Save and Recall Information
Saving a Waveform to File. When you push the To File side-bezel m enu button, the oscilloscope changes the side- menu
contents. Th e following table describes these side-bezel menu items for saving data to a mass storage file.
Side-bezel menu button
Description
Internal File Forma t (.ISF) Sets th e oscilloscope to save waveform data in internal waveform save file (.isf) format. This forma t
is the fastest to write and creates the smallest-sized file. Use this forma t if you intend to recall a
waveform to reference memory for viewing or measuring.
Spreadsheet File Format
(.CSV)
Sets the oscilloscope to save waveform data as a comma-separated data file compatible with
popular spreadsheet programs. This file cannot be recalled to reference memory.
Saving a Waveform to Reference Memory. To save a waveform to nonvolatile memory inside the oscilloscope, first select the
waveform that you want to save. Push the Save Waveform screen button. Then select one of the reference wav eform locations.
Four-channel models have four reference locations. Two-channel models have two reference locations.
Saved waveforms contain only the most current acquisition. Gray-scale information, if any, is not saved.
Displaying a Reference Waveform. To display a waveform stored in nonvolatile memory:
1. Push Ref R.
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