Chapter 2 Front Panel Operations  RIGOL 
DG1000Z User’s Guide  2-3 
To Select Basic Waveform 
 
DG1000Z can output 5 types of basic waveforms including Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse 
and Noise. The five function keys at the front panel are used to select the 
corresponding waveform. Press the corresponding key to select the desired 
waveform. At this point, the backlight of the button turns on and the corresponding 
function name and parameter setting menu (as shown in the table below) are 
displayed at the right of the user interface. At start-up, CH1 is selected by default. 
 
Table 2-1 Basic Waveforms 
Basic Waveforms 
Sine   Square   Ramp   Pulse  Noise 
Function Keys 
         
Function Name 
Parameters 
Period 
High Level 
Low Level 
Start Phase 
 
 
Align Phase 
 
 
Duty Cycle 
 
     
Symmetry 
   
 
   
/DutyCycle 
Leading 
Edge 
     
 
Trailing 
Edge