100 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide
2 Front-Panel Controls
To load a list of labels from a text file you create
It may be convenient to create a list of labels using a text editor,
then load the label list into the oscilloscope. This lets you type
on a keyboard rather than edit the label list using the
oscilloscope’s controls.
You can create a list of up to 75 labels and load it into the
oscilloscope. Labels are added to the beginning of the list. If
more than 75 labels are loaded, only the first 75 are stored.
To load labels from a text file into the oscilloscope:
1Use a text editor to create each label. Each label can be up to
six characters in length. Separate each label with a line feed.
2Name the file labellist.txt and save it on a USB mass storage
device such as a thumb drive.
3Load the list into the oscilloscope using the File Explorer
(press Utility→ File Explorer).
Label List Management
When you press the Library softkey, you will see a list of the last 75 labels used.
The list does not save duplicate labels. Labels can end in any number of trailing
digits. As long as the base string is the same as an existing label in the library, the
new label will not be put in the library. For example, if label A0 is in the library and
you make a new label called A12345, the new label is not added to the library.
When you save a new user-defined label, the new label will replace the oldest
label in the list. Oldest is defined as the longest time since the label was last
assigned to a channel. Any time you assign any label to a channel, that label will
move to the newest in the list. Thus, after you use the label list for a while, your
labels will predominate, making it easier to customize the instrument display for
your needs.
When you reset the label library list (see next topic), all of your custom labels will
be deleted, and the label list will be returned to its factory configuration.