Specifications

Getting Started
1-6 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Programmer Manual
Manual Trigger button. Pushing the Manual Trigger button generates a trigger
event manually. The Manual Trigger is one of the trigger sources for sweep or burst
waveform. If you push the Manual Trigger button, the arbitrary/function generator
will initiate one sweep in the Trigger Sweep mode, or output a waveform that has
the specified number of cycles in the Burst mode. If the instrument is in Gated
mode, it outputs a waveform while the Manual Trigger button is depressed.
Trig’d LED. The Trig’d LED is lit whenever the instrument responds to a trigger.
Note that the Trig’d LED is a common display for any trigger signals for channel 1
or channel 2.
Other Action buttons. The Enter button and the following related buttons are also
classified as Action buttons.
 Enter button. The Enter button causes a numeric input to be updated.
 +/– button. This button is only active when you are setting a value. The +/–
button changes the sign of the currently selected parameter from positive to
negative. If the value is already negative, this button makes it positive.
 Cancel button. The Cancel button is active when you are setting a value.
Pushing the Cancel button closes the Units menu and restores the previous
value for the selected setting.
When the front-panel controls are locked, you can use the Cancel button to
unlock the front-panel controls. See page 1-10.
 Backspace (BKSP) button. The BKSP button is only active when you are
setting a value in the Numeric Input Area. Pushing the BKSP button deletes
the currently selected digit.
Menu Buttons
The Edit, Utility, Save, Recall, Help, and Default buttons are called Menu buttons.
Edit button. The Edit button opens Edit menu. See Table E-11 on page E-14 for the
Edit menu map.
Utility button. The Utility button opens Utility menu. See Table E-13 on page E-23
for the Utility menu map.
Save button. The Save button opens the Save menu. See Table E-10 on page E-13
for the Save menu map.
Recall button. The Recall button opens the Recall menu. See Table E-10 on
page E-13 for the Recall menu map.
Help button. The Help button opens the built-in Help.