For review, either docx or pdf will work fine for me. My opinion is that pdf is better for the final document.
I went through the first part of this version of the documentation, but did not get to the Examples part. Here are my thoughts:
I think it would be very helpful to mention somewhere in the manual that the 6022BE hardware is limited to measuring a +- 5.0 volt signal. That is, with a 1x probe, signals from -5 to +5 volts can be displayed; with a 10x probe, -50 to +50 volts, and so forth. Maybe that should be a note in the Volts/DIV section, a warning that even if the display is set to 10 volts per division, the trace will clamp at 5 volts. True, the input voltage limits are mentioned in the specs in the appendix, but that's really obscure.
15.2.f full screen
This looks like a 3-step process, when in fact, 15.2.f.1 is all that is needed to restore the normal screen. Perhaps it should read,
1. Push the ESC key on your keyboard, OR
2. Right click on the display and select Window Mode.
15.2.f.3 choosing Restore from the system menu.
I would leave this out entirely, as it adds nothing beyond point (2.) above. If someone knows Windows, they will know how to un-maximize their Window. Also, on using Restore works as your text describes on (soon to be unsupported by Microsoft) Windows XP, but also, there is a restore button at the upper RIGHT of the title bar, too. Other versions of Windows may do this differently.
3.a.ii. Volts/DIV
These values are scaled by the probe attenuation. For example, with an x10 probe, the smallest value is 200 mV, and the largest is 100 V. It might be simpler to just omit the actual values in the documentation, but keep
"Select the voltage/division range for the displayed waveform."
Someone who has purchased an oscilloscope should already be quite familiar with what this does.
Of course, any comments on the menu items here could be similarly applied to the toolbar items. I won't bog down the feedback by mentioning things twice.
3.a.iii probe
the 10000X setting is mentioned twice.
3.b.ii, 3.b.iii - same suggestions as above
4.b.i I'm not sure if this is exactly how auto trigger works. I -think- that what happens is that this is the same as a normal trigger, except that if the input does not generate a trigger for a while, then a trigger will automatically be generated. Notice that even in AUTO trigger mode, you can get a stable trace, if your input signal is stable.
4.b.ii Normal trigger
I would change the last word "drawn" to "drawn or redrawn", since the previous trace will stay on the screen until the next one is drawn.
7.a.i, 7.a.ii
Whichever term you choose, "Render Phosphor" or "Phospor Persistence," I still suggest using the same term in both occurrences, otherwise is sounds like you're talking about two different things. Bottom line is that the first menu item switches it off, and the second switches it on.
7.a.v. Phosphor Persistence
Suggest adding a note that this only applies when "Render Phosphor" is selected above. It would seem that the UI could be simplified further by eliminating the "Render Normal/Phosphor" menu pick entirely, and having the "Phosphor Persistence" item always available. Dragging the Persistence all the way to the left (zero) would be equivalent to Normal. That would match a traditional old scope, where there is just one knob for persistence, no extra button to turn it on and off. But that's for RichardK to decide.
8.a Acquire
Start acquiring and displaying the signal, according to the trigger conditions previously set.
8.b Stop
Stop acquiring. This is useful for "freezing" the most recently displayed signal on the screen.
16.6 FFT
I note that this is only on the toolbar, not in any menu pick as far as I can see. For the explanation, I'd suggest
"The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) can be used to display the component frequencies in a signal. Consult the internet for more information on this subject."
and just leave it at that. Presently, the FFT does not show a labled scale, so it's only qualitatively useful, and the simple explanation above should suffice.
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