SDS7000A Series
Digital Storage
Oscilloscope

Quick Start
EN01B

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Contents
Copyright Information ............................................................................................................1
General Safety Summary ......................................................................................................3
Safety Terms and Symbols ....................................................................................................4
Allgemeine Sicherheitsübersicht............................................................................................5
Sicherheitsbegriffe und symbole............................................................................................7
General Care and Cleaning ...................................................................................................8
General Inspection ................................................................................................................8
Mechanical Dimensions .........................................................................................................9
Panel Introduction................................................................................................................ 10
Quick Start ........................................................................................................................... 12
User Interface ...................................................................................................................... 15
Basic Operations ................................................................................................................. 20
Advanced Analysis Features ............................................................................................... 28

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SDS7000A Series Quick startGeneral Safety Summary
Carefully read the following safety precautions to avoid any personal injury or damage to the instrument andany products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, please use the instrument as specified.
Use the Proper Power Cord
Only the power cord designed for the instrument and authorized by local government regulations should be
used.
Ground the Instrument
The instrument is grounded through the protective earth conductor of the power cord. To avoid electric shock,please make certain the instrument is grounded correctly before connecting its input or output terminals.
Connect the Signal Cable Correctly
The potential of the signal cable ground is equal to the earth ground. Do not connect the signal wire to ahigh voltage.
Look Over All Terminal Ratings
To avoid fire or electric shock, please look over all ratings and sign instructions of the instrument. Before
connecting the instrument, please read the manual carefully to gain more information about the ratings.
Use Proper Overvoltage Protection
Make sure that no overvoltage (such as that caused by a thunderstorm) can reach the product, or else theoperator might be exposed to the danger of electrical shock.
Electrostatic Prevention
Operate in an electrostatic-protected area environment to avoid damages induced by static discharge.
Always ground both the internal and external conductors of the cable to release a static charge before
connecting.
Maintain Adequate Ventilation
Inadequate ventilation may cause an increase in temperature, which may eventually damage the instrument.
Maintain suitable ventilation and inspect the fan and intake regularly.
Avoid Exposed Circuits and Components
Do not touch exposed contacts or components when the instrument's power is on.
Use Only the Specified FuseDo Not Operate Without Covers
Do not operate the instrument with covers or panels removed.

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Safety Terms and Symbols
Terms used in this product. These terms may appear in the product:
DANGER

Indicates direct injury or hazards that may happen.

WARNING

Indicates potential injury or hazards that may happen.

CAUTION

Indicates potential damage to the instrument or other property that may happen.

Symbols used in this product. These symbols may appear on the product:

