Index
Symbols and Numbers
1or2
channel connectors, 15
channel menu buttons, 12
A
AC coupling
trigger, 97
vertical
,106
Accessories, 121
Acquire button, 12, 14, 69
Acquire menu, 69
Acquire signals
basic concepts, 20
Acquis
ition
live display, 71
single-shot example, 36
stopping, 7 1
Acquisition modes, 20, 69
Average, 20, 70
Peak
Detect, 20, 70
Sample, 20, 69
Acquisition readout, 10
Add waveforms
Math menu, 85
Aliasing
c
heck for, 22
FFT, 55
time domain, 21
Amplitude cursors, 23, 79
Amplitude measurement, 88
Amplitude measurements
using cursors, 30
Application examples
analyzing a differential
communication
signal, 44
analyzing s ignal detail, 34
automatic measurements, 26
autoranging to examine test
points, 30
autoset, using, 26
averaging, using, 35
calculating amplifier gain, 29
capturing a single-shot
signal, 36
cursors, using, 30
data loggin
g, 48
limit testing, 49
looking at a noisy signal, 35
measuring propagation
delay, 38
measuring pulse width, 32
measurin
g ring amplitude, 30
measuring ring frequency, 30
measuring rise time, 33
measuring two signals, 28
optimizing the acquisition, 36
peak detect, using, 35
reduc
ing noise, 35
taking automatic
measurements, 27
taking cursor
measurements, 30
triggering on a specificpulse
wid
th, 39
triggering on a video
signal, 41
triggering on video fields, 41
triggering on video lines, 43
using Autorange to examine
t
est points, 30
using persistence, 48
using the zoom function, 44
using XY mode, 47
viewing impedance changes
in a network, 46
Area measurement, 90
Attenuation
voltage probe, 6, 107
Attenuation switch, 7
Auto trigger mode, 97
Automatic measurements, 86
basic concepts, 24
Autorange functions, 17
overview, 71
turning off, 72
Autorange menu, 71
Autoset
button, 15
Autoset functions, 17
DC level, 73
FFT, 75
noise, 74
overview, 73
pulse signal, 75
sine waves, 74
square wa
ve, 75
Undo, 75
video signal, 75
when to use, 74
Autoset menu, 73
Average
acqui
sition mode, 69
Average acquisition mode, 20, 70
B
Bandwidth limit
trigger, 97
vertical, 106
BMP file format, 64
Bu
rst Width measurement, 88
BW limit for v ertical, 106
C
Calendar, 104
Calibration, 102, 103
automatic routine, 7
Center graticule time readout, 1 0
Channel
coupling, 106
menu, 106
Channel readout, 11
Cleaning, 125
Clock
set date and time, 104
Coarse resolution, 106
Communication
OpenChoice software
installation, 65
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