Operating Basics
AFG3000 Series Quick Start User Manual
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Modify an Arbitrary Waveform (Edit Menu)
To modify an arbitrary waveform, use the Edit Menu.The Edit Menu supports several waveform edit functions, and provides 
import or storage of edited waveform data.
1. Push the front-panel Edit button to 
display the Edit Menu.
2. Select Number of Points to set the 
number of waveform points to be 
edited.
3. Select New to write a standard wave-
form to Edit memory. The written 
waveform has the number of points 
specified by Number of Points. One 
of five waveform types (Sine, Square, 
Ramp, Pulse, and Noise) can be 
selected.
4. Select Operation to display the Oper-
ations submenu.
5. Select Read from... to specify a 
memory location of waveform data 
from Internal or USB.
6. Push Operation to display the Opera-
tions submenu.
■ Push Line to display the Line edit 
submenu.
■ Push Data to display the Data 
Point edit submenu. 
■ Push Cut to display the Cut Data 
Points submenu.
7. Push Line  to display the Line edit sub-
menu.
This submenu allows you to edit by 
linearly interpolating from a specified 
point in the waveform currently being 
edited to another specified point.
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