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

RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope
5-6 MSO5000-E User Guide
Press Menu Coupling in the trigger control area (Trigger) on the front panel.
Then, rotate the multifunction knob to select the desired coupling mode (by
default, it is DC). You can also press Coupling continuously to select it or enable the
touch screen to select the desired coupling mode with touch gestures.
DC: allows DC and AC components to pass the trigger path.
AC: blocks the DC components and attenuates signals.
LFR: blocks the DC components and rejects the low-frequency components.
HFR: rejects the high frequency components.
Trigger Holdoff
Trigger holdoff can be used to stably trigger on complex repetitive waveforms that
have multiple edges (or other events) between waveform repetitions (such as pulse
series). Holdoff time indicates the time that the oscilloscope waits for re-arming the
trigger module after generating a correct trigger. The oscilloscope will not trigger
even if the trigger condition is met during the holdoff time and will only re-arm the
trigger module after the holdoff time expires.
For example, to stably trigger the repetitive pulse series as shown in the figure below,
the holdoff time should be set to a value that is greater than t1 and smaller than t2.
Figure 5-2 Schematic Diagram of Trigger Holdoff
In the trigger control area (Trigger) on the front panel, press Menu Holdoff (for
some triggers, Holdoff is a sub menu under More, at this time, press Menu
More Holdoff) and then rotate the multifunction knob at a small step to
modify the holdoff time (the holdoff to this time when the waveforms are stably
triggered; by default, the holdoff time is 16 ns). Also, you can use the numeric
keypad to set the holdoff time. The adjustable range of holdoff time is from 8 ns to
10 s.
Tip
When "AC" or "LFR" is selected under Coupling, no trigger level lines and trigger
icons are displayed. When you adjust the trigger level, you can only see the changes
of the trigger level values at the upper-right corner of the screen.
Holdoff Time
Trigger Position
t1
t2










