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Tektronix has Instruction Manuals, Operator's Manuals and Service Manuals commonly | Tektronix has '''Instruction Manuals, Operator's Manuals and Service Manuals''' commonly | ||
available to the customer. Sometimes you can find "[http://w140.com/tek_fcp/ factory calibration procedures]" | available to the customer. Sometimes you can find "[http://w140.com/tek_fcp/ factory calibration procedures]" | ||
and other such artifacts. An Instruction Manual, by definition, contains the | and other such artifacts. | ||
An ''Instruction Manual'', by definition, contains the | |||
operator's manual and the service manual (with schematics, electrical and | operator's manual and the service manual (with schematics, electrical and | ||
mechanical parts lists, theory of operation, circuit board illustrations, | mechanical parts lists, theory of operation, circuit board illustrations, | ||
performance procedure and calibration procedure) – how to repair and calibrate the | performance procedure and calibration procedure) – how to repair and calibrate the | ||
instrument. The Operator's Manual contains only the operation portion of the | instrument. | ||
The ''Operator's Manual'' contains only the operation portion of the | |||
Instruction Manual and consists of instrument specifications and set/up operation | Instruction Manual and consists of instrument specifications and set/up operation | ||
procedures – how to use the instrument. A Service Manual contains the service | procedures – how to use the instrument. | ||
portion | |||
A ''Service Manual'' contains the service portion of the Instruction Manual and very little about instrument operation. | |||
Portable oscilloscopes tend to have an Instruction Manual and an Operators Manual | Portable oscilloscopes tend to have an Instruction Manual and an Operators Manual | ||
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small-format manuals that will fit into the instrument's accessory pocket. | small-format manuals that will fit into the instrument's accessory pocket. | ||
Bench-type instruments are the same way, but their Operator's Manuals are full-size | Bench-type instruments are the same way, but their Operator's Manuals are full-size | ||
just like the Instruction Manual. Very complex instruments that involve both | just like the Instruction Manual. | ||
electronics and software programming such as the 7854 may have a multi-volume | |||
Service Manual set and an Operator's Manual, but to keep the overall manual | Very complex instruments that involve both electronics and software programming such as the [[7854]] may have a | ||
complexity at a smaller scale, will have no Instruction Manual. Most of the time, | multi-volume Service Manual set and an Operator's Manual, but to keep the overall manual complexity at a | ||
an instrument such as this does not require the operator to have any service | smaller scale, will have no Instruction Manual. Most of the time, an instrument such as this does not require | ||
literature at all – only operation literature. Service literature is retained by | the operator to have any service literature at all – only operation literature. Service literature is retained by | ||
the repair/calibration lab or shop. | the repair/calibration lab or shop. | ||