Tektronix MSO3000 Series - Saving a Screen Image

Save and Recall I
nformation
Saving a Screen Image
A screen image consists of a graphical image of the oscilloscope screen. This is different from waveform data, which
consists of numeric values for each point in the waveform. To save a screen image:
1. Push Save / Recall M enu.
Do not yet push the Save button.
2. Push Save Screen Image on the lower
menu.
Save
Screen
Image
Save
Waveform
Save
Setup
Recall
Waveform
Recall
Setup
Assign
Save|to
Setup
File
Utilities
Save
Screen
Image
3. On the side m enu, push File Format
repeatedly to select among: .tif, .bmp, and
.png formats.
File
Format
.png
4. Push Orientation to select between saving
the image in a landscape (horizontal) and a
portrait (vertical) o rientation.
Orientation
5. Push Ink Saver to turn the Ink Saver mode
on or o
ff. When on, this mode provides a
white background.
Ink Sav
er
On |
Off
6. Push Edit File N ame to create a custom
name f
or the screen image file. Skip this
step to use a default name.
Edit File
Name
7. Push
OK Save Screen Im age to write the
image to the selected media.
OK Save
Screen
Imag
e
For information on printing screen images of waveforms, go to Printing a H ard C opy. (See page 132, Printing a Hard Copy.)
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