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    4822 872 30482 October 2001 © 2001 Fluke C orporation. All rights reserved. P rinted in the Netherlands. All product names are tradem arks of thei r respective companies. Fluke 196C/199C ScopeMeter Users Manual ...

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    LIMITED WARRA NTY & LIMITATION O F LIABILITY Each Fluke product i s warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship under norm al use and service. The warranty period is three years and begins on the date of shipment. Parts, product repai rs and services are warranted for 90 days. This warranty extends only t o the original buyer ...

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    SERVICE CENT ERS To loc ate an authorized service center, vis it us on the W orld W ide W eb: http://ww w.fluke.com or call Fluk e using any of the phone num bers listed below: +1-888-993-5853 in U.S.A. and Canada +31-40-2675200 in Europe +1-425-446-5500 f rom other countr ies ...

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    i Table of Contents Chapter Title Page Unpacking the Test Tool Kit ........................................................................................ 2 Safety Information: Read First ....................................................................................... 4 1 Using The Scope ..................................................... ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual ii Analyzing W aveforms .................................................................................................... 22 2 Using The Multimeter .................................................................................................. 23 Making M eter Connections .......................................... ...

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    Contents ( continued) iii Triggering on Video Signals ........................................................................................... 53 Triggering on Pulses ...................................................................................................... 55 6 Using Memory , PC and Printer........................................... ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual iv Displaying Calibration Information ................................................................................. 82 Parts and Accessories ................................................................................................... 82 Troubleshooting ......................................................... ...

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    Unpacking the Test Tool Kit 1 Declaration of Conformity for Fluke 196C/199C ScopeMeter ® test tools Manufacturer Fluke Industrial B.V. Lelyw eg 1 7602 EA Almelo The Netherlands Statement of Conformity Based on test results using appropriate standards, the product is in conformity w ith Electromagnetic Compatibility Directiv e 89/336/EEC Low Voltag ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 2 Unpacking the Test Tool Kit The follow ing items are included in your test tool kit: Note When new, the rechargeable NiMH battery is not fully charged. See Chapter 8. Figure 1. ScopeMeter Test Tool Kit ...

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    Unpacking the Test Tool Kit 3 # Description 1 ScopeMeter T est Tool 2 Battery Charger (country dependent) 3 10:1 Voltage Probe Set (red) a) 10:1 Voltage Probe (red) b) Hook Clip for Probe Tip (red) c) Ground Lead with Hook Clip (red) d) Ground Lead w ith Mini Alligator Clip (black) e) 4-mm Test Probe for Probe Tip (red) f) Ground Spring for Probe T ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 4 Safety I nformation: Read Fi rst Carefully read the follow ing safety information before using the test tool. Specific warning and caution statements, w here they apply, appear throughout the manual. A “Warning” identifies conditions and actions that pose hazard(s) to the user. A “Caution” identifies condition ...

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    Safety Information: Read First 5 Warning To avoid electrical shock or fir e if a test tool input is connected to more than 42 V peak (30 Vrms) or on circuits of more than 4800 VA : • Use only insulated voltage probes, test leads and adapters supplied with the test tool, or indicated by Fluke as suitable for the Fluke190 ScopeMeter series. • Bef ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 6 The terms ‘Isolated’ or ‘Electrically floating’ are used in this manual to indicate a measurement in which the test tool input BNC or banana jack is connected to a voltage different from earth ground. The isolated input connectors have no ex posed metal and are fully insulated to protect against electrical sho ...

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    7 Chapter 1 Using The Scope About this Chapter This chapter provides a step-by -step introduction to the scope functions of the test tool. The introduction does not cover all of the capabilities of the scope functions but gives basic ex amples to show how to use the menus and perform basic operations. Powering the Test Tool Follow the procedure (st ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 8 Resetting the Test Tool If you w ant to reset the test tool to the factory settings, do the following: 1 Turn the test tool off. 2 Press and hold the USER key. 3 Press and release. The test tool turns on, and you should hear a double beep, indicating the reset was successful. 4 Release the USER key. Now look at the di ...

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    Using The Scope Navigating a M enu 1 9 Navigating a Menu The follow ing example show s how to use the test tool's menus to select a function. Subsequently follow steps 1 through 4 to open the scope menu and to choose an item. 1 Press the SCOPE key to display the labels that define the present use for the four blue function keys at the bottom o ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 10 Hiding Key Labels and Menus You can hide a menu or key label at any time: Press the CLEAR MENU key to hide any key label or menu. To display menus or key labels, press one of the yellow menu keys, e.g. the SCOPE key. Input Connections Look at the top of the test tool. The test tool has four signal inputs: two safety ...

