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The cursor jumps to the closest sample of the current timestamp.
For navigation, only samples of the currently active signals are con-
sidered. If no signal is selected in the signal list, all samples from
all signals are taken into account.
If you move the cursor to a position where no sample is available,
the tooltip next to the cursor label is marked in red indicating that
the cursor cannot be moved in this direction any further.
To anchor a cursor to a position in the visible range
By default, cursors have a fixed timestamp and a variable screen position. When
scrolling or zooming, the cursor moves with the signal curve. This means that
the cursor can move outside the visible range. To keep the cursor in the visible
range, you can anchor it.
1. Hover over the cursor label at the top of the cursor (A or B).
The character changes into an anchor symbol .
2. Click the anchor symbol.
The cursor is fixed to the screen position. The cursor label shows
the anchor symbol permanently.
3. If you want to switch back to the non-anchored mode, click the
cursor label again.
To switch the synchronization cursor
When synchronizing instruments, a synchronization cursor automatically
appears in the oscilloscope. By default, the active cursor within the visible range
is used as synchronization cursor. For more information, see "Synchronization
timestamp" on page113.
The synchronization cursor is marked by a synchronization symbol at the bot-
tom of the cursor line .
1. To switch the synchronization cursor, click the line of the other
cursor. Alternatively, you can press CTRL+1.
The cursor becomes active and is used as synchronization cursor.
Thus, the timestamp that is used for indicating the synchronization
changes in all other instruments. For example, in other oscil-
loscopes the synchronization cursor is also switched accordingly.
If you have selected the sample-wise navigation mode, the instru-
ment in which you have performed the last action provides this
sample information. In an oscilloscope, this is indicated by the
dark blue background color of the cursor label. All other syn-
chronized oscilloscopes are shown with transparent cursor labels
.
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