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Product Certification
RIGOL guarantees that this product conforms to the national and industrial standards in China as
well as the ISO9001:2015 standard and the ISO14001:2015 standard. Other international standard
Please review the following safety precautions carefully before putting the instrument
into operation so as to av
any product connected to it. To prevent potential hazards, please follow the
instructions specified in this manual to use the instrument properly.
•Use Proper Power Cord.
Only the exclusive power cord designed for the instrument and authorized for
use within the destination country could be used.
•Ground the Instrument.
The instrument is grounded through the Protective Earth lead of the power cord.
To avoid electric shock, it is essential to connect the earth terminal of the power
cord to the Protective Earth terminal before connecting any inputs or outputs.
•Connect the Probe Correctly.
oid any personal injury or damage to the instrument and
If a probe is used, the probe ground lead must be connected to earth ground.
Do not connect the ground lead to high voltage. Improper way of connection
could result in dangerous voltages being present on the connectors, controls or
other surfaces of the oscilloscope and probes, which will cause potential hazards
for operators.
•Observe All Terminal Ratings.
To avoid fire or shock hazard, observe all ratings and markers on the instrument
and check your manual for more information about ratings before connecting
the instrument.
•Use Proper Overvoltage Protection.
Ensure that no overvoltage (such as that caused by a bolt of lightning) can reach
the product. Otherwise, the operator might be exposed to the danger of an
electric shock.
•Do Not Operate Without Covers.
Do not operate the instrument with covers or panels removed.
•Do Not Insert Objects Into the Air Outlet.
Do not insert objects into the air outlet, as doing so may cause damage to the
instrument.
Do not touch exposed junctions and components when the instrument is
power
ed on.
If you suspect damage occurs to the instrument, have it inspected by RIGOL
authorized personnel before further operations. Any maintenance, adjustment or
replacement especially to circuits or accessories must be performed by RIGOL
authorized personnel.
Inadequate ventilation may cause an increase of temperature in the instrument,
which would cause damage to the instrument. So please keep the instrument
well ventilated and inspect the air outlet and the fan regularly.
To avoid short circuit inside the instrument or electric shock, never operate the
instrument in a humid environment.
•Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere.
To avoid personal injuries or damage to the instrument, never operate the
instrument in an explosive atmosphere.
•Keep Instrument Surfaces Clean and Dry.
To avoid dust or moisture from affecting the performance of the instrument,
keep the surfaces of the instrument clean and dry.
•Prevent Electrostatic Impact.
Operate the instrument in an electrostatic discharge protective environment to
avoid damage induced by static discharges. Always ground both the internal and
external conductors of cables to release static before making connections.
•Use the Battery Properly.
Do not expose the battery (if available) to high temperature or fire. Keep it out of
the reach of children. Improper change of a battery (lithium battery) may cause
an explosion. Use the RIGOL specified battery only.
•Handle with Caution.
Please handle with care during transportation to avoid damage to keys, knobs,
interfaces, and other parts on the panels.
connected to MAINS. Examples are measurements on circuits not derived from
MAINS, and specially protected (internal) MAINS derived circuits. In the latter
case, transient stresses are variable. Thus, you must know the transient withstand
capability of the equipment.
•Measurement category II is for measurements performed on circuits directly
connected to low voltage installation. Examples are measurements on household
appliances, portable tools and similar equipment.
•Measurement category III is for measurements performed in the building
installation. Examples are measurements on distribution boards, circuit-breakers,
wiring (including cables, bus-bars, junction boxes, switches and socket-outlets) in
the fixed installation, and equipment for industrial use and some other
equipment. For example, stationary motors with permanent connection to a
fixed installation.
•Measurement category IV is for measurements performed at the source of a
low-voltage installation. Examples are electricity meters and measurements on
primary overcurrent protection devices and ripple control units.
egory I is for measurements performed on circuits not directly
1.4Ventilation Requirement
This instrument uses a fan to force cooling. Please make sure that the air inlet and
outlet areas are fr
in a bench-top or rack setting, provide at least 10 cm clearance beside, above and
behind the instrument for adequate ventilation.
CAUTION
Inadequate ventilation may cause an increase of temperature in the instrument, which
would cause damage to the instrument. So please keep the instrument well ventilated and
inspect the air outlet and the fan regularly.
ee from obstructions and have free air. When using the instrument
t circuit inside the instrument or electric shock, never operate the
Altitude
•Operating: below 3 km
•Non-operating: below 15 km
otection Level Against Electric Shock
Pr
ESD ±8kV
Installation (Overvoltage) Category
This product is powered by mains conforming to installation (overvoltage) category II.
WARNING
Ensure that no over
product. Otherwise, the operator might be exposed to the danger of an electric shock.
voltage (such as that caused by a bolt of lightning) can reach the
Installation (Overvoltage) Category Definitions
Installation (overv
oltage) category I refers to signal level which is applicable to
equipment measurement terminals connected to the source circuit. Among these
terminals, precautions are done to limit the transient voltage to a low level.
Installation (overvoltage) category II refers to the local power distribution level which
is applicable to equipment connected to the AC line (AC power).
Pollution Degree
Pollution Degree 2
Pollution Degree Definition
•Pollution Degree 1: No pollution or only dry, nonconductive pollution occurs.
The pollution has no effect. For example, a clean room or air-conditioned office
environment.
•Pollution Degree 2: Normally only nonconductive pollution occurs. Temporary
conductivity caused by condensation is to be expected. For example, indoor
environment.
•Pollution Degree 3: Conductive pollution or dry nonconductive pollution that
becomes conductive due to condensation occurs. For example, sheltered
outdoor environment.
•Pollution Degree 4: The pollution generates persistent conductivity caused by
conductive dust, rain, or snow. For example, outdoor areas.
Safety Class
Class 1 – Grounded Product
1.6Care and Cleaning
Care
Do not store or leave the instrument where it may be exposed to direct sunlight for
long periods of time.
Cleaning
Clean the instrument regularly according to its operating conditions.
1. Disconnect the instrument from all power sources.
2. Clean the external surfaces of the instrument with a soft cloth dampened with mild
detergent or water. Avoid having any water or other objects into the chassis via the
heat dissipation hole. When cleaning the LCD, take care to avoid scarifying it.
CAUTION
To avoid damage to the instrument, do not expose it to caustic liquids.
WARNING
To avoid short-circuit resulting from moisture or personal injuries, ensure that the
instrument is completely dry before connecting it to the power supply.
1.7Environmental Considerations
The following symbol indicates that this product complies with the WEEE Directive
2002/96/EC.
The equipment may contain substances that could be harmful to the environment or
human health. To avoid the release of such substances into the environment and
avoid harm to human health, we recommend you to recycle this product
appropriately to ensure that most materials are reused or recycled properly. Please
contact your local authorities for disposal or recycling information.
•Standard photoelectric encoder operating knobs, effectively prolonging its
service life
•Standard USB Device & Host, LAN, and HDMI interfaces
rms in minimum
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•Optional battery pack in a highly portable package for unlimited freedom
•Support online version upgrade
DHO4000 series digital oscilloscope is designed to meet the designing, debugging,
and testing requir
brand-new chipset "Centaurus" developed by RIGOL, this series achieves a fast
waveform capture rate of 1,500,000 wfms/s with the UltraAcquire mode, 500 Mpts
memory depth, 12-bit vertical resolution, all combined with excellent noise floor
performance and vertical accuracy to meet your requirements for more accurate
measurements, bringing extraordinary T&M experience for you.
NOTE
[1]: 16 bits in High Resolution mode.
ements of the mainstream oscilloscope market. Adopting the
This manual gives you a quick overview of the front and rear panel, user interface as
well as basic operation methods of DHO4000 series.
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Software Version
Software upgrade might change or add product features. Please acquire the latest
version of the manual to upgrade the software.
Format Conventions in this Manual
1. Key
The front panel key is denoted by the menu key icon. For example,
indicates the "DEFAULT" key.
2. Menu
The menu item is denoted by the for
Shading" in the manual. For example,
the "Utility" function menu. You can click or tap Setup to access the "Setup" menu.
3. Operation Procedur
The next step of the operation is denoted by ">" in the manual. For example,
> Storage indicates first clicking or tapping and then clicking or tapping
Storage.
4. The front/rear panel connectfor example, [AUX OUT].
5. Knob
LabelKnobLabelKnob
es
or is denoted by "Brackets + Connector Name (Bold)",
DHO4000 series digital oscilloscope includes the following models. Unless otherwise
specified, this manual takes DHO4804 as an example to illustrate the basic operation
methods of DHO4000 series.
Flip out the tabs under the oscilloscope's rear feet to tilt the oscilloscope to stabilize it
for easier operation and viewing. Flip in the tabs for storage or transporting when not
using the instrument. Please see the figur
e below.
Quick Start
Figure 4.3 Flipping in/out Tabs
4.3.2Connecting to Power
The power requirements of the oscilloscope are 100-240 V, 50-60 Hz. Please use the
power cord provided in the accessories to connect the oscilloscope to the AC power
source, as shown in the figure below.
ic shock, ensure that the instrument is correctly grounded.
4.3.3Turn-on Checkout
After the instrument is connected to the power source, press the power switch at
the lower-lef
up process, the instrument performs a series of self-tests. After the self-test, the
splash screen is displayed.
•Restart: Click or tap
reboot?" is displayed. Click or tap
•
Shut
t corner of the front panel to power on the instrument. During the start-
down:
y pack, the battery will also be powered.
>Restart. Then a pr
o restart the instrument.
OK t
ompt message "Ar
ou sure to
e y
-Click or tap
shutdown?" is displayed. Click or tap
-Press the pow
shutdown?" is displayed. Click or tap OK to shut down the instrument.
-Press twice to directly shut down the instrument.
-Press for three seconds to directly shut down the instrument.
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You can also click or tap >Utility>Setup and select "Switch On
In this way, the instrument powers on once connected to power.
er switch
4.3.4Replacing the Fuse
If you need to replace the fuse, please use the correct fuse (AC 250 V, T3.15 A; 5.2
mm×20 mm) and follow the steps shown below (see
>Shutdown. Then a prompt message "Are y
OK to shut down the instrument.
and a prompt message "Are you sure to
" in "Power Status" item.