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    Using The Scope Making Scope C onnections 1 11 Making Scope Connections To make dual input scope measurements, connect the red voltage probe to input A, and the gray v oltage probe to input B. Connect the short ground leads of each voltage probe to its own reference potential. (See Figure 6.) Note To maximally benefit from having independently isol ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 12 Displaying an Unknown Signal with Connect-and-View™ The Connect-and-View feature lets the test tool display complex, unknow n signals automatically. This function optimizes the position, range, time base, and triggering and assures a stable display of virtually any wav eform. If the signal changes, the setup is aut ...

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    Using The Scope Making Autom atic Scope Measurem ents 1 13 Making Automat ic Scope Measurements The test tool offers a w ide range of automatic scope measurements. You can display two numeric readings: R EADING 1 and R EA DING 2 . These readings are selectable independently, and the measurements can be done on the input A or input B waveform To cho ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 14 Figure 8 shows an ex ample of the screen. Note that the Peak-Peak reading for input B appears next to the input A frequency reading at the top of the screen. Figure 8. Hz and V peak-peak as Scope Readings Freezing the Screen You can freez e the screen (all readings and waveforms) at any time. 1 Freeze the screen. HOL ...

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    Using The Scope Using Average, Persistence and Glitch Capture 1 15 Using Average, Persistence and Glitch Capture Using Average fo r Smoothing Waveforms To smooth the w aveform, do the follow ing: 1 Display the SCOPE key labels. 2 Open the Waveform Options menu. 3 Jump to Av erage: 4 Select On... to open the Av erage Factors menu 5 Select Av erage 6 ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 16 Using Persistence t o Display Waveforms You can use Persistence to observ e dynamic signals. 1 Display the SCOPE key labels. 2 Open the Waveform Options menu. 3 Jump to Waveform: and open the Persistence... menu. 4 Select Digital Persistence: Infinite , Envelope: O ff . Start monitoring the waveform. Figure 10. Using ...

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    Using The Scope Using Average, Persistence and Glitch Capture 1 17 Displaying Glit ches To capture glitches on a w aveform, do the follow ing: 1 Display the SCOPE key labels. 2 Open the Waveform Options menu. 3 Select Glitch Detect: O n 4 Exit the menu. You can use this function to display events (glitches or other asynchronous w aveforms) of 50 ns ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 18 Acquiring Waveforms Selecting AC-Coupling After a reset, the test tool is dc-coupled so that ac and dc voltages appear on the screen. Use ac-coupling when y ou wish to observ e a small ac signal that rides on a dc signal. To select ac-coupling, do the following: 1 Display the INPUT A key labels. 2 Highlight AC . Obse ...

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    Using The Scope Acquiring Waveforms 1 19 Variable Input S ensitivity The variable input sensitiv ity allow s you to adjust the sensitivity continuously , for example to set the amplitude of a reference signal to exactly 6 divisions. The input sensitivity of a range can be increased up to 2.5 times, for example betw een 10 mV/div and 4 mV/div in the ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 20 Working wit h Noisy Waveforms To suppress high frequency noise on w aveforms, you can limit the working bandw idth to 10 kHz or 20 M Hz. This function smoothes the displayed w aveform. For the same reason, it improves triggering on the w aveform. To choose HF reject, do the follow ing: 1 Display the INPUT A key label ...

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    Using The Scope Acquiring Waveforms 1 21 3 Jump to Waveform: and Select Mathematics... to open the Mathematics menu. 4 Select Function: A+B , A-B , A*B or A vs B . 5 Select a scale factor to fit the mathematical result wav eform onto the display, and return. The sensitivity range of the mathematical result is equal to the sensitivity range of the l ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 22 Analyzing Waveforms You can use the analy sis functions CURSOR , ZOOM and REPLAY to perform detailed w aveform analysis. These functions are described in Chapter 4: “ Using Cursors, Zoom and Replay ”. ...

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    23 Chapter 2 Using The Multimete r About this Chapter This chapter provides a step-by -step introduction to the multimeter functions of the test tool (hereafter called “meter”). The introduction gives basic ex amples to show how to use the menus and perform basic operations. Making Meter Connections Use the two 4-mm safety red ( ) and black ( C ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 24 Making Multimet er Measurements The screen displays the numeric readings of the measurements on the meter input. Measuring Resistance Values To measure a resistance, do the follow ing: 1 Connect the red and black test leads from the 4-mm banana jack inputs to the resistor. 2 Display the MET ER key labels. 3 Open the ...

