horizontally extended part of waveform
Extension time base
During trigger hold‐off, the oscilloscope will not be triggered for any new event until the
hold‐off time is over. For example, if a train of pulse shall be triggered from the first pulse
upon request, then the hold‐off time can be set as the pulse train width. As shown in Figure
2‐13.
Figure 2‐13 Trigger Hold‐off for Synchronization of Complex Waveform
The trigger setting decides when the waveform data will start to be collected and display on
the screen. Once trigger is correctly set, it can convert unstable display into meaningful
waveform display. The starting trigger conditions of data acquisition are satisfied. After a
signal trigger is detected, the oscilloscope will continuously collect data and display
waveform on the right of the trigger point.
Users can activate the alternative trigger by pressing [F2] button at [TRIG MENU] for
72‐10510, by pressing [F2] button at [MENU] for 72‐7610;
Edge Trigger
Edge trigger mode refers to the triggering of the threshold on the input signal edge.
When selecting “edge trigger”, trigger on the rise edge or fall edge of input signal shall
be completed.
Table 2‐7 (Page 1)
Set external trigger input channel as the
triggering signal source
EXT/5
Set external trigger source (divided by 5)
as trigger level range
(Only for 72‐7610)
AC Line
Set AC power line as trigger source
Alter
Set to alternative trigger between CH1
and CH2 as signal source
Table 2‐7 (Page 2)
Slope (F3)
Rising
Set trigger on the signal rising
edge
Falling
Set trigger on the signal falling
edge
Rise/fall
Set trigger on the signal both rising
and falling edge
Mode (F4)
Automation
Set to automatic trigger. The
oscilloscope will continuously
perform data acquisition without
triggering signal.
Normal
Set to normal trigger. The
oscilloscope will only perform data
acquisition when there is
triggering signal.
Single
Set to single trigger. The
oscilloscope will only perform 1
cycle of the data acquisition when
there is triggering signal.
Trigger
coupling
(F5)
AC
Block the DC component of
triggering signal
DC
Pass through DC and AC
components of triggering signal
High‐frequency
rejection
Reject high‐frequency component
of the triggering signal (over 80kHz
signals)
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Low‐frequency
rejection
Reject low‐frequency component
of the triggering signal (below
80kHz signals)
Pulse Width Trigger
For pulse width trigger, the trigger time shall be subject to pulse width of the triggering
signal. You can capture abnormal pulse by setting pulse width conditions.
Table 2‐8 (Page 1)
Function Menu
Settings
Description
Type
Pulse
width
Source (F2)
CH1
Set CH1 as triggering signal source
CH2
Set CH2 as triggering signal source
EXT
Set external trigger input channel as
triggering signal source
EXT/5
Set external trigger source (divided
by 5) as trigger level range
(Only for 72‐7610)
AC Line
Set AC power line as trigger source
Alter
Set to alternating trigger between
CH1 and CH2 as signal source
Pulse width
conditions (F3)
>
Trigger when pulse width is greater
than the setting values;
<
Trigger when pulse width is less than
the setting values;
=
Trigger when pulse width is equal to
the setting values;
Pulse width
setting (@)
Set the pulse width to 20ns~10s by
using the multi‐purpose knob on the
front panel
Next page
1/2
——
Go to next page
Table 2‐8 (Page 2)
Function
Menu
Settings
Description
Type
Pulse width
Set the positive pulse width as
trigger signal;
Set the negative pulse width as
Trigger coupling will automatic preset to DC coupling if the video trigger is active. Video
trigger menus are shown in the table below:
Table 2‐9 Video Trigger Setting
Function Menu
Settings
Description
Type
Video
Source (F2)
CH1
Set CH1 as triggering signal source
Figure 2‐14 is an example for the display when PAL video trigger model is selected as
standard and synchronization mode is all line synchronization.
Figure 2‐14 Video Trigger: Line Synchronization
Figure 2‐15 is an example for the display when PAL video trigger model is selected as standard
and synchronization mode is set to field synchronization.
CH2 alternately. Alternating trigger is useful for observing two signals with different
frequencies.
