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Quick Start
One of the first things you will want to do with your function generator
is to become acquainted with the front panel. We have written the
exercises in this chapter to prepare the instrument for use and help
you get familiar with some of its front-panel operations. This chapter
is divided into the following sections:
• To Prepare the Function Generator for Use, on page 21
• To Adjust the Carrying Handle, on page 22
• To Set the Output Frequency, on page 23
• To Set the Output Amplitude, on page 24
• To Set a DC Offset Voltage, on page 26
• To Set the Duty Cycle, on page 27
• To Configure a Pulse Waveform, on page 28
• To View a Waveform Graph, on page 29
• To Output a Stored Arbitrary Waveform, on page 30
• To Use the Built-In Help System, on page 31
• To Rack Mount the Function Generator, on page 33