Manual
Table Of Contents
- INTERFACE OVERVIEW
 - COMMAND OVERVIEW
 - COMMAND DETAILS
- Common Commands
 - Acquisition Commands
 - Autoscale Commands
 - Vertical Commands
 - Math Commands
 - Cursor Commands
 - Display Commands
 - Hardcopy Commands
 - Measure Commands
 - Measurement Commands
 - Reference Commands
 - Run Command
 - Stop Command
 - Single Command
 - Force Command
 - Timebase Commands
 - Trigger Commands
 - System Commands
 - Save/Recall Commands
 - Ethernet Commands
 - Time Commands
 - Bus Decode Commands
 - Mark Commands
 - Search Commands
 - Digital Commands
 - Label Commands
 - Utility Commands
 
 - APPENDX
 - INDEX
 
    INTERFACE OVERVIEW 
5 
INTERFACE OVERVIEW 
This manual describes how to use the 
GDS-2000A’s remote command functionality and 
lists the command details. The Overview chapter 
describes how to configure the GDS-2000A USB 
remote control interface, Ethernet interface, GPIB 
interface and RS-232 interface. 
Front Panel Overview 
POWER
CH1 CH2
POSITION
TIME/DIV
POSITION
POSITION
VOLTS/DIV VOLTS/DIV
Autoset
Menu
50 %
Force-Trig
Select
TRIGGER
HORIZONTAL
VARIABLE
Measure Cursor
Display Help Save/Recall Utility
Acquire
Single
Run/Stop
Search
Set/Clear
CH3 CH4
POSITION
POSITION
VOLTS/DIV VOLTS/DIV
VERTICAL
M
R
B
Test
CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 EXT TRIG
CAT
M
W
16pF
300Vpk MAX.
1
CAT
M
W
16pF
300Vpk MAX.
Hardcopy
Option
Menu Off
LEVEL
Zoom
MATH
REF
Demo
Logic Analyzer
1
BUS
Digital Storage Oscilloscope
GDS-2204A
200 MHz 2 GS/s
Visual Persistence Oscilloscope
GEN 1 GEN 2
Default
LCD 
Variable knob 
and Select key
Autoset, Run/Stop, Single 
and Default settings
CH1~CH4 
input 
Trigger 
controls
Function 
keys
USB Host port, 
Demo and Ground 
terminals
Function 
Generator 
output 1&2
Power 
button
Hardcopy key
Option key
Math, 
Reference and 
Bus keys
Bottom 
menu keys
Horizontal 
controls
Menu key
Vertical 
controls
Logic 
Analyzer 
input
EXT 
trigger
Side menu keys
4 channel model shown. 










