User manual
RIGOL 
©  2008 RIGOL Technologies, Inc. 
  User‟s Guide for DS1000B series 
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Trigger Holdoff 
You  can  use  trigger  Holdoff  to  stabilize  a  complex  waveform,  such  as  a  pulse 
sequence.  Holdoff  time  is  the  oscilloscope‟s  waiting  period  before  starting  a  new 
trigger. During Holdoff, oscilloscope will not trigger until Holdoff ends. For instance: 
To trigger on the first pulse on a group of them, users can set the holdoff time to 
Pulse cluster width.   
Figure 2-59 
Trigger Holdoff 
To use trigger Holdoff: 
1. Press the MENU button of the trigger control system to display the Menu.   
2. Press Set Up key to display trigger set up menu.   
3. Turn the multi function knob ( ) to change Holdoff time until waveform is stable. 
4. Press Trigger Hold off reset to reset the Holdoff time to its default value.   
Trigger site 
Trigger holdoff 
Time of holdoff 