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    Using The Multimeter Making M ultimeter Measurements 2 25 Making a Current Measurement You can measure current in both Scope mode and M eter mode. Scope mode has the advantage of tw o waveforms being displayed w hile you perform measurements. Meter mode has the adv antage of high measurement resolution. The nex t ex ample explains a ty pical curren ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 26 6 Observe the sensitiv ity of the current probe. Highlight the corresponding sensitivity in the menu, e.g. 10 mV/A . 7 Accept the current measurement. Now, y ou will see a screen like in Figure 14. Figure 14. Ampere Measurement Readings ...

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    Using The Multimeter Freez ing the Readings 2 27 Freezing the Readings You can freez e the displayed readings at any time. 1 Freeze the screen. HOLD appears at the top right of the reading area. 2 Resume your measurement. You can use this function to hold accurate readings for later examination. Note For saving screens into memory, see Chapter 6. S ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 28 Making Relative Measurement s A relative measurement displays the present measurement result relative to a defined reference value. The follow ing example show s how to perform a relative voltage measurement. First obtain a reference value: 1 Display the MET ER key labels. 2 Measure a v oltage to be used as reference ...

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    29 Chapter 3 Using The Rec order Functions About this Chapter This chapter provides a step-by -step introduction to the recorder functions of the test tool. The introduction gives examples to show how to use the menus and perform basic operations. Opening the Recorder Main Menu First choose a measurement in scope or meter mode. Now y ou can choose ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 30 Plotting Measurements Over Time (TrendPlot™) Use the TrendPlot function to plot a graph of Scope or Meter measurements as function of time. Note Because the navigations for the dual input TrendPlot (Scope) and the single input TrendPlot (Meter) are identical, only TrendPlot (Scope) is explained in the next sections ...

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    Using The Recorder Functions Plotting Measurem ents Over Time (TrendPlot™) 3 31 Figure 17. TrendPlot Reading W hen the Scope is in automatic mode, automatic vertical scaling is used to fit the TrendPlot graph on the screen. 5 Set RECORDER to STOP to freez e the recorder function. 6 Set RECORDER to RUN to continue. Displaying Recorded Data W hen i ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 32 Changing the Recorde r Options At the right bottom of the display you can choose to display the time elapsed from start and the actual time of the day. To change the time reference, proceed from step 6 as follows: 7 Open the Recorder O ptions menu. 8 Select Time of Day and jump to the next field. Now the recorded tim ...

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    Using The Recorder Functions Recording Scope Waveforms In Deep M emory (Scope Record) 3 33 Recording Scope Waveforms In Deep Memory (Scope Record) The SCOPE RECORD function is a roll mode that logs one or two long w aveforms. T his function can be used to monitor wav eforms like motion control signals or the power-on event of an Uninterruptable Pow ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 34 Displaying Recorded Data In Normal view , the samples that roll off the screen are stored in deep memory. W hen the memory is full, recording continues by shifting the data in memory and deleting the first samples out of memory. In View All mode, the complete memory contents are displayed on the screen. 4 Press to to ...

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    Using The Recorder Functions Recording Scope Waveforms In Deep M emory (Scope Record) 3 35 Using Exter nal Triggering to S tart or Stop S cope Record To record an electrical event that causes a fault, it might be useful to start or stop recording on an external trigger signal: Start on Trigger to start recording; recording stops when the deep memor ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 36 10 Select the desired trigger slope, and jump to Level: 11 Select the 0.12V or 1.2 V trigger level and accept all recorder options. During recording samples are continuously sav ed in deep memory. The last nine recorded div isions are displayed on the screen. Use View All to display the full memory contents. Note To ...

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    37 Chapter 4 Using Replay , Zoom and Cursors About this Chapter This chapter covers the capabilities of the analy sis functions Cursor , Zoom , and Replay . These functions can be used with one or more of the primary functions Scope, TrendPlot or Scope Record. It is possible to combine two or three analy sis functions. A typical application using t ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 38 Replaying St ep-by-St ep To step through the last scope screens, do the follow ing: 1 From scope mode, open the REPLAY menu. Observe that the trace is frozen and that REPLAY appears at the top of the screen (see Figure 21). 2 Step through the previous screens. 3 Step through the next screens. Observe that the bottom ...

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    Using Replay, Zoom and Cursors Replaying the 100 M ost Recent Scope Screens 4 39 Replaying Continuously You can also replay the stored screens continuously, like playing a video tape. To replay continuously , do the following: 1 From Scope mode, open the REPLAY menu. Observe that the trace is frozen and REPLAY appears at the top of the screen. 2 Co ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 40 Zooming in on a Waveform To obtain a more detailed view of a wav eform, you can zoom in on a w aveform using the ZOOM function. To zoom in on a w aveform, do the following: 1 Display the ZOOM key labels. Observe that the trace is frozen, HOLD appears at the top of the screen, and the wav eform is magnified. 2 Enlarge ...