Hazardous
Voltage

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Warning

Protective
Earth Ground

Earth Ground

Power Switch

SDS7000A Series Quick startAllgemeine Sicherheitsübersicht
Lesen Sie die folgenden Sicherheitshinweise sorgfältig durch, um Verletzungen oder Schäden am Gerät
und an den daran angeschlossenen Produkten zu vermeiden. Um mögliche Gefahren zu vermeiden,verwenden Sie das Gerät bitte wie angegeben.
Verwenden Sie ein geeignetes Netzkabel
Verwenden Sie nur das für das Gerät vorgesehene und im jeweiligen Land zugelassene Netzkabel.
Erden Sie das Gerät
Das Gerät ist über den Schutzleiter der Netzleitung geerdet. Um einen elektrischen Schlag zu vermeiden,vergewissern Sie sich bitte, dass das Gerät korrekt geerdet ist, bevor Sie die Eingangs- oder
Ausgangsklemmen des Geräts anschließen.
Schließen Sie das Messkabel richtig an
Die Kabelschirmung (Masse) des Messkabels ist gleich dem Potential der Erde, schließen Sie das
Messkabel also nicht an eine hohe Spannung an.
Überprüfen Sie die Nennwerte aller Klemmen
Um Feuer oder einen elektrischen Schlag zu vermeiden, beachten Sie bitte alle Angaben und Hinweise auf
dem Gerät. Bevor Sie das Gerät anschließen, lesen Sie bitte das Handbuch sorgfältig durch, um weitere
Informationen über die Nennwerte zu erhalten.
Verwenden Sie einen ordnungsgemäßen Überspannungsschutz
Stellen Sie sicher, dass keine Überspannung (z. B. durch ein Gewitter) an das Gerät gelangen kann, dasonst die Gefahr eines elektrischen Schlages besteht.
Schutz vor Elektrostatik
Betreiben Sie das Gerät in einer Umgebung, die vor elektrostatischer Entladung geschützt ist, um Schäden
durch statische Entladung zu vermeiden. Erden Sie vor dem Anschließen immer sowohl den Innen- alsauch den Außenleiter des Kabels, um statische Aufladung abzubauen.
Für gute Belüftung sorgen
Eine unzureichende Belüftung kann zu einem Temperaturanstieg führen, der schließlich das Gerät
beschädigt. Sorgen Sie daher für eine gute Belüftung und überprüfen Sie regelmäßig die Ansaugung und
den Lüfter.
Vermeiden Sie freiliegende Schaltkreise oder Komponenten
Berühren Sie keine freiliegenden Kontakte oder Bauteile, wenn das Gerät eingeschaltet ist.
Richtige Sicherung verwenden
Verwenden Sie nur die angegebene Sicherung.
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Betreiben Sie das Gerät nicht ohne Abdeckungen
Betreiben Sie das Gerät nicht, wenn Abdeckungen oder Verkleidungen entfernt sind.
Betreiben Sie das Gerät nicht bei vermuteten Defekten
Wenn Sie vermuten, dass das Gerät beschädigt ist, lassen Sie es vor dem weiteren Betrieb vonqualifiziertem Servicepersonal überprüfen. Jegliche Wartung, Einstellung oder Austausch, insbesondere
von Schaltkreisen oder Zubehör, muss von SIGLENT autorisiertem Personal durchgeführt werden.
Nicht in feuchter Umgebung betreiben
Um einen Kurzschluss im Geräteinneren oder einen elektrischen Schlag zu vermeiden, betreiben Sie das
Gerät nicht in feuchter Umgebung.
Betreiben Sie das Gerät nicht in explosionsgefährdeten Umgebungen
Um Schäden am Gerät oder Personenschäden zu vermeiden, ist es wichtig, das Gerät nicht in
explosionsgefährdeter Umgebung zu betreiben.
Halten Sie die Produktoberflächen sauber und trocken
Um den Einfluss von Staub und/oder Feuchtigkeit in der Luft zu vermeiden, halten Sie die Oberfläche desGeräts bitte sauber und trocken.
Sicherheit bei der Handhabung
Bitte behandeln Sie das Gerät während des Transports vorsichtig, um Schäden an Tasten,
Drehknopfschnittstellen und anderen Teilen auf den Bedienfeldern zu vermeiden.
Es dürfen nur Tastköpfe verwendet werden, die den Spezifikationen des Herstellers entsprechen
Bei Verwendung von 2X/.../10000X-Sondenbaugruppen müssen die Sondenbaugruppen durch eine
doppelte oder verstärkte Isolierung von den gemessenen Stromkreisen isoliert sein.
Alle Sondenbaugruppen sollten die Anforderungen von UL 61010-031 und CAN/CSA-C22.2 Nr. 61010-03107 erfüllen.
Das Gerät darf nicht so positioniert werden, dass es schwierig ist, die Trennvorrichtung (abnehmbarer
Stecker) zu bedienen.
Wenn das Gerät auf eine Weise verwendet wird, die nicht vom Hersteller angegeben ist, kann der Schutz,
den das Gerät bietet, beeinträchtigt warden.

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SDS7000A Series Quick startSicherheitsbegriffe und symbole
Begriffe in diesem Handbuch. Diese Begriffe können in diesem Handbuch vorkommen:
WARNUNG
Warnhinweise weisen auf Bedingungen oder Praktiken hin, die zu Verletzungen oder zum
Verlust des Lebens führen können.
VORSICHT
Vorsichtshinweise weisen auf Bedingungen oder Praktiken hin, die zu Schäden an diesem
Produkt oder anderen Gegenständen führen können.

Begriffe auf dem Produkt. Diese Begriffe können auf dem Produkt erscheinen:
GEFAHR

Weist auf direkte Verletzungen oder Gefahren hin, die auftreten können.

WARNUNG

Weist auf mögliche Verletzungen oder Gefährdungen hin, die auftreten können.

VORSICHT

Weist auf mögliche Schäden am Gerät oder an anderen Gegenständen hin, die eintreten
können.

