Page 2 - Chapter 1 – Contents; CHAPTER 1; ON
2 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Chapter 1 – Contents CHAPTER 1 - CONTENTS ........................................................................................ 2 1.1 G ENERAL S AFETY S UMMARY ............................................................................... 5 1.2 S AFETY T ERMS A...
Page 5 - General Safety Summary; Avoid fire or personal injury.
5 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 - Safety Tips 1.1 General Safety Summary Read the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it. To evade potential hazards, use this product only as specified. Only qualified personnel should perform maintena...
Page 6 - Safety Terms and Symbols; WARNING; Terms on Product; DANGER; Symbols on Product
6 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 1.2 Safety Terms and Symbols The following terms may appear in this manual: WARNING Warning statements point out conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life. CAUTION Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to th...
Page 7 - Product and Battery Disposal; Battery Recycling and Disposal
7 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 1.5 Product and Battery Disposal Battery Recycling and Disposal You, as the end user, are legally bound (EU Battery ordinance) to return all used batteries, disposal in the household garbage is prohibited! You can hand over your used batteries / accumulators at collection po...
Page 8 - Chapter 2 - Overview; Brief Introduction on MS6000 Series
8 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Chapter 2 - Overview 2.1 Brief Introduction on MS6000 Series Model Channels Bandwidth Sample Rate LCD MS6060 2 60MHz 1GS/s 5.6 inch color MS6100 2 100MHz 1GS/s 5.6 inch color MS6200 2 200MHz 1GS/s 5.6 inch color Table 2-1 Model List of MS6000 Series MS6000 Series oscilloscop...
Page 9 - Chapter 3 - Getting Started Guide; Check; battery charging only; Connect the Probe to the oscilloscope; Channel 1 Probe Connection
9 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Chapter 3 - Getting Started Guide 3.1 Installation To keep proper ventilation of the oscilloscope in operation, leave a space of more than 5 cm (2”) from the top and the two sides of the product. 3.2 Functional Check Follow the steps below to perform a quick functional check...
Page 11 - Manual Probe Compensation
11 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 3.8 Manual Probe Compensation Upon the first connection of a probe to an input channel, manually perform this adjustment to match the probe to the input channel. Uncompensated probes may lead to errors or faults in measurement. To adjust the probe compensation, follow the s...
Page 13 - Oscilloscope Setup
13 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 - Main Features This chapter provides some general information the user should be aware of before using this oscilloscope. It contains: 4.1 Oscilloscope setup 4.2 Trigger 4.3 Data Acquisition 4.4 Waveform scaling and positioning 4.5 Waveform measurement 3.12 Oscilloscope Se...
Page 14 - Trigger slope can be rising or falling
14 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Slope and Level: (Set Trig Type to Edge or Slope) The Slope and Level controls help to define the trigger. The Slope option determines whether the trigger point is on the rising or falling edge of a signal. To perform the trigger slope control, press the TRIG button and the...
Page 15 - Data Acquisition
15 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 3.14 Data Acquisition When an analog signal is acquired, the oscilloscope will convert it to a digital one. There are two kinds of acquisitions: Real-time acquisition and Equivalent acquisition. The real-time acquisition has three modes: Normal, Peak Detect, and Average. Th...
Page 16 - Waveform Scaling and Positioning; Vertical Scale and Position:; Horizontal Scale and Position: Pretrigger Information
16 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 3.15 Waveform Scaling and Positioning The display of waveforms on the screen can be changed by adjusting their scale and position. Once the scale changes, the waveform display will increase or decrease in size. Once the position changes, the waveform will move up, down, rig...
Page 17 - Waveform Measurement; Cursor
17 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 3.16 Waveform Measurement The oscilloscope displays graphs of voltage versus time (YT) and can help to measure the displayed waveform. There are several ways to take measurements, using the graticule, the cursors or performing an automatic measurement. Graticule: This metho...
Page 19 - Chapter 4 - Basic Operation
19 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Chapter 4 - Basic Operation The front panel of the oscilloscope is divided into several functional areas. A quick overview of all control buttons on the front panel as well as the displayed information on the screen and relative testing operations is provided in this chapte...
Page 20 - Area; YT
20 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 4.1 Display Area 1. Display Format: 2. Acquisition Mode: Normal, Peak Detect or Average 3. Trigger Status: The oscilloscope is acquiring pre-triggered data. All pre-triggered data have been acquired and the oscilloscope is ready to accept a trigger. T The oscilloscope has d...
Page 22 - The table below covers several controls in XY format.