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    Using Replay, Zoom and Cursors Zooming in on a Waveform 4 41 Displaying the Zoomed Waveform The VIEW A LL feature is useful w hen you quickly need to see the complete wav eform and then return to the zoomed part. 4 Display the complete w aveform. Press repeatedly to toggle betw een the zoomed part of the wav eform and the complete waveform. Turning ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 42 Making Cursor Measurements Cursors allow y ou to make precise digital measurements on wav eforms. This can be done on live w aveforms, recorded wav eforms, and on saved wav eforms. Using Horizo ntal Cursors on a Waveform To use the cursors for a voltage measurement, do the following: 1 From scope mode, display the cu ...

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    Using Replay, Zoom and Cursors Making C ursor Measurements 4 43 Using Vertical Curso rs on a Waveform To use the cursors for a time measurement, do the following: 1 From scope mode, display the cursor key labels. 2 Press to highlight . Observe that two v ertical cursors are displayed. M arkers ( — ) identify the point where the cursors cross the ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 44 Using Cursors on a A+B, A- B or A*B Waveform Cursor measurements on a A*B w aveform give a reading in W atts if input A measures (milli)Volts and input B measures (milli)Amperes. For other cursor measurements on a A+B, A-B or A*B wav eform no reading will be available if the input A and input B measurement unit are d ...

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    45 Chapter 5 Triggering on Wavefo rms About this Chapter This chapter provides an introduction to the trigger functions of the test tool. Triggering tells the test tool w hen to begin displaying the w aveform. You can use fully automatic triggering, take control of one or more main trigger functions (semi-automatic triggering), or you can use dedic ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 46 Setting Trigger Level and Slope The Connect-and-View ™ function enables hands-off triggering to display complex unknown signals. W hen your test tool is in manual range, do the following: Perform an auto set. AUTO appears at the top right of the screen. Automatic triggering assures a stable display of virtually any ...

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    Triggering on Waveforms Using Trigger Delay or Pre-trigger 5 47 Using Trigger Delay or Pre-trigger You can begin to display the waveform some time before or after the trigger point has been detected. Initially, you have 2 divisions of pre-trigger v iew (negative delay ). To set the trigger delay, do the follow ing: 5 Hold down to adjust the trigger ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 48 Automatic Trigger Options In the trigger menu, settings for automatic triggering can be changed as follows. (See also Chapter 1: “Displaying an Unknown Signal with Connect-and-View” ) 1 Display the TRIGGER key labels. Note The TRIGGER key labels can differ depending on the latest trigger function used. 2 Open the ...

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    Triggering on Waveforms Triggering on Edges 5 49 Triggering on Edges If the signal is instable or has a very low frequency, use edge triggering to obtain full manual trigger control. To trigger on rising edges of the input A w aveform, do the following: 1 Display the TRIGGER key labels. 2 Open the Trigger Options menu. 3 Open the Trigger on Edge me ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 50 Triggering on Noisy Waveforms To reduce jitter on the screen w hen triggering on noisy wav eforms, you can use a noise rejection filter. Continue from step 3 of the previous ex ample as follows: 4 Select On Trigger , jump to Noise reject Filter . 5 Set Noise reject Filter to On . Observe that the trigger gap has incr ...

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    Triggering on Waveforms Triggering on Edges 5 51 The test tool w ill now hav e a screen like Figure 28. 6 Arm the test tool for a new single shot. Tip The test tool stores all single shots in the replay memory. Use the R eplay function to look at all the stored single shots. Figure 28. Making a Single Shot Measurement ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 52 Triggering on External Waveforms Use external triggering w hen you want to display wav eforms on inputs A and B while triggering on a third signal. You can choose ex ternal triggering with automatic triggering or with edge triggering. 1 Supply a signal to the red and black 4-mm banana jack inputs. See Figure 29. In t ...

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    Triggering on Waveforms Triggering on Video Signals 5 53 Triggering on Video Signals To trigger on a video signal, first select the standard of the video signal you are going to measure: 1 Apply a video signal to the red input A. 2 Display the TRIGGER key labels. 3 Open the Trigger Options menu. 4 Select Video on A to open the Trigger on Video menu ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 54 Triggering on V ideo Frame s Use FIELD 1 or FIELD 2 to trigger either on the first half of the frame (odd) or on the second half of the frame (even). To trigger on the second half of the frame, do the following: 7 Choose FIELD 2 . The signal part of the even field is display ed on the screen. Triggering on V ideo Lin ...

