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IM DL350-17EN
Conventions Used in This Manual
Notes and Cautions
The notes and cautions in this manual are categorized using the following symbols.
WARNING
Calls attention to actions or conditions that could cause serious or fatal injury to
the user, and precautions that can be taken to prevent such occurrences.
CAUTION
Calls attention to actions or conditions that could cause light injury to the user or
damage to the instrument or user’s data, and precautions that can be taken to
prevent such occurrences.
French
AVERTISSEMENT
Attire l’attention sur des gestes ou des conditions susceptibles
de provoquer des blessures graves (voire mortelles), et sur les
précautions de sécurité pouvant prévenir de tels accidents.
ATTENTION
Attire l’attention sur des gestes ou des conditions susceptibles de
provoquer des blessures légères ou d’endommager l’instrument ou les
données de l’utilisateur, et sur les précautions de sécurité susceptibles
de prévenir de tels accidents.
Note
Calls attention to information that is important for proper operation of the
instrument.
Character Notations
Menu Names and Panel Keys in Bold Characters
Indicate controls such as menu commands that appear on the screen and panel keys
Unit
k Denotes 1000. Example: 100 kS/s (sample rate)
K Denotes 1024. Example: 720 KB (file size)
Metasyntax
The following table contains the symbols that are used in the syntax discussed mainly in chapters 3
and 4. These symbols are referred to as BNF (Backus-Naur Form) symbols. For details on how to
write data using these symbols, see pages 3-6 and 3-7.
Symbol Description Syntax Example Example
<>
A defined value
CHANnel<x> <x>
= 1 to 4
CHANNEL2
{}
|
Select an option in { }
Exclusive OR
COUPling {AC|DC|GND|TC} COUPLING AC
[]
Can be omitted
TRIGger[:SIMPle]:SLOPe TRIGger:SLOPe
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