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4.4 Trigger Controls
The trigger can be defined through the Trigger Menu. There are six types of triggering: Edge, Video,
Pulse Width, Swap, Slope and Overtime. Refer to the following tables to view the options for each type
of trigger.
TRIG MENU
Push the TRIG button to display trigger menus. The edge trigger is most commonly used. See the table
below for details.
Options Settings Comments
Type (F1)
Edge, Video,
Pulse, Slope,
and Overtime
By default the oscilloscope uses the edge trigger which triggers the
oscilloscope on the rising or falling edge of the input signal when it
crosses the trigger level (threshold).
Source
(F2)
CH1
CH2
Select the input source as the trigger signal.
CH1, CH2: Whether or not the waveform is displayed, the channel will
be triggered.
Slope (F3)
Rising
Falling
When Type (F1 ) is set to Edge, Set the edge to trigger for rising or
falling
Mode (F4)
Auto
Normal
Single
When Type (F1) is set to Edge, Slope, Pulse, and OT select a trigger
mode.
Auto mode (default): In this mode, the oscilloscope is forced to
trigger when it does not detect a trigger within a certain amount of time
based on the TIME/DIV setting. The oscilloscope goes into the scan
mode at 80ms/div (or slower) time base settings.
Normal mode: the oscilloscope updates the display only when it
detects a valid trigger condition. New waveforms are not displayed
until they replace older ones. Use this mode to just view valid
triggered waveforms (the display appears only after the first trigger
occurs).
Single mode: This mode will allow you to view a Single sweep of a
waveform.
