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3.8 MAGNIFY (EXPAND)
Step 1 You can use the MAGNIFY keys to expand the signal on the screen.
The ’MGN’ indication and the corrected timebase setting are displayed
in the text line.
In the analog mode, magnification is limited to *10. The right key will
activate the magnification. The left key will turn off the MAGNIFY
function. On or off is indicated by ’MGN’ in the bottom of the screen.
Step 2 Press the ANALOG key to switch the scope to the digital mode.
Step 3 In the digital mode, pressing the right MAGNIFY key expands the
signal in *1, *2, *4 ...steps to a maximum of *32 times. Pressing the
left MAGNIFY key compresses the signal to *1 again. When you
operate the MAGNIFY buttons, or when you turn the X POSition
control, a bargraph is displayed showing which part of the digital trace
is expanded.
NOTE: The MAGNIFY key and X POS control can also be used after the
oscilloscope is STOPped.
5.00µs
10DIV
10DIV
1.25µs*4
1.00ms
40DIV
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