1. Introduction
The Hantek 4-channel Portable Automotive Oscilloscope (models 6074BE and 6254BE) is a small, lightweight, and portable device designed for automotive diagnostics. It requires no external power supply, making it ideal for field use, research, design, and educational applications involving analog circuit testing and troubleshooting.
This oscilloscope series comes standard with over 80 types of automotive measurement functions, including Ignition Action, Sensor/Bus Diagnosis, Performer, and Startup & Charge tests. It features a USB 2.0 interface for plug-and-play connectivity, supporting tablet PCs and operating systems like Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7. The device offers continuous free software upgrades and supports USBXI for easy operation.
Key features include a 4-channel oscilloscope with a 1GSa/s real-time sampling rate, 2mV-10V/DIV high input sensitivity, a large input range, and bandwidths of 70MHz (6074BE) or 250MHz (6254BE). Its compact size and robust design, made from anodized aluminum (similar to iPad material), ensure great heat and abrasive resistance, making it easy to carry and durable for various environments. Dynamic cursor tracking, waveform recording, and replay functions enhance its diagnostic capabilities.
2. General Safety Summary
Review the following safety precautions carefully before operating the device to avoid any personal injuries or damages to the device and any connected products. To avoid potential hazards, use the device only as specified in this user's guide.
2.1. To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury
- Use Proper Power Cord: Use only the power cord specified for this product and certified for the country of use.
- Connect and Disconnect Properly: Do not connect or disconnect probes or test leads while they are connected to a voltage source. Connect the probe output to the measurement device before connecting the probe to the circuit under test. Disconnect the probe input and the probe reference lead from the circuit under test before disconnecting the probe from the measurement device.
- Observe All Terminal Ratings: To avoid fire or shock hazard, observe all ratings and markings on the product. Consult the product manual for further ratings information before making connections to the product.
- Use Proper Probe: To avoid shock hazard, use a properly rated probe for your measurement.
- Avoid Circuit or Wire Exposure: Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is on.
- Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures: If suspected damage occurs with the device, have it inspected by qualified service personnel before further operations.
- Provide Proper Ventilation: Refer to the installation instructions for proper ventilation of the device.
- Do not operate in Wet/Damp Conditions.
- Do not operate in an Explosive Atmosphere.
- Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry.
3. System Requirements
To run the oscilloscope software, your computer must meet the following configuration requirements:
3.1. Minimum System Requirements
- Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/Win7
- Processor: Upwards of 1.00G processor
- Memory: 256MB byte
- Disk Space: 500MB disk free space
- Screen Resolution: 800 x 600
3.2. Recommended Configuration
- Operating System: Windows XP SP3 System
- Processor: 2.4G Processor
- Memory: 1GB Byte Memory
- Disk Space: 80GB Disk Space
- Screen Resolution: 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 1024 resolution
- DPI Setting: Normal Size (96DPI)
4. Setup and Installation
4.1. Software Installation
Caution: You must install the software before using the oscilloscope.
- While in Windows, insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.
- The installation should start up automatically. Otherwise, in Windows Explorer, switch to the CD-ROM drive and run
Setup.exe. - The software installation will begin. Click 'Next' to continue.
- Choose a destination directory. Click 'Next' to continue.
- Check the setup information. Click Next to start copying files.
- The Status dialog will display during file copying.
- The system configuration will update.
- The installation is complete.
4.2. Driver Installation
Example: HANTEK 6000B
- Connect the A-Type Plug of the USB cable to your PC's USB port.
- Connect the other A-Type Plug of the USB cable to the device's USB port.
- New hardware will be found.
- Right-click and select "Manage".
- Click right-click again and select "Update Driver Software".
- Select "Browse my computer for driver software".
- Select the correct driver path and click "Next".
- Click "Install this driver software anyway" if prompted by Windows Security.
- The driver software will install.
- Hantekxxxx USB has been successfully installed.
- After the device driver is installed correctly, the device manager will show the device as installed.