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    Triggering on Waveforms Triggering on Pulses 5 55 Triggering on Pulses Use pulse width triggering to isolate and display specific pulses that you can qualify by time, such as glitches, missing pulses, bursts or signal dropouts. Detecting Narro w Pulses To set the test tool to trigger on narrow positive pulses shorter than 5 ms, do the following: 1 ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 56 To set the pulse w idth to 5 ms, do the following: 7 Enable the arrow key s to adjust the pulse width. 8 Select 5 ms. All narrow positiv e pulses shorter than 5 ms are now displayed on the screen. (See Figure 31.) Tip The test tool stores all triggered screens in the replay memory. For exam ple, if you setup your tri ...

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    Triggering on Waveforms Triggering on Pulses 5 57 Finding M issing Pulse s The nex t ex ample covers finding missing pulses in a train of positive pulses. In this ex ample it is assumed that the pulses have a 100 ms distance betw een the rising edges. If the time accidently increases to 200 ms, a pulse is missing. To set the test tool to trigger on ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 58 To set the pulse w idth to 150 ms, continue as follows: 7 Enable the arrow key s to adjust the pulse width. 8 Select 150 ms. Figure 32. Triggering on Missing Pulses ...

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    59 Chapter 6 Using Memory , PC and Printer About this Chapter This chapter provides a step-by -step introduction to the general functions of the test tool that can be used in the three main modes: Scope, Meter, or R ecorder. You w ill find information on printer and computer communication at the end of this chapter. Saving and Recalling You can: ? ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 60 Saving Screens wi th Associated Setups To save a screen in memory location 10, do the following: 1 Display the SA VE / PRINT key labels. From this point the screen is frozen until you hide the SAVE / PRINT key labels again. 2 Open the Save menu. Observe that free memory locations are indicated by an open square (  ...

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    Using Memory, PC and Printer Saving and Recalling 6 61 Deleting Screens w ith Associat ed Setups To delete all screens and associated setups, continue from step 2 of the previous ex ample as follows: 3 Delete all saved screens and setups. To delete only one screen and setup, continue from step 2 of the previous ex ample as follows: 3 Highlight SCRE ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 62 4 Use RECALL FOR REF ERENCE to recall the saved screen. 5 Resume the measurement. Both, the reference screen and the measurement screen will be displayed. Recalling a Se tup Configuration T o recall the setup configuration from memory 1 , do the following: 1 Display the SA VE / PRINT key labels. 2 Open the Recall men ...

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    Using Memory, PC and Printer Documenting Screens 6 63 Viewing St ored Screens To scroll through the memories w hile looking at the stored screens, do the following: 1 Display the SA VE / PRINT key labels. 2 Open the View... menu. 3 Highlight a screen location, and view the screen properties. 4 View the screen, and open the viewer. 5 Scroll through ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 64 Note For information about installing and using the FlukeView ScopeM eter software, see the SW90W Users Manual. A Software & Cable C arrying Case Kit is optionally available as model number SCC190. Connecting to a Pr inter To print a screen directly to a printer, use one of the following adapters:  The Optical ...

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    Using Memory, PC and Printer Documenting Screens 6 65 Setting up the Pr inting Configuration This ex ample demonstrates how to set up the test tool for printing on a postscript printer with a 9600 baud rate: 1 Display the USER OPTIONS key labels. 2 Open the User Options menu. 3 Open the Printer Setup submenu. 4 Select Postscript and jump to Baud Ra ...

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    67 Chapter 7 Tips About this Chapter This chapter gives y ou information and tips on how y ou can make the best use of the test tool. Using the Standard Accessories The follow ing illustrations show the use of the standard accessories such as voltage probes, test leads, and the various clips. ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 68 Figure 36. Probing Using 2-mm Heavy Duty Test Probes Warning To avoid electrical shock or fire, do not connect the ground spring to voltages higher than 30 Vrms from earth ground. Figure 37. HF Voltage Probe Connection Using Ground Spring Figure 38. Heavy Duty Fixed Connections for Scope Measurements Using Industrial ...

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    Tips Using the Standard Accessories 7 69 Figure 40. Electronic Connections for Scope Measurements Using Hook Clips and A lligator Clip Grounding Figure 41. Fixed Electronic Connections for Scope Measurements with Fixed External Triggering Figure 42. Manual Probing for Meter Measurements using 2-mm Test Probes Figure 43. Heavy Duty Fixed Connections ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 70 Using the Independently Floating Isolated Inputs You can use the independently floating isolated inputs to measure signals that are independently floating from each other. Independently floating isolated inputs offer additional safety and measurement capabilities compared to inputs with common references or grounds. ...

