Tektronix P6561A 200 MHz SMD Probe Primary User

Instructions

P6561A
200 MHz SMD Probe

070-8529-02

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WARRANTY

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repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a
replacement in exchange for the defective product.

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defect before the expiration of the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the
performance of service. Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping the
defective product to the service center designated by Tektronix, with shipping charges
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products returned to any other locations.

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improper or inadequate maintenance and care. Tektronix shall not be obligated to furnish
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Getting Started

The P6561A is a miniature, 200 MHz, 10X-attenuating passive probe
that is compatible with the TAS 485. It may also be used with
general purpose oscilloscopes having a 1 MW input impedance with
an input capacitance of 20 pF.

The P6561A is provided with several accessories designed to make
probing and measurement a simpler task. Please take a moment to
familiarize yourself with these accessories and their uses.

Figure 1 shows the probe and identifies various parts that are referred
to in these instructions.

Probe Head

Boot

Metal Sleeve

Figure 1: The P6561A Probe

General Safety Summary

Observe Maximum Working Voltage

Do not use the P6561A above 42 VDC.

Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere

T o avoid personal injury or fire hazard, do not operate this product in
an explosive atmosphere.

Do Not Immerse in Liquids

Clean the probe using a damp cloth. Refer to the cleaning instruc­tions on page 8.

BNC Shell,

Locking Ring

Readout Pin

Probe Compensation Box

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P6561A Instructions

Accessories and Operation

Ground lead with socket — Use the ground

lead to set a ground reference for your measure­ments. The ground lead socket (0.025 inch) can
be connected to the KlipChip test clip, directly
to a square-pin ground on a circuit board, or to
the right-angle square pin adapter.

Ground Lead

Push-In

Probe Tip

KlipChip

Ground Lead

To attach the ground lead with socket to the
probe, gently slide the probe boot back to expose
the metal sleeve. Then, slide the ground lead’s
metal ring over the probe tip onto the probe’s
metal sleeve. Push the boot back over the metal
sleeve and the metal ring. Align the boot slot to fit
over the contact of the ground lead.

Push-in probe tip — Use the push-in probe tip

when you are probing circuits by hand. The tip
presses into the socket in the probe head.

To attach the push-in probe tip, seat the tip into
the probe head and push the tip in until it is
seated; do not force the tip. To remove the tip,
gently grab the tip with small pliers and pull the tip
out.

KlipChip — Use a KlipChip test clip to access

fragile, dense circuitry. To connect a KlipChip,
insert the probe socket into its body.

You can connect a second KlipChip to the ground
lead with socket. To attach the ground lead, insert
the ground lead socket into the KlipChip body.

The KlipChip body freely turns, allowing better
probe orientation. To reduce stress and provide a
lower profile on components being tested, the
flexible sleeve of the KlipChip bends up to a 35
degree angle.

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