5. Operating Basics
5.1. The User's Interface
After installing the software and connecting the equipment, click the software icon on your desktop. The user interface will be displayed as shown below:
The display area provides detailed information about the waveform and oscilloscope control settings:
- Main Menu: All settings can be found here.
- Toolbar: Quick access to common functions.
- Trigger Information: Displays edge trigger slope, source, and level.
- DDS Panel (HANTEK 6000BD): For Direct Digital Synthesis functions.
- Horizontal Panel: Allows changing Time/Div and format.
- Vertical Panel: Controls CH1/CH2/CH3/CH4 on/off, volt/div, coupling, and probe attenuation.
- Trigger Panel: Adjusts trigger mode, sweep, source, and slope.
- System Time: Displays current system time.
- Marker: Shows Edge trigger level.
- Main Time Base: Displays the main time base setting.
5.2. The Menu System
The main menu provides access to various settings and functions:
File Menu: Load or Save data, setup
- New (Ctrl+N)
- Close
- Load Data (Ctrl+L)
- Load Setup
- Save Data (Ctrl+S)
- Save Setup
- Save Image
- Print... (Ctrl+P)
- Print Preview
- Print Option
- Exit
View Menu: Change the user interface
- Toolbar
- Status Bar
- Side Bar
Setup Menu: Setup settings
- REF (Ctrl+R)
- MATH (Ctrl+M)
- Trigger (Ctrl+T)
- Vertical (Ctrl+V)
- Horizontal (Ctrl+H)
Display Menu: Change wave display type
- Type
- Grid
- Intensity
- Grid Background Color
Cursor Menu: Set Cursor measure type
- Source
- Type
Measure Menu: Set measurement parameters
- Source
- Vertical
- Horizontal
- Clear Measure
- Edit Measure
Acquire Menu: Run, Stop or other operation setting
- Run (Ctrl+R)
- Stop (Ctrl+O)
- Zoom Out
- Zoom In
- Buffer Length
- Acquisition
- Interpolation
- Autoset
5.3. The Vertical System
Click "Setup->Vertical" to access vertical parameters. This allows you to:
- Select Channel: Choose between CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4.
- ON/OFF: Turn the selected channel on or off.
- VOLTS/DIV: Set the voltage range for the selected channel.
- Coupling: Set the selected channel to DC, AC, or GND. DC coupling blocks the AC component of the input signal.
- Probe: Set the probe attenuation factor (e.g., x1, x10) to ensure correct vertical scale reading.
- BW Limit: Reject frequency components higher than 20MHz.
- Invert: Invert the selected waveform.
5.4. The Horizontal System
Click "Setup->Horizontal" to configure horizontal parameters:
- Time/DIV: Sets the time base parameters for the main or window time base.
- Format: Sets the horizontal format parameters (Y-T for vertical voltage vs. horizontal time, X-Y for CH1 value at X-axis vs. CH2 value at Y-axis).
- Horizontal Position: Changes the displayed waveform position relative to the trigger point.
5.5. The Trigger System
Click "Setup->Trigger" to configure trigger settings:
- Trigger Mode: Sets the trigger mode (Edge, Pulse, Video, Alternative).
- Trigger Sweep: Selects the trigger sweep mode (AUTO, NORMAL, SINGLE).
- Trigger Source: Selects the trigger source (CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4).
- Trigger Slope: Selects the edge trigger slope (Positive or Negative).
- Pulse Trigger: Occurs according to pulse width, allowing detection of abnormal signals.
- Video Trigger: Triggers on NTSC, PAL, or SECAM standard video signals.
- ALT System: Allows setting trigger mode, channel, and type for alternative triggering.
- High Frequency Rejection: Eliminates triggers from frequencies above 20MHz.
5.6. Input Connector
The oscilloscope features multiple input and output connectors:
- CH1/CH2/CH3/CH4: Input connectors for waveform display (BNC type).
- GND: A ground terminal.
- USB PORT: Connect the USB cable to this port (5V===1A).
- CAL: Probe compensation output.
