Digits Arming - Agilent Technologies 53181A Operating Manual

Chapter 2 Operating Your Frequency Counter
Using the Gate & External Arm Menu Key

DIGITS Arming

For frequency, period, and frequency ratio, digits arming means you can set the number
of digits of resolution that you require your result to provide.
Digits arming is demonstrated in the sub-section titled "Example Procedure for
Changing the Number of Digits Displayed."
*Table 2-2. The Gate & External Arm Key Menus as a Function of the
Arming Mode
Frequency, Period, Ratio
Time Arming:
GATE: TIME
TIME: <time>
Auto Arming:
GATE: AUTO
Digits Arming:
GATE: DIGITS
DIGITS: <digits>
External Arming (Refer to page 2-17 or the Menu Roadmap in the Quick Reference
Guide, which follows the Preface, for more information.):
GATE: EXTERNL
START: POS
NEG
STOP: AUTO
NEG
POS
TIME
TIME: <time>
* There is no Gate and External Arm menu available for Voltage Peaks measurements.
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