RIGOL 
Copyright ©1998-2008 RIGOL Technologies, Inc. 
  User’s Guide for DS1000CA Series 
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Chapter 2 : Operating Your Oscilloscope 
By now, a user should understand the VERTICAL, HORIZONTAL and TRIGGER 
control systems and knows how to determine the system setup from the status bar 
of a DS1000CA-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 recommended to perform all of the following exercises to get the most of the 
powerful measurement capabilities of the oscilloscope. 
 
  Understand the vertical system   ( CH1, CH2, MATH, REF, OFF,  
Vertical , Vertical ) 
  Understand the horizontal system  (MENU, Horizontal
, 
Horizontal ) 
  Understand the trigger system        (
, MENU, 50%, FORCE) 
  To set up the sampling system        (Acquire)   
  To set up the display system            (Display) 
  To save and recall waveforms, CSV format, bmp format and other setups 
(Storage) 
  To set up utility             (Utility) 
  To measure automatically         (Measure) 
  To measure with cursors   (Cursor) 
  To use run control buttons                (AUTO, RUN/STOP)