Figure 4.5
).
ou sure to
1. Power off the instrument and remove the power cord.
2. Insert a small straight screwdriver into the slot at the power socket and pry out the
5. Re-insert the fuse holder into the power socket.
oper fuse into the fuse holder.
Figure 4.5 Replacing the Fuse
WARNING
To avoid electr
disconnected from the power before replacing the fuse. Also, please make sure the fuse is
consistent with the required fuse rating.
ic shock, please make sure that the instrument is powered off and
4.3.5Setting the System Language
This oscilloscope supports multiple languages. You can click or tap > Utility >
Setup > Language to select the system language.
4.3.6
Connecting Probes
RIGOL provides passive and active probes for DHO4000 series. For specific probe
models, please refer to
of the probes, please refer to the corresponding Probe User Guide.
Connect the Passive Probe
1. Connect the BNC terminal of the probe to an analog channel input terminal of the
oscilloscope on the front panel as shown in the figure below.
DHO4000 series Data Sheet
. For detailed technical information
2. Connect the ground alligator clip or spring of the probe to the circuit ground
terminal, and then connect the probe tip to the circuit point to be tested.
After you connect the passive probe, check the probe function and probe
compensation adjustment before making measurements. For details, please refer to
Function Inspection
Connect the Active Probe
Take PVA7250 (active differential probe) as an example.
1. Connect the probe head to the preamp of the active probe, as shown in the figure
below.
and
Probe Compensation
.
Figure 4.7 Connecting the Probe Head to the PA of the Active Probe
2. Connect the other end of the preamp t
oscilloscope on the front panel, as shown in the figure below. Note that you need
to push the probe to the due position to lock it firmly.
3. Use the probe's auxiliary device to connect the probe head to the circuit under
test. For detailed information of the probes, please refer to
PVA7000 Series Active Probe
After connecting the active probe, you can perform probe calibration and offset
voltage adjustment if necessary. For details, refer to descriptions about the active
probe in this series User Guide.
4.3.7Function Inspection
1. Press the front-panel and a prompt message "Restore default settings?"
is displayed. Click or tap OK to restore the instrument to its factory default
settings.
2. Connect the ground alligat
in
Figure 4.9
3. Use the probe to connect the input terminal of CH1 and the "Compensation Signal
Output Terminal" of the probe, as shown in
.
User Guide for
.
or clip of the probe to the "Ground Terminal" as shown
compensated or poorly compensated probes can introduce measurement inaccuracy
or errors. The compensation pr
ocedure is as follows:
1. Perform step 1, 2, 3, and 4 in
2. Check the displayed waveforms and compare them with waveforms shown in the
figure below.
Figure 4.11 Probe Compensation
3. Use the probe compensation adjustment tool pr
the low-frequency compensation adjustment hole on the probe until the displayed
waveform is consistent with the "Perfectly compensated" waveform shown in the
figure above.
4.4Product Overview
The following content provides a description of the front and rear panels as well as
the user interface o
f the DHO4000 series by taking DHO4804 as an example.
waveform is added on the screen, you can rotate the multipurpose knob to
move the cursor (knob 1 and 2), adjust the decode thr
decode result display position (knob 2), adjust the vertical scale (knob 1) and
vertical offset (knob 2) of the math/reference waveform. You can click or tap
ar at the upper-right of the screen to set priority.
eshold (knob 1) and
- Manual: all non-menu operation items are listed at the lower part of the
Knob menu. You can select one of them as the curr
knob to adjust.
- Menu operation:
When operating on the menu, you can rotate the multipurpose knob 1/2 to
adjust the value in the menu. When you click or tap an input field and then the
/ icon is displayed in the input field, it indicates that you can use
multipurpose knob 1/2 to set the value. The LED indicat
knob is illuminated. In this point, you can rotate the knob to adjust the value or
press the knob to restore the parameter to the default value.
When using the virtual numeric keypad or drop-down list, you can rotate the
knob to navigate through the keypad or drop-down list and press the knob to
select an item.
3. Measure Key
Press
waveform parameters in the menu. For details, please refer to
to access the Measure menu. You can set the source and select the
ent item for multipurpose
or of the corresponding
Measurements
Flex
.
4. Cursor Key
Press to enable cursor measurements. The results are displayed in the rightside "Result" bar. Three cursor modes are available: Manual, Track, and XY; wherein,
the XY mode is available only when the XY function is enabled.
5. Analyse Key
Press to access the Analyse menu in which you can access analysis features
including digital voltmeter (DVM), count
and pass/fail testing.
6. Touch Lock Key
Press
touch screen function.
Common Tools Keys
7.
once to disable the touch screen function; press it again to enable the
- is the trigger slope setup key. Press this key to select the edge type
(rising edge, falling edge, or either edge). This key is not active when the trigger
type is not set t
o "Edge".
-
-LEVEL is the trigger level/digital threshold knob. Turn the knob clockwise to
increase the trigger lev
level. Pressing the knob can quickly set the trigger level to the waveform's 50%
peak-to-peak value.
10. Vertical Controls
is the force trigger key. Press this key to force a trigger.
el or turn the knob counterclockwise to decrease the
- VerticalPOSITION is the vertical position knob. T
the selected waveform's vertical position to move the waveform up or down on
the display. Press this knob to reset the vertical position to zero.
- Vertical
value of vertical divisions of the graticule in volts/div. Press this knob to toggle
between fine and coarse adjustment of the vertical scale.
-
can add reference wav
measured waveforms to identify circuit fault.
-
operations include A+B, A-B, A× B, A/B, FFT, et
label.
is the reference key. Press this key to assess the Ref menu, in which you
eforms in waveform view and compare them with
is the Math key. Press this key to access the Math menu. Math
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otate this knob to modify the
c. You can also set the Math
urn this knob to change
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Quick Start
-/// is the channel key. Depending on the actual
situation, press the key t
channel, as described below:
- If the channel is not displayed, you can press the channel key to open the
channel in the waveform view window.
- If the channel is displayed but not selected, you can press the channel key to
select the channel.
- If the channel is both displayed and selected, you can press the channel key
to close its display in the waveform view.
11. Horizontal Controls
o enable (display), select, or disable the corresponding
- HorizontalPOSITION is the horizontal position knob. Turn the knob t
change the horizontal position (trigger position) to move the waveforms
horizontally. Press the knob to reset the horizontal position to default.
- Horizontal
horizontal time/div setting to compress or expand waveforms of all channels
horizontally. Press this knob to toggle between fine and coarse adjustment of
the horizontal scale.
- is the Navigate key. Press this key to access the Navigation menu. You
can navigate time, search ev
Navigation
.
ents, or segments. For details, please refer to
-
12. Probe Compensation Signal Output T
This terminal outputs the probe compensation signal which helps you match a
probe's input capacitance to the oscilloscope channel to which it is connected. For
details, please refer to
13. Analog Channel Input Terminals
Attach probes to these connectors for analog signal inputs.
14. USB HOST Port
This series supports the flash memory USB storage device of FAT32 format and
USB-GPIB module.
- USB storage device: imports or exports data (software update, waveform,
setup, or captured image).
- USB-GPIB module: extends the GPIB interface for RIGOL instruments that
integrates the USB HOST interface but not the GPIB interface.
15. Power Switch
are the navigation keys.
erminal/Ground Terminal
Probe Compensation
.
Press the switch to power on/off the oscilloscope.
When the AUX output is set to "TrigOut", the oscilloscope generates a trigger
and outputs a signal that can reflect the current capture rate of the oscilloscope
via this interface. Connect the signal to a waveform display device and measure
the frequency of the signal. The measurement result is the same as the current
capture rate.
12
Figure 4.13 Rear Panel
11
6
7
8
9
10
- Pass/Fail:
When the AUX output is set to "PassFail", in the pass/fail test, the instrument
will output a pulse via the [AUX OUT] connector when a passed or failed
waveform is detected during the pass/fail test.
2. EXT TRIG
BNC connector to input external trigger signal for the oscilloscope.
3. 10 MHz REF IN
BNC connector to input external reference clock signal.
BNC connector that can output the 10 MHz clock signal generated by the internal
crystal oscillator inside the instrument.
5.
Snap-fit Grooves for Battery Pack
The rear-panel grooves for the battery pack to snap into.
6. HDMI
You can connect the instrument to an external display that has the HDMI interface
(e.g. monitor or projector) via this interface to better observe the waveform display
clearly. At this time, you can also view the waveforms on the LCD of the
instrument.
7. USB DEVICE
Connect the instrument to the PC via this interface. Then you can use the PC
software Ultra Scope to send the SCPI commands or use the user-defined
programming to control the instrument.
8. LAN
Connect the instrument to network via this interface. The instrument conforms to
LXI CORE 2011 DEVICE instrument standard. Its test system can be built quickly.
Then you can control the instrument through using Web Control to send the SCPI
commands to control the instrument. When update is available, you can perform
online upgrading for the system software of the instrument via the LAN interface.
9. AC Power Cord Connector
The power requirements of the instrument are 100 V to 240 V, 50 Hz to 60 Hz.
Please use the power cord provided in the accessories to connect the instrument
to the AC power source.
10. Fuse
If you need to replace the fuse, use only the specified fuse.
11. Battery Pack Connector
Open the slider to connect the battery pack.
12. Security Lock Hole
Use a standard PC/laptop lock cable to secure the oscilloscope to a work bench or
other location.
13. Snap-in Slots for Battery Pack
The slots for the battery pack to snap its feet into.
Click or tap the icon to open the function navigation menu in which you can
access the specified function menu by clicking or tapping the corresponding
function key.
ertical offset.
4.5Touch Screen Gestures
The instrument's large capacitive touch screen makes operation and configuration
easy and flexible. The highly sensitive user inter
waveform display capability, bringing an extraordinary user experience. The actions
supported by the touch screen controls include tapping, pinching&stretching, as well
as dragging.
