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© 2002 by LeCroy Corporation. All rights reserved .Information in this pub lica tion su p e rse d e s all ea rlie r versions .
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T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
FIRST T H INGS
WhenYourW av erun neris Delivered… ........................................................................................... 3
CHECK THAT YOU HAVE E VE RYTHING ..................................................................................................3
BE SURE TO RE AD THIS W ARRANTY .........................................................................................................3
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MAINTE NANCE AGRE EMENTS..................................................................4
OBTAIN ASSISTANCE .........................................................................................................................................4
RETURN A PRODUCT FOR SE RVICE OR REPAIR ..................................................................................4
STAY UP-TO-DATE ...............................................................................................................................................4
Saf etyFirst
OPERATE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT .......................................................................................................6
GET TO KNOW THE WARNING SYMBOLS...............................................................................................6
CHOOSE THE CORRECT POWER SOURCE ...............................................................................................7
MAINTAIN POWER GROUND.........................................................................................................................7
REPLACE WITH THE CORRECT FUSES ......................................................................................................8
CL E AN YOUR WA VE RUNNE R (BUT LET US MAINTAIN IT)..............................................................8
Upand Running ..............................................................................................................................9
GET TO KNOW W A VERUNNE R — FRONT PANEL ...............................................................................9
INSTALL AND POWER UP.................................................................................................................................9
GET TO KNOW W A VERUNNE R — BACK PANEL ................................................................................10
INITIALIZE ............................................................................................................................................................12
CHECK YOUR WA VERUNNE R SYSTEM....................................................................................................12
ADD AN OPTION? ..............................................................................................................................................13
UPDATE TO THE LATEST FIRMW ARE? ....................................................................................................13
SAVE THE SCREE N (AN D ENE RGY)..........................................................................................................13
DO YOU PRE FE R YOUR CONTROLS WITH SOUND AND AUTO-RE PEAT? .............................14
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CHAPTER ONE:
ViewYourWav eform......................................................................................................................17
USE TIME / DIV TO ADJUST THE TIMEBASE .........................................................................................19
ADJUST SENSITIVITY AND POSITION.....................................................................................................20
ZOOM AND SCROLL AUTOMATICAL LY..................................................................................................20
USE THE POSITION AND ZOOM CONTROLS.......................................................................................22
SET UP THE TIMEBASE ...................................................................................................................................23
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CATCH A NE W WAVE
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D .............................15
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
SET THE COUPLING.........................................................................................................................................24
SET UP FOR CAL AND BNC SIGNALS ....................................................................................................... 25
CHAPTER TWO:
Edge Trigge ronSim ple Signal s.....................................................................................................29
CONTROL TRIGGERING ................................................................................................................................29
SET UP AN EDGE TRIGGER .........................................................................................................................30
USE WINDOW TRIGGER.................................................................................................................................33
TRIGGE R SOURCE .............................................................................................................................................34
OBTAIN A TRIGGER STATUS SUMMARY ................................................................................................35
CHAPTER THREE:
DisplayPer s istence........................................................................................................................37
VIEW SIGNAL CHANGES OVER TIME .....................................................................................................37
SET UP YOUR DISPLAY....................................................................................................................................38
SET UP FOR PERSISTENCE ............................................................................................................................ 39
CHOOSE A GRID STYLE ................................................................................................................................. 40
Save andRecallYourPan el Setups.................................................................................................42
SAVE PANEL SETUPS ........................................................................................................................................ 42
RECALL PANEL SETUPS..................................................................................................................................43
CH APTER F OUR:
Mea s ure withCursors ....................................................................................................................4 5
CONTROL THE TIME CURSORS .................................................................................................................. 45
CONTROL THE AMPL ITUDE CURSORS...................................................................................................46
Mea s ure Automatic a llywit hParameter s ........................................................................................50
CHOOSE A STANDARD PARAMETER ....................................................................................................... 51
TURN OFF CURSORS AND PARAMETERS...............................................................................................52
SIMPLYT RIGGER
..................................................................... 29
DISPLAYYOURSIGNAL
CHOOSE A M EASUR E T OOL
...................................................... 37
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CH APTER F I VE:
Make MathEasy............................................................................................................................55
SET UP TO DO W AVEFORM MATHEMATICS......................................................................................... 56
USE A MATH TOOL ...........................................................................................................................................57
PE RFORM AN FFT OPERATION .................................................................................................................. 58
DO SUMMED AVERAGING ............................................................................................................................ 61
Save andRecallWaveforms............................................................................................................6 3
OBTAIN A W AVEFORM OR ME MORY STATUS REPORT...................................................................65
CHAPTER SIX:
Make a Hard Copy.........................................................................................................................6 7
PRINT, PLOT OR COPY .................................................................................................................................... 68
Manage Floppyo rCar dFil es.........................................................................................................69
CUSTOMIZE FILE NAMES.............................................................................................................................. 70
ADD A NEW DIRE CTORY...............................................................................................................................71
USE MATH T OOLS
.................................................................... 55
DOCUMEN T YOUR WORK
......................................................... 67
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COPY FIL ES ...........................................................................................................................................................72
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CHAPTER SEVEN:
Choosea Sam pling Mod e.............................................................................................................. 7 7
SINGL E-SHOT — WA VE RUNNER’S BASIC CAPTURE TECHNIQUE ............................................77
RIS — FOR HIGHE R SAMPL E RATES.........................................................................................................78
