Instructions

AFG1000 Series Quick Start User Manual
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Table of contents
Preface ....................................................................................................................................................... iii
Where to find more information .......................................................................................................... iii
Conventions used in this manual ......................................................................................................... iii
Service offerings ................................................................................................................................. iv
Getting started ............................................................................................................................................ 1
General features.................................................................................................................................... 1
Before installation ................................................................................................................................ 1
Standard accessories ............................................................................................................................. 2
Operating requirements ........................................................................................................................ 3
Power the instrument on and off .......................................................................................................... 4
Change instrument settings at power-on .............................................................................................. 5
Erase waveforms from memory ........................................................................................................... 6
Select a local language ......................................................................................................................... 7
Protect your instrument from misuse ................................................................................................... 8
General care ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Update your instrument firmware ...................................................................................................... 10
Equivalent output circuits ................................................................................................................... 13
Instrument front panel, interface, and rear panel ....................................................................................... 14
Front panel overview .......................................................................................................................... 14
Parts of the screen interface ............................................................................................................... 15
Default setup ...................................................................................................................................... 16
Select waveform ................................................................................................................................. 18
Select run mode .................................................................................................................................. 20
Adjust waveform parameters ............................................................................................................. 21
Channel select .................................................................................................................................... 22
Channel output On/Off ....................................................................................................................... 22
Display both channels ........................................................................................................................... 22
Rear panel ........................................................................................................................................... 23
Operating basics ........................................................................................................................................ 24
Quick tutorial: How to select a waveform and adjust parameters ...................................................... 24
Quick tutorial: How to generate a sine waveform .............................................................................. 25
Quick tutorial: Instrument help system .............................................................................................. 26
Generate a pulse waveform ................................................................................................................ 27
Generate a built-in waveform ............................................................................................................. 28
Create/save a user-defined waveform ................................................................................................ 30
Recall a user-defined waveform ......................................................................................................... 32
Generate noise .................................................................................................................................... 34
Generate DC ....................................................................................................................................... 34