Symbole auf dem Produkt. Diese Symbole können auf dem Produkt erscheinen:

Hazardous
Voltage

Warning

Protective
Earth Ground

Earth Ground

Power Switch

Wenn Sie solche Symbole auf dem Produkt finden, ziehen Sie das Handbuch zu Rate, um die Art derpotenziellen Gefahr und die zu ergreifenden Maßnahmen zu erfahren

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General Care and Cleaning
Care:
Do not store or leave the instrument in direct sunshine for extended periods.
To avoid damage to the instrument or probes, please do not expose them to fog, liquid, or solvents.

Cleaning:
Please perform the following steps to clean the instrument and probes.
1.

Disconnect the instrument from all power sources and then clean it with a soft damp cloth.

2.

Clean the loose dust on the outside of the instrument and probe with a soft cloth. When cleaning the
LCD, take care to avoid scratching it.

To avoid damage to the surface of the instrument and probe, please do not use any corrosive liquid or
chemical cleansers.
Make sure that the instrument is completely dry before restarting it to avoid potential short circuits or
personal injury.

General InspectionInspect the shipping container

Keep the original shipping container and cushioning material until the contents of the shipment have been
completely checked and the instrument has passed both electrical and mechanical tests.
The consigner or carrier will be responsible for damages to the instrument resulting from shipment.
SIGLENT will not provide free maintenance or replacement if the instrument has been damaged in shipment.



Inspect the instrument

If there are instruments found damaged, defective, or have failed any electrical and / or mechanical tests,
please contact SIGLENT.



Check the accessories

Please check the accessories according to the packing list. If the accessories are incomplete or damaged,please contact your SIGLENT sales representative.

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SDS7000A Series Quick startMechanical Dimensions

Front View

Side View

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Panel Introduction

Front Panel

Back Panel

1.

Analog Input Connectors

1.

AC Power Input and Power Switch

2.

Digital Input Connector

2.

10 MHz Reference Input3.

USB 3.0 Host Ports. Connect to USB

3.

10 MHz Reference Output

storage devices for data transfer or USB

4.

Built-in AWG Output

mouse / keyboard for control

5.

Auxiliary Out. Outputs the trigger indicator.

4.

Probe Compensation / Ground Terminal

When Mask Test is enabled, outputs the5.

Touch Screen Display

pass / fail signal

6.

Knobs and buttons

6.

Ext Trigger Input

7.

Power Standby Button

7.

OCXO Module (Assembled and calibrated

8.

Supporting Legs

in factory only)
8.

USB 2.0 Device. Connect with a PC for
remote control

9.

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2x 1000M LAN Ports

2.

4x USB Host 3.1 Gen 1 Ports

3.

DP 1.2 Video output

4.

HDMI 1.4 Video output

5.

COM. Only used for internal debug

6.

DVI-D Video output

7.

Audio Line In , Line Out , Mic In

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Quick Start
Connecting to Power Supply
The standard power supply for the instrument is 100 ~ 240 V, 50 / 60 Hz. Please use the power cord
provided with the instrument to connect it to AC power.

Connecting to an External Display
The instrument supports to copy or extend display to an external monitor via the HDMI, DP or DVI-D
output on the side panel. Follow the steps below to set the external display to Duplicate or Extend mode.
＞ Multiple Displays

Connecting to a LAN
Connect the 1000M LAN port to the LAN using a cable.
Perform Utility > Menu > I/O > LAN Config ,or click theicon in the lower right corner of thedisplay to set the LAN. The LAN Config dialog box isshown on the left.
After Connecting to the LAN successfully, the instrument
can be remotely controlled by WebServer or by sending
SCPI commands via NI-VISA, Telnet, or Socket.

Reference Input and Output
The device can use the internal 10 MHz clock or an external 10 MHz clock from the 10 MHz In port as thereference. The reference is a square wave and can be output from the 10 MHz Out port for synchronizing
other instruments. To set the reference clock by following the steps:
Utility > Menu > I/O > Clock Source .

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SDS7000A Series Quick startWebServer
A built-in web server provides an approach to interact with the oscilloscope by a web browser. It doesn’t
require any additional software to be installed on the computer. Set the IP address of the oscilloscope inthe browser address bar, and then the user can browse and control the oscilloscope on the web.
1.

Input the IP address of the instrument

2.

Instrument information

3.

Click here to recall the instrument control
interface

Below is the instrument control interface over WebServer:
1.