ROLL — DISPL AY IN RE AL-TIME ................................................................................................................78
SEQUENCE — WORKING WITH SE GMENTS........................................................................................79
PAIRING CHANNELS ........................................................................................................................................80
Usea Sam pling Mod e............................................................................................................... ......81
SET UP FOR SINGLE-SHOT OR RIS ............................................................................................................81
SET UP FOR SEQUE NCE CAPTURE ............................................................................................................82
OBTAIN A SE QUENCE STATUS SUMMARY.............................................................................................83
OR SAMPL E EXTERNALLY.............................................................................................................................84
CHAPTER EIGHT:
Hold Off byTime orEven t s......................................................................................................... 87
HOLD OFF BY TIME ..........................................................................................................................................87
HOLD OFF BY EVENTS ...................................................................................................................................88
TriggerSMART ............................................................................................................................. 89
CATCH A GLITCH...............................................................................................................................................89
CAPTURE RARE PHEN OMENA....................................................................................................................93
TRIGGE R ON INTERVALS ..............................................................................................................................96
QUALIFY A SIGNAL .........................................................................................................................................100
TRIGGE R ON L OST SIGNAL S .....................................................................................................................103
TRIGGE R ON TV SIGNALS...........................................................................................................................106
TRIGGE R PATTERN .........................................................................................................................................108
A QUESTION OF T IM EBASE
TRIGGER SMART
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R.............................. 7 5
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CH APTER NINE:
Tra nsformYourVision................................................................................................................. 113
“Paint” YourDisp lay....................................................................................................................116
CHANGE YOUR PAL E TTE ............................................................................................................................117
Set Up XY Display........................................................................................................................120
CHAPTER TEN:
ComputeExtrema W av eforms......................................................................................................125
Rescale andAssignUnits.............................................................................................................127
Enhan c eResolut i on .....................................................................................................................12 8
Do More withFFT .......................................................................................................................132
DO FFT AVE RAGE ............................................................................................................................................132
DO ADDITIONAL PROCE SSING................................................................................................................132
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DISPLAYMORE
.......................................................................113
USE ADVAN CE D MATH TOOLS
............................................ 125
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
USE CURSORS WITH FFT ..............................................................................................................................132
SET FFT SPAN .....................................................................................................................................................135
UseanAdvanced MathFunction................................................................................................. 137
ResampletoDeskew.................................................................................................................... 138
Plo tTrends................................................................................................................................... 139
READ TRE NDS...................................................................................................................................................141
CH APTER ELEVEN:
UseCusto mParamete rs............................................................................................................... 14 5
CUSTOMIZE A PARAMETE R .......................................................................................................................146
Test forPass andFail...................................................................................................................147
SET UP A PASS/ FAIL TEST...........................................................................................................................147
PASS/ FAIL TEST ON A MASK .....................................................................................................................148
MAKE A WA VE FORM MASK ........................................................................................................................149
CHANGE A TE ST ACTION ............................................................................................................................149
Choosea Parameter......................................................................................................................153
CH APTER TWELVE:
Tra nsfe rData and ImagestoPC.................................................................................................. 161
EXPL ORE YOUR SCOPE ................................................................................................................................162
MONITOR YOUR REMOTE CONTROL OPERATIONS.....................................................................163
Save Wa veforms inASCII............................................................................................................. 164
SAVE IN AN ASCII FORMAT.........................................................................................................................165
UseASCII Fo rmats......................................................................................................................167
SAVE TO SPREADSHE E T...............................................................................................................................167
PL OT A W AVEFORM IN SPREADSHEE T ................................................................................................170
USE MATHCAD..................................................................................................................................................171
USE MATLAB ......................................................................................................................................................173
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CH APTER THIRTEEN:
A Valua bleTool forWavef ormAn alysis........................................................................................177
SET UP FOR HISTOGRAMS ..........................................................................................................................177
PARAME TER MATH.........................................................................................................................................185
ANALYZE WITH PARAMETERS
USE WAVERUN N E R WITH PC
N ................................175
PARAMET ERS
...............................................................177
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CH APTER F OURTEEN:
Createan dViewa Histo gram...................................................................................................... 19 1
SETTING BINNING AND SCALE ...............................................................................................................196
CHOOSING HISTOGRAM PARAMETE RS...............................................................................................200
USING MEASURE MENT CURSORS...........................................................................................................201
ZOOMING SEGMENTED TRACES............................................................................................................203
CHAPTER FIFTEEN:
Theory of Ope ration....................................................................................................................2 05
MAKI NG HISTOGRAMS
HOW HISTOGRAMS WORK
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DSO PROCE SS.....................................................................................................................................................206
PARAME TER BUFFER .....................................................................................................................................206
CAPTURE OF PARAMETER EVE NTS .......................................................................................................207
HISTOGRAM PARAMETERS.........................................................................................................................207
ZOOM TRACE S AND SEGME NTED W A VE FORMS ............................................................................208
HISTOGRAM PEAKS ........................................................................................................................................208
