Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Guaranty and Declaration
- Safety Requirement
- MSO5000-E Series Overview
- Document Overview
- Quick Start
- General Inspection
- Appearance and Dimensions
- To Prepare for Use
- Front Panel Overview
- Rear Panel Overview
- Front Panel Function Overview
- User Interface
- Touch Screen Controls
- Parameter Setting Method
- To Use the Kensington Security Lock
- To Use the Built-in Help System
- To View the Option Information and the Option Installation
- To Set the Vertical System
- To Set the Horizontal System
- To Set the Sample System
- To Trigger the Oscilloscope
- Trigger Source
- Trigger LEVEL/Threshold Level
- Trigger Mode
- Trigger Coupling
- Trigger Holdoff
- Noise Rejection
- Trigger Type
- Edge Trigger
- Pulse Trigger
- Slope Trigger
- Video Trigger
- Pattern Trigger
- Duration Trigger
- Timeout Trigger
- Runt Trigger
- Window Trigger
- Delay Trigger
- Setup/Hold Trigger
- Nth Edge Trigger
- RS232 Trigger (Option)
- I2C Trigger (Option)
- SPI Trigger (Option)
- CAN Trigger (Option)
- FlexRay Trigger (Option)
- LIN Trigger (Option)
- I2S Trigger (Option)
- MIL-STD-1553 Trigger (Option)
- Zone Trigger
- Trigger Output Connector
- Operations and Measurements
- Digital Voltmeter (DVM) and Frequency Counter
- Power Analysis (Option)
- Histogram Analysis
- Digital Channel
- Protocol Decoding
- Reference Waveform
- To Enable Ref Function
- To Select the Reference Channel
- To Select the Ref Source
- To Adjust the Ref Waveform Display
- To Save to Internal Memory
- To Clear the Display of the Reference Waveform
- To View Details of the Reference Waveform
- To Reset the Reference Waveform
- Color Setting
- Label Setting
- To Export to Internal or External Memory
- To Import from Internal or External Memory
- Pass/Fail Test
- Waveform Recording & Playing
- Search and Navigation Function
- Display Control
- Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generator (Option)
- Store and Load
- System Utility Function Setting
- Remote Control
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix
- Index

Chapter 2 To Set the Vertical System RIGOL
MSO5000-E User Guide 2-3
To Adjust the Vertical Scale
Vertical scale indicates the voltage value per grid in the vertical axis of the screen. It
is often expressed in V/div. While you adjust the vertical scale, the display amplitude
of the waveform would enlarge or reduce. The scale information of the channel
status label (e.g. as shown in the following figure) at the lower section of the screen
would change accordingly.
The adjustable range of the vertical scale is related to the currently set probe ratio
and input impedance. By default, the probe ratio is 1X and the input impedance is 1
MΩ. The adjustable range of the vertical scale is from 500 μV/div to 10 V/div.
When CH1 is turned on, you can adjust the vertical scale with the following three
methods:
Rotate Vertical
SCALE that corresponds to CH1 to adjust the vertical scale
(clockwise to reduce the scale and counterclockwise to increase).
Enable the touch screen function and adjust the vertical scale with the pinch &
stretch gesture on the touch screen. For details, refer to the "Pinch & Stretch"
section.
Enable the touch screen function, and tap the channel status label at the bottom
of the screen. The following window is displayed. Tap the
icon at the
right side of the Scale input field to decrease or increase the scale. You can also
tap the Scale input field to input a specific value with the displayed numeric
keypad.
In the vertical control area (Vertical) on the front panel, press Vertical
SCALE
to adjust the vertical scale in "Coarse" (by default)
or "Fine" mode. You can also
press 1 More Fine to enable or disable fine adjustment.
Fine adjustment: Rotate Vertical SCALE to further adjust the vertical scale
within a relatively smaller range to improve vertical resolution. If the amplitude
of the input waveform is a little bit greater than the full scale under the current
scale and the amplitude would be a little bit lower if the next scale is used, fine
adjustment can be used to improve the amplitude of waveform display to view
signal details.
Coarse adjustment (take counterclockwise as an example): Rotate Vertical
SCALE to set the vertical scale at 1-2-5 step, i.e. 500 μV/div, 1 mV/div, 2 mV/div,
5 mV/div, 10 mV/div…10 V/div.
Vertical Scale
Value Input Field Decrease Increase










