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The Oscilloscope at a Glance
To trigger tile oscilloscope
• Press I Mode I .
A softkey menu appears on the display with five trigger mode
choices.
• Toggle the single and TV softkeys and notice that they affect the
status line differently.
(You can only select TV if the trigger source is
either channel 1 or 2.)
When the oscilloscope is triggering properly, the trigger mode
portion of the status line is blank.
Wlllat lllappeas If tile oscilloscope loses trigger?
If Auto Level is the trigger mode, Auto flashes in the status line. If de coupled, the
oscilloscope resets the trigger level to the center of the signal. If ac coupled, the
oscilloscope resets the trigger level to the middle of the screen. (Every time you
press the Auto Level softkey, the oscilloscope resets the trigger level.)
H Auto is the trigger mode, Auto flashes in the status line and the oscilloscope free
runs.
If either Normal or lV is the trigger mode, the trigger setup flashes in the status line.
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