Displaying Waveforms
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TDS5000 Series User Manual
Display Operat ions In general, the method of adjusting (vertically scaling,
offsetting, positioning, and so on) the waveform display is from the front-panel
vertical SCALE and POSITION knobs. Note that math and reference waveforms
are scaled and positioned from their setup control windows.
Graticules. Click a Graticule Split button in the Zoom Setup control window to
change the size of the acquisition waveform and zoomed waveform windows.
The 50--50 button allocates half of the available display for the zoomed graticule
and half of the available display for the acquisition window. The 80--20 button
allocates 80% of the available display for the zoomed graticule and 20% for the
acquisition window. Click Full to use the entire display for the zoomed graticule.
The display elements, as shown in Figure 3--30 on page 3--100, are the same for
each graticule.
Operations on the Tim e base. In general, the method of adjusting the time base is
from the front-panel horizontal SCALE, RESOLUTION, and POSITION knobs.
Only channel waveforms can be set directly.
Here are some key points to remember about how horizontal operations relate to
the waveform types:
H Reference waveforms are shown with the horizontal settings in effect at the
time they are saved. You cannot adjust these settings. See Saving and
Recalling Waveforms on page 3--189 for more information on reference
waveforms.
H Math waveforms are shown with the horizontal settings derived from the
math expression that creates them. You cannot change these directly. See
Creating and Using Math Waveforms on page 3--135 for more information
on math waveforms.
H All waveforms are displayed within the horizontal divisions that the graticule
provides. However, some waveforms may actually be wider or narrower than
the display due to acquisition rate/time scale combinations and acquisition
preview.
Display and Acquisition Controls. For channel waveforms, the vertical and
horizontal controls you set also adjust the oscilloscope acquisition parameters.
See the following descriptions for more information:
H Vertical Acquisition Window Considerations on page 3--14
H Horizontal Acquisition Window Considerations on page 3--18
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