4.5.1Tap
Use one finger to tap the symbol or characters on the screen slightly, as shown in
Figure 4.15
. With the Tap gesture, you can perform the following operations:
face designed for touch has a strong
•Tap the menu displayed on the screen to operate on the menu.
•Tap the function navigation icon at the lower-left corner of the touch screen to
enable the function navigation.
•Tap the displayed numeric keypad to set the parameters.
•Tap the virtual keypad to set the filename.
•Tap the close button at the upper-right corner of the message box to close the
prompt window.
•Tap other windows on the touch screen and operate on the windows.
Pinch or stretch two points on the screen with two fingers to zoom in or out the
waveform. T
fingers; to zoom out the waveform, first stretch the two fingers, and then pinch the
fingers together, as shown in the figure below. With the pinch&stretch gesture, you
can perform the following operation:
o zoom in the waveform, first pinch the two fingers and then stretch the
Quick Start
Figure 4.15 Tap Gesture
•Pinching&stretching in the horizontal direction can adjust the horizontal time
base of the waveform.
•Pinching&stretching in the vertical direction can adjust the vertical scale of the
waveform.
4.5.3Drag
Figure 4.16 Pinch&Stretch Gesture
Use one finger to select the object, and then drag the object to a destination place, as
shown in the figure below. With the drag gestur
operation:
•Drag the waveform to change its position or scale.
•Drag the window controls to change the position o
keypad).
•Drag the cursor to move the cursor.
•Drag the trigger cursor to change the trigger level.
•In multi-window display, drag one of the displayed windows to change its
position on the display.
f the window (e.g. numeric
Figure 4.17 Drag Gesture
4.6Parameter Setting Method
For this instrument, you can use the knobs and touch screen to set parameters. The
common parameter setting methods ar
•Method 1: Some parameters can be adjusted by rotating the front-panel knobs.
•Method 2: Click or tap the input field of a specified parameter, then a virtual
keypad is displayed. Complete the parameter setting with the keypad.
Input Chinese and English Characters
When naming a label, this instrument supports Chinese/English input method. The
following part introduces how to input Chinese and English characters with the
Chinese/English input method.
First check the input method type. If it shows "En/中", then go to Step 2; if it
shows "中/En", click or tap the input method switchover key to switch to "En/
中" (English input method).
2. Clear the name input area
If there is no character in the "Name Input Area", please go to the next step. If
there are characters in the "Name Input Area", click or tap the Backspace key
to delete all the characters from the "Name Input Area" in order.
3. Input the upper-case letter
If you want to input an upper-case letter, first use the Caps key to switch
between the upper-case and lower-case mode. If the Caps key is selected,
input the upper-case letter with the virtual keypad. If not, first click or tap the
Caps key to ensure it is selected, then input the upper-case letter. All the input
letters will be displayed in the "Name Input Area".
4. Input the lower-case letter
Refer to the operation specified in the previous step. If the Caps key is not
selected, directly input the lower-case letter.
5. Input numbers or symbols
If the letter keypad is displayed, you need to click or tap the numeric
switchover key to switch to the numeric keypad, and input numbers or
symbols with the numeric keypad. All the input letters will be displayed in the
"Name Input Area".
6. Modify or delet
During the name input process, you can modify or delete the unwanted
character if necessary. To delete the characters that have been input, click or
tap the Backspace key in the virtual keypad to delete the characters. To
modify the characters that have been input, delete the unwanted characters
first and then input the new characters.
You can directly move the cursor to the character to be modified or deleted,
delete the desired character or input the new characters after deleting the
unwanted character.
7. Confirm the input
After completing the input operation, click or tap "OK".
•Input Chinese Characters
e the unwanted characters that have been input
Figure 4.19 Chinese Input Interface
1. Select Chinese input method
First check the input method type. If it shows "中/En
shows "En/中", click or tap the input method switchover key to switch to
"中/En" (Chinese input method).
If there is no character in the "Name Input Area", please go to the next step. If
there are charact
to delete all the characters from the "Name Input Area" in order.
If there are characters in the "Pinyin Input Area", when you delete characters
from the name input area, the characters in the Pinyin input area will be
deleted first.
3. Input Chinese characters
Click or tap the characters in the virtual keypad to input Pinyin into the input
area, then the characters to be selected will be displayed in the Chinese
character selection area. Slide to view more Chinese characters for you to
choose. Select the desired Chinese character, and then the selected character
will be displayed in the input area.
4. Modify or delete the unwanted characters that have been input
During the name input process, you can modify or delete the unwanted
character if necessary. To delete the characters that have been input, click or
tap the Backspace key in the virtual keypad to delete the characters. To
modify the characters that have been input, delete the unwanted characters
first and then input the new characters.
ers in the "Name Input Area", click or tap the Backspace key
5. Confirm the input
After completing the input operation, click or tap "OK".
Input a String
When naming a file or folder, you need to input a string with the keypad.
If there is no charact
there are characters in the "Name Input Area", click or tap the Backspace key to
delete all the characters from the "Name Input Area" in order.
2. Input the upper-case letter
If you want to input an upper-case letter, first use the Caps key to switch between
the upper-case and lower-case mode. If the Caps key is selected, input the uppercase letter with the virtual keypad. If not, first click or tap the Caps key to ensure it
is selected, then input the upper-case letter. All the input letters will be displayed
in the "Name Input Area".
3. Input the lower-case letter
Refer to the operation specified in the previous step. If the Caps key is not
selected, directly input the lower-case letter.
4. Input numbers or symbols
er in the "Name Input Area", please go to the next step. If
If the letter keypad is displayed, you need to click or tap the numeric switchover
key to switch to the numeric keypad, and input numbers or symbols with the
numeric keypad. All the input letters will be displayed in the "Name Input Area".
5. Modify or delete the unwanted characters that have been input
During the name input process, you can modify or delete the unwanted character
if necessary. To delete the characters that have been entered, click or tap the
Backspace key in the virtual keypad. To modify the characters that have been input,
delete the unwanted charact
You can directly move the cursor to the character to be modified or deleted, delete
the desired character or input the new characters after deleting the unwanted
character.
6. Confirm the input
After completing the input operation, click or tap "OK".
Input a Value
When setting or modifying a parameter, you can input an appropriate value with the
numeric keypad.
•Input a value or unit in the keypad using the touch screen.
•You can also rotate the multipurpose knob (1 or 2) to move the cursor and select
the desired value and unit. Then press the knob to input the selected value or
unit.
ers first and then input the new characters.
Figure 4.21 Numeric Keypad
After y
turned off automatically. This indicates that you have completed parameter setting.
Besides, after you have input the values, you can also press "OK" directly to close the
numeric keypad. At this time, the unit of the parameter is the default unit. In the
numeric keypad, you can perform the following operations:
•Delete the parameter value that has been input;
•Set the parameter value to a maximum or minimum value;
ou input all the values and select the desired units, the numeric keypad is
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•Set the parameter t
•Clear the parameter input field.
o a default value.
4.7Using the Security Lock
If necessary, you can lock the instrument to a fixed location by using the security lock
(please purchase it by your
The method is as follows: align the lock with the lock hole and plug it into the lock
hole vertically, turn the key clockwise to lock the oscilloscope, and then pull the key
out.
self), as shown in the figure below.
Figure 4.22 To Use the Security Lock
NOTE
Please do not insert other objects into the security lock hole t
instrument.
o avoid damaging the
4.8Accessing the Built-in Help System
The built-in help system provides instructions for all the front-panel keys and their
corresponding menu keys. Click or tap >Help to access the "Help" menu.
After that, you can get its help information by clicking on or tapping the link for the
desired item.
4.9
Viewing the Option Information and Install the
Option
This series oscilloscope provides multiple options to fulfill your measurement
requirements. If you need any of these options, order them according to the Order
No. available in "
according to this section. Besides, you can also view the option installation status or
activate the newly purchased option.
View the installed option
The instrument is installed with the trial versions of the options before leaving factory.
The trial time starts from the time when you power on the instrument for the first
time, and the trial time is about 2,160 minutes. Perform the following operations to
view the name of the installed option and option installation status.
•Click or tap the function navigation icon
screen, and then select Utility to enter the utility function menu.
•Click or tap Options to view the option list.
Install the option
Appendix A: Options and Accessories
", and then install the options
at the lower-left corner of the
The option license is a string of fixed characters. The license file should be in specific
format, with the filename extension ".lic". After you purchase an option, you will
obtain a key (used for obtaining desired the option license code). Then, you can
install the option according to the following steps.
1. Obtain an option license
a. Log in to the RIGOL, click SERVICECENTRE >
the "Registered product license code" interface.
b. In the software license registration interface, input the correct key, serial
number (click or tap >Utility
instrument), and v
license.
Install the option
2.
Sending the SCPI commands (:SYSTem:OPTion:INSTall <license>) to install options
is supported. For details, refer to
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•During the installation process, you are not allowed to power off the instrument.
•Sending the SCPI commands (:SYSTem:OPTion:INSTall <license>) to install options is
supported. Installing options by using the USB storage device or inputting the license
code manually is not supported.
This series oscilloscope provides 4 analog input channels (CH1-CH4), and each
channel is equipped with an independent vertical contr
methods for their vertical systems are the same. This chapter takes CH1 as an
example to introduce the setting method for the vertical system.
When a channel is selected, click or tap the channel status label at the bottom of the
screen. Then the menu as shown in the figure below is displayed.
ol system. The setting
Figure 5.1 Vertical Menu
5.1To Enable or Disable the Analog Channel
Enable the Analog Channel
When a signal is connected to CH1, y
•Click or tap the channel status label at the bottom of the screen to enable the
channel.
•Press the front-panel key
key is illuminated.
•In
When CH1 is activated, its status label at the bottom of the screen is as shown in the
figure below.
The information displayed in the channel status label is related to the current channel
setting (irrelevant with the on/o
on, you can modify the parameters such as the vertical scale, horizontal time base,
trigger mode, and trigger level according to the input signal for easy observation and
measurement of the waveform.
