It is recommended for each channel used that its grid be turned ON:
[SYS] [CUSTOMIZE CHART] [CHANGE GRID]
. Under this menu, you can
change the size, location and appearance of each grid.
Also, each channel used should have its trace drawn on the chart:
[SYS] [CUSTOMIZE CHART] [CHANGE WAVEFORMS]
[PEN up]
or
[PEN down]
.
Lastly, there are sixteen text buffers that are defaulted to write a channel number.
Although the buffers are independent of the grid and waveform, it is typical to
associate one text buffer for each channel. It is recommended to turn off the
buffers for those channels not used:
[SYS] [EDIT LABELS / TEXT]
.
6. AMPLIFIER SETTINGS
There are eight amplifier keys located on the right side of the front panel. Each key supports two channels via toggle. For
example, the first amplifier key toggles between Channels 1 and 9. When a channel is selected, several choices for
channel settings are available:
[SET RANGE]
Sets full scale value for the channel.
[SET OFFSET]
Sets the zero offset from the center of the channel.
[DC / GND]
Toggle between grounding and ungrounding the channel.
This does not ground the signal input itself!!
[PK - PK / RMS]
Toggle between peak-to-peak or RMS value.
[SETUP DSP / FILTER]
Select type of filter (notch, low pass, high pass, band pass, etc.)
[SETUP USER SCALING]
Assign engineering units to the channel values. Includes offset compensation.
[COPY AMPLIFIER]
Copy part or all of a channel setup to another or all other channels.
[ADVANCED]
- Attenuator settings for selected amplifier type.
- Calibrate channels using module or manual method.
- Change amplifier type (single-ended, differential, temperature, DC bridge).
See exercises in Section 9 for details on using the Amp keys.
NOTES:
For each of the four amplifier types, there are different attenuator ranges. If you
can't get the desired range and offset, you need to select a different attenuator.
If you will use user scaling to assign engineering units, it is recommended to first
set up your channel in terms of voltage and verify you signal. Then, assign your
units.
The upper and lower bounds of the channel can be printed in the latter part of the
text buffer for the channel:
[SYS] [CUSTOMIZE CHART]
[CHANGE WAVEFORMS]
[AMP. REPORT on]
At this point, you can run the chart with your signals. Press the
[MODE]
key and run the chart you set up. To stop the
paper, press the
[RUN / HALT]
key. You can also freeze the display and use two cursors (A, B) to make time and
amplitude measurements. You can print the screen or even save the screen image to your Zip disk.
