Chapter 2 Operating Your Oscilloscope - Rigol DS1302CA User Manual

Chapter 2 Operating Your Oscilloscope

By now, a user should understand the VERTICAL, HORIZONTAL and TRIGGER
control systems and knows how to determine the system setup from the status bar
of a DS1000CA-series digital oscilloscope. This chapter will go through all groups of
front-panel buttons, knobs and menus; and further the knowledge of the operation
by hints in this guide. It is recommended to perform all of the following exercises to
get the most of the powerful measurement capabilities of the oscilloscope. If you
haven‟t know the operations above, please refers to chapter1.
This chapter covers the following topics:
To Set Up the Vertical System ( CH1, CH2, MATH, REF, OFF, Vertical
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To Set Up the Horizontal System ( MENU, Horizontal
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To Set Up the Trigger System (
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To Set Up the Sampling System (Acquire)
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To Set Up the Display System (Display)
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To Store and Recall Waveforms or Setups (Storage)
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To Set Up the Utility (Utility)
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To Measure Automatically (Measure)
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To Measure with Cursors (Cursor)
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To Use Run Control Buttons (AUTO, RUN/STOP)
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