When CH1 is enabled but not activated, its status label is as shown in the following
figure.
ff status of the channel). After the channel is turned
Click or tap the channel status label at the bottom of the screen or press the front-
panel key to activate CH1. You can also select the CH1 tab in Vertical menu t
activate it.
Disable the analog channel
You can disable the analog channel in the following ways.
•If CH1 has been enabled and activated, you can press
to disable it directly
bottom of the screen to open the Vertical menu and then click or tap the label
again to disable the channel.
•If CH1 has been enabled but not activated, first activate the channel. Then press
the front-panel key
•In
•In addition, you can slide down the channel label to disable the channel.
Vertical System
. You can also click or tap the channel status label at the
or use the channel status label to disable CH1.
menu, set Display to OFF to disable CH1.
on the front panel
o
If CH1 is disabled, its status label is as shown in the figure below.
Vertical scale indicates the voltage value per grid in the vertical axis of the screen. It is
oft
en expressed in V/div. Adjusting the vertical scale increases or decreases the
display amplitude of the waveform. The scale information of the channel status label
at the bottom of the screen would change accordingly.
The adjustable range of the vertical scale is related to the current probe ratio and
input impedance. By default, the probe ratio is 1X, and the input impedance is 1 MΩ.
In this case, the adjustable range of the vertical scale is 100 μV/div to 10 V/div.
When CH1 is turned on and activated, you can adjust the vertical scale in the
following ways.
Vertical System
•Rotate the VerticalSCALE knob to adjust the ver
reduce the scale and counterclockwise to increase).
•Enable the touch screen function, and then adjust the vertical scale with the
pinch & stretch gesture on the touch screen. For details, refer to descriptions in
Pinch&Stretch
•In the Vertical menu, click or tap the icon at the right side of the input field of
Scale to increase or decrease the scale value or use the corresponding
multipurpose knob on the front panel to set the value. You can also click or tap
the input field to input a specific value with the displayed numeric keypad.
In the Vertical menu, click or tap the Fine on/o
adjustment) and OFF (co
.
ff switch to toggle between
arse adjustment). The default setting is OFF. You can also
•Fine adjustment: Use the icons at the right side of Scale or rotate the knob to
further adjust the v
vertical resolution. If the amplitude of the input waveform is a little bit greater
than the full scale under the current scale but a little bit lower if the next scale is
used, fine adjustment can be used to improve the amplitude of waveform
display to view signal details.
ertical scale within a relatively smaller range to improve
•Coarse adjustment: Use the icons at the right side of
adjust the ver
μV/div, 1 mV/div, 2 mV/div, 5 mV/div, 10 mV/div...10 V/div.
tical scale in a 1-2-5 step sequence, i.e. 100 μV/div, 200 μV/div, 500
5.3To Adjust the Vertical Offset
Vertical offset indicates the offset of the signal ground level position of the waveform
from the ver
amplitude unit (refer to
moves the corresponding channel's waveform up and down. The vertical offset
information (as shown in the following figure) in the channel status label at the
bottom of the screen will change accordingly.
The adjustable range of the vertical offset is related to the current input impedance,
probe ratio and ver
tical center of the display. Its unit is consistent with the currently selected
To Specify the Amplitude Unit
tical scale.
Scale or rotate the knob to
). Adjusting the vertical offset
When CH1 is turned on and activated, you can adjust the vertical offset in the
following ways.
•Rotate the Vertical
adjust the vertical offset within the adjustable range. Rotate this knob clockwise
to increase the vertical offset or rotate it counterclockwise to reduce the vertical
offset. Pressing the knob can quickly reset the vertical offset (set the vertical
offset to 0).
•Enable the touch screen function, and then adjust the vertical offset with the
drag gesture. For details, refer to
•In
Vertical menu, click or tap the Up/Down arrow icon at the right side of the
input field of Offset to increase or decrease the offset value or use the
corresponding multipurpose knob t
input field to input a specific value with the displayed numeric keypad.
This series oscilloscope supports the bandwidth limit function. Setting the bandwidth
limit can reduce the noises in the displayed wav
test is a pulse with high frequency oscillation.
Coupling menu item is grayed out and cannot be modified.
eforms. For example, the signal under
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Click or tap the channel status label at the bottom of the screen, and then the
Vertical menu is displayed. Click or tap the BW Limit drop-down button to select the
specified bandwidth. When the bandwidth limit is enabled, the specific bandwidth
limit value will be displayed in the channel status label at the bottom of the screen, as
shown in the figure below.
•When the bandwidth limit is turned o
ff, the high frequency components of the
signal under test can pass the channel.
•When the bandwidth limit is turned on, the high frequency components found in
the signal under test that are greater than the limit are attenuated. The table
below lists the available bandwidth limits for different models.
Table 5.1 Bandwidth Limit
ModelAvailable Bandwidth Limits
DHO4404/DHO480420 MHz, 250 MHz
DHO420420 MHz
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•For DHO4404 and DHO4804
can only set the bandwidth limit to 20 MHz or 250 MHz, but cannot turn off the limit;
when the vertical scale is less than or equal to 200 μV, the bandwidth limit is fixed to 20
MHz.
, when the vertical scale is less than or equal to 500 μV, you
•When the vertical scale is decreased to 500 μV from above 500 μV, the 250 MHz
bandwidth limit is automatically enabled; once decreased to 200 μV, the 20 MHz
bandwidth limit will be automatically enabled. In this case, when the vertical scale is
adjusted to 500 μV, the 250 MHz bandwidth limit will be enabled. When the vertical scale
is adjusted to above 500 μV, the bandwidth limit is automatically disabled.
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Bandwidth limit can not only reduce the noise, but also can attenuat
frequency components of the signal.
e or eliminate the high
5.6To Specify Input Impedance
To reduce the circuit load between the oscilloscope and the circuit under test, this
oscilloscope provides two input impedance modes: 1 M
Vertical menu, click or tap the Impedance button to t
Ω".
•1 MΩ: In this mode, the input impedance of the oscilloscope is ver
the current flowed from the circuit under test can be ignored.
•50 Ω: It makes the oscilloscope match with the device whose output impedance
is 50 Ω.
After the oscilloscope switches to the 50 Ω mode, the circuit diagram in the
menu will also be changed, as shown in the figure below.
oggle between "1 MΩ" and "50
y high, and
Vertical
Figure 5.2 Switched Input Impedance
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•After the oscilloscope recognizes the probe automatically, the input impedance will also
be auto recognized to save you from configuring it manually.
•Setting the input impedance affects the ranges of vertical scale and offset for the
specified channel.
5.7To Invert a Waveform
Click or tap the channel status label at the bottom of the screen, and then the
Vertical menu is displayed. Then click or tap the Invert on/off switch to enable or
disable the waveform invert function.
When "ON" is selected, the channel label is as shown in the figure below.
When the Invert function is disabled, the waveform is displayed normally; when
enabled, the voltage values of the displayed waveform are inverted, as shown in the
figure below. Inverting a waveform also changes the result of math function,
waveform measurement, etc.
"Invert" Off
"Invert" Off
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When the Invert function is tur
trigger) edge or polarity will be changed.
5.8To Set Probe
The analog channel of this oscilloscope supports both passive and active probes. It
can automatically recognize the curr
For detailed technical information of the probes, please refer to the corresponding
Probe User Guide.
Click or tap the channel status label at the bottom of the screen. Then the menu
Vertical is displayed. Then click or tap Probe to enter the Probe setting menu, as
shown in the figure below.
"Invert" On
"Invert"On
Figure 5.3 Waveform Invert On/Off
ned on, the trigger (e.g. Edge trigger, Pulse trigger, or Slope
If the instrument works with RP7000/PVA7000 series pr
menu is as shown in the figure below. The probe ratio cannot be modified and you
need to calibrate the probe. For specific probe models, please refer to
Sheet
. For detailed technical information of the probes, please refer to the
corresponding Probe User Guide.
obes (e.g. PVA7250), the probe
DHO4000 Data
Figure 5.5 Active Probe Setting Menu
Probe Ratio
The oscilloscope allows you t
accurate measurement results, you must set the probe ratio properly. By default, the
probe ratio is 1X.
probe ratio will also be auto recognized to save you from configuring it manually.
Skew
The difference in the delays between the pr
cable-delay errors in measurement results. To eliminate this problem, this series
oscilloscope provides the deskew function. Click or tap the
delay time with the pop-up numeric keyp
numeric keypad to set the value. The value ranges from -100.00 ns to 100.00 ns, and
the default is 0.00 s.
Bias
The oscilloscope provides offset adjustment function for active probes. This function
is used to adjust the signal under test which is outside the probe amplifier input
range to a proper range so as to ensure the signal integrity. When working with the
RP7000/PVA7000 series probe, you can click or tap the input field of
bias voltage o
Probe Information
f the probe.
tain probes with a fixed attenuation ratio. After that, the
obes, known as skew, can cause great
Skew input field to set the
ad. You can also use the corresponding
Bias to set the
After the oscilloscope recognizes the probe automatically, you can view information
about the currently connected probe in the probe menu, such as the vendor, model,
serial number, and the last calibration time.
Go Back to the Vertical Menu
In the
Probe setting menu, click or tap Vertical to go back to the Vertical menu.
5.9To Specify the Amplitude Unit
Click or tap the channel status label at the bottom of the screen, and then the
Vertical menu is displayed. Click or tap the Unit drop-down button to select W, A, V,
or U. The default unit is V.
Changing the amplitude unit also changes the units of the functions related to the
channel accordingly.
When you use an oscilloscope to make actual measurements, a small offset that arises
from the temperatur
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may occur on the zero-cross voltage of the channel, which will affect the
measurement results o
set an offset calibration voltage for calibrating the zero point of the corresponding
channel so as to improve the accuracy of the measurement results.
f the vertical parameters. This series oscilloscope allows you to
Click or tap the Up/Down arrow icon at the right side of the input field of
increase or decr
value with the pop-up numeric keypad. You can also use the corresponding
multipurpose knob to set the value.
The range of bias is related to the input impedance and the vertical scale.
