Displaying Waveforms
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TDS5000 Series User Manual
Customizing the Waveform Display
Read this section to learn how to to display waveforms according to your
preferences.
Display Settings. Table 3--7 lists customizable display elements and their points
of access.
Table 3- 7: Customizable display elements
Display attri bute Access Options
Graticul e Style Display menu Graticule Style command
or
Display Setup control window Objects tab
(Disp toolbar button)
H Full provides a grid, cross hairs, and frame on the
oscilloscope display. Use for quick estimates of
waveform parameters.
H Grid shows a frame and grid on the oscilloscope display.
Use for full-screen measurements with cursors and
automatic readouts when cross hairs are not needed.
H Cross Hair shows cross hairs and a frame on the
.
waveforms while leaving more room on the di s play for
automatic readouts and other data.
H Frame shows only a frame on the oscilloscope display.
Use with automatic readouts and other screen text when
other display features are not needed.
H IRE is used for NTSC video signals.
H mV is used for video signals other than NTSC.
Display Persistence Display menu Display Persistence
submenu commands
or
Display Setup control window Appearance
H Infinite persistence continuously accumulates record
points on the waveform until you change one of the
acquisition display settings. Use for displaying points
that may occur outside the normal acquisition envelope.
H
ri
ble
ersistence
c
umul
tes re
ord
oints on the
waveform for a specified time interval. Each record point
decays independently according to the t ime interval.
H Off shows waveform record points for the current
acquisition only. Each new waveform record replaces the
previously acquired record f or a channel.
Using Display Controls