BINNING AND MEASURE MENT ACCURACY......................................................................................209
CHAPTER SIXTEEN :
avg ................................................................................................................................................211
fwhm.............................................................................................................................................212
fwxx..............................................................................................................................................213
hamp l............................................................................................................................................214
Hbase...........................................................................................................................................2 15
high...............................................................................................................................................216
hm edia n........................................................................................................................................217
hrms..............................................................................................................................................218
hto p ........................................................................................................................... ....................219
low ................................................................................................................................................220
m axp.............................................................................................................................................221
m ode.............................................................................................................................................222
p c t l................................................................................................................................................223
p ks................................................................................................................................................224
range.............................................................................................................................................2 26
sigma ............................................................................................................................................227
to t p................................................................................................................................................2 28
xapk..............................................................................................................................................229
APPENDIX:
Inst rument Arc hitect ur eOvervie w...............................................................................................231
PROCE SSORS.......................................................................................................................................................231
ADCs .......................................................................................................................................................................231
MEMORIES...........................................................................................................................................................231
RIS............................................................................................................................................................................231
TRIGGE R SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................................231
AUTOMATIC CAL IBRATION ........................................................................................................................232
DISPLAY SYSTEM ..............................................................................................................................................232
INTERFACE AND PAN EL SETUPS.............................................................................................................232
REMOTE CONTROL ........................................................................................................................................232
Sp ecif ications................................................................................................................................2 34
MODELS................................................................................................................................................................234
ARCHI TECTU RE AND SPECI FICAT I O NS
HISTOGRAM PARAMETERS
..........................................211
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ACQUISITION SYSTEM ....................................................................................................................234
TIMEBASE SYSTEM ..........................................................................................................................................235
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T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
TRIGGE RING SYSTE M ...................................................................................................................................236
SMART TRIGGER TYPES...............................................................................................................................236
AUTOSETUP........................................................................................................................................................237
PROBES .................................................................................................................................................................237
COLOR W A VE FORM DISPLAY ....................................................................................................................237
ANALOG PERSISTENCE DISPLAY............................................................................................................237
ZOOM EXPANSION TRACES.......................................................................................................................237
RAPID SIGNAL PROCESSING .....................................................................................................................238
INTERNAL WA VE FORM MEMORY ...........................................................................................................238
SETUP STORAGE ..............................................................................................................................................238
MATH TOOLS .....................................................................................................................................................238
MEASURE TOOLS.............................................................................................................................................239
EXTENDED MATH AND ME ASUREME NTS OPTION......................................................................239
W A VE ANALYZER OPTION...........................................................................................................................239
SPECIAL APPLICATION SOLUTIONS ......................................................................................................239
INTERFACE .........................................................................................................................................................240
OUTPUTS..............................................................................................................................................................240
GENERAL ..............................................................................................................................................240
GL O SSARY O F T ECHNI CAL TER MS
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I NTRO DUCTION
Ab out this Manua l
Like the Waverunner scope itself, this manual is designed to make your measurements as ea sy as “1–2–3.” Each
section show syoustep bystep howto usethe oscilloscop eto solve simple or complexproble m s .
Use the manual with Waverunner in front of you. Then you’ll see clearly just wha t is being referred to; and you
can immediately put into action what is described.
The manual has two main parts:
Part One, “G et t i ng St ar t ed,” is for new users and basic operations. It explains the most important
Wa verunner features, and shows you howto apply them. Use it when starting out and for getting quick results.
Part Two, “ L ooki ng D eeper ,” goes into more detail. It explains how to perform complex measurements
using more advanced Wa verunner functions. It also looks more deeply into operations covered in Part One.
Use it for tackling demanding tasks, or as a reference for understanding better howyour scope works.
Consult theglossa ry for clarification of oscillosco p eandrelatedterms.
As an additional guide, each chapter is prefaced by a summary of its contents.
Wa tch for panels and sections throughout the manual marked by these icons:
s offer additional hints on how to get the most out of Wave runner actions or features.
TTIIPPs
s bring to your attention important information you should know.
NNOOTTEEs
Thesections marke d by the magn ifyinggla ss , and printedin italic tex t, “zoom” on particula r
topics. They offer more information on the subject, where appropriate.
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F IRST T HINGS...
In th is preface, see how
Tomakesure yo uhave everything
To ope rate withsafety
To get to kno wy ourWav er un n erscope
Toinstalland po werup
To initialize
To checkthe systemstatus
To install newsoftware an d firmware
To activate the scree nsave r
To use menus, men u button s and kn obs
To choose button an d kno b pr efer en ces
First
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F IRST T HINGS
WhenYo urW aver unn eris Deliver ed
CHECK THAT YOU HAVE EVERYTHING
First, verify that all items on the packing list or invoice copy have been shipped to you. (The items are also
listed below.) Seco nd , chec kthe SYSTEM STATUS displa yonceyo u r W ave runner oscilloscope is installe d(se e
page 12). Contact your nearest LeCroy customer service center or national distributor if anything is missing or
damaged. If there is something missing or damaged, and you do not contact us immediately , we cannot be
responsiblefor repla ce me nt.