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If the zero-cross v
adjustable null range, please perform self-calibration for the instrument to ensure the
measurement accuracy. For details, please refer to
ease the bias value. You can also click or tap the input field to set the
oltage of the channel has a larger amplitude offset that exceeds the
5.11To Specify the Skew
SelfCal
Bias to
.
When using an oscilloscope for actual measurement, the transmission delay of the
probe cable may bring relativ
allows you to set a delay time for calibrating the zero offset of the corresponding
channel. Zero offset is defined as the offset of the crossing point of the waveform and
trigger level line relative to trigger position, as shown in the figure below.
ely greater errors (zero offset). This series oscilloscope
In the "Vertical" menu, click or tap the Ch-Ch Skew input field to set the channel-tochannel sk
0.00 s.
ew time. The available range is from -100 ns to 100 ns, and the default is
5.12To Turn the Channel Label Display On/Off
The instrument uses the channel number to mark the corresponding channel by
default. For ease of use, you can also set a label for each channel. For example, .
Click or tap the channel status label at the bottom of the screen. Then the Vertical
menu is displayed. Click or tap the Label on/off switch to turn the label display on or
off. You can also click or tap the label input field to input a specific name for the
channel label with the pop-up keypad.
For how to use the keypad, please refer to descriptions in
You can access the Horizontal menu in the following ways.
•Press the front
•Click or tap the channel status label at the bottom of the scr
Vertical menu is displayed. Click or tap the Acquisition button t
Horizontal menu.
•Click or tap the horizontal time base label ("H" icon), acquisition label ("A" icon),
or horizontal position label ("D" icon) at the top o
Horizontal menu.
-panel
key to enter the Horizontal menu.
een. Then the
o enter the
f the screen to enter the
Figure 6.1 Horizontal Menu
6.1To Adjust the Horizontal Time Base
Horizontal time base, also called the horizontal scale, refers to the time of each grid in
the horizontal direction of the scr
horizontal time base is from 500 ps/div to 1.00 ks/div.
While you change the horizontal time base, the displayed waveforms of all channels
are expanded or compressed horizontally relative to the selected time reference
base label ("H" icon) will change accordingly, as shown in the figure below.
You can adjust the horizontal time base in the following ways.
). The horizontal time base in the horizontal time
•R
•Enable the touch screen function, and then adjust the horizontal time base with
•In the
In the Horizontal menu, you can click or tap the Vernier on/off switch to toggle
between ON (fine adjustment) and OFF (co
front-panel Horizontal
"fine adjustment".
e the fr
otat
b
ase (clockwise t
the Pinch&Stretch gesture. For details, refer to
Scale t
multipurpose knob t
input a specific value with the displayed numeric keypad.
ont-panel Horizontal
o reduce the scale and counterclockwise to increase).
Horizontal menu, click or tap the icon at the right side o
o increase or decrease the horizontal time base or use the corresponding
o set the v
SCALE knob to toggle betw
alue. You can also click or tap the input field to
SCALE
arse adjustment). You can also press the
knob to adjust the horizontal time
Pinch&Stretch
een "coarse adjustment" and
.
f the input field o
f
•Coarse adjustment: Click or tap the icons at the right side of the input field of
Scale to adjust the horizontal time base of the waveforms of all channels in a
1-2-5 step sequence within the adjustable range.
•
Fine adjustment: Click or tap the icon at the right side of the input field of
to adjust the horizontal time base o
step within the adjustable range.
f the waveforms of all channels at a smaller
Scale
6.2To Adjust the Horizontal Position
Horizontal position, also called trigger position, refers to the trigger point position of
the waveforms of all channels in the horizontal direction relative to the center of the
display. When the waveform trigger point is at the left (right) side of the center, the
horizontal position is a positive (negative) value.
Changing the horizontal position moves the waveform trigger points and the
displayed waveforms of all channels horizontally. The horizontal position displayed in
the horizontal position label ("D" icon) changes accordingly, as shown in the figure
below.
You can adjust the horizontal position in the following ways.
•R
•Enable the touch screen function, and then adjust the horizontal position with
•In the "Horizontal" menu, use the corresponding multipurpose knob to set the
otat
e the Hor
to adjust the horizontal position within the adjustable range. Rotate this knob
clockwise to reduce the horizontal position or counterclockwise to increase the
horizontal position. Pressing the knob can quickly reset the horizontal position
(set the horizontal position to 0).
the drag gesture. For details, refer to
horizontal position or use the icons at the right side of the input field of
to increase or decr
or tap the
eypad.
k
izontal
ease the value, as shown in the figure below. You can also click
Position input field t
POSITION knob at the right section of the front p
Drag
.
o input a specific v
anel
Position
alue with the pop-up numeric
6.3Zoom Mode (Delayed Sweep)
Zoom (delayed sweep mode) can be used to horizontally expand a length of
waveform t
on/off switch t
you can set the scale and position in Zoom mode.
Zoom window. You can also click or tap the input field to input the specific value
directly via the pop-up numeric keypad.
•
Zoomed Position: Rotate the corresponding multipurpose knob or use the icons
at the right of the
the Zoom window
Position input field to increase or decrease the position for
. You can also click or tap the input field to input the specific
value directly via the pop-up numeric keypad.
When the Zoom mode is enabled, the display divides in half, as shown in the figure
below.
Figure 6.2 Zoom Mode
•Waveform before expansion:
The upper portion of the display that is not covered by subtransparent gray
shows the normal display of the waveform. Its horizontal time base (called the
main time base) is indicated in the label at the upper-left corner of the display.
You can move the area left and right by adjusting the horizontal position and
increase or decrease the size of the area by adjusting the horizontal scale.
•Waveform after expansion:
The lower portion shows the horizontally expanded version of the normal
waveform display. Its horizontal time base (called the zoomed time base) is
displayed in the middle. Compared with the main time base, the zoomed time
base has higher horizontal resolution.
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The zoomed time base should be smaller than or equal to the main time base.
The "Horizontal" menu allows you to configure the instrument's acquisition system.
Figure 7.1 Horizontal Menu
7.1Acquisition Mode
The acquisition mode is used to determine how the waveform points are calculated
from the sample points. In the Horizontal menu, click or tap the desired acquisition
mode for the Acquisition item. This oscilloscope provides fiv
Normal (default), Average, Peak, High Res, and UltraAcquire. The selected acquisition
mode is indicated in the acquisition label ("A" icon) at the top of the screen.
Normal
In Normal acquisition mode, the oscilloscope samples the signal at a fixed time
inter
val to rebuild the waveform. This mode produces the best display for most
waveforms.
Average
In this mode, the oscilloscope averages the waveforms from multiple acquisitions to
reduce the random noise of the input signal and increase the vertical resolution. A
greater number of averages lowers the noise and increases the vertical resolution. On
the other hand, the higher the number of averages, the slower the response of the
displayed waveform to waveform changes.
When you select "Average" mode, click or tap the Averages input field to set the
number of av
multipurpose knob to set the value. Its range is from 2 (default) to 65,536.
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The number of averages must be the Nth power of 2. When it is not in N power-of-2
increments, a prompt message "Truncation average error" is displayed. At this time, a value
that is smaller than the one you input and the closest to N power-of-2 increments will be input
automatically.
Peak
erages with the pop-up numeric keypad or use the corresponding
In this mode, the oscilloscope acquires the maximum and minimum values o
f the
signal within the acquisition interval to get the signal envelope or capture narrow
pulses that might be lost. This mode prevents signal aliasing at the expense of
exaggerating the noise.
In this mode, the minimum pulse width detected is the sample period.
High Resolution
This mode uses a kind of ultra-sample technique to average sequential sample points
to reduce the random noise on the input signal and generate much smoother
waveforms on the screen. This is generally used when the sample rate of the digitizer
is higher than the storage rate in acquisition memory.
When you select "High Res" mode, click or tap the
bits drop-down button to select
14 (default) or 16. The bandwidth of the selected bit is displayed behind the box.
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•The averaging modes of the "A
"Multi-sample Average" and the latter uses "Single Sample Average".
•In "High Res" mode, the oscilloscope improves the measurement accuracy at the cost of
bandwidth. Each time the sample rate changes, the current bandwidth is indicated at the
right side of
bits in the menu.
verage" and "High Res" are different. The former uses
UltraAcquire
UltraAcquire mode is one of the fast acquisition modes. It divides the oscilloscope
's
memory into segments and fills a memory segment for each individual trigger event.
It provides a much higher waveform capture rate and helps minimize the dead time
between trigger events.
When you select "UltraAcquire" mode, click or tap
Max Frames input field to set the
maximum number of frames and Timeout input field to set the timeout. When the
number of the frames r
eaches the maximum or the sampling time reaches the
timeout, the oscilloscope stops sampling and plots the waveform. Click or tap the
Display mode drop-down button t
m segments are shown in an adjacent way with each segment
shown next to the previous segment in time order. A maximum of 100 frames
can be displayed on the screen at a time in this mode.
•Overlay: All the captured waveform segments are overwritten to display as one
single segment of the waveform. A maximum of 100 frames can be displayed on
the screen at a time in this mode.
•Waterfall: It displays the captured waveform segments in a cascaded display
order. A maximum of 100 frames can be displayed on the screen at a time in this
mode.
•Perspective: The waveform segments are displayed in the ladder-like form, with
each segment being arranged above another with a certain perspective (angle),
moving up like a rising slope. A maximum of 100 frames can be displayed on the
screen at a time in this mode.
•Mosaic: The whole waveform view is divided into several blocks, and each
waveform segment is displayed in each block in sequence. A maximum of 80
frames can be displayed on the screen at a time in this mode.
Figure 7.2 Display Modes
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•The UltraAcquire mode is not available when any o
cursors, decoding, Search, Zoom, Pass/Fail test, waveform recording, power analysis,
reference waveform, roll mode, slow sweep mode, and XY mode. To switch to the
UltraAcquire mode, please ensure that all of those functions are disabled.
•In UltraAcquire mode, the functions mentioned above (except for roll mode and slow
sweep mode) are disabled. When roll mode or slow sweep mode is enabled, the
acquisition mode is automatically switched to "Normal".
