Chapter 9 Histogram Analysis
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Press Type, then rotate the multifunction knob
to select the desired histogram
type, and then press down the knob to select the type. You can also press Type
continuously or enable the touch screen to select the type.
To Select the Histogram Source
If "Horizontal" or "Vertical" is selected under Type, you need to set the source
(CH1-CH4). Press Source, then rotate the multifunction knob
to select the
desired source, and then press down the knob to select the source. You can also
press Source continuously or enable the touch screen to select it.
To Select the Measurement Item
When you select "Measure" as the histogram type, press Measure → Add on the
front panel or tap the auto measurement label "MEASURE" at the top of the screen to
enter the measurement setting menu, and then add one or multiple measurement
items. At this time, the added measurement item(s) can be served as the
measurement histogram source(s) and displayed in the Item menu.
To Set the Histogram Height
The histogram height indicates the number of grids the histogram bar graph should
use on the screen. Press Height, then rotate the multifunction knob
or use the
pop-up numeric keypad to set the height. The available range of height is from 1 to 4.
By default, it is 2.
To Set the Histogram Range
When "Horizontal" or "Vertical" is selected under Type, you need to set the window
range. Set "Left Limit", "Right Limit", "Top Limit", and "Bottom Limit" respectively to
adjust the size and position of the histogram window. Press Range to enter the
sub-menu of histogram range. Then press the corresponding softkey and rotate the
multifunction knob
to set their values.
Note:
The adjustment for the horizontal time base and vertical scale will not affect
the time base of the histogram range, but only shows variation with the scale.
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