See the figure below for the display of triggered alternating waveform and Table 2‐11 for
triggered alternating menu setting:
Figure 2‐16 Observing Signals with Two Different Frequencies by Alternating Trigger Mode
Table 2‐10 Alternating Trigger Mode Setting
Functional menu
Settings
Description
Type
Edge
Edge trigger mode is set.
Trigger source
Alternating
CH1 and CH2 alternating trigger
Slope
Ascending
Rise edge is set for slope trigger.
Force trigger can be understood as forcing the oscilloscope to refresh the data
acquisition process, so users can observe waveform capturing. To enable force trigger,
please press FORCE button.
One of the very useful applications for force trigger is in the “normal” and “single” triggering
mode. When the triggering signal does not present, the oscilloscope will stop data
acquisition. You can press the force trigger to re‐enable the data acquisition of the
oscilloscope to see the current input signal.
Explanation of nouns
1. Trigger source: Trigger can be achieved from several signal sources: input channels
(CH1 and CH2), external triggers (EXT and EXT/5) and AC line.
■ External trigger (EXT TRIG): Meaning to set the triggering source according to the
given external connection to the “EXT TRIG” input channel. This can be a significant
application for the oscilloscope to perform data acquisition using CH1 and CH2 based on
an external clock signal connects to the “EXT TRIG” input channel. External trigger signal
connects to “EXT TRIG” input terminal is used for EXT and EXT/5 trigger source selection.
When selecting EXT as trigger source, external trigger levels voltage range limited to ‐3V
and +3V. Whereas, if EXT/5 is selected as trigger source, external trigger level voltage
range can be expanded to ‐15V‐+15V. (EXT/5 is only available for 72‐7610.)
■ AC line trigger: Use AC line power as trigger source. This can be significant to observe
the signals correlated to AC line power for applications in lighting equipment and power
supply equipment research and development.
2. Trigger mode: Deciding the oscilloscope behavioral pattern under no trigger event
condition. Three trigger modes are available: auto, normal and single.
■ Auto trigger: Set to automatic trigger mode. The oscilloscope will continuously
perform data acquisition without triggering signal. When there is trigger signal, the
oscilloscope will automatically synchronize with the trigger signal.
Attention: when scanning waveform is set on 50ms/div or slower time base, no trigger
signal is needed under “auto trigger” mode.
■ Normal trigger: Set to normal trigger mode. The oscilloscope will perform data
acquisition only when trigger conditions are satisfied.
■ Single trigger: Set to single trigger mode. The oscilloscope will perform one‐cycle data
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acquisition only when trigger conditions are satisfied.
4. Set the Acquire System
Users can change the data acquisition mode by pressing ACQUIRE button as shown in the
figure below.
Figure 2‐17 Function Key of Sampling System
While ACQUIRE button is pressed, the data acquisition setting menu for the oscilloscope will
display.
Table 2‐11 Acquire Menu
Function
Menu
Settings
Description
Acquisition
Mode (F1)
Sampling
Set to sampling acquisition mode
Peak value
Set to peak value acquisition mode
Average
Set to average acquisition mode
Averages
(@)
2~256
In average sampling mode, set average
number by using the multipurpose
knob (Averages can be set as 2, 4, 8,
16, 32, 64, 128, 256)
Sampling
(F3)
Real‐time
Set to Real‐time sampling
Equivalence
Set to Equivalent sampling
Fast Acq
(F4)
ON
Turn on fast acquiring. Waveform
capturing rage up to 2k
waveform/second.
OFF
Turn off fast acquiring
2. Please select equivalent sampling mode when observing high frequency periodic
signal.
3. Please select peak detection mode when hoping to observe the signal envelope for
4. Please select average sampling mode when hoping to reduce the random noise in
displayed signals.
5. Set the Display System
Users can change the display setting of the oscilloscope by pressing the DISPLAY button.
Please refer to the figure below.
Figure 2‐20 Function Keys of Display System
After pressing DISPLAY button, the function menu will change to the display setting for the
oscilloscope.
Table 2‐12 Display Menus
Function
Menu
Settings
Description
Explanation of nouns
Real‐time sampling mode:
Data sampling with the system real‐time rate is used to observe the
waveform within the rate.