This oscilloscope only supports the real-time sampling mode. In this mode, the
oscilloscope produces the wavefor
trigger event. The maximum real-time sample rate of this series is 4 GSa/s. The
current sample rate is displayed in the acquisition label at the top of the screen.
By default, the operating status label at the left top of the screen is illuminated in
green, indicating that the instrument is in real-time sampling, and the
button on the toolb
ar is in green. Click or tap the
m display from samples collected during one
STOP/RUN
STOP/RUN button or press the
fr
ont-panel
"STOP" in red, and the STOP/RUN button turns r
panel
can still pan or zoom the wavefor
key to stop sampling. At this time, the operating status label shows
key turns red. The oscilloscope will maintain its last captured graph. You
7.3Sample Rate
Sampling is the process of converting an analog signal into digital data at a specified
time interv
rate is the reciprocal of the time interval.
Horizontal menu, the "SaRate" it
In
sample rate is also indicated in the acquisition label ("A" icon) at the top of the
screen, as shown in the figure below.
al and then storing them sequentially in acquisition memory. The sample
ed. Also, the backlight of the front-
ms by using the horizontal/vertical controls.
em shows the current sample rate. The current
The sample rate of the analog channel is related to the current channel mode. This
series oscilloscope provides up to 4 GSa/s r
mode, 2 GSa/s real-time sample rate in half channels mode, and 1 GSa/s real-time
sample rate in all channels mode.
•Single channel mode: If any one of the channels is enabled, it is called single
channel mode.
•Half channels mode: If two of the channels are enabled, it is called half channels
mode.
•All channels mode: If any three channels or all four channels are enabled, it is
called all channels mode.
A sample rate that is too low might have the following effects on the waveform:
•Waveform Distortion: When the sample rate is too low
are lost, and the sample waveform displayed is rather different from the actual
waveform of the signal.
•Waveform Aliasing: Aliasing occurs when the sample rate is twice lower than
the actual signal frequency (Nyquist Frequency). The frequency of the waveform
reconstructed from the sample data is smaller than the actual signal frequency.
, some waveform details
•Waveform Leakage: If the sample rate is too low
from the sample data does not represent the original signal correctly.
7.4Memory Depth
Memory depth refers to the number of points that the oscilloscope can store in a
single trigger acquisition. It reflects the storage cap
DHO4000 series oscilloscope provides up to 250 Mpts memory depth (500 Mpts
optional).
The following formula shows the relations among memory depth, sample rate, and
horizontal time base:
MDepth ≥ SRate * TSCale * HDivs
•
MDepth
•
SRate
•
TSCale
•
HDivs
Therefore, with the same horizontal time base, a higher memory depth can ensure a
higher sample rate.
Horizontal menu, click or tap the Mem Depth drop-down button t
In
memory depth. The default setting is "10k". The selected memory depth value is
displayed in the acquisition label ("A" icon) at the top of the screen.
indicates the memory depth. The unit is pts.
indicates the sample rate. The unit is Sa/s.
indicates the horizontal time base scale. The unit is s/div.
indicates the number of grids in the horizontal direction. The unit is div.
o select the
•When only one of the four channels (CH1-CH4) is enabled, the memory depths
•When three channels or all four channels are enabled, the memor
available include Auto, 1 kpts, 10 kpts, 100 kpts, 1 Mpts, 10 Mpts, 25 Mpts, 50
Mpts, 100 Mpts (optional), and 125 Mpts (optional).
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•In "Auto" mode, the oscilloscope selects the memor
the current sample rate.
•When
•When
Acquisition Mode
depth setting.
Acquisition Mode
Mpts are available for the memory depth setting.
is set to "High Res", "Auto" is not available for the memory
is set to "Average", only 1 kpts, 10 kpts, 100 kpts, 1 Mpts, and 10
7.5Horizontal Expansion Reference
This function allows you to set the position that the waveform on the display is
referenced t
time base is adjusted. In the
button t
Left, Right, Trigger, and User.
o when it is horizontally expanded or compressed when the horizontal
Horizontal menu, click or tap the Expand drop-down
o select the reference position. Available options include Center (default),
y depths
y depth automatically according to
•Center: when the horizontal time base is modified, the waveform will be
expanded or compressed horizontally relative to the center of the display.
•Left: when the horizontal time base is modified, the waveform will be expanded
or compressed horizontally relative to the leftmost position of the display.
•Right: when the horizontal time base is modified, the waveform will be
expanded or compressed horizontally relative to the rightmost position of the
display.
•Trigger: when the horizontal time base is modified, the waveform will be
expanded or compressed horizontally relative to the trigger point.
•User: when the horizontal time base is modified, the waveform displayed will be
expanded or compressed horizontally relative to the user-defined reference
position.
When you select "User", click or tap the
value with the displayed numeric k
default is 0.
User Expansion input field and set the
eypad. Its range is from -500 to 500, and the
7.6Roll Mode
The roll mode causes the waveform to move across the screen from right to left. It
allows you to view the acquired data without waiting for a complete acquisition. In
Horizontal menu, select "Auto" or "OFF" in Roll.
•Auto: the Roll mode is enabled. It is automatically enabled when the horizontal
•OFF: the Roll mode is disabled. The oscilloscope operates at slow sweep speeds
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scale is 50 ms/div or slower
.
when the horizontal scale is 200 ms/div or slower. In slow sweep mode, the
oscilloscope acquires the data to the left of the trigger point and then waits for
trigger. After the trigger occurs, it continues to acquire the data to the right of
the trigger point. When you use this mode to observe low-frequency signals, it is
recommended to set the channel coupling mode (
To Specify Channel Coupling
)
to "DC".
•If the Zoom mode is currently turned on, enabling the r
the Zoom mode.
•The following functions are not available when the roll mode is enabled:
To Adjust the Horizontal Position
Zoom Mode (Delayed Sweep), Triggering the Oscilloscope, Protocol Decoding, Pass/Fail
Test, Waveform Recording and Playing, Persistence Time, UltraAcquire, Average, XY
Mode
.
7.7XY Mode
By default, this series oscilloscope uses the YT mode for waveform display window. In
YT mode, Y-axis indicates the V
supports the XY display in which both X-axis and Y-axis indicate voltage. The XY
mode converts the oscilloscope from a "Voltage-Time" display to a "Voltage-Voltage"
display using two input channels.
Enable the XY Mode
You can enable the XY display mode in the following ways.
oll mode automatically turns off
(available when the oscilloscope run state is STOP),
oltage and X-axis indicates the Time. Besides, it also
•Click or tap the
toolb
ar to enter the
Windows button in the function navigation menu or on the
Add Window menu. In the "Diagram" item, click or tap XY >
Add to enable the XY display mode.
•Click or tap the XY button in the function navigation menu or on the toolbar to
enable the XY display mode.
•In the "Horizontal" menu, tick XY to enable the XY mode.
Configure the XY Mode
Click or tap at the upper-right corner of the XY display window to enter the XY
configuration menu.
op-down button of "Source X" to select the source
channel of the X-axis in the XY window. Click or tap the drop-down button of
"Source Y" to select the source channel of the Y-axis in the XY window.
Add Window menu, you can also configure Sour
In the
ce Z. Source Z, as the Zaxis input in the XY display mode, is used to control whether to display the X-Y
waveforms in the XY display mode. This function is called "blanking".
-When "None" is selected for "Source Z", the blanking function is disabled,
and you can only see the X-Y waveforms.
-When you select "CH1-CH4" for "Source Z", the blanking function is
enabled. The Z-axis input from the external connector determines whether
to display the X-Y waveforms. When Z is high (the input level is greater than
0 V), the X-Y waveforms are displayed; when Z is low (the input level is
smaller than 0 V), the waveforms are hidden.
ailable for now. The current settings can produce the best display.
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Phase Deviation Measurement
In this mode, you can use the Lissajous method to measur
two input signals whose frequencies are the same. The following figure shows the
measurement schematic diagram of phase deviation.
Figure 7.5 Measurement Schematic Diagram of Phase Deviation
e the phase deviation of the
According to sin
channels. The definitions of A, B, C, and D are shown in the figure above. The phase
deviation angle is obtained, that is:
Ɵ=±arcsin(A/B) or ±arcsin(C/D)
If the principal axis of the ellipse is within Quadrant I and III, the phase deviation
angle obtained should be within Quadrant I and IV, namely within (0 to π/2) or (3π/2
to 2π). If the principal axis of the ellipse is within Quadrant II and IV, the phase
deviation angle obtained should be within Quadrant II and III, namely within (π/2 to
π) or (π to 3π/2).
The XY mode can be used to measure the phase deviation occurred when the signal
under test passes through a circuit network. Connect the oscilloscope to the circuit to
monitor the input and output signals of the circuit.
Ɵ = A/B or C/D, Ɵ is the phase deviation angle between the two
The trigger system allows you to set specific trigger conditions as required. The
oscilloscope captures a wavefor
on the screen once a particular trigger condition is met. For a digital oscilloscope, it
samples waveform continuously no matter whether it is stably triggered. Rather, only
stable triggering can produce stable display. The trigger module ensures that every
time base sweep or acquisition starts from the user-defined trigger condition, namely
every sweep is synchronous with the acquisition and the waveforms acquired are
overlapped so as to display the stable waveforms.
You should set the triggers based on the features of the input signal. To quickly
capture your desired waveforms, you need to understand the signal under test. This
oscilloscope provides a variety of trigger types that help you focus on the desired
waveform details.
You can enter the
•Press the front
•In
Vertical System
menu.
Trigger menu in the following ways.
-panel
menu, click or tap the
m as well as its neighboring part and displays them
key to enter the trigger menu.
Trigger button to ent
er the trigger
•Click or tap the trigger label (as shown in the figure below) at the top of the
screen to enter the trigger menu.
8.1Trigger Source
In the "Trigger" menu, click or tap the drop-down button of Source t
ed sour
desir
selected as the trigger source.
Analog channel input
Signals input from analog channels CH1-CH4 can all be used as trigger sources. No
matter whether the channel selected is enabled, the channel can work normally.
