3 Using the Scope Functions  
52 Agilent U1602B/U1604B User’s and Service Guide 
Waveform Controls
The U1600B series handheld oscilloscope offers real time sampling rate of 
up to 200 MSa/s for one channel or 100 MSa/s for two channels operating 
simultaneously. The equivalent sampling rate is up to 2.5 GSa/s for 
repetitive signal. 
The real time sampling can be used with either repetitive signals or 
single- shot signals. This means the waveform display is produced from 
samples collected during one trigger event and all samples from previous 
trigger events are erased. 
The equivalent sampling is an acquisition technique used only with 
repetitive signals. With this technique, samples from previous trigger 
events are maintained. This means multiple trigger events actually build 
the waveform. 
This instrument provides the following acquisition mode:
• Normal Acquisition Mode
• Average Acquisition Mode
• Peak Detect Acquisition Mode
To select acquisition mode, follow the instructions below:
1 Press   button at the front panel to access the User menu.
2 Press F2 to access the Acquire submenu.
3 Press F1 to prompt a pull- up menu for the three acquisition modes 
selection.