User`s guide

Using the Oscilloscope
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Acquisition Run Controls
Using the acquisition run controls, you control whether the oscilloscope is
running or stopped. You can also put the oscilloscope into Single mode where
only one acquisition is acquired before the oscilloscope stops.
Horizontal Controls
Using the horizontal controls, you configure the oscilloscope’s horizontal scale
(time per division) and horizontal position of the waveform. You can also view
a magnified section of the waveform using the Zoom window, which uses
software to expand part of the acquisition memory.
Several other keys in this section do not pertain directly to horizontal controls.
For example, the [Autoscale] key allows you to reset the oscilloscope to its
default setup and automatically configure the oscilloscope for the current
input signals. Also, the [Clear Display] key erases the waveforms from the
display and resets such things as measurement statistics and averaging. The
[Touch] key enables or disables the touch screen. The [Default Setup] key returns
the oscilloscope to a known state.
Trigger Controls
Using the trigger controls, you set the conditions on which the oscilloscope
will trigger and acquire an input signal. You can set up a variety of trigger
conditions. Edge and advanced triggers can be selected from the front panel,
and the parameters for edge triggering can be set up here as well. The advanced
trigger parameters must be set up using the graphical interface.
Trigger configuration settings you make using the graphical interface are
reflected in the front-panel status indicators, and will remain set unless you
change them (either using the front panel or the graphical interface) or press
the [Default Setup] key. See “Using the Graphical Interface” for information on
accessing the graphical interface.