
Triggering
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H Press Noise Reject to select noise reject mode. Noise rejection provides
DC low sensitivity, but it requires additional signal amplitude for stable
triggering.
Change Trigger Slope
Press the main menu button Slope. Use the top
two side menu buttons to switch between positivegoing and negativegoing
slope.
Adjust Trigger Level
Press the main menu button Level. Use the side
menu to select from these options.
H Use the General Purpose Knob to adjust trigger level. (Note that this
selection performs the same function as the trigger LEVEL knob on the
front panel.)
H Press Set to TTL to automatically set the trigger level to the TTL switch
ing threshold.
H Press Set to ECL to automatically set the trigger level to the ECL switch
ing threshold.
H Press Set to 50% to set the trigger level to the midpoint of the trigger
source signal. (Note that this selection performs the same function as the
SET LEVEL TO 50% button on the front panel.)
Select Trigger Mode
Press the main menu button Mode. Use the side
menu to select either Auto or Normal mode.
In normal trigger mode, the oscilloscope waits for a valid trigger from the
trigger signal source. In auto trigger mode, the oscilloscope produces an
internal trigger in the absence of other trigger events.
At horizontal scale settings of 100 ms per division and slower, auto trigger
mode switches to an untriggered roll display. When the display is in roll"
mode the envelope and average acquisition modes does not work properly,
and the display does not show a trigger T" on the waveform.
Adjust Holdoff
Press the main menu button Holdoff to activate the
General Purpose Knob. Use the knob to adjust holdoff; the TDS 300 Series
have a holdoff range of 500 ns to 10 s. Press the side menu button Set to
Min to quickly set the holdoff to 500 ns.