Equivalent sampling mode:
Data sampling with the rate higher than the maximum. This is used to
observe the periodical waveform at beyond the maximum sampling rate.
CH1 and CH2 are required to be applied simultaneously. The figure below shows an
example for the X‐Y mode display.
Figure 2‐21 Waveform Display in X Y Mode
Attention:
The following functions will be disabled at X Y display mode.
Automatic measurement
Cursor measurement
6. Set the Storage and Load System
Function Key of Sampling System (STORAGE)
Below steps will guide you to store a waveform into the internal memory of the
oscilloscope:
Press the Storage button and you will see the following menu.
Table 2‐13 Waveform Storage Menu
Function
Menu
Settings
Description
Type (F1)
Waveform
Select to store an acquired
waveform
Source (F
2)
CH 1
Select waveforms from CH1 channel
to be saved
CH 2
Select waveforms from CH2 channel
to be saved
Dest (@)
1~20
Destination (Position of the internal
memory) where the waveform will
be saved. There are 20 sets of
internal memory available to store
waveform navigated by the
multipurpose knob.
Save
——
Store waveform
Next page
——
Get to the next page
Any waveform storage will overwrite previous memory space at the same memory
location.
To load a waveform from the internal memory, please refer to the item, “Load a
Reference Waveform” in this section.
Below steps will guide you to store a waveform to USB device:
Insert a USB disk into the “USB Host” interface. If the USB is connected successfully, you
should see the system message “USB device install successfully” shown on the screen.
Press the Storage button and you will see the following menu.
Table 2‐14 Waveform Storage Menu (Page 1)
Function
Menu
Settings
Description
Type (F1)
Waveform
Select to store an acquired waveform
Source(F2)
CH1
Select waveforms from CH1 channel to
be saved
CH2
Select waveforms from CH2 channel to
be saved
Dest (@)
1~20
Destination (Position of the internal
memory) where the waveform will be
saved. There are 20 sets of internal
memory available to store waveform
navigated by the multipurpose knob.
Save
——
Store waveform
Next
1/2 [F5]
——
Get to the next page
Press F5 to go to next function menu
Users should see below function menu.
Table 2‐14 Waveform Storage Menus (Page 2)
Function
Settings
Description
Use the multi‐purpose knob to select the storage memory destination (please notice
that there will be 200).
Press F4 to store the waveform.
Remove the USB disk.
Attention:
Any waveform storage will overwrite previous memory space in the same memory
location.
If “Long” length data is selected, the data cannot be re‐loaded back to display and can
only be re‐load through software application.
To load a waveform from the USB disk, please refer to “Load a Reference Waveform” in
this section.
Below steps will guide to store a setting to the internal memory of the oscilloscope:
Press the Storage button and you will see the following menu.
Table 2‐15 Waveform Storage Menu (Page 1)
Function
Menu
Settings
Description
Type (F1)
Waveform
Select to store an acquired waveform
Setup
Select to store a setting
Source
(F2)
CH1
Select waveforms from CH1 channel to be
saved
Below steps will guide you to load a setting from the internal memory of the
oscilloscope:
From the setting storage menu (Page 1)
Use the multi‐purpose knob to select the storage memory location.
Press F4 to load the pre‐stored setting.
Destination (Position of the USB disk
memory) where the bitmap files will be
saved. There are 200 sets of USB disk
memory available to store bitmap file
navigated by the multipurpose knob.
Save [F4]
——
Press to store a bitmap file
——
Use the multi‐purpose knob to select the storage memory destination (please notice
that 200‐group data storage is available).
Press F4 to store a bitmap file into a USB disk;
Remove the USB disk.
7. Set the Utility System
By pressing the UTILITY function button in the menu area, users can do different utility
settings, where the button location is shown in the figure below.
Figure 2‐23 Function Key of Sampling System (Function)
There are three function menu pages for the utility system setting shown in Table 2‐17,
18, 19 below.
