RIGOL  Chapter 1 Quick Start 
1-12  DS2000E User’s Guide 
Front Panel Function Overview 
 
VERTICAL 
 
 
CH1, CH2: analog input channels. The 2 
channels are marked by different colors which 
are also used to mark both the corresponding 
waveforms on the screen and the channel 
input connectors. Press any key to open the 
corresponding channel menu and press again 
to turn off the channel.  
 
 
MATH: press this key to open the math operation menu. You can perform addition, 
subtraction, multiplication, division, FFT, digital filter, logic operations and advanced 
operations. 
 
REF: press this key to enable the reference waveform function to compare the 
waveform actually measured with the reference waveform.  
 
VERTICAL 
  POSITION: modify the vertical position of the current channel 
waveform. Turn clockwise to increase the position and turn counterclockwise to 
decrease. During the modification, the waveform would move up and down and the 
position message (e.g. 
) at the lower-left corner of the screen would 
change accordingly. Press down this knob to quickly reset the vertical position to 
zero. 
 
VERTICAL 
  SCALE: modify the vertical scale of the current channel. Turn 
clockwise to decrease the scale and turn counterclockwise to increase. During the 
modification, the display amplitude of the waveform would enlarge or reduce but the 
actual amplitude remains unchanged. The scale information (e.g. 
) at 
the lower side of the screen would change accordingly. Press down this knob to 
quickly switch the vertical scale adjustment modes between "Coarse" and "Fine".