HP 5308A Operating And Service Manual page 24

75 mhz timer/counter
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Model 53084.
Operation
1 (REAR)
2,9
3
4
1.
Connect
ac
power
to 5300B
ac receptacle.
Turn ac power on with 5300B SAMPLE RATE
control.
NOTE
There must be at least 200 ns between the
STOP pulse and the next START pulse.
When measuring the time interval aver-
age between
the same
polarity of two
pulses
from
a single source, the PER
AVG B mode should be used.
Set FUNCTION switch to TIME AVG A-B
Set TIME
BASE
to desired resolution
or to
AUTO.
NOTE
In the 10% position of the TIME
BASE
switch, the display will be in picoseconds
with no annunciator shown.
If the Start and Stop signals are from sepa-
rate
sources
connect
the Start
signal
to
CHAN
A connector. Connect the Stop signal
to CHAN B connector and set the SEP-CHK-
COM B to SEP. If the Start and Stop signals
are from a common
source connect to CHAN
B connector and set the SEP-CHK-COM
B
to COM B.
5
SEE WARNING ON PAGE 9H-3-11
7 (REAR)
NOTE
When the SEP-CHK-COM
B switch is
set
to
COM
B, only
the
CHAN
B
ATTENUATORS
and AC-DC
switches
are
effective.
However,
both
of the
LEVEL controls and slope switches are
effective.
6. Set ATTENUATORS
to X10; AC-DC switches
and
slope
control
switches
to
settings
desired.
If the desired trigger level is not known, set
the LEVEL
A and LEVEL
B controls to the
middle of the range in which the trigger light
illuminates.
If the desired
trigger
level
is
known, connect
a DVM
to the TRIG LEVEL
connector for each channel on the rear panel
and set the LEVEL A and LEVEL B controls
for the desired trigger level. If necessary, set
the ATTENUATORS
switches to X1.
Adjust SAMPLE
RATE
for desired display
time.
NOTE
For time intervals in the range of 10 sec-
onds
to 10%
seconds,
refer
to Figure
9H-3-9 for time interval measurements.
Figure 9H-3-10. Making Time Interval Average Measurements
9H-3-14

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