Table 2‐17 Utility Menu Page 1
Function
Menu
Settings
Description
Self‐Adj (F1)
Execute
Press to execute self‐calibration
function
Close
Leave self‐calibration
Pass/Fail
(F2)
See Table
2‐22
Set waveform Pass/Fail operation
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Recorder
(F3)
See Table
2‐20
Set waveform recording operation
Language
(F4)
Language
Press to change to different system
language
Next(1/3)
(F5)
Press to next Utility Function Menu
page
Table 2‐18 Utility Menu Page 2
Function Menu
Settings
Description
Reset (F1)
Reset to factory default settings
Quick
Correction (F2)
On
To turn on the channel fast correction
function
OFF
To turn off the channel fast
correction function
Skin (F3)
Change the skin for the function
menu
Grid Bright (@)
1%‐100%
Adjust the grid brightness by using
the multi‐purpose knob
Next
2/3
——
Get to the next page
Table 2‐19 Utility Menu Page 3
Function Menu
Settings
Description
Version (F1)
Press to view the system version
LAN (F2)
Press to enter the LAN address
setting
Notice that LAN is an option for
72‐7610
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Frequency Counter *
(F4)
ON
To turn ON frequency counter
OFF
To turn OFF frequency counter
First 3/3 (F5)
——
Back to page 1
The oscilloscope waveform recorder function is generally easy to operate.
Users should set up Source and Operation according to the below table.
Table 2‐20 Waveform Recorder Menu
Function
Menu
Settings
Description
After pressing the F2 button on the waveform recorder menu, you should see the
waveform recorder operation menu below.
Table 2‐21 Waveform Recorder Operation Menu
One of the very useful functions for the oscilloscope is the pass/fail detection.
You can create a template of pixels area to compare with the input signal. Users can also
Function
Menu
Setting
Description
Record
(F1)
Press to start waveform recording;
The number of waveform being recorded is
shown on the screen.
Replay
(F2)
Press to start waveform replay
Stop
(F3)
Press to stop waveform recording
Return
(F4)
——
Go back to previous menu
You can enable PASS/FAIL function by pressing F1 on PASS/FAIL function menu. After
turning on this function, you can see the total number of waveform being processed, the
number of waveform passed and the number of waveform failed on the LCD screen.
Table 2‐22 Pass/Fail Function Menu
Function
Menu
Settings
Description
Status (F1)
ON
Press to turn on PASS/FAIL function
OFF
Press to turn off PASS/FAIL function
Source (F2)
CH1
Select CH1 as the detection signal
source
CH2
Select CH2 as the detection signal
source
MATH
Select MATH result as the detection
signal source
Ref A
Select Ref A as the detection signal
source
Ref B
Select Ref B as the detection signal
source
Output (F3)
Pass
Select the logical result as input signal
within the template of pixels area
Fail
Select the logical result as input signal
outside of the template of pixels area
Pass/Halt
Same as Pass output condition; Stop
once detected.
Fail/Halt
Same as Fail output condition; Stop
once detected.
Template
(F4)
See Table
2‐23
Press to create template of pixels area
Back (F5)
/
Return to Utility Function Menu
After pressing the F4 on the Pass/Fail function menu, you can create a template of pixels
to be compared.
Table 2‐23 Template Setting
Function
Menu
Settings
Description
You will need to press F1 to confirm creating the pixel template after setting the
horizontal and vertical length of the pixels.
8. Set the Measurement Parameters
The oscilloscope supports up to 28 automatic waveform measurement parameters. You
can view 5 measurement parameters at the same time the most on F1‐F5 function menu.
To view measurement parameters, please press MEASURE on the control panel.
Figure 2‐24 Function Key of Auto Measurement Parameters
For each measurement parameter located at F1‐F5 on the function measurement, you
can press F1‐F5 for the settings (Measurement Sub Menu)
Table 2‐24 Measurement Sub Menu
Function
Menu
Settings
Description
Back (F1)
Return to measurement parameter
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function menu
Source (F2)
CH1
Select CH1 as source
CH2
Select CH2 as source
Volt (F3)
Select different voltage parameters
Time (F4)
Select different time parameters
Parameters
(F5)
Press to display all the measurement
parameters of the input source. Or, press
to turn off parameter display.
Voltage Parameters
Below are the automatically measured voltage parameters for the oscilloscope and their
definitions:
Vpp: Peak‐to‐peak voltage.
Vmax: Maximum voltage.
