Display setups Display persistence
Learn about using text with screen displays. (see page 164)
Display persistence
From the Display menu, select Display Setup; then open the Appearance tab.
To use
Click one of the buttons to select the display persistence.
Click Infinite (persistence) to continuously accumulate record points on the waveform until you
change one of the acquisition display settings.
Click Variable; then click in the Time entry box and u se the multipurpose knobs to set the persistence
time.
Click Reset to clear the persistence.
Click the Controls to activate the Persistence Control window.
Behavior
Use infinite persistence for displaying record points that may occur outside the normal acquisition
envelope.
Use Variable to accumulate record points on the waveform for a specified time interval. Each record
point decays independently according to the time interval.
If you click Off, the waveform record points appear for the current acquisition only.
TIP. Use the Display menu Display Persistence submenu or right-click in the graticule and select Display
Persistence from the shortcut menu to directly access the persistence options.
What do you want to do next?
Learn about changing the display colors. (see page 168)
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