Operation with an oscilloscope – Teledyne LeCroy WaveLink Differential Probe Series (8-13 GHz) User Manual

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WaveLink Medium-Bandwidth (8-13 GHz) Differential Probe

Remove the platform/cable assembly from the instrument by unscrewing the thumbscrews and
moving the interface up and down while pulling gently until a click is heard. This click indicates the
platform/cable assembly is detached from the instrument.

Operation with an Oscilloscope

When the probe platform/cable assembly is connected to a probe amplifier module, and this
assembly is then attached to an X-Stream oscilloscope's input, the oscilloscope recognizes the
probe and activates the vertical channel functions in the user interface. Refer to your oscilloscope's
instruction manual for specific operation.

Channel dialog showing probe tab.

On the Channel dialog, the corresponding amplifier tab shows the name of the module attached.
Touch the tab to activate the dialog, which allows you to control the probe through the
oscilloscope's interface.

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The Attributes section of the dialog includes useful information such as amplifier bandwidth
and attenuation of your probe signal.

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In some applications, it may be desirable to use this dialog to turn the probe's AutoColor ID off
or on by touching the LED Active checkbox.

The amplifier dialog enables some control of the probe and displays it's attributes.

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