RIGOL 
User’s Guide for DS1000B Series 
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Chapter 2  Operating Your Oscilloscope 
 
By  now, a user should understand the VERTICAL, HORIZONTAL and TRIGGER 
control systems and know how to determine the system setup from the status bar of 
a DS1000B series digital oscilloscope. This chapter will go through all groups of 
front-panel buttons, knobs and menus; and further the knowledge of the operation 
by hints in this guide. It is strongly recommended to perform all of the following 
exercises to get the most of the powerful measurement capabilities of the 
oscilloscope. 
 
This chapter covers the following topics: 
 
  To  Set  up the Vertical System
  (CH1,  CH2,  CH3,  CH4,  MATH,  REF  , 
Vertical , Vertical ) 
  To Set up the Horizontal System  (MENU, Horizontal
, 
Horizontal ) 
  To Set up the Trigger System (MODE,
, MENU, FORCE, 50%) 
  To Set up the Sampling System (Acquire)  
  To Set up the Display System (Display) 
  To Store and Recall  (Storage) 
  To Set up the Utility (Utility)  
  To Measure Automatically (Measure) 
  To Measure with Cursors (Cursor) 
  To Use Run Control Buttons (Auto, Run/Stop, Single) 
 
Please read this chapter carefully to get more functions and operations about 
DS1000B series oscilloscopes.