AC line input
The trigger signal is obtained from the AC power input of the oscilloscope. AC trigger
is usually used to measure signals relevant to the AC power frequency. For example, it
can stably trigger the waveform output from the transformer of a transformer
substation. It is mainly used in related measurements of the power industry.
ce. Analog channels (CH1-CH4), AC Line, or EXT (external trigger) can be
The external trigger sour
other four channels are acquiring data. The trigger signal (e.g. external clock or signal
of the circuit under test) will be connected to EXT trigger source via the external
trigger input terminal [EXT TRIG] connector. You can set the trigger conditions within
the range of the trigger level (from -8 V to +8 V).
8.2Trigger Level
Trigger level determines where on the selected edge the trigger point occurs. The
adjustment of the trigger level is r
•When the trigger source is CH1-CH4, rotate the front-panel
use the corresponding multipurpose knob (when the trigger menu is opened) to
adjust the trigger lev
value with the pop-up numeric k
line (the color of the trigger level line is the same as that of the channel) and a
trigger icon "
with the variation of the trigger lev
level, the trigger level line disappears in about 2 s. The current trigger level is
displayed in the trigger information label at the top of the screen.
ce can be used to trigger on the fifth channel while all the
elated to the type of the trigger source.
LEVEL knob or
el. You can also click or tap the
eypad. During the adjustment, a trigger level
" are displayed on the screen, and they move up and down
el. When you stopping modifying the trigger
Level input field to set the
In Runt Trigger, Slope Trigger, and Window trigger, you need to set the upper
and lower limits of the trigger level. Two trigger level icons
displayed at the right section of the scr
•When the trigger source is AC Line, there is no trigger level.
•When the trigger source is EXT, rotate the front-panel
corresponding multipurpose knob (when the trigger menu is opened) to adjust
the trigger lev
with the pop-up numeric k
trigger information label at the top of the screen.
For this trigger source, only the variation of the trigger level value is displayed
on the screen during the adjustment of the trigger level, without displaying the
trigger level lines on the screen.
To better trigger the waveforms, for a trigger with a single level, you can directly click
or tap
middle of the waveform. However, for a trigger with two levels (e.g. Slope trigger,
Runt trigger, Window trigger, and MIL-STD-1553 trigger), you need to click or tap
90% for Level A and 10% for Level B to make the level move within the range of the
waveform amplitude.
50% in the menu or press the trigger level knob t
el. You can also click or tap the
eypad. The current trigger level is displayed in the
The following is the schematic diagram of the acquisition memory. To better
understand the trigger event, y
acquisition memory into a pre-trigger and post-trigger buffer.
Figure 8.1 Schematic Diagram of the Acquisition Memory
Triggering the Oscilloscope
ou can think of the trigger event as dividing
Trigger Event
Pre-trigger BufferPost-trigger Buffer
Acquisition Memory
After the oscilloscope starts running, it first fills the pre-trigger buffer. Then, after the
pre-trigger buffer is filled, the oscilloscope starts searching for a trigger. While
searching for the trigger, the data sampled will still be transmitted to the pre-trigger
buffer (the new data will continuously overwrite the previous data). When a trigger is
found, the pre-trigger buffer contains the events that occurred just before the trigger.
Then, the oscilloscope will fill the post-trigger buffer and display the data in the
acquisition memory. If the acquisition is initiated via the front-panel
process repeats; if the acquisition is initiat
a single acquisition (you can pan and zoom the curr
This series provides Auto (default), Normal, and Single trigger modes.
Click or tap the trigger information label (as shown in the figure below) at the top of
the screen or press the front-panel
Sweep
mode is display
(Normal), or S (Single).
item, you can quickly switch the current trigger mode. The selected trigger
ed in the trigger infor
ed via the
ently displayed waveform).
key to open the "Trigger" menu. In the
mation label at the top of the screen: A (Auto), N
key, it stops after finishing
key, the
•Auto: In this trigger mode, if the specified trigger conditions are not found,
triggers ar
on the oscilloscope. This trigger mode can be used when the signal levels are
unknown, when the DC signals should be displayed, or when trigger conditions
occur often enough that forced triggers are unnecessary.
e forced and acquisitions are made so that signal activity is displayed
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•Normal: In this trigger mode, triggers and acquisitions only occur when the
specified trigger conditions are found. This trigger mode can be used when the
signal is at a low r
specified by the trigger settings, or when you try to stabilize the display by
preventing the oscilloscope from auto-triggering.
•Single: In this trigger mode, a single trigger and acquisition only occur when the
specified trigger conditions are found, and then the oscilloscope stops. This
trigger mode can be used when you need to make a single acquisition of the
specified event and analyze the acquisition result. You can pan and zoom the
currently displayed waveform without subsequent waveform data overwriting
the current waveform. After a single trigger is initiated, the oscilloscope is in
"STOP" state.
Normal and Single trigger modes, you can click or tap the Force button in the
In
epetition rate, when you only want to acquire specific events
trigger menu or press the fr
8.4Trigger Coupling
Trigger coupling determines what part of the signal is passed to the trigger circuit.
Please distinguish it from channel coupling (
function is available only when the trigger type is Edge and the trigger source is an
analog channel.
In the "Trigger" menu, click or tap the
desired coupling mode (by default, it is DC).
•DC: allows DC and AC components to p
•AC: blocks the DC components and attenuates the signals.
•LFR: blocks the DC components and rejects the low-frequency components.
ont-panel
key to force a trigger event.
To Specify Channel Coupling
Coupling drop-down button t
ass the trigger circuitry.
). This
o select the
•HFR: rejects the high frequency components.
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When "AC" or "LFR" is selected as the coupling mode, no trigger lev
are displayed. When you adjust the trigger level, you can only see the changes of the trigger
level values in the trigger information label at the top of the screen.
Trigger holdoff can be help stabilize triggering on complex repetitive waveforms that
have multiple edges or other events betw
series). Holdoff time is specified as the amount of time that the oscilloscope waits for
re-arming the trigger circuitry after generating a correct trigger. The oscilloscope will
not trigger even if the trigger condition is met during the holdoff time and will only
re-arm the trigger circuitry after the holdoff time expires.
For example, to get a stable trigger on the repetitive pulse burst as shown in the
figure below, set the holdoff time to be greater than t1 but less than t2.
Triggering the Oscilloscope
een waveform repetitions (such as pulse
Click or tap the trigger infor
the screen or press the front-panel
tap the input field o
efor
the wav
use the corresponding multipurpose knob to set the value. The adjustable range of
the holdoff time is from 8 ns (default) to 10 s.
ms are stably triggered) with the pop-up numeric keypad. You can also
f Holdoff t
8.6Noise Rejection
Noise rejection can reject the high frequency noise in the signal and reduce the
possibility of triggering the oscilloscope by mistake.
Figure 8.2 Trigger Holdoff
mation label (as shown in the figur
key to open the "Trigger" menu. Click or
o set the holdoff time (the holdoff to this time when
Click or tap the trigger information label (as shown in the figure below) or press the
front-p
on/off switch t
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This function is av
anel
key to open the "Trigger" menu. Click or tap the Noise Reject
o enable or disable the noise rejection function.
ailable only when the trigger sour
8.7Trigger Type
This series oscilloscope provides the following trigger types.
8.7.1Edge Trigger
Edge trigger identifies a trigger on the trigger level of the specified edge on the input
signal.
ce is set t
o an analog channel or EXT.
Trigger T
Click or tap the
ype
Type drop-down button to select "Edge".
Figure 8.3 Edge Trigger Setting Menu
After a trigger type is select
trigger type, source, and level) is displayed in the trigger information label at the top
of the screen, as shown in the figure below. The information will change based on the
trigger settings.
Pulse width triggering sets the oscilloscope to trigger on the positive or negative
pulse of a specified width. In this mode, the oscilloscope will trigger when the pulse
width of the input signal satisfies the specified pulse width condition.
In this oscilloscope, positiv
e pulse width is defined as the time difference between the
two crossing points of the trigger level and positive pulse; negative pulse width is
defined as the time difference between the two crossing points of the trigger level
and negative pulse, as shown in the figure below.
A
+Width
-Width
A
B
B
Trigger Level
Trigger Level
Figure 8.4 Positive/Negative Pulse Width
Trigger Type
Click or tap Type drop-down button to select "Pulse".
Figure 8.5 Pulse Width Trigger Setting Menu
After a trigger type is select
ed, the current trigger setting information (including
trigger type, trigger source, and trigger level) is displayed in the trigger information
label at the top of the screen, as shown in the figure below. The information will
change based on the trigger settings.
Source Selection
Click or tap Source dr
Source
top of the screen.
Only when you select the channel that has signal inputs as the trigger source, can you
obtain a stable trigger.
Polarity
In the
polarity ().
Trigger Condition
Set the trigger condition in the When it
•When y
•When you select "Positive" for polarity, "<" for trigger condition, the oscilloscope
. The selected trigger source is indicated in the trigger information label at the
Polarity it
ou select "P
triggers when the positive pulse width of the input signal is greater than the
specified pulse width.
triggers when the positive pulse width of the input signal is smaller than the
specified pulse width.
op-down button to select CH1-CH4. For details, refer to
em, select the desired polarity: positive polarity (
em.
ositive" for polarity, ">" for trigger condition, the oscilloscope
) or negative
Trigger
•When you select "Positive" for polarity, "< >" for trigger condition, the
oscilloscope triggers when the positive pulse width of the input signal is greater
than the specified lower limit of pulse width and smaller than the specified
upper limit of pulse width.
•When you select "Negative" for polarity, ">" for trigger condition, the
oscilloscope triggers when the negative pulse width of the input signal is greater
than the specified pulse width.
•When you select "Negative" for polarity, "<" for trigger condition, the
oscilloscope triggers when the negative pulse width of the input signal is smaller
than the specified pulse width.
•When you select "Negative" for polarity, "< >" for trigger condition, the
oscilloscope triggers when the negative pulse width of the input signal is greater
than the specified lower limit of pulse width and smaller than the specified
upper limit of pulse width.
