Common Procedures ML248xA / ML249xA
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September 2005
Entering the Triggering Delay
A trigger delay allows the user to impose a time lag (positive or negative) between the
trigger event and the data displayed on screen. Specifying a positive delay has the affect
of zooming in on a section of the pulse occurring some time after the trigger event.
Specifying a negative delay allows the user to display data occurring immediately before
the trigger event.
1. Press the Channel hard key to display the [Channel] group of commands.
2. Press the Trigger soft key to display the [Trigger] menu and then press the
Set Trig Delay.. soft key to display the screen shown below.
3. Specify the trigger delay using either of the methods below. A positive value
represents a delay after the trigger point, and a negative value represents the time
before the trigger allowing the user to display the pre-trigger information.
• Use the Inc and Dec soft keys to increment or decrement the displayed value
by the amount specified from System > Config > Set Inc/Dec Steps .
• Press the [Sel] key on the numeric keypad and enter a value as described in the
previous chapter. Press the required units from the soft key when the required
time has been set.