Tektronix 214 User manual

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214

OSCILLOSCOPE

OPERATORS

B300000

ABOVE

INSTRUCTION

Serial

Number

MANUAL

First

Printing

APR

1984

Revised

MAR

1985

1973

1984

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INSTRUMENT

SERIAL

NUMBERS

are

Each

instrument

has

serial

number

panel

insert

tag

stamped

the

chassis

The

first

number

letter

designates

the

country

manufacture

The

last

five

digits

the

serial

number

are

assigned

sequentially

and

are

unique

each

instrument

Those

manufactured

the

United

States

have

six

unique

digits

The

country

manufacture

identified

follows

8000000

Tektronix

Inc.

Beaverton

Oregon

USA

Tektronix

Guernsey

Ltd.

Channel

Islands

100000

200000

Tektronix

United

Kingdom

Ltd.

London

300000

700000

Sony

Tektronix

Japan

Tektronix

Holland

Heerenveen

The

Netherlands

LIST

ILLUSTRATIONS

LIST

TABLES

OPERATORS

SAFETY

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

SAFETY

CONSIDERATIONS

ACCESSORIES

CONTROLS

AND

CONNECTORS

FRONT

PANEL

CONTROLS

LEFT

SIDE

PANEL

CONTROLS

RIGHT

SIDE

PANEL

CONTROLS

OPERATING

CONSIDERATIONS

OPERATING

POWER

INFORMATION

INTERNAL

BATTERY

OPERATION

BATTERY

CHARGING

OPERATION

....

INTENSITY

CONTROL

GRATICULE

CRT

CARE

SIGNAL

CONNECTIONS

TABLE

CONTENTS

GROUNDING

....

INPUT

COUPLING

INSTRUMENT

FAMILIARIZATION

VERTICAL

CHANNEL

SELECTION

VERTICAL

DEFLECTION

FACTOR

TRIGGER

SOURCE

TRIGGER

SLOPE

Page

TRIGGER

LEVEL

AUTO

PRESET

STORAGE

OPERATION

SWEEP

MODE

...

AUTO

NORM

SINGLE

SWEEP

HORIZONTAL

SWEEP

RATE

OPERATION

.....

OPERATOR'S

ADJUSTMENTS

EQUIPMENT

REQUIRED

VERT

GAIN

CHECK

...

STEP

ATTENUATOR

BALANCE

HORIZONTAL

GAIN

CHECK

HORIZONTAL

TIMING

CHECK

FOCUS

......

AUTO

PRESET

BASIC

APPLICATIONS

VOLTAGE

MEASUREMENTS

SIGNALS

TIME

DURATION

MEASUREMENTS

214

OPERATORS

B300000

ABOVE

FREQUENCY

MEASUREMENTS

RISETIME

MEASUREMENTS

PHASE

MEASUREMENTS

...

RANDOM

SIGNAL

MEASUREMENTS

LOW

FREQUENCY

SIGNALS

OPTIONS

OPTION

SPECIFICATION

214

OPERATORS

B300000

ABOVE

Figure

567U

Table

LIST

ILLUSTRATIONS

The

214

Oscilloscope

Rear

panel

showing

insulated

compartment

Front

panel

controls

....

Right

side

panel

controls

....

Definition

measurement

lines

the

214

graticule

Measuring

peak

voltage

Measuring

the

time

duration

between

points

waveform

Measuring

risetime

....

Measuring

phase

difference

Test

Equipment

Specifications

LIST

TABLES

Page

OPERATORS

SAFETY

SUMMARY

Terms

This

Manual

The

general

safety

information

this

part

the

summary

for

both

operating

and

servicing

personnel

Specific

warnings

and

cautions

will

found

throughout

the

manual

where

they

apply

and

not

appear

this

summary

CAUTION

statements

identify

conditions

practices

that

could

result

damage

the

equipment

other

property

WARNING

statements

identify

conditions

practices

that

could

result

personal

injury

loss

life

Terms

Marked

Equipment

214

OPERATORS

B300000

ABOVE

CAUTION

indicates

personal

injury

hazard

not

immediately

accessible

one

reads

the

markings

hazard

property

including

the

equipment

itself

DANGER

indicates

personal

injury

hazard

immediately

accessible

one

reads

the

marking

Symbols

This

Manual

This

symbol

indicates

where

applicable

cautionary

other

information

found

Symbols

Marked

Equipment

DANGER

High

voltage

Protective

ground

(

earth

)

terminal

ATTENTION

Refer

manual

iii

214

OPERATORS

B300000

ABOVE

INPUT

COUPLING

STEP

ATTEN

BAL

INPUT

COUPLING

GNO

)

