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6000 Series Oscilloscope User's Guide
15. Trigger Controls
oscilloscope triggers to capture data. See
mode or Normal trigger mode"
"Triggering the Oscilloscope," starting on page 87.
16. Run Controls
Press Run/Stop to make the oscilloscope begin
looking for a trigger. The Run/Stop key will illuminate in green.
If the trigger mode is set to "Normal," the display will not
update until a trigger is found. If the trigger mode is set to
"Auto," the oscilloscope looks for a trigger, and if none is found,
it will automatically trigger, and the display will immediately
show the input signals. In this case, the background of the Auto
indicator at the top of the display will flash, indicating that the
oscilloscope is forcing triggers.
Press Run/Stop again to stop acquiring data. The key will
illuminate in red. Now you can pan across and zoom-in on the
acquired data.
Press Single to make a single acquisition of data. The key will
illuminate in yellow until the oscilloscope triggers. See
and stop an acquisition"
17. Waveform Keys
oscilloscope to acquire in Normal, Peak Detect, Averaging, or
High Resolution modes (see
and lets you turn Realtime sampling off or on (see
The Display key lets you access the menu where you can select
infinite persistence (see
page 206), and adjust the display grid (graticule) intensity (see
page 206).
18. Horizontal Delay Control
this control lets you set the acquisition window relative to the
trigger point. When the oscilloscope is stopped, you can turn
this knob to pan through the data horizontally. This lets you see
the captured waveform before the trigger (turn the knob
clockwise) or after the trigger (turn the knob counterclockwise).
See "To set up the Horizontal time base"
These controls determine how the
on page 45 and
on page 42.
The Acquire key lets you set the
"Acquisition Modes"
page 205), switch vectors on or off (see
When the oscilloscope is running,
Front-Panel Controls
"Choosing Auto trigger
Chapter 4,
"To start
on page 209),
page 213).
on page 53.
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