Vmin: Minimum voltage.
Vmid: Medium voltage.
Vamp: The voltage amplitude from waveform top to bottom.
Vtop: The voltage value from waveform top to GND (Ground).
Vbase: The voltage value from waveform base to GND (Ground).
Over‐shoot: The ratio of (Vmax – Vtop) to voltage amplitude (Vamp).
Pre‐shoot: The ratio of (Vmin – Vbase) to voltage amplitude (Vamp).
Average: The average signal amplitude within 1 cycle.
Vrms: Root‐mean‐square value (effective value).
Time Parameters
Rise Time: The time of waveform amplitude rising from 10% to 90%.
Fall Time: The time of waveform amplitude falling from 90% to 10%.
+Width: The width of positive pulse at 50% amplitude.
‐Width: The width of negative pulse at 50% amplitude.
Delay (rising edge): The delay time between rising edges. Delay (falling edge): the delay
time between falling edges.
+Duty: The ratio of positive pulse width to cycle.
‐Duty: The ratio of negative pulse width to cycle.
9. Set the Cursor Measurement
Users can press the CURSOR button to enable the cursor measurement function of the
oscilloscope, where the location of the CURSOR button can be found in the figure below.
At the Time cursor measurement, users can perform referring to Volt cursor
measurement by using the multi‐purpose knob and SELECT button on 72‐7610.
The Track cursor measurement is similar to the time cursor measurement except it will
automatically track voltage level where the time cursor is pointing at the screen. (Not for
72‐10510).
After activating the COARSE button, there will be quicker response for the cursor movement.
10. System Message Examples and Troubleshooting
System Message Examples
“Operation at limit”:
System will show “Operation at limit” when users try to operate beyond the system limit;
For example, setting the horizontal scale to more than 50.00s.
“Saving” Progress Bar
When users are saving a bitmap file or a waveform and setup file, system will show the
② Check if the probe is working properly by connecting the probe to “Probe
compensation signal output”
③ Check if the probe is properly connected to the device under test
④ Try to acquire signal again
The voltage amplitude measured is 10 times higher or lower than the actual value:
‐ Check if the attenuation coefficient of the channel matches with the attenuation rate of
the probe used.
The signal waveform is not stable:
① Check if the trigger source setting in the trigger menu matches with the actual
channel input of the signal
② Check the trigger mode. Most of the signals can be triggered in edge trigger mode,
while video signals can be triggered in video trigger mode. Only in correct trigger mode
the waveform can be stably displayed.
③ Change the coupling to “high frequency rejection” or “low frequency rejection”
display to filter out the high frequency or low frequency noise that disturbs the trigger
No waveform display after pressing RUN/STOP key
① Check if the trigger level exceeds the waveform range and the trigger mode is
“Normal” or “Single”, if yes, manually set the trigger level to the center or change the
trigger mode to AUTO.
② Or press AUTO button next to the RUN/STOP button, the above settings will be
completed automatically.
② In “Average” mode, waveform refreshing is slow because it displays the average
value of the waveform to reduce the random noise in displayed signal.
③ Change to “Sample” mode or “Peak” mode for the desired display.
The waveform display do not smooth
① The horizontal time base division value may be too small, increase the horizontal
time base division to improve the waveform smoothness;
② If the display type is “Vector”, the signal waveform may not be smooth between dots.
This can be improved by setting the display type to “Dot”.
Ⅶ. Maintenance & Cleaning
A. General Maintenance
Please do not store or place the instrument at any places where the LCD of the instrument is
exposed to sunlight directly.
Warning: Please do not stain the oscilloscope or probe with spray, liquid or solvent to
avoid instrument or probe damage.
B. Cleaning
Check the instrument and probe frequently. Clean the surface of the instrument according to
the following steps:
1. Please wipe the instrument and probe surface with soft cloth. Pay attention not to scratch
the LCD screen.
2. Wipe the instrument with wet cloth without dripping after disconnecting the power
supply. Use gentle detergent or clear water to clean. Do not use any abrasive chemical agent
to avoid instrument or probe damage.
Warning: Please make sure that the oscilloscope is completely dry before powering on again to
avoid electrical short circuit or injury.
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