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Trigger Search
and Posl.-Trigger
Time-Deftly States
The
TRIGGER SEARCH
indicator
is lit when a measurement has been initiated
but
the specified
trigger has
not been received - the indicator remains lit
as long as the trigger search is active.
(A
trigger search is never necessary
for manually triggered recordings, because initiating the measurement
simultaneously supplies the trigger.) The
TRIGGER SEARCH
indicator turns
off when the specified trigger has been found.
If
you have specified
a post-trigger time, the
TRIGGER SEARCH
indicator
will
begin blinking when the trigger occurs, and
will
continue blinking while
the post-trigger time delay elapses. The indicator turnG off when the post
trigger time has elapsed and recording begins. The following diagram illus
trates the trigger search and post-trigger time-delay states.
MEASUREMENT
TRIGGER
RECORDING
RECORDING ENDS/
INITIATED
DCCURS
BEGINS
MEASUREMENT
TRIGGER SEARCH TIME POST-TRIGGER TIME RECORDING TIME
nRIGGER SEARCH
LED ON.)
!TRtGGER SEARCH nRIGGEA SEARCH
LED BUNKING.)
LED OFF.)
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The Manual Trigger Mode
The Trigger Mode
Seleclor and Indicators
The
manual trigger
mode
provides manual, front-panel
(local) triggering
of
recordings. To select the manual trigger mode, use the trigger mode selector
(shown below) to light the
MANUAL
indicator. Selecting the manual mode
arms the HP 7090 so pressing
DIRECT RECORD
immediately triggers a direct
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recording; pressing
FILL BUFFER
immediately triggers a buffered recording.
There is no trigger search for the manual recording mode.
A
post-trigger time
may be specified
to begin recording at a predetermined
time
after the manual
trigger.
Pre-trigger time selections are ignored by the
HP 7090 for the manual trigger mode.
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TI NAL
TRIGGER MODE
INDICATOR
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SELECTOR
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Trigger Modes and Operations