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Using the Oscilloscope
The Scope Display Menu
Connect Dots field
The oscilloscope display can be enhanced to show a better picture of a
waveform by using the Connect Dots On / Off. The default setting for
the Connect Dots field is Off.
If an edge is fast enough (relative to the sample rate), the signal may
begin to look like dots scattered around the display, because each
sample is displayed as a single dot. To give you a better idea of what the
waveform looks like, the oscilloscope can connect the sample dots
together. Selecting the Connect Dots field toggles the field between On
and Off.
Grid field
The oscilloscope display can be set to Grid On or Grid Off. Selecting the
Grid field toggles the field between On and Off. In either Normal or
Average modes, the grid can be turned On or Off when the oscilloscope
is not currently running and the change appears on screen
immediately. If the oscilloscope is currently acquiring data, the grid will
be drawn or removed when the acquisition is completed. In
Accumulate mode, the grid can be turned On or Off at any time, but it
will not be changed until the next acquisition is completed or some
change is made to the display screen that causes the display to be
erased and redrawn, such as changing s/Div.