The follow ing is shipped w ith the standard Waverunner scope:
10:110MΩ PP006 Passive Probe — one per channel
AC Pow er Cord and Plug
Performan ceor Calibration Certificate
Front Scope Cover
Two 250 V Fuses
Operator’s Manual
RemoteControlManual
Quick R eference G uide
Declaration of Conformity .
NNOOTTEE:
other warranties, expressed or implied,
including but no t limited to anyimpl ied
warranty of merchantability, fitness, or
adequacy foranyparticular purpo se or
use. L eCroy shall not be liable for any
special, incidental, orconse quen tial
damages, wh eth erin con tr act or
oth er w ise. T he customeris respo n sible
fo rthe transpo rtatio nandins urance
ch arges forth eretu r nof pr oductsto
the service facility. LeCroywill return
all pr oducts underwarranty w ith
tr a nspo rt prepaid.
: The warr an ty belowreplaces all
BE SURE TO READ TH IS WARRANTY
The Waverunner oscilloscope is warranted for normal use and operation, within specifications, for a
period of three years from shipment. L eCroy will either repair or, at our option, replace any product
r e turn e dto on eof ourauth or i ze dservice cente rs withinth isperiod. Howeve r, in or d e rto dothisw e
must first examine the product and find that it is defective due to workmanship or materials and not
due to misuse, neglect, accident, orabno rm alcondition s orop er ation .
Spare an d rep lacemen t parts, and rep airs, all hav e a 90-day war r an ty.
The oscillo sco p e ’s firm ware has beentho r o ugh lytested and is presumed to be functional.
Never th el ess, it is sup p lied with o ut w arranty of an ykin d co v ering detailed per for man ce. Pro ducts n ot
made by LeCro yare cov er edsolely by the w ar r an tyof theor iginal equipmen t man ufactur er.
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F IRST T HINGS
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MAINTENAN CE AGREEMEN TS
W e offer a variety of services under the heading of Maintenance Agreeme nts. These give extended wa rranty
and allow you to budget maintenance costs after the initial three-year w arranty has expired. Installation,
training, enhancements, and on-site repairs — among other services — are available through special
supplemental support agreements. Inquire at your L eCroy customer service center or national distributor.
OBTAIN ASSISTANCE
Help with installation, calib ration, and the use of your Wa verunne r scop ein a rang eof a p plications is a lso
available from your customer service center.
RE T U RN A PRODUCT F OR SE RVICE OR RE PAIR
If you do need to return a L eCroy product, identify it by its model and
serial numbers (see page 12). Describe the defect or failure, and provide
your name and contact number.
Forfactoryreturns, use a Return AuthorizationNumber (RAN),
obtainable from customer service. Attach it so that it can be clearly seen on
the outside of the shipping package to ensure rapid forw arding within
LeCroy.
Return those products requiring only maintenance to your customer
service center.
Within the warranty period, transportation charges to the factory will be your responsibility , while products
under warranty will be returned to you with transport prepaid by LeCroy . Outside the wa rranty period, you will
ha veto provideus with a purch a seorde r nu mb e r before thew o rk can be done. Youw ill be billedfor parts and
labo r relatedto the repair work, as well as for shipping.
Youshouldprepayreturnshipments.LeCroycannotacceptCOD (CashOnDelivery)orCollectReturn
shipments. We recommend using air freight.
STAY UP-TO-DATE
To maintain you r Waverunner scope’s performance within specifications, have us calibrate it at least once a year.
LeCroy offers state-of-the-art technology by continually refining and improving the instrument’s capabilities
and operation. We frequently update both firmwa re and softwa re during service, free of charge during
war r anty.
: If y ou needto re tu rn
TTIIPP:
y ourscop e, use th e or iginal
shipping carton. If this is not
po ssibl e, the carto nused
sho uld be r igid. The scop e
sh o uld be pack edso that it is
surr o un de d by a min im umof
four inches (10 cm) of shock
absor ben t material.
Yo ucan also install newfirmware yo u rse lf, w ithou t theneed of afactory refit. Simplyprovide us w ith yo u r
Wa verunner serial numbe r and ID, and the version number of the software already installed (see page 12),
along with ordering information. W e will provide youwith a unique option key that has a code to be entered
through the instrument’s front pane l to upgrade your software. In addition, the very latest versions of LeCroy’s
uniq u eoscilloscop esoftw are ap p lica tions can be downloade dfrom the Internet, free of cha rge. Include dare
ScopeExplorer and ActiveDSO.
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First
ScopeExploreris a highly practical PC-based connectivity tool that interfaces W ave runner to a PC that is
running Microsoft Windows, via the rear panel GPIB (IE EE 488) or RS-232 port. Specia llydes ig n ed by
LeCroy for its oscilloscopes, ScopeExplorer allows you to perform data and image transfers and other remote
operations from scope to PC with just a few key board strokes or mouse clicks. See Chapter 12, “Use
Waver unner wit h PC ,” for more about using ScopeExplorer w ith you r W ave runner scope.
S copeE xplorer now has a virtual front panel to allow full cont rol of remote scopes.
