RIGOL 
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  Programming Guide for DS1000/DS1000CA Series 
Query returns “EDGE”, “PULSE”, “SLOPE” or “VIDEO”. The double quotes are not 
returned. 
 
Example: 
:TRIGger:ALTernation:TYPE□EDGE   Set trigger type as Edge trigger 
:TRIGger:ALTernation:TYPE?       Query returns “EDGE” 
 
 
6.3  :TRIGger:ALTernation:TimeSCALe 
Command Format:   
:TRIGger:ALTernation:TimeSCALe□<value> 
 
Explanation: 
The command is to modify the time base of current channel. 
The range of <value>: 2ns - 50s        (when it is Normal) 
                                          500ms - 50s        (when it is Roll mode) 
Query Format:   
:TRIGger:ALTernation:TimeSCALe? 
 
Returned Format: 
Query returns the set value of <value> in scientific numeric notation.   
 
Example: 
:TRIGger:ALTernation:TimeSCALe□0.001    Set the time base to 1ms 
:TRIGger:ALTernation:TimeSCALe?      Query returns 1.000e-03 
 
 
6.4  :TRIGger:ALTernation:TimeOFFSet 
Command Format:   
:TRIGger:ALTernation:TimeOFFSet□<value> 
 
Explanation: 
The command is to set up time offset for the current channel. 
The range of <value> is: 
1s ~ EMS memory terminal  (when it is Normal) 
-500s ~ +500s        (when it is Stop) 
-6*scale ~ +6*Scale      (when it is Roll mode) 
“Scale” indicates the current horizontal scale. The default unit is s/div