RIGOL 
 User’s Guide for DS1000B series 
 
To Set up the Vertical System   
 
Four analog channels are provided by DS1000B: CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4. Press the 
corresponding button on the front panel to turn the channels on/off. The backlight 
indicates the channel is currently active. Press the button again to turn the channel 
off. When channel is currently selected, press OFF will turn it off and the backlight 
goes off.  
 
Table 2-1  Channels menu 
Channel 
Settings  Status Indicator 
Channel  1 
(CH1) 
ON 
Selected 
OFF 
CH1 (yellow letters with black background) 
CH1 (black letters with yellow background) 
No indicator 
Channel  2 
(CH2) 
ON 
Selected 
OFF 
CH2  (azure 
background) 
CH2 (black letters with blue background) 
No indicator 
Channel  3 
(CH3) 
ON 
Selected 
OFF 
CH3 (pink letters with black background) 
CH3 (black letters with pink background) 
No indicator 
Channel 4 
(CH4) 
ON 
Selected 
OFF 
CH4 (black letter with navy blue background) 
CH4 (navy blue letter with black background) 
No indicator 
MATH 
ON 
Selected 
OFF 
MATH (purple letter with black background) 
MATH (black letter with purple background) 
No indicator 
 
Other  functions such as MATH and REF can be regarded as relatively isolated 
channels.