6. Oscilloscope Functions
6.1. Setup the Oscilloscope (AUTOSET)
The AUTOSET function automatically adjusts vertical scale, horizontal scale, and trigger settings to obtain a stable waveform display. It also displays several automatic measurements in the graticule area.
- Connect a signal to the CH1 input.
- Click the "Acquire -> Autoset" button in the menu or the AUTO button on the toolbar.
6.2. Save/Load
Use the "File" menu to save or load waveform data, setups, and screen images.
- Save Data: Save waveform data as a type file.
- Save Setup: Save the current oscilloscope setup to file.
- Save Image: Save the software display window as a .bmp or .jpg file.
- Load Data: Load previously saved waveform data.
- Load Setup: Load previously saved instrument setups.
6.3. Utility Function
6.3.1. Record
The Record function allows you to record input waveforms from CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4.
- Storage: Record waveform and save it as a ".dfr" file.
- Play Back: Click this button to start playing back recorded waveforms.
- Start/Stop: Use to begin or end waveform recording.
6.3.2. Pass/Fail
The Pass/Fail function monitors signal changes and outputs pass or fail signals by comparing the input signal with a pre-created mask.
6.3.3. Factory Setup
Click "Factory Setup" in the "Utility" menu to load default setups. This restores the oscilloscope to its factory settings, except for language and date/time.
6.3.4. Language
The "Language" menu in "Utility" allows you to select from four languages: Default (English), Simplified Chinese, English, and Deutsch.
6.4. Measure Signal
6.4.1. Cursor Menu
The Cursor menu allows you to take measurements by moving cursors on the display.
- Source: Set the source to CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, or MATH.
- Type: Choose from Cross, Trace, Vertical, and Horizontal cursors.
- Cross Cursors: Appear as cross lines and measure vertical and horizontal parameters.
- Trace Cursors: Appear as vertical lines and measure waveform amplitude at the point the waveform crosses the cursor.
- Vertical Cursors: Appear as vertical lines and measure vertical parameters.
- Horizontal Cursors: Appear as horizontal lines and measure horizontal parameters.
6.4.2. Measure Menu (Automatic Measurements)
The oscilloscope provides 20 parametric auto measurements (12 voltage and 8 time measurements).
- Source: Select the channel for measurement.
- Vertical Measurements: Maximum, Minimum, Peak to Peak, Top, Base, Middle, RMS, Amplitude, Mean, Cycle Mean, Positive Overshoot, Negative Overshoot.
- Horizontal Measurements: Period, Frequency, Rise Time, Fall Time, +Duty Cycle, -Duty Cycle, +Pulse Width, -Pulse Width.
- Clear Measure: Clear all measure items from the display.
- Edit Measure: Select up to 8 measure options to display simultaneously.
6.5. Display System
Configure how waveforms are displayed on the screen.
- Display Type: Choose between Vectors (default) or Dots.
- Grid: Toggle the display of the grid on or off.
- Intensity: Adjust the intensity of the grid and waveform colors.
6.6. Zoom In/Out and Drag Waveforms
After clicking "Stop", you can change the waveform display by adjusting the scale and position. Use "Zoom In/Out" from the Acquire menu or adjust Time/Div in the Horizontal menu/panel. You can also drag waveforms on the screen.
6.7. Interpolation
For time bases of 40ns/div or faster, you can use three different interpolation modes to achieve smoother waveforms: Step, Linear, and Sin(x)/x.
6.8. Acquisition Modes
The oscilloscope offers three acquisition modes:
- Normal: Samples the signal at evenly spaced intervals.
- Average: Acquires and averages multiple waveforms to reduce random noise.
- Peak Detect: Finds the maximum and minimum values in each sampling interval to show waveform extremes.
6.9. Print And Print Preview
Use the "File" menu to print the current waveform or access the print preview function.
7. Application Examples
7.1. Simple Measurement
To acquire and display a signal:
- Connect the signal to CH1 using a probe.
- Click the AUTO button on the toolbar or "Acquire -> Auto Setup" in the menu.