Activ eDSO w orks on any PC running Windows 95, 98 or NT, and enables you to exchange data with a
variety of Window s applications or programming languages that support the ActiveX standard, such as MS
Office, Internet Explorer, Visual Basic, Visual C++ and Visual Java. ActiveDSO hides the intricacies of
programming for each of these interfaces and provides a simple and consistent interface to the controlling
application. You can also visually embed ActiveDSO in any OL E automation compatible client and use it
manually without programming. You could, for example, generate a report by importing scope data straight
into E xcel or Word, analyze your wave forms by bringing them directly into MathCad, archive measurement
results “on the fly” in a Microsoft Access database, and automatetests usingVisual Basic, Java,C++, or
Excel (VBA).
Visit our websiteat http://www.lecroy.com/softwareto download these and other free softwa re applications.
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F IRST T HINGS
Safet yFirst
OPERATE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT
Beforeinstallingyour Waverunner, ensurethat its ope rating
environment will be maintained within these parameters:
Temperature: 5 to 40 °C (41 to 104 °F)
Humidity: <80% RH (non-condensing)
Altitude: <2000 m (6560 ft)
Operation: Indoor use only
GET TO KNOW TH E WARNING SYM B O LS
Wherever these warning signs appear on the Waverunner’s front or rear pane ls, or in this manual, they alert you
to aspects of safety .
CAUTION: Refer to accompa n y ing
documents (for safety related information).
See elsewhere in this manual wherever
this symbol is present, as indicated in
the Table of Contents.
CAUTION: Risk of Electric Shock
On (Supply)
❘
: Waver un n erhas been qualified
NNOOTTEE:
to the following E N 6101 0-1 category:
Protection Class
Installation (Over voltage)
Category
Pollution Degree 2
Any use of the instrument in a manner
n o t specif ied by the manufacturermay
im pairthe instrument’s safe ty
pr o tection. Wav erun n erhas
design ed to make direct
measur em ents on thehumanbody .
N ever connect the Waverunner to a
livin g per son .
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WARNING
WARNINGWARNING
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been
Standby
CAUTION
CAUTION
CAUTIONCAUTION
Do not ex ceed th e maximumspecified
inp ut voltage levels
Earth (Ground) Terminal
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Protective Conductor Terminal
First
: W av erunnerautom atically
NNOOTTEE:
adapts to th eline v oltage presen t:
Chassis Terminal
Alternating Current Only
WARNING
CH O OSE T HE CORRECT POWER SOUR CE
W ave runn e r op e ra tes from a single-pha se, 115 V (90 to 132 V) or 220 V (180 to 250 V), AC (~) power sou rce at
45 Hz to 66 Hz.
No voltage selection is required because the instrument automatically adapts to line voltage. The power supply
of the oscilloscope is protected against short circuit and overload by one 5x20 mm fuse (T 6.3 A/ 250 V). See
next page for replacement procedure.
Denotes a hazard. If a WARNING is indicated on the instrument, do not proceed until its
conditions are understood and met (see also CAUTION).
115 V
(90–132V)
220 V
(1 8 0–25 0V)
45–66 H z
45–66 H z
MAINTAIN POWER GROUND
Maintain the groundline to avo id electric shock .
The current-carrying conductors cannot exce ed 250 V rms with respect to ground potential. Wave runner is
provided w ith a three-wire electrical cord containing a three-terminal polarized plug for line voltage and safety
ground connection. The plug’ s ground terminal is connected directly to the frame of the unit. For adequa te
protection against ele c trical haza rd,this plug must be inserted into a mating outlet containinga safety ground
contact. Set the pow er switch to STANDBY before connecting or disconnecting the powe r cord.
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F IRST T HINGS
RE PL ACE WITH THE CORRE CT FUSE S
For con tinued fire protection at all line voltages, repla cefuses only w ith those of the specified typ eand rating .
Disconnect the powe r cord before inspecting or replacing a fuse. Open the fuse holder (located directly to the
left of the mains pow e r plug) using a small, flat-bladed screwdriver. Remove the old fuse and replace it w ith a
ne w5x20 mm fuse(T 6.3 A/250 V).
CLEAN YOUR WAVERUNNER (BUT LET US MAINTAIN IT)
Maintenance and repairs should be carried out exclusively by a LeCroy technician.
Clean only the exterior of your Waverunner, using a damp , soft cloth. Do not use chemicals or abrasive
ele m ents. Unde r no circumstance s allowmoisture to p e n etrate theoscilloscop e. To avoid elec tric shock s ,
disconnect the instrument from the pow er supply before cleaning .
CAUTION
Risk of electr ic shock. N o user
serviceable parts inside. Leave repair
to qualified person n el.