Display and control area of the instrument.
The display in this area is a copy of the
instrument display. Using the mouse tooperate in the area is equivalent to directly
operating on the display of the instrument

2.

Click here to perform a screenshot

3.

Click here to save the waveform data as a binfile and download it to the local computer

4.

Click here to save the waveform data as a
CSV file and download it to the local computer

5.

Click here to download the mini-tool for
converting binary files to CSV

6.

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Click here to perform a firmware upgrade

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Probe Compensation
All oscilloscope passive probes should be properly compensated before their first use with the oscilloscope.
A non-compensated or inadequately compensated probe may cause inaccurate measurement. The
following steps illustrate the proper probe compensation procedure.

1.

Use the probe to connect the CH1 Input Terminal and the Compensation Signal Output Terminalon the front panel. Connect the ground alligator clip of the probe to the “Ground Terminal” under thecompensation signal output terminal.

2.

3.

Check the displayed waveforms and compare them with the following figure.

Under

CompensatedOver

CompensatedCorrectly

Compensated

Use a nonmetallic flat-head screwdriver to adjust the low-frequency compensation adjustment holeon the probe until the waveform matches the “ Compensated Correctly ” waveform above.

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SDS7000A Series Quick startUser Interface

1.

Menu Bar

2.

Grid Area displays the waveform traces.

parameters of timebase and trigger respectively.

Traces can be moved by dragging them

Clicking the boxes creates a dialog box

3.

4.

Channel descriptor boxes include analog

5.
6.
7.

Trigger Level Indicator locates where the trigger
is on the vertical axis

traces. Clicking the boxes creates a dialog
8.

box

Trigger Delay Indicator locates where the trigger
is on the horizontal axis

(M1~M4) and digital channels (D). Theyshow the parameters of the corresponding

Dialog Box is the main area to select theparameters for a chosen specific function

channels (C1~C4) , zoom traces (Z1~Z4) ,math traces (F1-F4) , Memory traces

Timebase and Trigger Descriptor Boxes show the

Cursors show where measurement points havebeen set

Channel Descriptor Box

1. Channel Index

2. Coupling and Input Impedance

3. Vertical Scale

4. Vertical Offset

5. Bandwidth Information

6. Probe Attenuation Factor

Timebase and Trigger Descriptor Boxes

1. Trigger delay
3. # Samples

2. Horizontal scale

1. Trigger source

2. coupling(timebase)

3. Trigger mode

4. Trigger level

4. Sample Rate

5. Trigger type

6. Trigger slope

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Dialog Box
The dialog box on the right side of the screen is the main area for setting the parameters of the selectedfunction.
1. Title bar. Clicking the bar can hide the dialog box,
and clicking again can open the dialog box.
2. Parameter setting area.
3. Scroll bar. When parameters are more than thedisplayed range, the blue scrollbar will be displayed.
By sliding the dialog area up and down, it can scroll
to the area not displayed.

To Set Parameters
Several different ways are provided to set parameters:
Switch -- Sets parameters with two states, such as toenable or disable a function. Click the switch region tochange from one state to the other.
List -- Sets parameters with more than two options,such as the coupling mode of channels. Click theparameter region, and then select the expected option
from the pop-up list.

Virtual Keypad -- Sets parameters with a numericalvalue. Click the parameter region, and the parametercan be adjusted by rolling the mouse wheel; click theregion again, then the virtual keypad appears.
To use the operation of setting “deskew” of the channel
as an example: If the expected value is 65 ns, input “65”on the virtual keypad, and then choose the unit n tocomplete the operation. On the virtual keypad, clicking
the button

Max

,

Min

, and

Default

quicklysets the parameter to its maximum, minimum anddefault values.

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SDS7000A Series Quick startTouch Gestures and Mouse Control
Waveforms, cursors, and trigger levels can be adjusted by touch gestures or the mouse quickly.

Drag the waveform left and right to move it on

Drag the waveform up and down to move it on

the horizontal axis

the vertical axis

Pinch and spread the waveform horizontally to

Pinch and spread the waveform vertically to

re-scale the timebase

re-scale the vertical gain

Click and drag the cursor to move it

Click and drag the cursor information region tomove the pair of cursors simultaneously
Draw a rectangular box to create a zone or ahistogram region. At the beginning of thegesture keep the angle close to 45° so it canbe recognized as the drawing box gesture

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Setting Multi-Window
This instrument supports display up to 9 windows at once. The window layouts include: Auto, 2x1, 4x1, 1x2,
2x2, 4x2 and 3x3. Follow the one of the set of steps below to set Multi-Window:
1.