22 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 4.1.1 XY Format The XY format is used to analyze phase differences, such as those represented by Lissajous patterns. This format plots the voltage on CH1 against the voltage on CH2, where CH1 is the horizontal axis and CH2 is the vertical axis. The oscilloscope uses the unt...
Page 23 - Controls
23 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 4.2 Horizontal Controls Use the horizontal controls to change the horizontal scale and position of waveforms. The horizontal position readout shows the time represented by the center of the screen, using the trigger time as zero. When the horizontal scale is changed, the wa...
Page 24 - HORI MENU; Options
24 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 3. Each option in HORI MENU is described as follows: Options Settings Comments Window Control (F1) (Menu page 1) Double Window Single Window Selects either Single or Double window mode (see figures below table). Press this option button in single-window mode to enter the du...
Page 25 - Location of expanded window data
25 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Single-window Mode Dual-window Mode Major Window Minor Window Location of expanded window data
Page 26 - VERTICAL POSITION Bar:
26 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 4.2.1 Scan Mode Display (Roll Mode) With the TIME/DIV control set to 80ms/div or slower and the trigger mode set to Auto, the oscilloscope works in the scan acquisition mode. In this mode, the waveform display is updated from left to right without any trigger or horizontal ...
Page 27 - Remove Waveform Display
27 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Invert (F2) (menu page 2) Off On Inverts the waveform relative to the reference level. Reset (F3) (menu page 2) Resets Vertical settings to default Ground Coupling Ground Coupling is used to display a zero-volt waveform. Internally, the channel input is connected with a zer...
Page 30 - Nyquist Frequency
30 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 6. To set the FFT display, follow the steps below: 1. Push the M/R button; 2. Set the Operate key (F2) to FFT; 3. Select the Math FFT Source (F3) channel. In many situations, the oscilloscope can also generate a useful FFT spectrum despite the YT waveform not being triggere...
Page 34 - Aliasing
34 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 FFT Window Selection: The Math FFT function has Five FFT Window options. There is a trade-off between frequency resolution, Spectral Leakage, and amplitude accuracy for each type of the window choices. Determine which one to choose according to the desired object to be meas...
Page 38 - Video Trigger
38 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Coupling (menu page 2) AC DC HF Reject LF Reject Noise Reject AC: Blocks DC components and attenuates signals below 10Hz. DC: Passes all components of the signal to the trigger circuit. HF Reject: Attenuates the high-frequency components above 80kHz. LF Reject: Blocks DC co...
Page 39 - imilar to DC coupling, except the
39 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Pulse Width Trigger Use to trigger on aberrant or abnormal pulses. Options Settings Comments Pulse (F1) (menu page 1) With Pulse highlighted, the trigger occurs on pulses that meet the trigger condition (defined by the ‘Source’, ‘When’ and ‘Set Pulse Width’ options). Source...
Page 43 - Type Pulse
43 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Type Pulse Polarity (F2) Positive Negative Select to trigger on positive or negative pulses. When (F3) = ≠ < > Select the trigger condition. Set PW (F4) Pulse Width Use Multifunction control to set Pulse width. Page (F5) Set Menu page to 1 or 2 Coupling (F2) AC DC HF ...
Page 45 - HORI; Trigger Level
45 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Holdoff: To use Trigger Holdoff, push the HORI button and set the Holdoff Time option (F3). The Trigger Holdoff function can be used to generate a stable display of complex waveforms (such as pulse trains). Holdoff is the time between when the oscilloscope detects one trigg...
Page 46 - Menu and Option Buttons
46 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 4.5 Menu and Option Buttons As shown below, these four buttons on the front panel are used mainly to recall relative setup menus. SAVE/RECALL: Displays the Save/Recall menu for setups and waveforms. ( Save/Recall ) MEASURE: Displays the Measure menu. ( MEAS ) CURSOR: Displa...
Page 48 - MEASURE; MEAS
48 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 4.5.2 MEASURE Push the MEAS key to view the following menu. There are 23 types of measurements and up to 8 can be displayed at a time. Options Settings Comments Modify (F5) Press F5 to Select the measure Source and Type. Source (F1) CH1 CH2 Select the measure source. Type (...
Page 50 - CURSOR
50 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 4.5.3 CURSOR The Cursor Menu is accessed by pressing the CURSOR button. Options Settings Comments Type (F1) Off Voltage Time Select a measurement cursor and display it. Voltage measures amplitude while Time measures frequency and time. Source (F2) CH1 CH2 MATH REFA REFB Sel...
