Operating Information
TDS5000B Series Service Manual
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Many of the oscilloscope functions can be controlled directly from the front
panel controls or in conjunction with the screen interface.
Press to turn the touch screen on and off.
Use these buttons to start and stop acquisition or start a single
acquisition sequence. The ARM, READY, and TRIG’D lights
show the acquisition status.
Press to make a hard copy.
Press to automatically set up the vertical, horizontal, and trigger
controls based on selected channels.
Press to return settings to default values.
Turn channel displays on and off. Vertically scale, position, or
change the input termination.
Horizontally scale, position, delay, and set record length
(resolution) of selected waveform.
Turn knob to adjust waveform intensity.
Press to turn cursors on or off.
Turn the multipurpose knobs to adjust parameters selected from
the screen interface. P r ess a Fine button to toggle between
normal and fine adjustment wi th its multipurpose knob.
Press button to turn Fast Acquisition on or off.
Use these knobs and buttons to set the trigger parameters. Push
ADVANCED to display additional trigger functions.
Press MultiView Zoom to add a magnified graticule to the
display. Press HORIZ or VERT to select the axis to magnify.
Figure 2- 6: Front panel controls
Front Panel Controls Map