> Window Setting > Window Layout .

2.

Directly select the layout on the Display drop-out menu.

3.

Right-click mouse on the display, and then select the layout on the pop-up dialog box.

Windowis always the main window in the multi-window matrix. The fast traces with high waveform

update rate can only be displayed in the main window. The other traces except for Zoom traces can also be
displayed in the main window. Window

will be used to display Zoom traces. The Zoomed fast traces

can only be displayed in this window. The other Zoom traces (ZF1~ZF4 , ZM1~ZM4) can also be displayedin it.

The instrument is able to automatically allocate a trace to a window according to the window layout andtraces activated. If the user want to adjust the mapping relationship between a trace and a window, simply
drag the Channel Descriptor Box of the trace to the destination window, as the right figure above shown. In
this figure F2 is originally shown in window (4,1), to drag its channel descriptor box to window (4,2) will havethe trace shown in window (4,2).
Every window has three icons on the top-right corner:
Perform a screenshot of the window
Full-screen mode. If the window has been in full-screen mode, the icon will become.

At this time click it to retore to window mode
Floating mode. If the window has been in floating mode, the icon will become. At thistime click it to retore to fixed mode. A floating window can be dragged to any location in thedisplay, including the extended display.

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SDS7000A Series Quick startFront Panel
The front panel is designed to operate the basic functions without having
to open the software menu. Most of the front panel controls duplicate
functionality available through the touch screen display but the operation ismore quickly achieved.
Push to switch between Run mode and Stop mode. The button
is light in green in Run mode, and red in Stop mode
Automatically sets the waveform to adapt the display
according to its frequency and amplitude

Resets the oscilloscope to the default configuration
Clears the data or displays in multiple sweeps, including
display persistence, measurement statistics, average
sweeps, and Pass/Fail statistics
Enables or disables the touch screen. When it is lighted thefunctionality is enabled
Press the button to recall the Display dialog box. The
second press turns on Persist and lights the button. Pressthe button again to turn off Persist
Rotate the universal knob to set the value of the activatedparameter, or to move the selected cursor. The default
function is to adjust the waveform intensity

All the knobs on the front panel are multi-function. They can be pushed aswell as rotated. Pushing a knob quickly recalls a specific function, which isindicated by the silkscreen near the knob.

Choosing the Language
Utility > Menu > System settings > Language .

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Basic Operations
Turn On / Disable a Channel
From the Front Panel
Push the channel button (1-4, Digital, Math, Ref) to turn on the corresponding channel. Its channel descriptor
box and dialog box will appear on the display. If a channel is already on but not activated, push the button
to activate it. If a channel is already on and activated, push the same button again to disable the channel.
From the Touch Screen
Click the + button and then select the expected channel to turn it on, and its channel descriptor box andthe dialog box will appear on the display. Click the channel descriptor box and then click the Off button
to disable it.

Vertical System
Channel Setup
Click the channel descriptor box, a quick dialog will pop up. Vertical scale and offset can also be set fromthis dialog box.
1.

Click the region to set the vertical scale with themouse wheel or virtual keypad2.

▲ to increase the vertical scale and ▼ to decrease3.

Check to coarsely adjust the vertical scale anduncheck to enable fine adjustment

4.

Click the region to set the offset with the mousewheel or virtual keypad5.

▲ to increase the offset and ▼ to decrease

6.

Set the offset to zero

7.

Copy the setting of the current channel to anotherchannel8.

Quickly select the current channel as the source of a
specified operation (Trigger, FFT, Measure, Cursor,
Search, DVM, and Counter)

9.

Disable the channel

10. Hide the trace

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SDS7000A Series Quick startActivating a channel in the quick dialog of the channel recalls the channel dialog box, displaying moreparameters:
1.

Turn channel on/off

2.

Coupling (DC, AC, or GND)

3.

Bandwidth limit (Full, 200 MHz, or 20 MHz)

4.

Probe attenuation (1X, 10X, 100X or custom)

5.

Set the label text. Click to recall the label setting.
Users can customize the text and display of the label

6.

Quickly apply a specified operation (Cursor, Measure,
FFT, Search, DVM, Histogram, and Mask Test) to thecurrent channel

7.

Impedance

8.

Units for the channel

9.

