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Quick Start
One of the first things you will want to do with your function generator is
to become acquainted with the front panel. We have written the exercises
in this chapter to prepare the instrument for use and help you get
familiar with some of its front-panel operations. This chapter is divided
into the following sections:
• To Prepare the Function Generator for Use, on page 15
• To Adjust the Carrying Handle, on page 16
• To Set the Output Frequency, on page 17
• To Set the Output Amplitude, on page 18
• To Set a DC Offset Voltage, on page 20
• To Set the High-Level and Low-Level Values, on page 21
• To Select “DC Volts”, on page 22
• To Set the Duty Cycle of a Square Wave, on page 23
• To Configure a Pulse Waveform, on page 24
• To View a Waveform Graph, on page 25
• To Output a Stored Arbitrary Waveform, on page 26
• To Use the Built-In Help System, on page 27
• To Rack Mount the Function Generator, on page 29