Hardkey and Softkey Reference ESG Family Signal Generators
AM
4-12 User’s Guide
Trigger Key
This softkey is one of the choices in the AM Sweep Trigger menu. With 
Trigger Key selected, when you press the Trigger front panel key you 
immediately trigger a single sweep of swept-sine amplitude 
modulation.
The 
Trigger key has autorepeat capability. Hold it down and you will 
repeatedly trigger sweeps until you release the key.
Softkey Location: 
AM > AM Waveform > Swept-Sine > AM Sweep Trigger > 
Trigger Key
Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos
This softkey toggles the polarity of the TTL signal that is output at the 
rear panel TRIGGER OUT connector. When 
Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos is 
set to 
Pos, the output signal is asserted high (+5 V) at the start of the 
swept-sine amplitude modulation sweep and low (0 V) when the sweep 
is concluded. Setting 
Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos to Neg reverses the 
polarity, where a high is 0 V and a low is +5 V.
This softkey is coupled to the 
Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos softkey in the 
swept-sine FM, 
Φ
M, and LF Out menus and the sweep/list menu. When 
the polarity is toggled for this softkey in any one of these menus, it 
affects all locations of the softkey.
Default Value: Pos
Softkey Location: 
AM > AM Waveform > Swept-Sine > 
Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos