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Quick Start
One of the first things you will want to do with your function generator is
to become acquainted with the front panel. We have written the exercises
in this chapter to prepare the instrument for use and help you get
familiar with some of its front-panel operations. This chapter is divided
into the following sections:
• To Prepare the Function Generator for Use, on page 19
• To Adjust the Carrying Handle, on page 20
• To Set the Output Frequency, on page 21
• To Set the Output Amplitude, on page 22
• To Set a DC Offset Voltage, on page 24
• To Set the High-Level and Low-Level Values, on page 21
• To Select “DC Volts”, on page 22
• To Set the Duty Cycle of a Square Wave, on page 27
• To Configure a Pulse Waveform, on page 28
•To View a Waveform Graph, on page 29
• To Output a Stored Arbitrary Waveform, on page 30
• To Use the Built-In Help System, on page 31
• To Rack Mount the Function Generator, on page 33