Trigger controls ............................................................................................................................ 14
Menu and control buttons ............................................................................................................. 15
Input connectors ........................................................................................................................... 16
Other front-panel items ................................................................................................................. 17
Understanding oscilloscope functions
Setting up the oscilloscope ........................................................................................................... 20
Using autoset ........................................................................................................................... 20
Using autorange ....................................................................................................................... 20
Saving a setup .......................................................................................................................... 20
Recalling a setup ..................................................................................................................... 20
Default setup ............................................................................................................................ 20
Triggering ..................................................................................................................................... 21
Source ...................................................................................................................................... 21
Types ....................................................................................................................................... 22
Modes ...................................................................................................................................... 22
Coupling .................................................................................................................................. 22
Position .................................................................................................................................... 22
Slope and level ........................................................................................................................ 22
Acquiring signals .......................................................................................................................... 23
Acquisition modes ................................................................................................................... 23
Time base ................................................................................................................................ 23
Scaling and positioning waveforms .............................................................................................. 24
Vertical scale and position ...................................................................................................... 24
Horizontal scale and position; pretrigger information ............................................................ 24
Taking measurements ................................................................................................................... 26
Graticule .................................................................................................................................. 26
Cursors ..................................................................................................................................... 26
Automatic ................................................................................................................................ 27
Application examples
Taking simple measurements ....................................................................................................... 30
Using autoset ........................................................................................................................... 30
Taking automatic measurements ............................................................................................. 31
Measuring two signals ............................................................................................................. 32
Using autorange to examine a series of test points ....................................................................... 33
Taking cursor measurements ........................................................................................................ 34
Measuring ring frequency and amplitude ................................................................................ 34
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