Video Trigger - Rigol DS6000 Series User Manual

5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope

Video Trigger

Trigger on the standard video signal fields and lines of NTSC (National Television
Standards Committee), PAL (Phase Alternating Line), SECAM (sequential color with
memory) or HDTV (High Definition Television).
Trigger Type:
Press Type to select "Video". At this point, the trigger setting information as shown
in the figure below is displayed at the upper-right corner of the screen.
Source Selection:
Press Source to select CH1-CH4 as the Trigger Source. The current trigger source
is displayed at the upper-right corner of the screen.
Note: Select channel with signal input as trigger source to obtain stable trigger.
Video Polarity:
Press Polarity to select the desired video polarity. The polarities available are normal
polarity ( ) and inverted polarity ( ).
Sync:
Press Sync to select the desired sync type.
All lines: trigger on the first line found.

Line number: for NTSC and PAL/SECAM video standards, trigger on the specified

line in the odd or even field; for HDTV video standard, trigger on the specified
line. Note that when this sync trigger mode is selected, you can modify the line
number using
number is from 1 to 525 (NTSC), 1 to 625 (PAL/SECAM), 1 to 525 (480P), 1 to
625 (576P), 1 to 750 (720P), 1 to 1125 (1080P) or 1 to 1125 (1080I).
Odd field: trigger on the rising edge of the first ramp waveform pulse in the odd

field.
Even field: trigger on the rising edge of the first ramp waveform pulse in the

even field.
DS6000 User's Guide
in the Line Num menu with a step of 1. The range of the line
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