7. OPERATING PROCEDURES
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Single Trace Operation
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A l t e r n a t i n g current d i spI ay
W i t h t h e o s c i 1 l o s c o p e i n t h e i n i t i a l s e t t i n g c o n d i t i o n ( r e f e r t o 6. CHECKING AND
ADJUSTMENT PRIOR TO MEASUREMENT), t h e s i g n a l a p p l i e d t o t h e CHI INPUT t e r m i n a l i s
d i s p l a y e d on t h e CRT. A d j u s t t h e s i g n a l a m p l i t u d e t o an e a s y - t o - m e a s u r e s i z e by
c h a n g i n g t h e VOLTS/DIV c o n t r o l . Use t h e V. VARI c o n t r o l t o change t h e a m p l i t u d e
c o n t i n u o u s l y . However, i f t h i s i s not n e c e s s a r y , l e a v e the s e t t i n g a t CA1.
Then, move t h e waveform to an e a s y - t o - o b s e r v e p o s i t i o n w i t h the SWEEP TIME/DIV c o n t r o l .
The H. VARI c o n t r o l should be s e t to CAL i f p o s s i b l e .
2) Trigger
T r i g g e r o p e r a t i o n i s r e q u i r e d i f the d i s p l a y e d waveform wavers or i s u n s t a b l e .
• T r i g g e r l e v e l
T u r n t h e TRIGGER LEVEL c o n t r o l c l o c k w i s e or c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s e t o l o c k t h e waveform.
Some s i g n a l s a r e e a s i e r to see by changing the s l o p e . T h i s o p e r a t i o n w i t h the TRIGGER
LEVEL and SLOPE c o n t r o l s i s c a l l e d t r i g g e r p o i n t s e t t i n g . The o s c i l l o s c o p e s t a r t s
the sweep a t a s e t t r i g g e r p o i n t .
S L O P E " - " R A N G E
• T r i g g e r c o u p l i n g
S e l e c t an intended t r i g g e r c o u p l i n g .
AC : AC c o u p l e d t r i g g e r s i g n a l w i t h o u t DC components i s i n p u t t o t h e t r i g g e r
c i r c u i t . The AC p o s i t i o n i s used f o r normal waveform o b s e r v a t i o n h i g h e r
than 10 Hz.
H F r e j : T r i g g e r s i g n a l p a s s e d t h o u g h a l o w - p a s s f i I t e r i s i n p u t to t h e t r i g g e r
c i r c u i t . The c u t - o f f f r e q u e n c y of t h e low-pass f i 1 t e r i s approx. 30 kHz.
T h i s p o s i t i o n i s used f o r s i g n a l s w i t h high-frequency n o i s e .
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S L O P E
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TRIGGER L E V E L
+ Direction (Rotate Right)
S L O P E " - " T R I G G E R POINT
S L O P E " + " T R I G G E R POINT
- Direction (Rotate Left)
Figure 7 R e l a t i o n s h i p between Trigger Level and Slope