STEP

ATTEN

Tektronix

POSITION

POS

POSITION

POS

HEADY

VAR

DIV

CAL

VAR

DIV

VAR

CAL

STORE

VOLTS

DIV

SINGLE

(

EXT

SWP

RESET

ERASE

214

STORAGE

OSCILLOSCOPE

CH1

HORIZ

)

POWER

BATTERY

VERT

MODE

CH2

TRICKER

AUTO

PRESET

LEVEL

SLOPE

BOYN

9181

PRESE

INT

INTENSITY

SWP

CAL

TRIG

SOURCE

COMP

EXY

FOCUS

HORIZ

MAG

VAR

CAL

POS

WORIZ

SEC

DIV

EXT

TRIG

Tektronix

214

Dual

Trace

Storage

Oscilloscope

COMMON

00:27

5054-01

The

Tektronix

214

Storage

Oscilloscope

solid

state

portable

instrument

designed

for

general

purpose

applications

where

display

storage

desired

along

with

conventional

(

NONSTORE

)

operation

The

instrument

mechanically

contructed

withstand

the

extremes

associated

with

portability

The

small

size

the

214

makes

extremely

portable

oscilloscope

for

location

maintenance

many

fields

application

SAFETY

CONSIDERATIONS

INTRODUCTION

INSULATED

COMPARTMENT

WARNING

When

battery

operated

store

the

plug

the

insulated

compartment

see

Fig

The

RFI

circuitry

connected

between

the

instrument

common

and

the

power

plug

can

cause

small

amounts

current

from

elevated

reference

present

the

power

plug

imposing

possible

shock

hazard

SHOWN

CLOSED

5052-04

Fig

Rear

panel

showing

insulated

compartment

The

instrument

shipped

with

the

following

standard

accessories

ACCESSORIES

Visor

CRT

214

OPERATORS

B300000

ABOVE

Case

Carrying

Strap

Carrying

Operators

manual

Service

manual

For

part

numbers

and

further

information

about

both

standard

and

optional

accessories

refer

the

Accessories

page

the

back

this

manual

Your

Tektronix

representative

local

Tektronix

Field

Office

can

also

provide

accessories

information

214

OPERATORS

B300000

ABOVE

Controls

and

connectors

necessary

for

operation

the

214

are

located

the

front

and

right

side

panels

the

instrument

The

power

off

switch

located

the

lower

left

side

the

instrument

Vertical

controls

are

color

coded

with

the

tip

the

corresponding

probe

make

full

use

the

capabilities

this

instrument

the

operator

should

familiar

with

the

function

and

use

each

control

and

connector

CONTROLS

AND

CONNECTORS

ABD

5888888888

FRONT

PANEL

CONTROLS

)

READY

LED

Indicates

sweep

has

been

reset

and

single

display

will

presented

upon

receipt

adequate

trigger

signal

)

SINGLE

SWP

When

pushed

the

sweep

operates

the

Single

Sweep

mode

After

sweep

displayed

further

sweeps

cannot

presented

until

the

RESET

button

pressed

and

released

Automatic

Enhance

occures

SINGLE

SWP

storage

sweep

rates

0.1

div

and

above

Fig

Front

panel

controls

COMMON

and

probe

ground

straps

are

electrically

connected

Therefore

elevated

reference

applied

any

ground

present

the

others

indicated

the

yellow

warning

bands

under

the

probe

retractable

hook

tips

and

the

ground

strap

protective

coverings

WARNING

5054-02

)

RESET

When

pressed

and

the

Single

Sweep

mode

single

display

will

presented

after

correct

triggering

Must

pressed

again

before

another

sweep

can

displayed

When

VERT

MODE

switch

set

BOTH

only

one

channel

will

displayed

for

each

RESET

actuation

)