To measure frequency and Peak-to-Peak voltage (Vpp):
- Click "Measure->Horizontal->Frequency".
- Click "Measure->Vertical->Peak-to-Peak".
To clear measurements, click "Measure->Clear Measure".
7.2. Capturing a Single-Shot Signal
To capture a single event, set the probe and channel attenuations to X10. Configure the trigger in the Trigger Menu:
- Set Trigger Mode to Edge.
- Set Trigger Sweep to Single.
- Set Trigger Source to CH1.
- Set Trigger Slope to "+" (rising edge).
- Adjust Volts/Div and time base.
- Drag the trigger level sign to the proper position on the waveform display.
- Click START to begin capturing.
7.3. The Application of the X-Y Operation
X-Y Plot analyzes the correlation of data between two channels, displaying a Lissajous diagram. This is useful for comparing frequencies, amplitudes, and phases.
- Set probe attenuation to "x10".
- Connect CH1 probe to the input and CH2 probe to the output of the circuit.
- Click the AUTO button.
- Adjust vertical scale and offset for similar amplitude signals.
- Select X-Y format in the Horizontal window.
- Apply the Ellipse Method to observe phase difference.
7.4. Taking Cursor Measurements
Use cursors for quick time and amplitude measurements.
To measure Peak Frequency or Time of the First Sine Waveform:
- Click "Cursor->Source", select CH1.
- Click "Cursor->Type", select Vertical.
- Drag the vertical lines to the desired point.
To measure Amplitude:
- Click "Cursor->Source", select CH1.
- Click "Cursor->Type", select Horizontal.
- Drag the horizontal lines to the desired point.
7.5. Waveform Generator (HANTEK 6000BD only)
This function is available for HANTEK 6000BD models. It acts as an Arbitrary Waveform Generator with one channel of arbitrary waveform output (8 Bits). You can edit waveforms or choose regular waveforms like Sine, Square, AM/FM, Ramp, Trapezia, Gause, Arb, Exponent, and White.
Select the DDS control panel in the sidebar to configure parameters such as Frequency, Amplitude, Y Offset, and Phase for various waveform types.
8. Accessories
The following accessories are typically included with the Hantek 6074BE/6254BE series oscilloscope. Specific items may vary slightly by package option (e.g., with or without carrying bag).
8.1. Standard Configuration
- Oscilloscope Host (x1)
- Auto Test Cable (HT30A) (x1)
- Auto High-Pressure Ignition Probe (HT25) (x1)
- USB Computer Communication Line (x1)
- Dolphin/Gator Clip Cable (HT324) (x3)
- Large Dolphin/Gator Clip (HT18A) (x1)
- Multimeter Probe (HT19) (x1)
- Acupuncture Probe Set (HT307) (x1)
- OTG Line (x1) (Additional accessory, may not be standard in all packages)
- Software Installation CD (x1) (Contains user manual)
8.2. Optional Accessories
- Carrying Bag
- Attenuator: HT-201
- Current Clamp: CC65
9. Specifications
The following table details the technical specifications for the Hantek 6000BE series oscilloscopes:
| Category | Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| Vertical | Analog Channels | 4 |
| Bandwidth | 6074BE: 70MHz, 6254BE: 250MHz (also 100MHz/200MHz options) (-3dB) | |
| Input Impedance | 1MΩ; Capacitance: 25 pF±3pF | |
| Input Sensitivity | 2mV/div to 10V/div | |
| Input Coupling | AC/DC/GND | |
| Vertical Resolution | 8 bits | |
| Memory Depth | 64K/CH, 32K/2CH, 16K/4CH | |
| Maximum Input Protection | 400V (DC+AC Peak) | |
| Vertical Displacement Range | 2mV ~ 10V/div @ x1 probe; 20mV ~ 100V/div @ x10 probe; 200mV ~ 1000V/div @ x100 probe; 2V ~ 10000V/div @ x1000 probe | |
| DC Gain Accuracy | ±3% | |
| Bandwidth Limit | 20MHz | |
| Volume | 175mm * 105mm * 25mm | |
| Horizontal | Real-Time Sampling Rate | 1GSa/s |
| Time Base Range | 2ns/div to 1000s/div (1-2-5 sequences) | |
