Contents 
Safety Notices ...........................................................................................II 
General-Purpose Oscilloscopes ................................................................... V 
Chapter 1  : Getting Started ................................................................. 1-1 
The Front Panel and User Interface ......................................................... 1-2 
To Inspect the Instrument ...................................................................... 1-5 
To Perform a Functional Check ................................................................ 1-6 
To Compensate the Probes ..................................................................... 1-8 
To Display a Signal Automatically ............................................................ 1-9 
To Understand the Vertical System ........................................................ 1-10 
To Understand the Horizontal System .................................................... 1-12 
To Trigger the Oscilloscope ................................................................... 1-14 
To Understand the Quick Function ......................................................... 1-17 
Chapter 2  : Operating Your Oscilloscope ............................................ 2-1 
To Set up the Vertical System ................................................................. 2-2 
To Set the Channels ......................................................................... 2-2 
To Use Math Functions ................................................................... 2-13 
To Use REF Function ...................................................................... 2-18 
Turn on or off Channels .................................................................. 2-26 
To Apply the Vertical Knobs ............................................................ 2-27 
To Set up the Horizontal System ........................................................... 2-28 
To Set up the Trigger System ................................................................ 2-34 
Trigger Modes ............................................................................... 2-35 
Edge Trigger.................................................................................. 2-36 
Pulse Width Trigger ........................................................................ 2-37 
Video Trigger ................................................................................. 2-38 
Pattern Trigger .............................................................................. 2-41 
Alternative Trigger ......................................................................... 2-43 
Trigger Settings ............................................................................. 2-46 
To Set up the Sampling System ............................................................. 2-52 
To Set up the Display System ................................................................ 2-56 
To Store and Recall .............................................................................. 2-59 
To Set up the Utility ............................................................................. 2-69 
The I/O Setup ............................................................................... 2-71 
Preference .................................................................................... 2-74 
Self-Calibration .............................................................................. 2-75