STORE

When

pushed

the

CRT

operates

the

Storage

mode

With

the

button

out

the

CRT

operates

the

conventional

NONSTORE

mode

Automatic

Enhance

provides

faster

storage

capabilities

when

SINGLE

SWP

sweep

rates

0.1

div

and

faster

ERASE

Momentary

contact

switch

that

when

pushed

and

released

erases

stored

display

from

the

CRT

POWER

(

BATTERY

)

-Red

LED

indicate

when

the

instrument

When

light

extinguishes

battery

charge

low

and

about

five

minutes

operating

life

remains

VOLTS

LTS

DIV

Selects

vertical

deflection

factor

(

vertical

VAR

must

the

CAL

position

for

indicated

deflection

)

LEFT

SIDE

PANEL

CONTROLS

Power

OFF

Turns

the

instrument

off

regardless

whether

the

internal

battery

source

external

source

being

used

Does

not

interrupt

charging

current

the

internal

batteries

when

the

instrument

connected

line

voltage

RIGHT

SIDE

PANEL

CONTROLS

AND

CONNECTORS

INPUT

COUPLING

Selects

method

used

couple

the

channel

input

signal

the

vertical

amplifier

system

Input

signal

capacitively

coupled

the

vertical

amplifier

The

component

input

signal

blocked

Low

frequency

limit

(

-3

point

)

approximately

GND

Vertical

amplifier

input

circuit

grounded

(

does

not

ground

the

input

signal

)

Allows

precharging

the

input

coupling

capacitor

(

)

(

)

STEP

ATTEN

BAL

Screwdriver

adjustment

balance

the

vertical

system

for

minimum

trace

shift

when

changing

deflection

factors

All

frequency

components

the

input

signal

are

coupled

the

vertical

amplifier

system

(

)

Vertical

POS

Controls

the

vertical

position

the

appropriate

trace

(

)

VAR

VOLTS

DIV

Provides

continuously

variable

uncalibrated

deflection

factor

between

the

calibrated

settings

the

VOLTS

DIV

switch

214

OPERATORS

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ABOVE

(

)

VERT

MODE

Selects

the

mode

operation

for

the

vertical

amplifier

system

Selects

only

the

Channel

input

signal

for

display

BOTH

Selects

both

Channel

and

Channel

input

signals

for

display

Selects

only

the

Channel

input

signal

for

display

(

)

AUTO

PRESET

Screwdriver

adjustment

set

the

PRESET

trigger

point

for

AUTO

sweep

operation

(

)

LEVEL

SLOPE

Selects

the

amplitude

point

and

slope

the

trigger

signal

which

the

sweep

triggered

When

the

indicator

dot

the

left

center

the

sweep

triggered

the

positive

going

slope

the

trigger

signal

;

the

right

center

the

negative

going

slope

When

the

LEVEL

SLOPE

contol

set

the

AUTO

PRESET

detent

the

sweep

automatically

triggered

preset

level

the

positive

going

slope

(

)

INTENSITY

Controls

brightness

CRT

display

Fig

Right

side

panel

controls

(

)

5054-03

214

OPERATORS

B300000

ABOVE

(

)

TRIG

SOURCE

Selects

the

source

the

trigger

signal

COMP

Sweep

triggered

from

coupled

sample

the

vertical

signal

after

the

vertical

switching

Sweep

triggered

from

coupled

sample

the

vertical

signal

before

the

vertical

switching

EXT

Sweep

triggered

from

the

coupled

signal

applied

the

EXT

TRIG

banana

jack

)

FOCUS

Screwdriver

adjustment

obtain

well

defined

display

(

)

SWP

CAL

Screwdriver

adjustment

provide

calibrated

sweep

timing

(

)

VAR

HORIZ

MAG

Provides

continuously

variable

sweep

magnification

maximum

least

five

times

the

sweep

rate

indicated

the

SEC

DIV

switch

(

)

Horizontal

POS

Controls

the

horizontal

position

the

trace

(

)

SEC

DIV

Selects

the

sweep

rate

(

VAR

HORIZ

MAG

must

CAL

detent

for

indicated

sweep

rate

)

position

allows

for

operation

with

supplying

the

vertical

deflection

and

the

horizontal

deflection

(

)

EXT

TRIG

Banana

jack

for

input

external

trigger

signal

(

)

COMMO

MMON

€

Input

banana

jack

establish

common

ground

between

the

214

and

the

external

signal

source

equipment

under

test

Electrically

connected

the

probe

ground

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