Triggers 9
Agilent InfiniiVision 2000 X-Series Oscilloscopes User's Guide 131
 
To trigger on odd or even fields
To check the envelope of your video signals, or to measure worst case 
distortion, trigger on the odd or even fields. When Field 1 is selected, the 
oscilloscope triggers on color fields 1 or 3. When Field 2 is selected, the 
oscilloscope triggers on color fields 2 or 4.
1 Press the [Trigger] key.
2 In the Trigger Menu, press the Trigger softkey; then, turn the Entry knob 
to select Video.
3 Press the Settings softkey, then press the Standard softkey to select the 
appropriate TV standard.
4 Press the Mode softkey and select Field1 or Field2.
The trigger circuits look for the position of the start of Vertical Sync to 
determine the field. But this definition of field does not take into 
consideration the phase of the reference subcarrier. When Field 1 is 
selected, the trigger system will find any field where the vertical sync 
Figure 18 Triggering on All Fields