Teledyne 300A User Manual

917103-00 RevA

Quick Reference

Guide

WaveJet 300A Series

Oscilloscopes

To get started quickly, take a few

moments to read through this guide.

Additional information can be found

in the Getting Started Manual.

On-line help also contains more

information on using the instrument.

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Understanding
Display Information

Trigger Position
Indicator

Color coded to the
triggered signal. Zero
delay is the center of
the grid.

Bottom Status Bar

Displays important
information about the
trigger and cursors.

Trace Descriptors

Displays Volts/Div,
Offset, and Coupling
of each channel and
math trace.

Top Status Bar

Displays important
information about the
acquisition mode and
timebase settings.

Grid Area

Portion of the display
where waveforms are
shown.

Trigger Level Indicator

Color coded to the
triggered signal.

Message Line

Provides information
about the sample rate,
memory length, and
frequency counter.

Trace Descriptors

Top Status Bar

Bottom Status Bar

Message Bar

Volts/Division

Channel Coupling

Channel Number

Offset

Time/Division Trigger Delay Trigger Status Sweep Counter

Intensity

Cursor Readouts

Trigger
Typ e
and Slope

Trigger
Source

Trigger
Coupling

Trigger
Level

Message Section

Any necessary
message will be
displayed here

Frequency
Counter

Displays frequency
of triggered signal

Sample Rate

Number
of Sample
Points

Clock Readout

Choose between
Real Time Clock and
Trigger Time Stamp

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Vertical and
Horizontal Controls

Press Knob

to toggle between
zero delay and new
setting.

Light On

Indicates that the
vertical controls will
adjust that channel
(the active channel).

Light Off

Channel may or may
not be displayed,
vertical channels will
not adjust that
channel.

Math

Turns on the Math
trace and accesses
the Math menu.

Press Knob

to toggle between
zero delay and
new setting.

Quick Zoom

Press to turn on
zoom traces in
a separate grid.

Setup

Press to access
the Timebase
Setup menu.

If All Channel Lights are Off

Then the horizontal and vertical controls are “active” for a Math trace
or zoom trace. If the Zoom light is on then the horizontal controls will
adjust the zoom trace. If the Math light is on both the horizontal and
vertical controls will adjust the Math trace.

Math descriptor is
not displayed when
trace is turned off

Trace Off Trace On Trace Active

Trigger Controls

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Trigger Controls

Sets the trigger
level – push to
set to 50%.

Press to open the
trigger setup menu.

Triggers even if the
trigger conditions
are not met.

Triggers whenever
the trigger conditions
are met.

Cancels the
acquisition in
Auto or Normal;
press again to
trigger once
when the trigger
conditions are
met.

Trigger must be
stopped to enter
Replay mode.

Trigger Level
Indicator

Trigger Position
Indicator

Trigger Status

Trigger Type
and Slope

Trigger Source

Trigger Coupling

Trigger Level