Chapter 2 To Set the Vertical System    RIGOL 
MSO7000/DS7000 User Guide  2-3 
To Adjust the Vertical Scale 
 
Vertical scale indicates the voltage value per grid in the vertical axis of the screen. It 
is often expressed in V/div. While you adjust the vertical scale, the display amplitude 
of the waveform would enlarge or reduce. The scale information of the channel 
status label (e.g. as shown in the following figure) at the lower section of the screen 
would change accordingly. 
 
   
 
The adjustable range of the vertical scale is related to the currently set probe ratio 
and input impedance. By default, the probe ratio is 1X and the input impedance is 1 
MΩ. In this case, the adjustable range of the vertical scale is from 500 μV/div to 10 
V/div. 
 
When CH1 is turned on, you can adjust the vertical scale with the following three 
methods: 
⚫  Rotate Vertical    SCALE that corresponds to CH1 to adjust the vertical scale 
(clockwise to reduce the scale and counterclockwise to increase).   
⚫  Enable the touch screen function and adjust the vertical scale with the pinch & 
stretch gesture on the touch screen. For details, refer to the "Pinch & Stretch" 
section. 
⚫  Enable the touch screen function, and tap the channel status label at the bottom 
of the screen. The following window is displayed. Tap the    icon at the 
right side of the Scale input field to decrease or increase the scale. You can also 
tap the Scale input field to input a specific value with the displayed numeric 
keypad. 
 
 
 
 
In the vertical control area (Vertical) on the front panel, press Vertical    SCALE 
to adjust the vertical scale in "Coarse" (by default) or "Fine" mode. You can also 
press 1 → More → Fine to enable or disable fine adjustment. 
⚫  Fine adjustment: Rotate Vertical    SCALE to further adjust the vertical scale 
within a relatively smaller range to improve 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.