Learn about using text with screen displays.
Display persistence
From the Display menu, select Display Setup; then open the Appearance tab.
To use
Click one of the buttons to select the display persistence.
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Click Infinite (persistence) to continuously accumulate record points on the waveform until you change one of the acquisition
display settings.
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Click Variable; then click in the Time entry box and use the multipurpose knobs to set the persistence time.
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Click Reset to clear the persistence.
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Click the Controls to activate the Persistence Control window.
Behavior
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Use infinite persistence for displaying record points that may occur outside the normal acquisition envelope.
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Use Variable to accumulate record points on the waveform for a specified time interval. Each record point decays
independently according to the time interval.
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If you click Off, the waveform record points appear for the current acquisition only.
TIP. Use the Display menu Display Persistence submenu or right-click in the graticule and select Display Persistence from
the shortcut menu to directly access the persistence options.
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Display setups
172 DPO70000SX, MSO/DPO70000DX, MSO/DPO70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000B Series