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  User’s Guide for DS1000B series 
 
To Trigger the Oscilloscope 
Figure 1-11 shows the TRIGGER control: MODE, MENU, FORCE, 50% and a 
  knob. Following the exercises to familiarize with the buttons, trigger level 
knob and status bar. 
 
Figure 1-11 
The trigger control window 
 
Three kinds of trigger modes can be switched among Auto, Normal and Single 
with pressing MODE button. 
1.  Use    knob to change the settings of trigger level. 
Turning the 
 knob, you will observe a nacarat trigger line, a trigger 
sign and a trigger level value displaying pane on the screen moving up and down. 
When you stop turning the 
 knob, the trigger line, trigger sign and 
trigger value pane will disappear in five seconds. During the same time of 
moving the trigger line, you will notice that the displayed value of trigger level 
has been changed on the screen.