Technical data
Table Of Contents
- Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes-At a Glance
- In This Book
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Getting Started
- Step 1. Inspect the package contents
- Step 2. Turn on the oscilloscope
- Step 3. Load the default oscilloscope setup
- Step 4. Input a waveform
- Step 5. Become familiar with the Front Panel Controls
- Step 6. Become familiar with the oscilloscope display
- Step 7. Use Auto-Scale
- Step 8. Compensate probes
- Step 9. Use the Run Control buttons
- Displaying Data
- Capturing Data
- Making Measurements
- Saving, Recalling, and Printing Data
- Oscilloscope Utility Settings
- Specifications and Characteristics
- Service
- Safety Notices
- Index
3Capturing Data
72 Agilent 3000 Series Oscilloscopes User’s Guide
Choosing the Acquisition Mode
The osilloscope can operate in normal, average, or peak detect acquisition
modes.
You can choose the oscilloscope’s acquisition mode in the Acquire menu
(accessed by pressing the Acquire
front panel button — see page 68).
To select the Normal acquisition mode
In the Normal acquisition mode, acquisitions are made according to the
selected sampling mode, and they are displayed one after the other.
To select the Normal acquisition mode:
1 Press Acquire
.
2 In the Acquire menu, press Acquisition until “Normal” is selected.
To select the Average acquisition mode
In the Average acquisition mode, acquisitions are made according to the
selected sampling mode, and the running average over the specified
number of acquisitions is displayed.
Use the Average acquisition mode to remove random noise from the
waveform and to improve measurement accuracy.