| Time Base Precision | ±50ppm | |
| Trigger | Source | CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4 |
| Mode | Edge, Pulse, Video, Alternative | |
| X-Y mode X-Axis Input | CH1 | |
| X-Y mode Y-Axis Input | CH2 | |
| Cursors and Measurement | Voltage Measurement | Vpp, Vamp, Vmax, Vmin, Vtop, Vmid, Vbase, Vavg, Vrms, Vcrms, Preshoot, Overshoot |
| Time Measurement | Frequency, Period, Rise Time, Fall Time, Positive Width, Negative Width, Duty Cycle | |
| Cursors Measurement | Horizontal, Vertical, Track, Auto Measure Modes | |
| Waveform Signal Process | +, -, x, ÷, FFT, Invert | |
| Voltage Range | @ x1 probe | 10mV to 10V/div |
| @ x10 probe | 100mV to 100V/div | |
| @ x100 probe | 1V to 1000V/div | |
| @ x1000 probe | 10V to 10000V/div | |
| Arbitrary Waveform Generator Mode (HANTEK 6000BD) | Waveform Frequency | DC~25MHz |
| DAC | 2K~200MHz adjustable | |
| Others | Weight | 0.9KG |
| Current Range | CC65(20A), CC65(60A), CC650, CC1100 | |
| FFT | Rectangular, Hanning, Hamming, Blackman Window | |
| MATH | Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division | |
| AUTOSET | Yes (≥30Hz) | |
| Interface | USB 2.0 |
10. General Maintenance
10.1. General Care
- Do not store or leave the oscilloscope where the device will be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time.
10.2. Caution
- To avoid damages to the device or probes, do not expose them to sprays, liquids or solvents.
- To avoid damages to the surface of the device or probes, do not use any abrasive or chemical cleaning agents.
10.3. Cleaning
Inspect the device and probes as often as operating conditions require. Make sure the device is disconnected from all power sources before cleaning.
To clean the exterior surface, perform the following steps:
- Remove loose dust on the outside of the oscilloscope and probes with a lint-free cloth. Use care to avoid scratching the clear glass display filter.
- Use a soft cloth dampened with water to clean the device.
11. User Tips
- The oscilloscope is designed for portability, making it suitable for mobile use and business trips. It supports Windows 7, 8, and 10 operating systems.
- For Android tablet connectivity, ensure your tablet supports OTG communication. You will need to provide your own OTG cable and a portable power bank for the tablet.
- Hantek provides continuous free software upgrades, so regularly check the official website for the latest versions to ensure optimal performance and access to new features.
- The device is USB 2.0 plug-and-play and does not require an extra power supply when connected to a PC, drawing power directly from the USB port.
12. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Q: Does this oscilloscope connect with Android tablet?
- A: Yes, it connects with Android tablets that support OTG communication. You will need your own OTG cable and a power bank for the tablet.
13. Warranty and Support
For the latest software, drivers, and detailed product information, please visit the official Hantek website:
- Hantek Official Website: https://hantek.com/
- Hantek6004BE Product Information: https://hantek.com/products/detail/10163
- Hantek6004BE Software: https://www.hantek.com/Product/Hantek6000BX/HT6004BX_Software.zip
- Hantek6004BE Manual (PDF): https://manuals.plus/m/777654e7315377303b9383283bc8f08bbdc672039e9ba614f7907c43069e44fe
- Hantek6004BE SDK: https://www.hantek.com/Product/Hantek6000BX/HT6004BX_SDK.zip
- Hantek6004BE Driver: https://hantek.com/Products/SoftwareDL?id=44784
- Hantek6074BE Driver-win11: https://hantek.com/Products/SoftwareDL?id=45925
For technical support or service inquiries, please contact Hantek directly through their official website.