•In the When menu, when ">" or "<" is selected, click or tap the input field of
Lower or Upper to set the lower limit value or the upper limit value with the
pop-up numeric keyp
to set the value. The pulse width available is from 1 ns to 10 s.
ad. You can also use the corresponding multipurpose knob
•In the
Trigger Mode
Sweep, select Auto, Normal, or Single as the trigger mode. For details, r
In
descriptions in
Trigger Parameter Setting
You can refer to
noise rejection under this trigger type.
Trigger Level
Click or tap the
k
eypad. You can also use the front-panel trigger level knob or the corresponding
multipurpose knob to set the trigger level. For details, refer to descriptions in
Level
of the screen.
When menu, when "< >" is selected, click or tap the input field of Upper
and Lower respectively to set the lower limit value and the upper limit value with
the pop-up numeric keyp
knob to set the values. The lower limit of the pulse width must be smaller than
the upper limit.
Trigger Mode
Trigger Holdoff
Level input field to set the trigger level with the pop-up numeric
. The current trigger level is displayed in the trigger information label at the top
ad. You can also use the corresponding multipurpose
efer to
.
and
Noise Rejection
to set the trigger holdoff and
Trigger
8.7.3Slope Trigger
Slope triggering sets the oscilloscope to trigger on the positive or negative slope of
the specified time. This trigger mode is applicable to ramp and triangle wavefor
In this oscilloscope, positive slope time is defined as the time difference between the
two crossing points of trigger level line A and B with the rising edge; negative slope
time is defined as the time difference between the two crossing points of trigger level
line A and B with the falling edge. See the figure below.
Figure 8.6 Positive Slope Time/Negative Slope Time
Type drop-down button to select "Slope".
Negative Slope Time
Lower Limit of Trigger Level
(Low
Level)
Figure 8.7 Slope Trigger Setting Menu
After a trigger type is select
trigger type, trigger source, and trigger level) is displayed in the trigger information
label at the top of the screen, as shown in the figure below. The information will
change based on the trigger settings.
Source Selection
Click or tap Source drop-down button to select CH1-CH4. For details, refer to
. The selected trigger source is indicated in the trigger information label at the
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Only when you select the channel that has signal inputs as the trigger source, can you
obtain a stable trigger.
Edge Type
Select the input signal edge (in the Slope item) on which the oscilloscope triggers.
•Rising: triggers on the rising edge o
•Falling: triggers on the falling edge of the input signal.
Trigger Condition
Sets the trigger condition in the
•When you select "Rising" for the edge type, ">
oscilloscope triggers when the positive slope time of the input signal is greater
than the specified time.
•When you select "Rising" for the edge type, "<" for trigger condition, the
oscilloscope triggers when the positive slope time of the input signal is smaller
than the specified time.
•When you select "Rising" for the edge type, "< >" for trigger condition, the
oscilloscope triggers when the positive slope time of the input signal is greater
than the specified lower limit time and smaller than the specified upper limit
time.
•When you select "Falling" for the edge type, ">" for trigger condition, the
oscilloscope triggers when the negative slope time of the input signal is greater
than the specified time.
When item.
f the input signal.
" for trigger condition, the
•When you select "Falling" for the edge type, "<" for trigger condition, the
oscilloscope triggers when the negative slope time of the input signal is smaller
than the specified time.
•When you select "Falling" for the edge type, "< >" for trigger condition, the
oscilloscope triggers when the negative slope time of the input signal is greater
than the specified lower limit time and smaller than the specified upper limit
time.
Slope Time Setting
•In the
•In the
When item, when ">" or "<
input field of
with the pop-up numeric keyp
set the value. The slope time available is from 1 ns to 10 s.
When item, when "< >" is set t
field of
limit value with the pop-up numeric k
Lower or Upper to set the lower limit value or the upper limit value
Upper and Lower respectively to set the upper limit value and the lower
knob to set the values. The lower slope time limit must be smaller than the
upper slope time limit.
Trigger Mode
In Sweep, select Auto, Normal, or Single as the trigger mode. For details, r
descriptions in
Trigger Parameter Setting
You can refer to
noise rejection under this trigger type.
Level Selection and Setting
After the trigger condition setting is completed, you need to adjust the trigger level
to correctly trigger the signal and obtain a stable waveform.
Click or tap the
numeric keypad. You can also use the trigger level knob or use the corresponding
multipurpose knob to adjust level A/level B. When
and lower limit v
lower limit remains unchanged. For details, refer to descriptions in
current trigger level is displayed in the trigger information label at the top of the
screen.
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Trigger Mode
Trigger Holdoff
Level A/Level B input field to set the level A/lev
alues change at the same time. The difference between upper and
.
and
Noise Rejection
to set the trigger holdoff and
el B with the pop-up
Linkage is ticked, the upper limit
Trigger Level
efer to
. The
Press the trigger level knob to switch between three modes: "only adjust Level A", "only adjust
Level B", and "adjust Level A and Level B at the same time".
8.7.4Video Trigger
The video signal can include image information and timing information, which adopts
different standards and for
field or line of NTSC (National Television Standards Committee), PAL (Phase
Alternating Line), or SECAM (Sequential Couleur A Memoire).
Trigger Type
Click or tap the
Type drop-down button to select "Video".
mats. This series can trigger on the standard video signal
After a trigger type is select
trigger type, trigger source, and trigger level) is displayed in the trigger information
label at the top of the screen, as shown in the figure below. The information will
change based on the trigger settings.
Source Selection
Click or tap Source drop-down button to select CH1-CH4. For details, refer to
Source
top of the screen.
Only when you select the channel that has signal inputs as the trigger source, can you
obtain a stable trigger.
Video Polarity
. The selected trigger source is indicated in the trigger information label at the
ed, the current trigger setting information (including
When this sync type is selected, you can specify a line number. Click or tap the
input field of Line to set the line number by using the pop-up numeric keypad.
You can also use the corresponding multipurpose knob to set the value. The
range of the line number is related to the currently selected video standards. The
range is from 1 to 525 (NTSC), 1 to 625 (PAL/SECAM), 1 to 525 (480p), 1 to 625
(576p), 1 to 750 (720p), or 1 to 1125 (1080p/1080i).
•Odd: triggers on the rising edge of the first ramp pulse in the odd field. It is only
available when the video standard is set to "NTSC" or "PAL/SECAM".
•Even: triggers on the rising edge of the first ramp pulse in the even field. It is
only available when the video standard is set to "NTSC" or "PAL/SECAM".
Trigger Mode
In Sweep, select Auto, Normal, or Single as the trigger mode. For details, r
descriptions in
eypad. You can also use the front-panel trigger level knob or the corresponding
Level input field to set the trigger level with the pop-up numeric
multipurpose knob to set the trigger level. For details, refer to descriptions in
Level
. The current trigger level is displayed in the trigger information label at the top
of the screen.
TIP
•To better obser
depth first.
•In the trigger debugging process of video signals, the frequency in different part of the
signal can be reflected by a different brightness, as RIGOL's digital oscilloscope provides
the intensity graded color display function. Experienced users can quickly judge the
signal quality and discover abnormalities during the debugging process.
ve the waveform details in the video signal, you can set a larger memory
8.7.5Pattern Trigger
The pattern trigger identifies a trigger condition by looking for a specified pattern.
This patter
(high), L (low), or X (don't care). A rising or falling edge (you can only specify a single
edge) can be specified for one channel included in the pattern. When an edge is
specified, the oscilloscope will trigger at the edge specified if the pattern set for the
other channels are true (namely the actual pattern of the channel is the same as the
preset pattern). If no edge is specified, the oscilloscope will trigger on the last edge
that makes the pattern true. If all the channels in the pattern are set to "X", the
oscilloscope will not trigger.
n is a logical "AND" combination of channels. Each channel can be set to H
to set the noise rejection under this trigger type.
After a trigger type is select
trigger type, trigger source, and trigger level) is displayed in the trigger information
label at the top of the screen, as shown in the figure below. The information will
change based on the trigger settings.
Source Selection
Click or tap Source drop-down button to select CH1-CH4. For details, refer to
Source
top of the screen.
Only when you select the channel that has signal inputs as the trigger source, can you
obtain a stable trigger.
Pattern Setting
. The selected trigger source is indicated in the trigger information label at the
ed, the current trigger setting information (including
Trigger
The following five patterns are available:
•1: sets the pattern of the channel selected to "1", i.e. the voltage level is higher
than the trigger level of the channel.
•0: sets the pattern of the channel selected to "0", i.e. the voltage level is lower
than the trigger level of the channel.
•X: sets the pattern of the channel selected to "X", i.e. this channel is not used as a
part of the pattern. When all channels in the pattern are set to "X", the
oscilloscope will not trigger.
•: sets the pattern to the rising edge of the channel selected.
•: sets the pattern to the falling edge of the channel selected.
The Left/Right arrow k
"All" indicates all bits. Select a pattern for a channel and then click or tap
patter
ns of all the other channels will be set to the currently selected pattern. The
pattern setting is as shown in the figure below.
Only one edge (rising or falling edge) can be specified in the pattern. If one edge item
is currently defined and then another edge item is defined in another channel in the
p
attern, then a prompt message "Invalid input" is displayed.
ey indicates moving left/right to switch the channel pattern.
All. The
Trigger Mode
Sweep, select Auto, Normal, or Single as the trigger mode. For details, r
In
descriptions in
Trigger Parameter Setting
You can refer to
noise rejection under this trigger type.
Trigger Level
Click or tap the Level input field to set the trigger level with the pop-up numeric
keypad. You can also use the front-panel trigger level knob or the corresponding
multipurpose knob to set the trigger level. For details, refer to descriptions in
. The current trigger level is displayed in the trigger information label at the top
Level
of the screen.
Trigger Mode
Trigger Holdoff
8.7.6Duration Trigger
In duration trigger, the oscilloscope identifies a trigger condition by searching for the
duration of a specified patt
channels. Each channel can be set to 1 (high), 0 (low), or X (don't care). The
efer to
.
and
Noise Rejection
to set the trigger holdoff and
Trigger
ern. This pattern is a logical "AND" combination of the