34 Keysight Infiniium S-Series Oscilloscopes User’s Guide
2 Using the Oscilloscope
Starting and Stopping Waveform Acquisitions
Use the acquisition run controls to run and stop acquisitions or make a single
acquisition. The boxed area of the memory bar above the waveform display area
shows which portion of the channel’s acquisition memory you are viewing.
•To start waveform acquisition, press [Run/Stop] or click Run.
The oscilloscope begins acquiring data. When it receives a trigger signal, it
finishes acquiring data, updates the display, and then starts another acquisition
cycle if it is in Trig’d or Auto trigger mode.
•To stop waveform acquisition, press [Run/Stop] or click Stop. Data that was last
acquired remains on the screen.
• To make a single acquisition, press [Single] or click Single.
• You can also choose the Run, Stop, and Single commands from the Control
menu.
• To set up how you want the signals to be sampled, such as sampling rate and
mode, choose Setup > Acquisition....
Figure 12 Acquisition run control keys and buttons