13
V5.1‐March2010
Description of Oscilloscope Display Screen (Figure 4)
1. Battery power status icon (
, , and )
2. Auto measurement screen No. 1 (“f” for frequency, “T” for cycle, “V” for
average value, “Vp” is the peak-peak value and “Vk” is the root-mean-
square value
3. Auto measurement screen No. 2
4. Horizontal triggering position
5. The difference in time between the horizontal triggering position and the
screen’s centerline (zero when the pointer is in the center of the screen)
6. The trigger modes:
Auto: The oscilloscope is in the automatic mode and displaying the
waveform in the non-trigger mode
Trig’d: The oscilloscope has detected a trigger and is displaying the
information generated after the trigger
Ready: All pre-triggered data has been captured and the oscilloscope is
ready to receive trigger signals
Scan: The oscilloscope records and displays waveform data continuously
Stop: The oscilloscope has stopped collecting waveform data
7. Red and blue trigger pointer shows vertical position of alternate triggers.
The trigger pointer turns green when it reaches an edge trigger or a video
trigger
8. Hide or View the menu using the MENU key;
9. Menu setting options (vary with each function)
10. Trigger Voltage Level
11. Trigger signal source
12. Primary Time Base
