RIGOL  Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 
User’s Guide for DSA800/E Series 
Format 
Press Storage  Format to set the storage format of the file to BIN (default) or 
CSV.  
  BIN: the current file can be saved in binary format and you can recall it when 
required.  
  CSV:
 the current file can be saved to a USB storage device in character format. 
After that, you can open the file to view the table information or process the 
corresponding data using the spreadsheet program on the computer.  
Tips: You can also generate a csv file using the spreadsheet program on the 
computer. Then, you can open the file to edit the required parameters in the 
excel table directly, and save it to a USB storage device. In addition, you can 
also load the file to the spectrum analyzer when required.  
 
Note: This menu is available only when external memory is connected and the 
corresponding file type is selected. 
 
 
File Sourse 
 
Press Storage  File Sourse to set the file source of the storage to T1, T2, T3, 
Math Trace or All. Note that this menu is available only when the File Type is set 
to “Trace”, the Format is set to “CSV” and external memory is connected. In 
addition, the file source type is available only when the corresponding trace type is 
turned on. 
  T1: only store the data of Trace 1. 
  T2: only store the data of Trace 2. 
  T3: only store the data of Trace 3. 
  Trace Math: only store the data of the math operation trace.  
  Trace All: store the data of all the traces currently displayed on the screen.