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    Tips Using the Independently Floating Isolated Inputs 7 71 Figure 44. Parasitic capacitance between probes, instrument and environment M MOTION/MOTOR CONTROLLER DC BUS DC BUS DIGIT AL GROU ND + - Figure 45. Parasitic capacitance between analog and digital reference A NALOG INPUT DIGITAL CONTROLLER ANALOG GROUND DIGITAL GROUND Figure 46. Correct con ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 72 Using the Tilt Stand The test tool is equipped w ith a tilt stand, allowing view ing from an angle while placed on a table. From this position you can access the OPT ICAL POR T at the side of the test tool. The typical position is show n in Figure 48. Figure 48. Using the Tilt Stand Resetting the Test Tool If you w a ...

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    Tips Changing the Information Language 7 73 Changing the Information Language During operation of the test tool, messages may appear at the bottom of the screen. You can select the language in which these messages are display ed. The combination of selectable languages (one or more) depends on the version ordered. In this example y ou can select En ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 74 Changing the Display Co lor To set the display to color or Black and W hite, do the following: 1 Display the USER key labels. 2 Open the User Options menu. 3 Open Display Options menu. 4 Choose display mode Color or Black and W hite, and accept it. Changing Date and Time The test tool has a date and time clock. For e ...

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    Tips Saving Battery Life 7 75 6 Choose 19, jump to Format . 7 Choose DD / MM / YY , accept the new date. You can change the time in a similar w ay by opening the Time Adjust menu (steps 2 and 3.) Saving Battery Life W hen operated on the battery (no battery charger connected), the test tool conserves pow er by shutting itself down. If y ou have not ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 76 Changing the Auto Set Options W ith the next procedure you can choose how auto set behaves w hen you press the AUTO (auto set) key. 1 Display the USER key labels. 2 Open the User Options menu. 3 Open the Auto Set A djust menu. If the frequency range is set to > 15 Hz, the C onnect-and- View function responds more ...

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    77 Chapter 8 Maintaining the Test Tool About this Chapter This chapter covers basic maintenance procedures that can be performed by the user. For complete service, disassembly, repair, and calibration information, see the Service M anual. You w ill find the part number of the Service M anual in the section “ Parts and Accessories ” in this chap ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 78 Charging the Batt eries At delivery, the NiM H batteries may be empty and must be charged for 4 hours (with the test tool turned off) to reach ful l cha rg e. W hen fully charged, the batteries provide 4 hours of use. W hen battery power is used, the battery indicator at the top of the screen informs you about the co ...

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    Maintaining the Test Tool Extending Battery Operation Time 8 79 Extending Battery Operation Time Typically , NiM H batteries alway s meet the specified operating time. Howev er, if the batteries have been extremely discharged (for example, w hen empty batteries were stored for a long period) it is possible that the battery condition has deteriorate ...

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    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 80 Replacing the NiM H Battery Pack BP190 Usually it should not be necessary to replace the battery pack. Howev er, if replacement is needed, this should be done by qualified personnel only. C ontact your nearest Fluke center for more information. Calibrating the Voltage Probes To meet full user specifications, you need ...

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    Maintaining the Test Tool Calibrating the Voltage Probes 8 81 Repeat steps 2 and 3 and proceed as follows: 5 Select Probe Cal with the arrow keys, then accept. A message appears asking you w hether to start the 10:1 probe calibration. 6 Start the probe calibration. A message appears telling you how to connect the probe. Connect the red 10:1 voltage ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 90

    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 82 Displaying Calibration Information You can display version number and calibration date: 1 Display the USER key labels. 2 Open the Version & Calibration menu. The screen gives y ou information about the model number with softw are version, the calibration number w ith latest calibration date, and the latest batter ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 91

    Maintaining the Test Tool Parts and Accessories 8 83 Table 1. Standard Accessor ies Item Ordering Code Battery Charger, available models: Universal Europe 230 V, 50 and 60 Hz North America 120 V, 50 and 60 Hz United Kingdom 240 V, 50 and 60 Hz Japan 100 V, 50 and 60 Hz Australia 240 V, 50 and 60 Hz Universal 115 V/230 V, 50 and 60 Hz * * The 230V r ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 92

    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 84 Item Ordering Code Voltage Probe Set (Gray), designed for use w ith the Fluke ScopeMeter 190 series test tool. The set includes the follow ing items (not available separately): • 10:1 Voltage Probe (gray) • 4-mm Test Probe for Probe Tip (gray ) • Hook Clip for Probe Tip (gray ) • Ground Lead w ith Hook Clip ( ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 93

