Tektronix 6 series, Printable Help

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Figure 8: 6 Series MSO controls
1. Acquisition and Cursors controls:
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Run/Stop starts and stops waveform acquisition. The button color indicates the acquisition status (green = running and
acquiring; red = stopped). When stopped, the oscilloscope shows waveforms from the last completed acquisition. The
Run/Stop button on the screen also shows the acquisition status.
■ Cursors button turns screen cursors on or off. Use the Multipurpose knobs to move the cursors. Double-tap the cursor
readouts, or on a cursor bar (line), to open the configuration menu to set cursor types and functionality. See
Display
and configure cursors on page 106.
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Fast Acq ™
enables or disables the fast acquisition mode. FastAcq provides high-speed waveform capture that
reduces the dead time between waveform acquisitions, enabling the capture and display of transient events such as
glitches and runt pulses. It is helpful in finding elusive signal anomalies. Fast acquisition mode can also display
waveform phenomena at an intensity that reflects their rate of occurrence.
■ Single/Seq enables making a single waveform acquisition, or a specified number of acquisitions (as set in the
Acquisition configuration menu). Pushing Single/Seq turns off Run/Stop mode and takes a single acquisition. The
button color indicates the acquisition status (quick green flash = single acquisition acquired; solid green = waiting for
trigger event). Pushing Single/Seq again takes another single acquisition.
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