RIGOL  Chapter 2 To Set the Vertical System 
2-6  DS2000E User’s Guide 
Vertical Scale 
 
Vertical scale refers to the voltage value per grid in the vertical direction on the 
screen and is usually expressed as V/div. 
 
Press CH1  Volts/Div to select the desired adjustment mode of the vertical scale, 
or press VERTICAL   SCALE to switch the adjustment mode quickly.  
  Coarse adjustment: set the vertical scale in 1-2-5 step namely 500 μV/div, 1 
mV/div, 2 mV/div, 5 mV/div, 10 mV/div…10 V/div (take counterclockwise as an 
example).  
  Fine adjustment: further adjust the vertical scale at a relatively smaller step to 
improve the vertical resolution. If the amplitude of the input waveform is a little 
bit greater than the full scale under the current scale and the amplitude would 
be a little bit lower if the next scale is used, fine adjustment can be used to 
improve the amplitude of waveform display to view signal details.  
 
After the adjustment mode is selected, rotate VERTICAL 
  SCALE to adjust the 
vertical scale (clockwise to reduce the scale and counterclockwise to increase). The 
scale information in the channel status label (as shown in the figure below) at the 
bottom of the screen will change accordingly during the adjustment. The adjustable 
range of the vertical scale is related to the probe ratio and input impedance currently 
set. By default, the probe ratio is 1X, the input impedance is 1 MΩ and the adjustable 
range of the vertical scale is from 500 μV/div to 10 V/div.  
 
When adjusting the vertical scale, the waveform will be expanded or compressed 
around the center of the screen or the ground level of the signal according to the 
change of the vertical scale.