Specifications
trlgU/auto 
Key 
The trig'd/auto 
selection 
toggl€s 
betcrcen 
the 
two triggcr 
modcs. 
The
cturent 
selection 
is displayed in 
inverse vidco. 
This field 
is 
arnilable in 
all
trigger 
menus.
In 
the 
trig'd 
mode, 
the oscilloscope does 
not 
display 
data 
until all 
of the
trigger 
requirements 
are satisfied. 
While 
waiting 
for 
the 
trigger
requirements, 
the message an'aitingnigr 
is 
displayed. 
In 
the auto 
mode,
if 
a 
trigger 
is not found" 
a trigger 
is 
generated 
and 
acquired 
data 
is
displayed. A 
status 
message 
is 
displayed 
in 
the upper 
left 
corner 
of the
scroen.
source Key 
The sourte key 
selects the 
trigger 
souroe. 
The 
options 
are 
channels 1 
or 2,
or external uiger. 
The 
current 
selection 
is 
highlightsd 
in 
inverse video.
level 
Key 
The 
level 
key 
sets the trigger level. 
The 
range 
on this 
function is 
+ 
12
divisions 
from 
center. 
It 
provides 
flexibility 
for 
sening 
exact 
triggering
points 
and specifies levels used in the 
more 
sophisticated 
triggering
modes. 
The 
center 
can also be selected 
with 
centered.
slope 
Key  This field is 
not 
labeled, 
however, the 
available 
selections 
are 
graphic
representations 
of the 
rising 
edge and falling 
edge The 
current selection
i5 
highlighrcd 
in inverse video.
noise 
reiect 
Key  Turn noise reject 
on for triggering on noisy.signals 
without 
the 
problem 
of
false triggering.
holdoff 
Key  Pressing 
the 
holdoff key 
assigns 
the 
entry 
devices 
to control 
holdoff.
Holdoffdisables 
the trigger circuit 
for 
a 
selectable 
time 
period 
or 
number
of events after the trigger event. Holdoffis 
selected in 
20 ns 
time
increments, from 
40 
ns 
to 320 
ms 
or 
in number 
of events 
from 2 
to
15 000 
000. 
Time and event 
are toggled 
with 
the knob. 
Events 
are
number of 
patterns (patrn), 
state 
(state), 
or edge 
and 
w 
(edge).
HP 
545104
Front-Panel 
Reference
Trigger 
Menu
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