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Preset All Traces Trace 1: Clear Write
Trace 2-6: Blank
Select Max | Avg | Min Trace 1: Max Hold
Trace 2: Average
Trace 3: Min Hold
Trace 4-6: Blank
Select Max | ClrWrite | Min Trace 1: Max Hold
Trace 2: Clear Write
Trace 3: Min Hold
Trace 4-6: Blank
For details see Chapter 5.2.3, "Trace Modes" , on page 171.
6.3.1.3 Specifying the Trace Settings
1. To configure one or more traces, see Chapter 6.3.1.2, "Configuring Traces" ,
on page 395.
2. To select the trace mode for the selected trace, press the softkey for the corre-
sponding trace (for details see Chapter 5.2.3, "Trace Modes" , on page 171).
3. To select a detector, press the Auto Select softkey for automatic detector selection,
or press the Detector softkey (for details see Chapter 6.3.1.5, "Detector Overview" ,
on page 399).
4. To change the sweep count setting, which also determines trace averaging, press
the Sweep Count softkey.
5. To deactivate the reset of the traces in "Min Hold" and "Max Hold" mode after some
specific parameter changes, press the Trace Math softkey.
6. To copy a trace into another trace memory, press the Copy Trace softkey.
Upon copying, the contents of the selected memory are overwritten and the new
contents are displayed in the View mode.
7. To export the active trace in ASCII format:
a) Press the "More" softkey.
b) If necessary, press the
Decim Sep softkey to change the decimal separator
with floating-point numerals.
c) Press the ASCII File Export softkey to enter the ASCII file export name.
The active trace is saved in ASCII format on the harddisk on or an external
storage device.
6.3.1.4 Description of the Averaging Method
Averaging is carried out over the measurement points derived from the measurement
samples. Several measured values may be combined in a measurement point. This
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