Acquisition setup
Acquisition setup
This section describes procedures for setting the oscilloscope acquisition parameters.
Using Autoset
Autoset
is a fast way to acquire and display a waveform.
Autoset
automatically sets the trigger type to edge, sets the
threshold level to 50% of the signal level, and analyzes the input signal and adjusts the oscilloscope acquisition, horizontal,
and vertical settings to display
fi
ve to six waveform cycles.
Autoset
is ideal for quickly displaying a repeating signal waveform.
1.
Connect a probe to the oscilloscope and
signal source.
2.
Push the
Vertical Menu
button for the
channel input that you want to
Autoset
, to
enable that channel.
3.
Push
Autoset
. The oscilloscope takes a
few moments to analyze and display the
signal.
4.
You can push the
Undo Autoset
side-menu
button to undo the last Autoset.
Autoset tips
If more than one channel is active,
Autoset
triggers on the lowest-numbered displayed channel, and displays all
active channels from the top to the bottom of the screen.
Autoset always sets vertical offset to 0 V.
Channel 1 is a special case: If all channels are off (not displayed), or channel 1 is on,
Autoset
attempts to detect, trigger,
and display the waveform for channel 1 even if no signal is present (resulting in a
fl
at waveform for channel 1). It will not
trigger on, or display the other channels, even if there are signals present on those channels.
How to disable Autoset in the oscilloscope
You can disable the Autoset button to require setting the oscilloscope controls manually to display a waveform.
NOTE.
To disable or enable the Autoset function requires a password. The default factory password is 000000.
NOTE.
An instructor in a TekSmartlab™-equipped education lab can enable or disable Autoset from the TekSmartLab
application, for all connected oscilloscopes.
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