Understanding Oscilloscope Functions
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TDS1000/2000-Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual
Position
The horizontal position control establishes the time between the
trigger and the screen center. Refer to Horizontal Scale and Position;
Pretrigger Information on page 19 for more information on how to
use this control to position the trigger.
Slope and Level
The Slope and Level controls hel p to define the trigger. The Slope
option (Edge trigger type only) determines whether the oscilloscope
finds the trigger point on the rising or the falling edge of a signal.
The TRIGGER LEVEL knob controls where on the edge the trigger
point occurs.
Rising edge
Falling edge
Trigger slope can be rising or falling
Trigger level can be
adjusted vertically