Oscilloscope Reference Use Print Screen
Use Print Screen
If you have an attached keyboard you can use the PrintScreen(PrtSc)keytocopythescreencontentsto
the Windows clipboard. This bitmap does not include the waveforms or graticule. The waveforms and
graticule ar
e displayed by the graphics adapter outside of normal Windows mechanisms.
To use
To capture the instrument screen with its graticule and waveforms, use the Edit menu Copy command after
selecting Image in the Copy Setup menu, or to build a bitmap file, select the File menu Save As command.
Click Options under Screen Capture, and then select Full Screen under View. For additional information,
see Save As Dialog Box: Screen Captures.
(see page 534)
You can display the current date and time on screen so that they appear on hard copies you print. To do
this, toggle the Display Date/Time button On from the Display Setup control window Objects tab. If you
need to reset the date and time for any reason, right-click the date and time and then select Set Date/Time.
Behavior
Pressi
ng the Print Screen key on an a ttached keyboard copies the screen imag e minus the w aveform and
graticule to the Windows clipboard. Using the Edit menu Copy command copies the screen image with
the waveform and graticule.
Analyze menu
The A nalyze menu provides a ccess to search and place marks on acquired waveforms. It also provides
access to tools for DDR a nalysis and other applications that are installed on your instrument.
Utilities menu
The Utilities menu provides access to utilities used by the instrument s uch as instrument calibration,
instrument diagnostics, and user preferences. All utilities are accessible from the menu bar only. None of
the utilities are directly accessible from the front panel controls or from the toolbar.
Vertical menu
Use the Vertical menu options to set v ertical parameters for waveforms. This menu also provides access to
the Zoom controls and the probe compensation, deskew, and attenuation functions.
DSA/DPO70000D, MSO/DPO/DSA70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000 Series 933