To Trigger the Meter
You can trigger the meter from the front panel using single trigger
or autotrigger.
• Autotriggering is enabled when you turn on the meter. Notice that the
* (sample) annunciator turns on during each measurement.
• Single triggering takes one reading each time you press
Single and
then waits for the next trigger. Continue pressing this key to trigger
the meter.
Using an External Trigger
The external trigger mode is also enabled by pressing
Single .
It is like the single trigger mode except that you apply a trigger pulse
to the rear-panel
Ext Trig
terminal. The meter is triggered on the
negative edge of a TTL pulse.
The front-panel
Single key is disabled when in remote.
Enables single trigger
and triggers the meter
Toggles between autotrigger
and reading hold
* (sample) annunciator is on
during each measurement
Trig annunciator is on when the meter
is waiting for single
trigger (autotrigger disabled)
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