Page 51 - UTILITY
51 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 4.5.4 UTILITY Push the UTILITY button to display the Utility Menu as follows. Options Comments Sys Info (F1) (menu page 1) Display the software and hardware versions, serial number and other information about the oscilloscope. Update (F2) (menu page 1) Insert a USB disk wit...
Page 52 - Utility Mode menu continued ...
52 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Utility Mode menu continued … Pass/Fail (F3) (menu page 3) (menu page 1 of Pass/Fail) Enable Test - Open / Close (On / Off) Source - CH1 or Ch2 Start End Pass/Fail (menu page 2 of Pass/Fail) Msg display (F2) - Open/Close – turn On/Off Message display Out (F3) – Pass, Fail, ...
Page 53 - Utility
53 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Pass/Fail Example: The Pass/Fail Test is one of the enhanced special functions of this oscilloscope. By this function, the Scope can compare the input signal with the established waveform mask (Shown in blue in figure). If the waveform “touches” the mask, a “Fail” signal oc...
Page 57 - The acquisition principle is as follows.
57 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Peak Detect: Use this mode to detect glitches within 10ns and to limit the possibility of aliasing. This mode is valid at the TIME/DIV setting of 4µs/div or slower. Once the TIME/DIV setting is adjusted to 4µs/div or faster, the acquisition mode will change to Normal becaus...
Page 58 - AUTO
58 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 4.5.7 Fast Action Buttons AUTO: Automatically set the oscilloscope controls to generate a usable display of the input signals. Refer to the following table for relative content. RUN/STOP: Continuously acquire waveforms or stop the acquisition. 4.5.8 AUTOSET Autoset is one o...
Page 60 - Chapter 5 - Multimeter Operation; Multimeter Operation Window; Figure 7-1 Multimeter operation window; Description; magnitude measuring control and “
60 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Chapter 5 - Multimeter Operation Multimeter Operation Window Figure 7-1 Multimeter operation window Description 1) Measurement mode indicators: DC: Direct current measurement AC: Alternating current measurement 2) Input jacks and connection diagrams. 3) Manual/Auto range in...
Page 61 - To measure a resistance, perform the following:; Figure 7-2 Resistance Measurement
61 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Operating the Multimeter From the the oscilloscope window, press the OSC/DMM key, the oscilloscope will switch to the multimeter mode window. The screen will then display the measurement mode window that was in use the last time the multimeter was switched OFF. When switchi...
Page 62 - Making a Diode Measurement; To make a measurement on the diode, perform the following:; Figure 7-3 Diode Measurement
62 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Making a Diode Measurement To make a measurement on the diode, perform the following: 1) Press the diode key; the diode symbol appears at the top of the screen. . 2) Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V/ Ω /C banana jack input. 3)...
Page 63 - Making a Continuity Measurement; To perform a Continuity test, perform the following:; indictor appears at the top of the screen.
63 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Making a Continuity Measurement To perform a Continuity test, perform the following: 1) Press the ) ) ) key; the ) ) ) indictor appears at the top of the screen. 2) Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V/ Ω /C banana jack input....
Page 64 - Making a Capacitance Measurement; To measure a capacitance, do the following:; symbol appears at the top of the screen.
64 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Making a Capacitance Measurement To measure a capacitance, do the following: 1) Press the key; the symbol appears at the top of the screen. 2) Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V/ Ω /C banana jack input. 3) Connect the red and bl...
Page 65 - Making a DC Voltage Measurement; To measure a DC voltage, perform the following:; Figure 7-6 DC voltage Measurement
65 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Making a DC Voltage Measurement To measure a DC voltage, perform the following: 1) Press the V key; the Auto DC icon appears at the top of the screen. 2) Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into the V/ Ω /C banana jack input. 3) Connect the...
Page 66 - Making an AC Voltage Measurement; To measure the AC voltage, perform the following:; Figure 7-7 AC voltage Measurement
66 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Making an AC Voltage Measurement To measure the AC voltage, perform the following: 1) Press the V key; the DC icon appears on the screen. 2) Press the F1 key; the AC icon appears on the screen. 3) Insert the black lead into the COM banana jack input and the red lead into th...
Page 67 - Making a DC Current Measurement; To measure a DC current smaller than 600 mA, perform the following:; seconds and allow for a 1 minuite cool down between measurements.
67 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Making a DC Current Measurement To measure a DC current smaller than 600 mA, perform the following: 1) Press the A key; the DC icon appears on the screen. The unit of measure on the main reading screen is mA. Press F2 to switch the measurement between mA and 10A. 600mA is a...
Page 68 - To measure a DC current greater than 600 mA, perform the following:; reading screen is mA.
