
Instructions
AWG5000 Series
Arbitrary Waveform Generators
Declassification and Security
071-2086-00
Revision B
www.tektronix.com
071208600
071208600

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Table of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Clear and Sanitize Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Memory Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Media Storage and Data Export Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Built-In Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How to Clear or Sanitize a Non-Functional Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How to Recover from Clearing or Sanitizing the Instrument’s Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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