14 SDG1000 Service Manual
Set the Duty Cycle of a Square Wave
At power-on, the duty cycle for square wave is 50%. You can adjust the duty
cycle from 20% to 80% for output frequencies up to 10 MHz.
The following steps show you how to change the duty cycle to 30%.
1. Select the square wave function
Press Square button and then select the desired output frequency to any value
up to 10 MHz.
2. Press the Duty softkey
The displayed duty is either the power-on value or the percentage previously
selected. The duty cycle represents the amount of time per cycle that the
square wave is at a high level (note the icon on the up side of the display).
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3. Input the desired duty
Use digital keypad to input the value directly, enter the value “30”, then press
the corresponding softkey to select the desired unit “%”.