RIGOL  Chapter 2 Front Panel Operations 
2-42  DG1000Z User’s Guide 
Phase Modulation (PM) 
 
For  phase  modulation (PM),  the phase of the carrier waveform varies with the 
instantaneous voltage of the modulating waveform.  
 
To Select PM Modulation 
 
Press Mod  Type  PM to enable PM function. When Mod is enabled, Sweep or 
Burst will be disabled automatically (if enabled currently). 
 
 
To Select Carrier Waveform Shape 
 
PM carrier waveform could be Sine, Square, Ramp or Arbitrary waveform (except 
DC). The default is Sine. 
  Press the front panel key Sine, Square, Ramp or Arb (you need to press 
Select Wform in the arbitrary waveform setting interface to select the desired 
arbitrary waveform) to select the desired carrier waveform shape.  
  Pulse, Noise and DC could not be used as carrier waveform. 
 
 
To Set Carrier Waveform Parameters 
 
The different settings of various parameters (frequency, amplitude, DC offset, etc.) 
of the carrier waveform will influence the PM modulated waveform. For different 
carrier waveform shape, the ranges of the various parameters are different (the 
ranges are related to the model of the instrument used and the carrier waveform 
currently selected. See “Specifications”  for details). For all carrier waveform 
shapes, the default values are 1kHz frequency, 5Vpp amplitude and 0V
DC
 offset.  
 
  When the carrier waveform currently selected is Sine, Square or Ramp, please 
refer to the introduction in “To Output Basic Waveform”  to set the 
parameters of the carrier waveform currently selected.  
  When the carrier waveform currently selected is arbitrary waveform, please 
refer to the introduction in “To Output Arbitrary Waveform” to set the 
parameters of the carrier waveform currently selected.  
 
Note: when PM function is enabled, the start phase of the carrier waveform can not 
be set.