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First
On/
Stand-by
Display
enu Controls Timebase Controls
AUTO SE TUP
Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel3 Channel4
(Channels 3 and 4 on four-channel models only)
Floppy DiskDrive
AUTO
SETUP
ZERO DELAY SETUP STOP AUTO NORMAL SINGLE
DELAY LEVEL
RETURN
TOOLS
IME / DIV
PANELS
UTILITIES
DISPLAY
STANDBY
WAVE
STORAGE
SETUP
TIMEBASE
STATUS
TRIGGER
ZOOM + MATH
ZOOM
SCOPEMEASURE
ALL INPUTS
50 5Vrms
1M 16pF 400Vpk
CAT II
OFFSET
VOLTS / DIV
VmVnss
RESET
MATH
TOOLS
CLEAR
SWEEPS
Ω
Ω
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POSITIONPOSITION
ZOOM
PRINT
SCREEN
Ground
CHANNEL
SELECT
ANALOG
PERSIST
Controls
Trigger
Controls
Channel
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IN STALL AND POWE R UP
1. Before powe ring up, check that the local pow e r source corresponds to Waverunner’s power range (see
page 7).
2. Use the cable provided to connect the scope to the powe r outlet through its rear panel receptacle (see next
page).
3. Turn the scope on by pressing the On button at the bottom left-hand corner of the Wave runner front
panel (see above).
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F IRST T HINGS
Before a displayapp e a rs , theinstrume nt w ill automaticallype rform hardw are andsoftw a reself-tests, followed
by a full system calibration. The front pane l STANDBY L ED w ill be lit during this seque nce. The full testing
procedure will take about 10 seconds, after which a display appe ars.
UTILITIES
4. Press
to display the UTIL ITIES on-screen menus.
5. Then press the button beside the menu
GET TO KNOW WAVERUNNER – BACKPANEL
RS-232-C Port
Centronics Port
External MonitorPort
to set thetimeanddate.
PC C ard Slot
(Memor y/H ard-Disk card )
GPIB Port
PowerInputBN C SignalOutput
Use the RS- 232- C and G PIB ports t o connect your Waverunner scope t o a comput er or terminal, the
ex t ernal m onitor port to display your waveforms on another monit or, and the C entr onics
port to
connect compatible print ers or other devices. U se the PC Card slot for the P C Memory Card and
port able H ard D isk opt ions, and t he BN C output for ex ternal clock signals.
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AV I G AT ETHROUGHMENUS
First
Menus
The menu button
Longer menus
Capitalized menus
The two menu knobs
Combin atio n s of kn o bs and buttons
or chan ges the variable, while the knob adjusts its value.
Menus are grouped
selectaparticularmenuoranitemonamenu.Travelupordowninthemenulist andchangethe
selecti on. Or change val ues and sett ings.
The darker, labeled buttons
to select the menus for initialization. When you press any one of these, it offers access to related
menus in it s gr oup.
such as enable you to perform actions or adjust settings.
beside each displayed men u controls that menu .
that span the breadth of two buttons are controlled by both buttons.
— for example — perform specific actions.
work together with the two menu buttons beside them.
control continuously adjustable variables. The button selects
and shown together according to their function. Press a buttonor turna knob to
PANELS
also play a role in menu selection:
—forexample—wasused
Menus withshadows
RETURN
Press
the previous menu display.
to return
to a shadowed m en u . A nd use this button w hen ever you wish to go back to
Arrows on t he side of a long menu
Press one or the other of these menus’ butt ons to move in the desired direction, and to view or select
any menu it em not displayed. A rrows disappear when you reach the beginning or end of the menu
list.
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lead to other menus: Press their buttons to display those others.
indicate that you can scroll up or down the menu list.
F IRST T HINGS
IN IT IAL IZE
Initializeyo u r W a v erunne r scopeto its basic default w ave form displaysettings:
PANELS
6. Press
7. If Recallis not selected, press the button once to select it:
8. Then press the button beside .
Initialize to Wa verunner default settings whene ver you wish to clear your settings and make a fresh start on a
newmeasurement.
CHECK YOUR WAVERUNNERSYSTEM
SCOPE
STATUS
Press
9.
10. Press the top button to highlight and select Syst em . The screen will show your W ave runner’s serial
nu mb er, the ve rsion of s oftwa reinstalledandthe date of its relea se, as w e ll as a full list of you r currently
installed software and hardw are.
Contact L eCroy customer service immediately if any of the options you ordered have not been installed.
to display the PANEL SETUPS menu group.
to show the STATUS menus.
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First
ADD AN OPTION
This menu will also be displayed when you select System:
Use it to install newoptions — w ithout the need to return your Waverunner for a refit.
1. Press that menu’s button to display
2. Then press that menu’s button to display the ADD OPTION menus. Use them whenever you wish to add
a Wa verunner option by means of a special code. Contact your L eCroy sales or service center to obtain the
code.
UPDATE TO THE L ATEST FIRMWARE
Your Waverunner comes with the latest firmware installed. But to takeadvantage of our continuous
improvement, contact us to obtain a floppy disk or card containing the latest firmware. Then use these menus
to install it:
UTILITIES
1. Press
2. Press the button for
to display the UTIL ITIES menus .
, then for the one for .
3. Place the floppy or card in the Wa verunner and press the buttonsto select Floppy or Card and then
Update Flash. The ne wly installed firmware will app e ar on theSystem Status screen (seeabove).
Yo umayalso downloa dthe firmw a re from the internet, usingScope Exp lo rer .
SAVE THE SCREEN (AN D ENERGY)
Enable or disable your Waverunner’s screen saver:
DISPLAY
1. Press
to show theDISPLAY SETUP menus.
