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User Interface Menus and Settings
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Detection Mode Menu
Depending on measurement settings, many more data points are collected than there are
pixels on the screen. Detection modes allow the user to choose how the collected data in each
pixel is represented.
Detection Mode Menu
Item Name Description
1 Positive Peak
+ Peak Detection - Returns the maximum value of the data
collected for each display pixel. Recommended for pure sine
waves or narrow bandwidth signals. In zero-span mode, this
mode acts like a peak detector and can be used to show AM
band frequencies.
2 Negative Peak
- Peak Detection - Returns the minimum value of the data
collected for each display pixel. Recommended for displaying the
difference between CW and pulsed signals.
3 Sample
Sample Detection - Returns a sample of the data collected for
each display pixel. Use this method for noise-like signals.