    Maintaining the Test Tool Parts and Accessories 8 85 Item Ordering Code Replacement Set for Voltage Probe The set includes the follow ing items (not available separately): • 2x 4-mm T est Probe for Probe Tip (red and gray) • 3x H ook Clip for Probe Tip (2 red, 1 gray) • 2x G round Lead with Hook C lip (red and gray) • 2x G round Lead with M ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 94

    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 86 Option al Accessories Item Ordering Code Software & Cable C arrying Case Kit Set contains the following parts: Optically Isolated RS-232 Adapter/C able Hard Carrying Case FlukeView ® ScopeM eter ® Softw are for W i ndows 95 ® , 98 ® , M e ® , 2000 ® and NT4 ® SCC190 PM9080 C190 SW 90W Optically Isolated RS ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 95

    Maintaining the Test Tool Troubleshooting 8 87 Troubleshooting The Test Tool Does Not S tart Up • The batteries may be completely empty. In this case the test tool will not start up, ev en if it is powered by the battery charger. Charge the batteries first: pow er the test tool with the battery charger w ithout turning it on. W ait about 15 minut ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 96

    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 88 FlukeView Doe s Not Recognize The Tes t Tool • Make sure that the test tool is turned on. • Make sure that the interface cable is properly connected between the test tool and the PC. • Make sure that the correct C OM port has been selected in FlukeView. If not, change the CO M port setting or connect the interf ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 97

    89 Chapter 9 Specifications Introduction Performance Character istics FLUKE guarantees the properties ex pressed in numerical values w ith the stated tolerance. Specified non-tolerance numerical values indicate those that could be nominally expected from the mean of a range of identical ScopeMeter test tools. Environmental Data The environmental da ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 98

    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 90 Dual Input Oscilloscope Isolated Inputs A and B (Ve rtical) Bandwidth, DC Coupled FLUKE 199C ....................................... 200 MH z (-3 dB) FLUKE 196C ....................................... 100 MH z (-3 dB) Lower Frequency Limit, AC Coupled with 10:1 probe......................................... <2 Hz ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 99

    Specifications Dual Input Oscilloscope 9 91 Record Length Scope Record M ode........... 27500 points on each input Scope Normal M ode............. 1000 points on each input Scope Glitch Capture M ode ... 500 points on each input Glitch Detection 5 µ s to 120 s/div ........ displays glitches as fast as 50 ns W aveform Display ................ A, B, ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 100

    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 92 Pulse Wi dth Trigger Screen Update ............................ On Trigger, Single Shot Trigger Conditions............ <T, >T , =T (±10 %), ≠ T (±10 %) Source............................................................................ A Polarity ..................................... Positive or negative pul ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 101

    Specifications Automatic Scope M easurements 9 93 AC Voltage (VAC) Max imum Voltage with 10:1 probe ................................................... 1000 V direct (1:1) ............................................................ 300 V Max imum Resolution with 10:1 probe ...................................................... 1 mV direct (1:1) .. ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 102

    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 94 Amperes (AMP) With Optional Current Probe or Current Shunt Ranges............................. same as VDC, VAC, VAC+DC Probe Sensitivity ................. 100 µV/A, 1 mV/A, 10 mV/A, 100 mV/A, 1 V/A, 10 V/A, and 100 V/A Accuracy .......................... same as VDC, VAC, VAC+DC (add current probe or current shunt ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 103

    Specifications Automatic Scope M easurements 9 95 Power Power Factor ....................... ratio between W atts and VA Range ......................................................... 0.00 to 1.00 W att .................................. RM S reading of multiplication corresponding samples of input A (volts) and Input B (amperes) Full Scale Readin ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 104

    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 96 Meter M eter Input Input Coupling ............................................................. DC Frequency Response ...................... DC to 10 kHz (-3 dB) Input Impedance ................ 1 M Ω (±1 %)//10 pF (±1.5 pF) Max . Input Voltage .............................. 1000 V CAT II 600 V CAT III (For detai ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 105

    Specifications DM M M easurements on M eter Inputs 9 97 Diode Max i mum Voltage Reading ...................................... 2.8 V Open Circuit Voltage .................................................<4 V Accuracy ............................................... ± (2 % +5 counts) Measurement Current .............................. 0.5 mA, ± 2 ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 106

    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 98 Amperes (AMP) With Optional Current Probe or Current Shunt Ranges............................. same as VDC, VAC, VAC+DC Probe Sensitivity ................. 100 µV/A, 1 mV/A, 10 mV/A, 100 mV/A, 1 V/A, 10 V/A, and 100 V/A Accuracy .......................... same as VDC, VAC, VAC+DC (add current probe or current shunt ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 107

