Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument
24 AFG3000 Series Quick Start User Manual
Screen Interface
Bezel Menu. When you push a front panel button, the instrument displays the corresponding menu on the right side of
the screen. The menu shows the options that are available when you push the unlabeled bezel buttons directly to the right
of the screen. (Some documentation may also refer to the bezel buttons as option buttons, side-menu buttons, or soft keys.)
Main Display Area and View Tab. Pushing the front-panel View button toggles through the view format of the main
display area. The view tabs correspond with the current view format. The arbitrary/function generator can display three
different screen formats (see page 25).
Output Status. If the output is set to disable, Output Off message is displayed in this area. When you push the front
panel channel output button (see page 33) to enable the output, the message will disappear.
Message Display Area. A message that monitors hardware status such as clock or trigger is displayed in this area.
Level Meter. Amplitude level is displayed. Refer to page 14 for setting the high limit and low limit. The following figure
describes the level meter.
Bezel menu
Main display area
(Parameter listing
or Graph)
View tab
Message display area
Output status
Level meter
1. Shows maximum amplitude level of
your instrument.
2. Shows the range of high limit and low
limit set by the user.
3. Shows the amplitude level that is cur-
rently selected.
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