2. Press the button for “More Display Setup” to access this menu:
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F IRST T HINGS
3. Press its button, then select Yes or Nofrom
When enabled, the built-in screen saver is activated 10 minutes after the last use of a front panel control. This
is a complete display shutdown of the internal screen — an “E nergy-Saver.” The front panel L E D light will
indicate when the scope is in the screen-saving STANDBY state. Press any front panel button to restore the
screen.
DO YOU PREFER YOUR CONT ROL S WITH SOUND AND AUTO-REPEAT?
Have your buttons and knobs repea t their actions and make an audible sound w hen used:
UTILITIES
1. Press
2. Press the button for
3. Make your preferences by means of the USE R PRE F’S menus displayed.
With Pushbutton auto-repeat On, all front panel buttons, w hen pressed and held in, will move the selection
au toma ticallyand seq u entiallythrough all item s in a men u .
With audible feedback for buttons and knobs On, an audible “click” will sound when any front panel button is
presse d or anyknob is turned.
to display the UTIL ITIES menus . These you will find useful for a variety of functions.
, then the button for .
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T his part of the manual covers the main Waverunner features and explains, step by step, how to use
them. You’ll get to knowyour scope and start wor king with it quickly and effectively. Capture and view
w av ef o rm s. Zoomand scroll. Learntheart of display . Use mathandmeasuremen t tools. Document
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C HAPTER O NE:
In thi schapter, see how
To select the input signal channel
To use menus and controls for basic operations
To find yo urwayaroun d th e display
To adjust th e time base, gainand po sitio nof thesignal
To zoom— m anually and automatically
To set up the time base
To set signal coup l in g
To calibrate and use thepassive pr o be
To set up the CAL and BN C outputs
Catcha NewWav e
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C HAPTER O NE
Catch a New Wav e
ViewYo ur W aveform
Takethesesteps to captureandviewyour signal; set timeand voltsper division; zoomand auto-scroll:
1. Connect your signal to the Waverunner (Channel 1 input for this example).
AUTO
SETUP
2. Press the blue
for display of the input signal. Press it again to confirm the action.
buttonto automaticallyset the(Edge) trigger level, timebase, and vertical settings
3. Press
1
to select CHANNEL 1 and displa ythe basic W a v e runn e r menus .
4. Use these menus in the steps on the following pages to adjust the signal’s trace
on the screen.
To turn Channel 1 on or off.
To access the CHANNEL Coupling menus. See page 24.
To au toma ticallymakea zoomed traceof thesigna l.Use thevertical
POSITION knob to mov ethe traceso that it is clearly visible . Use the
ve rtical ZOOM kno b to adjust its e x p a n sionvertically. Seepa g e22.
To automatically set gain and offset, and “find” the signal.
To select fixed or variable gain. Select “variable” to control the channel’s
gain continuously. See page 20.
: With AUTO SETUP yo u can automaticallyset
TTIIPP:
up signals in the 5 mV to 40 V range with a
frequency of ≥≥≥≥50Hz and a duty cycle
as small as 0 .1%.
TTIIPP:
:Press
1
channel on or off.
tw i ceto turnthe
To select the grid styleandnum b e r.Next pag e : Single
grid. See also Chapter 3, “ D isplay Your S ignal.”
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P ART O NE: GETTING STARTED
TOF
IN DYOURWAY AROU N D T H EWAVERUNNERDISPLAY
Real-T ime Clock field:
displays the current dat e and time.
Displayed Trace L abel
time/ div and volt s/ div settings, and cursor readings where appropriat e.
Acqu isiti on S ummary field:
attenuation, and coupling for each channel, with the selected
channel highlighted.
powered by a battery-backed real-time clock , it
indicat es each channel or channel displ ayed, the
timebase, volts/ div, probe
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Catch a New Wav e
Trigger L evel
the trigger voltage level relative to ground level.
Trigger Delay
Trigger Status field
(A U TO, N OR M A L , SI N GL E , S T OPPE D ). The sm all square icon flashes
to indicate t hat an acquisition has been made.
Trigger Configuration field
trigger, an d informa tion on the trigger’s source, slope, level an d coupling, an d
other information when appropriate.
Trace and Ground Level
mar k er.
Other display areas include the
time and frequency relativeto cursors, and a
specialmessages.Formoreaboutthedisplay,seeChapter3,“DisplayYourSignal.”
USE TIME / DIVTO ADJUST T HE TIME BASE
Time and Frequency field
TIME / DIV
arrows on both sides of the grid that mark
is an arrow indicat ing t he t rigger time relati ve to the trace.
shows sampl e rat e and trigger re-arming status
cont ai ns an icon indicati ng the type of
shows the trace num ber and groun d level
, located below the grid and stating
M essag e field
placed above the grid and reserved for
NNOOTTEE:
:AUTO SET UP operatesonly
on channels that are turned on,
unless no channels are turned on.
T hen all channels will be affected.
sns
When more than one channel is
turned on, the first channel in
numerical order with a signal
5. Turn
to adjust the timebase as desired.
app lie d to it w illbe autom atically
set upforedgetriggering.
