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DG1000Z Quick Guide  21 
To Output AM Modulated Waveform 
 
For amplitude modulation (AM), the amplitude of the carrier waveform varies with 
the instantaneous voltage of the modulating waveform. This section introduces how 
to output AM modulated waveform from the [CH1] connector (the carrier is sine 
with 5kHz frequency and 5Vpp amplitude, the modulating waveform is sine with 
200Hz frequency and the modulation depth is 80%). 
 
1.  To select output channel 
Press CH1|CH2 to select CH1. Now the boarder of the channel status bar is 
displayed in yellow. 
 
2.  To set the carrier waveform shape, frequency and amplitude 
1)  Carrier Waveform Shape: press Sine to select sine as the carrier waveform. 
2)  Carrier Frequency: press Freq/Period to highlight “Freq”. At this point, use 
the numeric keyboard to input 5. Then, select kHz from the pop-up menu. 
3)  Carrier Amplitude: press Ampl/HiLevel to highlight “Ampl”, and then use 
the numeric keyboard to input 5. Then, select Vpp from the pop-up menu. 
 
3.  To select AM modulation 
Press Mod  Type  AM to enable AM function. 
  When Mod is enabled, Sweep or Burst will be disabled automatically (if 
enabled currently). 
  Int and AM will be displayed in the bottom of the screen. 
 
4.  To set Modulating waveform frequency 
Press AM Freq, and then use the numeric keyboard to input 200. Then, select 
Hz from the pop-up menu. 
 
5.  To select modulating waveform 
Press Shape to select Sine from the pop-up menu. 
 
6.  To set modulation depth 
Press AM Depth, and then use the numeric keyboard to input 80. Then, 
select % from the pop-up menu. 
 
7.  To enable the output 
Press Output1 to turn CH1 output on. At this point, the backlight goes on and 
the [CH1] connector outputs the AM modulated waveform based on the current 
settings. 
 
8.  To observe the output waveform 
Connect the [CH1] connector to the oscilloscope using BNC cable. The 
waveform is as shown in the figure below.