68 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 To measure a DC current greater than 600 mA, perform the following: 1) Press the A key; the DC icon appears on the screen. The unit of measure on the main reading screen is mA. 2) Press the F2 key to switch to 10A measurement, the unit of measure on the main reading is A. 3...
Page 69 - Making an AC Current Measurement; To measure an AC current smaller than 600 mA, perform the following:
69 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Making an AC Current Measurement To measure an AC current smaller than 600 mA, perform the following: 1) Press the A key; the DC icon appears on the screen. The unit of measure on the main reading screen is mA; the mA icon will display on the bottom of the screen, press F2 ...
Page 70 - To measure an AC current greater than 600 mA, perform the following:; measured points will be displayed on the screen.
70 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 To measure an AC current greater than 600 mA, perform the following: 1) Press the A key; the DC icon appears on the screen. The unit on the main reading screen is mA. 2) Press F2 key to switch to the 10A measurement mode, the unit on the main reading screen is A. 3) Press t...
Page 71 - Taking a Relative Measurement; Figure 7-12 Relative Measurement; Manual
71 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Taking a Relative Measurement A relative measurement is a measurement taken and compared to a stored reference value. The resultant display represents the measurement minus the reference value. The following example illustrates the relative measurement process. The first st...
Page 72 - Selecting Automatic/Manual Range Adjustment; Capacitance measurements cannot be made in the manual range mode.; Manual DC
72 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Selecting Automatic/Manual Range Adjustment The default mode is the automatic range mode. For example: In the DC voltage mode, to switch to the manual range, perform the following steps: 1) Press F3 to enter the manual range mode; the Manual icon is displayed. 2) In the man...
Page 73 - If the oscilloscope will not power ON, follow these steps:
Chapter 6 - Troubleshooting 6.1 Problem Solving 1. If the oscilloscope will not power ON, follow these steps: 1 Check the power cord to verify it has been connected properly; 2 Check the power on/off button to ensure it has been pushed; 3 Restart the oscilloscope. Contact your local Extech distribut...
Page 74 - Chapter 7 - Specifications; Specifications; Horizontal
74 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Chapter 7 - Specifications 7.1 Technical Specifications All published specifications apply to the MS6000 series oscilloscopes. Before checking an oscilloscope to verify its compliance with these specifications, ensure that the oscilloscope meets the following conditions: ...
Page 75 - Vertical
75 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Single-shot, Normal mode ± (1 sample interval +100ppm × reading + 0.6ns) >16 averages ± (1 sample interval + 100ppm × reading + 0.4ns) Delta Time Measurement Accuracy (Full Bandwidth) Sample interval = s/div ÷ 200 MS6060 MS6100 4ns/div to 8ns/div (-8div × s/div) to 20ms ...
Page 76 - Note: Bandwidth reduced to 6MHz when using a 1X probe.
76 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 DC Gain Accuracy ±3% for Normal or Average acquisition mode, 5V/div to 10mV/div ±4% for Normal or Average acquisition mode, 5mV/div to 2mV/div Measurement Type: Average of ≥ 16 waveforms with vertical position at zero Accuracy: ± (3% × reading + 0.1div + 1mV) when 10mV/div ...
Page 77 - Trigger
77 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Trigger Coupling Sensitivity Source MS6060 MS6100 MS6200 DC CH1 CH2 1div from DC to 10MHz; 1.5div from 10MHz to Full 1.5div from 10MHz to 100MHz; 2div from 100MHz to Full AC Attenuates signals below 10Hz HF Reject Attenuates signals above 80kHz Trigger Sensitivity (Edge Tri...
Page 83 - Environmental; Mechanical
83 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Environmental Operating: 32 Ԭ to 122 Ԭ (0 Ԩ to 50 Ԩ ) Temperature Nonoperating: -40 Ԭ to 159.8 Ԭ (-40 Ԩ to +71 Ԩ ) Cooling Method Convection +104 Ԭ or below (+40 Ԩ or below): ≤ 90% relative humidity Humidity 106 Ԭ to 122 Ԭ (+41 Ԩ to 50 Ԩ ): ≤ 60% relative humidity Altitude ...
Page 87 - Care; probes. Take care to avoid scratching the display.; Copyright
87 MS6000-EU-EN V1.4 8/12 Chapter 8 - General Care and Cleaning 8.1 General Care Do not expose the LCD display to direct sunlight for long periods of time. To avoid damage to the oscilloscope or probes, do not expose them to sprays, liquids, or solvents. 8.2 Cleaning Examine the oscilloscope and pro...