Thetime pe r division is set in a 1–2–5 sequ e n ce. Wa verunne r au toma ticallyadap ts itself to use the max im u m
sampling ratewhenever thetimebaseischanged. Theselected time/divsetting is shownin thetracelabel at the
topleft portion of t hescreen,andthesamplingrateinthetrigger statusfieldat thebottomright-handcorner.
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ADJUST SENSITIVITY AND POSITION
VOLTS / DIV
VmV
6. Turn
sen sitivity. The volts/ div setting is shown in the
Channel 1 trace label.
The next two steps can be taken (if not already ) whe n you
wishto finetunethevertical gain and get abettervertical
resolution:
7. Fine tune the vertical gain by selecting “variable” from
theGainmenu(seepage17).
8. Now turn the VOLTS / DIV knob through several
completerotations, so that theentiresignal reaches
from top to bottom of thegrid. Filling the grid in this
way, y o ucan use the full rangeof availab ledigitizing
lev e ls.
OFFSET
tore duc ethevertica lga in
UTILITIES
TTIIPP:
:Press
to select Speci al
Modes. T hen select the Channels menu
to choose
In: to set the offset of again
(VOLT S/ DIV) change in volts or vertical
divisio n s (this is in vo lts, by default).
Automatic Recalib ration: to turnthis
featur eonoroff (default is “On ”). “Off”
mayspeed capture, but time calibrationis
no t certain dur in g th e capture perio d.
Global BWL : to control the global
bandwidth limit. When O n, the chosen
bandw idth(see page 24) applies to all
channels. When O ff, a bandwidth limit
canbe set ind ividuallyforeachchannel .
9. Use
ZOO M AND SCROLL AUTO MAT ICAL LY
Use ZOOM to see more detail on your signal. The display will show the original signal and its zoomed copy .
10. Press
11. Press
12. Press the button for:
The menus shown on the next page will be displayed.
A
A
to center the wave form on the grid.
todisplaytheTRACE Amenus(todisplayTraceB,C,orD,pressitsbutton).
again or thetopbuttonto display thetraceand its label. (Do t hesameto turnoff a trace.)
:Togobacktothedefault power-up
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settings, simultan eo u slypr ess th e second
and fifthmenu buttons fromthetop, an d
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CHANN EL SELECT 1butto n.
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C HAPTER O NE:
13. Use these menus to scroll back and forth through the full length of one or all of your zoom copies.
MULTI-ZOOM un ifies the control of a ll zoom traces,wh ileAUTO-SCROLL
w alks the zoom trace or traces across the referenced trace.
Whe nOff, only the active zoom trace is controlled. When On,all
disp la yedzoom traces(A, B , C, D) are simultan e o u slycontrolled
(automatically) with Auto Scroll and (manually) with the horizontal
ZOOM and POSITION knobs. See the next page for more on
Multi-Zoom.
To scroll the zoom trace from right to left of screen. When playing,
the menu is labeled “STOP (PLAYING)” : Press to stop.
To scroll the zoom trace from left to right of screen . When play ing,
the menu is labeled “STOP (RE V E RSIN G)”: Press to stop.
To scroll bydivisions per second or number of divisions. Use div/s to
scroll continuously for viewing. Use number of div for waveform
processing ,especiallyPass/Fail testing. Whe n processingis complete ,
the display will be updated by the number of divisions set.
Catch a New Wav e
To set scroll spee d, using the knob . When scrolling by
divisions, 10 div w ill step the zoom trace “grid-page” by
“grid-page ” across the length of the referenced trace .
To return to the TRACE A menus, while continuing to
scroll, by pressing the menu button.
RETURN
To stop scrolling and return to the previous menu displaye d.
: Con siderzoo mas anextra time base th at offe r s
TTIIPP:
alternative sw e epspeeds. Y o u can displayas man y
as four zooms at once.
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USE TH E POSITION AND Z OOM CONTROL S
POSITION
: T he smaller Waverunner knobs
TTIIPP:
arerate sen sitive: the faster y o u rotate
th e m, th e gre a terthechange th at
results per increment.
14. Turn
When using more than one grid, turn POSITION tomovetracesfromonegridtoanother.
ZOOM
15. Turn
POSITION
16. Turn
ZOOM
17. Turn
to placeTrace A verticallyonthegrid.
to adjust the expansion factor and increase the amount of zoom.
to movethezoomed regionof thetrace.
to vertically expand, or reduce, the zoom trace.
TOZ
OOM ANDMULTI-ZOOM
You can zoom several traces from a single waveform to obtain precise timing
measurements and improve the time resolution on your displayed waveform. F or
instance, on a w aveform composed of two pulses separated by a long delay, you cou ld
make Trace A a zoom of the first pulse, and Trace B a zoom of the second.
Multi-Zoom
traces, or two or more regions of t he same trace, simultaneous l y. W hen you act i vate mul t i-zoom,
the horizontal zoom and position controls apply to all displayed t races — A, B, C, and D —
allowing you to view similar sect ions of different traces at t he same t ime. The vertical sensit ivity
cont rol s stil l act individual ly on the t races.
When trace labels have dotted top and bottom edges, lik e the one at right, this
ind icates that their traces are mu lti-zoomed.
allows you to move the zoomed region of the w aveform along two or more different
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