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Controls and Connections
Multipurpose Knobs
The multipurpose knobs can be used to set screen interface parameters.
To use, click a control on the screen to map it to the multipurpose knob(s).
Note that they are automatically mapped when certain functions are
performed, for example, when the MultiView Zoom button is pushed. You
can undo any mapping by right-clicking the multipurpose knob(s) and
selecting
Deassign Multipurpose Knobs
or from the Utilities menu select
the
Deassign Multipurpose Knobs
command. The mapping is deassigned
until your perform that function again.
Turn the knob(s) or scroll with the mouse wheel until the desired selection appears in the readout
mapped to the knob. Push the FINE button or click the mouse wheel to use the knob to make small
changes, for example, to add another decimal place for greater accuracy.
When no control windows are open and cursors are turned on, the multipurpose knobs control the
cursor positions.
Vertical Controls
Use the VERTICAL controls to adjust the vertical display parameters of live data channels
connected to the vertical inputs. Each input channel has identical controls.
Use the dedicated channel (CH n) buttons to turn channel displays on and off. The
channel button is lighted when the selected channel is on.
Use the dedicated POSITION and SCALE knobs to adjust the vertical position and
scale of the waveform.
For channel waveforms (waveforms connected to the vertical inputs), the scale
setting controls the vertical size of the acquisition window as well as the display
scale. The range and resolution of the scale value depends on the attached probes
and on any other external factors you have specified.
For reference or math waveforms, the scale setting controls the display only.
Scaling these waveforms has no effect on the acquisition hardware.
Push the termination button to toggle the termination between 50
Ω
and 1 M
Ω
. The
correct termination is automatically set when you attach a probe with a TekProbe
interface to the instrument. However, if you use other than a recommended probe,
you may have to set the termination manually. In general, select 1 M
Ω
to use high
impedance passive probes. Select 50
Ω
to use most active probes and low
impedance (Zo) probes.
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