Technical data

Contents
Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User’s Guide 7
Changing the Display Settings 58
To display waveforms as vectors or dots 58
To change the grid 58
To use waveform persistence 59
To clear the display 59
To adjust the display brightness 59
To change the menu display time 59
To invert screen colors 60
3 Capturing Data 61
Overview of Sampling 62
Sampling Theory 62
Aliasing 62
Oscilloscope Bandwidth and Sample Rate 63
Oscilloscope Rise Time 65
Oscilloscope Bandwidth Required 66
Memory Depth and Sample Rate 67
Choosing the Sampling Mode 68
To select the real-time sampling mode 69
To select the equivalent-time sampling mode 70
Choosing the Acquisition Mode 72
To select the Normal acquisition mode 72
To select the Average acquisition mode 72
To select the Peak Detect acquisition mode 74
Adjusting the Trigger Level 76
To adjust the trigger level 76
To force a trigger 77
Choosing the Trigger Mode 78
To set up edge triggers 78
To set up pulse width triggers 79
To set up video triggers 80