Deskew

10. Enable/disable invert
11. Trace visible/hidden

Horizontal System
Click the timebase descriptor box to display a quick dialog box. Timebase and Trigger Delay can also be
set in this dialog box.
1.

Set the horizontal scale (timebase) by the virtual
keypad2.

▲ to increase and ▼ to decrease the horizontal
scale

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Set the trigger delay by the virtual keypad4.

▲ to increase and ▼ to decrease the trigger delay5.

Set the trigger delay to zero6.

Set the trigger point to the left part of the screen

7.

Set the trigger point to the right part of the screen

8.

Open the Acquire dialog box

21Acquisition System
Click Acquire Menu on the quick menu of the timebase settings, or click the menu bar Acquire >Menu to recall the Acquire dialog box on the right side.
1.

Select the interpolation mode2.

Select the Acq mode3.

Select the acquisition mode
(Normal / Peak / Average / Hi-Res)

4.

Select the Memory Management mode
(Auto, Fixed Sample Rate, and Fixed Memory)

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5.

Select the maximum memory depth

6.

Enter the sequence menu

7.

XY mode on/off

SDS7000A Series Quick startTrigger
The trigger system supports multiple powerful triggering modes including serial bus triggering. Refer to theUser Manual for more details.
Indicators Relative to Trigger

Trigger level Indicator

Horizontal 0 position

Horizontal position

Indicator(offscreen) Indicator

Click the Trigger Descriptor Box, the pop-up dialog box is shown as below. Trigger level and trigger modecan be set in the dialog box:
1.

Trigger level setting region. It can also be set bythe ”Level” knob on the front panel

2.

Trigger level setting region, in which the “Auto” mode canbe also set by pressing theAutobutton on the front

panel. This is similar with the “Single” mode and “Normal”
mode.

Below is the introduction of the Trigger dialog box on the right.
1.

Select trigger type2.

Select the trigger source3.

Select the trigger slope (When the trigger type is "Edge","Slope" and other specific types)

4.

Set holdoff (None / Time / Events)

5.

Set trigger coupling mode (DC / AC / LF Reject / HF
Reject)6.

Enable / disable Noise Rejection. When Noise Reject is on,
the trigger hysteresis is increased, so the noise immunityof the trigger circuit is better. As a compromise, the trigger
sensitivity degrades

7.

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Set the Zone Trigger

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Math

1.

2.

Click + > Math > Fx to create a3.

Math setup dialog box

math trace and open math setup dialog

4.

Selects the trace (F1 ~ F4)

box

5.

Selects the operator and source

Math trace(C1~C4, Z1~Z4, F1~F4, M1~M4)

Measure & Statistics

1. Click Measure > Menu to open themeasure setup dialog box
2. Measurement parameters and statistics
display area
3. Set the mode of measure:
Simple or Advanced. "Simple" shows the

4. Measure configuration: amplitudestrategy, threshold, and display mode
5. Clear all the selected measurements
6. Select measurement parameters andsource7. Tools including Trend, Track, andspecified basic measurement parameters

Measure Cursorof the selected channel. In "Advanced"

8. Turn on or off statistics

mode, the measurement parameters canbe added one by one as needed

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SDS7000A Series Quick startCursors
Cursors set measurement points on the Vertical or Horizontal axis of a trace (or both). For more information
please refer to the User Manual.
The cursors can be moved by touch gestures and mouse, or by the A and B knobs on the front panel. Cursor
A is used to move X1/Y1, and cursor B is used to move X2/Y2. Gesture is quick but not precise, while knob
is precise but not quick. It is recommended to combine gesture and knob: to use gesture to finish coarse
move, and then use the knobs to finish fine move. If the user needs the cursor to precisely locate to a value,
use the “Value” dialog box to directly input the value of the location.

The display mode of cursors

Following mode

Fixed mode

Memory Traces
Analog channels, zoom, math, memory waveforms, and waveforms in files can be imported to available
memory waveforms (M1 / M2 / M3 / M4) and displayed on the screen for comparison with the current
waveforms. Differing from reference traces which are displayed data, the memory traces are in the formatof raw data, which can be used as the source of Math and Decoding functions and can provide moreaccurate measurements than a reference waveform. Click + at the bottom and select M1 ~ M4 to
set a memory trace.

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1.

Select the location of the memory (M1 ~ M4)

2.

Select the source (Channel / Zoom / Math /Memory / File)3.

