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Using Fast Acquisitions
Use this procedure to set up Fast Acquisitions mode.
Prerequisites
1
Set up the horizontal and vertical controls and the triggering.
Enable Fast Acquisitions
mode
2
Click the Horiz toolbar button to open the
Horizontal/Acquisition Setup control window. Select the
Acquisition tab.
3 Click Fast Acquisitions to toggle Fast Acquisitions, or push the
front-panel FastAcq button.
Set the display
appearance
4
Click the DISP toolbar button, or select the Display Setup
command from the Display menu. The Display Control window
opens on the Appearance tab.
5 Click one of the Display Style buttons: Vectors, Dots, or Inten
Samp. Vectors is the default.
6 For the Display Persistence, click either Infinite, Variable or
Off. Off is the default, and erases the screen each time a new
waveform array is displayed. For an explanation of Variable
persistence, see page 140.
7 If you select Variable, click Persist Time, and adjust the
persistence time (decay rate).
Set the display readout
options
8
Select the Display Setup control window Objects tab.
9 Click Display Date/Time to toggle the date/time display On
and Off.
Adjust the intensity
10
Select the Display Setup control window Appearance tab.
11 Click the Waveform Intensity AutoBright button to toggle
AutoBright On and Off.
 On automatically sets the maximum intensity to the
value of the most frequent event.
 Off creates a display like an analog oscilloscope. The
displayed brightness depends on the trigger rate.
12 Rotate the front-panel INTENSITY knob to adjust the
intensity of displayed waveforms, or click the Intensity control
and enter the intensity value with the keypad or multipurpose
knob.
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