Using the Oscilloscope
Acquisition Controls
Acquisition Controls
Using the acquisition controls, you control whether the oscilloscope is running
or stopped. Other keys allow you to reset the oscilloscope to its default setup
and automatically configure the oscilloscope for the current input signals
(Autoscale).
Display Controls
The clear display control erases the waveforms from the display and resets such
things as measurement statistics and averaging. The touch control enables or
disables the touch screen.
Horizontal Controls
Using the horizontal controls, you configure the oscilloscope's scale (seconds
per division) and horizontal position of the waveform. You can also view a
magnified section of the waveform using the delayed sweep window, which uses
software to expand part of the acquisition memory.
Trigger Controls
Using the trigger controls, you set the conditions on which the oscilloscope will
trigger and acquire an input signal. You can set up a variety of trigger conditions.
Edge and advanced triggers can be selected from the front panel, and the
parameters for edge triggering can be set up here as well. The advanced trigger
parameters must be set up using the graphical interface.
Trigger configuration settings you make using the graphical interface are
reflected in the front-panel status indicators, and will remain set unless you
change them (either using the front panel or the graphical interface) or press
the Default Setup key. See "Using the Graphical Interface" on page 3-20 for
information on accessing the graphical interface.
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