Import the trace of the selected source intothe memory location set in
4.

Turn on or off the Memory5.

Set the label text of the memory trace

6.

Set the vertical parameters of the memory trace

7.

Set the horizontal parameters of the memory
trace

8.

Display the memory information, including
source, vertical and horizontal parameters,
sampling rate, and length

Save/Recall
Click Utility > Save / Recall to save / recall a setup, picture, waveform data or reference waveform.
1. Choose Save or Recall operation
2. Select the object type
3. Display mode of the save path tips
4. Recall the File Manager for further operations

File Manager and Quick Screenshot
Perform Utility > Screenshot or pressing
thebutton (If the function of the button

has been defined as “screenshot”) to capture
the screen to a .bmp\ .jpg\ .png picture. The file
will be saved in the path specified in the FileManager.

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SDS7000A Series Quick startCalibration
The oscilloscope is calibrated at the factory before being shipped. The calibration is run at 23°C (± 2°C) andis valid for temperatures 23 ± 5°C. Within this temperature range, the oscilloscope will meet all specifications
once warmed up.
Warm up the oscilloscope for at least 20 minutes before each use or before performing self-calibration.
Specifications are not guaranteed during the warm-up period.
Whenever the oscilloscope is used in an environment outside 23 ± 5°C, or when it has been more than one
month since the previous self-calibration, manual calibration is recommended. To perform a self-calibration :Click Utility > Menu > Maintenance > Self Calibration .

Software Option
Installing a Software Option
Follow the steps below to install a software option (see the datasheet for details) after purchasing it andobtaining the Option Key:1.

Utility > Menu > Software Options .

2.

Select the correct Option Type.

3.

Input the option key in the text box.

4.

Click Install and then restart the oscilloscope.

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Advanced Analysis Features
The instrument integrates a number of advanced analysis features to help users quickly characterize or
debug systems. These features can be accessed on the

Analysis menu. The brief introduction of thefeatures is below. For detailed description, refer to the user manual.
Eye
DiagramAn eye diagram is an oscilloscope display in which a high-speed digital signal is repetitively
sampled and applied to the vertical input, while the data rate is used to trigger the horizontal
sweep. The combined effects of channel and dispersion can be evaluated from the Eye
opening, width, and height. Mask test and Eye Measurements are included.

JitterAnalysis

Jitter analysis includes TIE data, jitter spectrum, DJ, PJ, and more. The various jitter
components can be decomposed based on TIE data and analyzed in time and frequency
domains.

Compliance
Test

The supported protocols include USB and Ethernet. Refer to the data sheet for details.

Decode

The instrument supports automatic decode on serial bus protocols: I2C, SPI, UART, CAN,
LIN, FlexRay, CAN FD, I2S, MIL-STD-1553B, SENT, USB2.0 and Manchester.

Power
Analysis

Power analysis can help users quickly and easily analyze and debug switching power
supply design. It automatically calculates Power Quality, Current Harmonics, Inrush
Current, Switching Loss, Slew Rate, Modulation, Turn On/Turn Off, Transient Response,
PSRR, Power Efficiency, Output Ripple, and SOA.

Bode PlotThis function provides a frequency response curve of the device-under-test as well as theinterface for output sweep parameter control and data display settings.

SearchThe instrument can search for the specified events in a frame. The location of the eventsis displayed with white triangle indicators. The Search function is based on hardware.

SignalScan

This is a software function similar to Search, but supporting a wider variety of events.

Navigate

Provides three navigation modes: Search Event, Time, and History Frame.

Mask Test

Users can create masks and define the mask shape used to evaluate Pass/Fail operations.
An event violating the mask is defined as a failure and a pulse can be generated from the"Aux Out" port on the back panel. This is very useful to find and quantify anomalies in
production tests or similar batch measurements.

Counter

The counter is used to measure the frequency and period of a signal or count the events
happening within it. The counter is asynchronous to the acquisition system of theoscilloscope. It functions even if the acquisition of the oscilloscope is stopped.

Histogram

The instrument supports waveform histograms for observing probability distributions of the
waveform in the specified region. The statistics can be performed in both horizontal andvertical directions.

DVM

The DVM (Digital Voltage Meter) function can be used to measure parameters such as DC
and AC amplitudes. DVM is asynchronous to the acquisition system of the oscilloscope.
Data sources for the DVM and the measurement function can be different.

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