Chapter 2 Operating Your Universal Counter
Using the MATH Menu Keys
Operating Guide 2-29
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4 Press Scale & Offset key until
OFFS:
is displayed.
OFFS: 0.000000
should be displayed. If the Offset value is not set to
“0.000000”:
a. Press the appropriate arrow keys to set the Offset to “0.000000.”
b. Press Enter key.
NOTE
BE SURE to press the Enter key to complete the numeric entry.
The offset is now set to 0.
5 Press Run key.
The rpm measurement is displayed.
Example Procedure for Offset Function
Your task is to measure the Period of a signal connected to channel 1,
and to offset the measurement by 100 nanoseconds. Perform the following
procedure to accomplish this task.
1 Cycle POWER key to preset the Counter.
2 Connect a signal to channel 1, and set up the Counter to measure the
period of the signal, using the Time & Period key. (Refer to the section
in this chapter titled “To Measure Period” if needed.)
3 Press Scale & Offset key until
SCAL:
is displayed.
4 Set Scale to “1” by pressing the appropriate arrow keys to enter the value
1.000000 if Scale is not already set to “1.”
5 Press Enter key.
NOTE
BE SURE to press the Enter key to complete the numeric entry.