User`s guide

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Using the Oscilloscope

Oscilloscope Common Menus

The following options apply to all of the oscilloscope menus.

Run/Stop options

There are three ways you can manually run and stop the oscilloscope:

the Autoscale menu, the Run and Stop keys, and the Run/Stop field.

Single and Repetitive modes

Single mode acquisition fills acquisition memory once with 8000

samples of the input waveform, automatically stops running, then

displays the contents of acquisition memory. Each 8000-sample

waveform record is acquired in a single acquisition. Each channel has a

memory capacity of 8000 samples.

Repetitive mode acquisition fills acquisition memory with 8000 samples

of the input waveform on continuing acquisitions, with each new

acquisition overwriting the previous. The display is updated each time

a new acquisition is made. Repetitive mode continues acquiring data in

this manner until you select the Stop field. As in single mode, each

8000-sample waveform record is acquired in a single acquisition.

Autoscale run

Select the autoscale field on the screen, then choose Continue from the

pop-up menu. When autoscaling is complete, the oscilloscope

automatically starts running.