    Specifications Zoom, Replay and Cursors 9 99 Zoom, Replay and Cursors Zoom Horizontal M agnification Scope Record ............................................. up to 100x TrendPlot ........................................................ up to 50x Scope ............................................................... up to 8x Replay Displays a max i ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 108

    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 100 Probe Calibra tion Manual pulse adjustment and automatic D C adjustment with probe check. Generator Output ...................................... 3 Vpp / 500 Hz square wav e Mem o r y Number of Scope Memories ......................................... 10 Each memory can contain tw o waveforms plus corresponding setup ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 109

    Specifications Environmental 9 101 Environmental Environmental ......................... MIL-PRF-28800F, Class 2 Temperature Operating: battery only .......................... 0 to 50 ° C (32 to 122 ° F) power adapter...................... 0 to 40 ° C (32 to 104 ° F) Storage ............................. -20 to +60 ° C (-4 to +140 ° F) Humidi ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 110

    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 102 Safety Designed for measurements on 1000 V Category II Installations, 600 V Category III Installations, Pollution Degree 2, per: • ANSI/ISA S82.01-1994 • EN61010-1 (1993) (IEC1010-1) • CAN/CSA-C 22.2 No.1010.1-92 • UL3111-1 Max. Input Voltages Input A and B directly ............................... 300 V CAT ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 111

    Specifications 10:1 Probe 9 103 Figure 52. Safe Handling: Max. Input Voltage Between Scope References, and Between Scope References and Meter Reference 10:1 Probe Safety Max. Input Voltage ............................ 1000 V CAT II 600 V CAT III Max. Floating Voltage from any terminal to ground..................... 1000 V CAT II 600 V CAT III up to ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 112

    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 104 0.01 1 2 5 10 20 50 100 200 500 1000 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 0 .5 1 2 5 10 20 50 100 200 FR EQUENC Y ( MHz ) MA X. INP UT VOLT AG E ( Vr m s) CA T III CA T II Figure 53. Max. Voltage From Probe Tip to Ground and From Probe Tip to Probe Reference 0.01 1 2 5 10 20 50 100 200 500 1000 0.02 0.05 0 .1 0. 2 0.5 1 2 5 1 0 20 50 ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 113

    Specifications Electromagnetic Imm unity 9 105 Electromagnetic Immunity The Fluke 190 series, including standard accessories, conforms w ith the EEC directive 89/336 for EM C immunity, as defined by EN-61326-1, w ith the addition of the following tables. Scope Mode (10 ms/div): Trace disturbance with VPS200 voltage probe shorted Table 1 No visible ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 114

    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 106 ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 115

    107 Index —1— 10-1 Voltage Probe, 83 —2— 2-mm Test Probes, 3, 84 —4— 4-mm Test Probes, 3, 83 —A — A versus B, 20 A*B, 20 A+B, 20 A-B, 20 Accessories, 67, 82 AC-Coupling, 18 Acquiring the W aveform, 18 Altitude, 101, 103 Ampere Measurement, 25 Amperes, 94, 98 Analysis Functions, 37, 99 AS200 Accessory Set, 3, 84 Auto Ranges, 27 Auto ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 116

    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 108 Calibration, 100 Capturing 100 Screens, 39, 92 Case, 86 Charge Time, 99 Charger, 83 Charging, 78 Cleaning, 77 Clear Menu, 10, 72 Common Leads, 3 Connect-and-View, 45, 92 Connecting a Computer, 63 Connecting A Printer, 64 Connections, 10, 23 Continuity, 96 Contrast, 73 CS20M A Current Shunt, 86 Current Measurement, 2 ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 117

    Index ( continued ) 109 —M— Maintenance, 77 Manual, 85 Manual R anges, 27 Mathematics Functions, 20 Max. Floating Voltage , 102, 103 Max. Input Voltage , 102 Measurement C onnections, 10, 23 Measurements, 13, 24 Measurements on M eter Inputs, 96 Mechanical, 100 Memory , 100 Meter C onnections, 69 Meter M easurements, 24 Multi M eter Measurement ...

  • Fluke 196C - page 118

    Fluke 196C/199C Users Manual 110 Saving, 60 SCC 190, 64, 86 Scope, 90 Scope Connections, 11, 68 Scope Cursor M easurements, 99 Scope Measurements, 13 Scope Record, 98 Scope Record, 33 Screen Contrast, 73 Screen W ithout Menus, 10, 72 Serial Printer, 64 Service M anual, 86 Shock, 101 Single Shot, 50 Single Sweep M ode, 34 Slope, 46, 91 Slow Variatio ...

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