Operating Basics
38 AFG3000 Series Quick Start User Manual

Modify an Arbitrary Waveform (Edit Menu)

To modify an arbitrary waveform, use the Edit Menu.The Edit Menu supports several waveform edit functions, and provides
import or storage of edited waveform data.
1. Push the front-panel Edit button to
display the Edit Menu.
2. Select Number of Points to set the
number of waveform points to be
edited.
3. Select New to write a standard wave-
form to Edit memory. The written wave-
form has the number of points
specified by Number of Points. One of
five waveform types (Sine, Square,
Ramp, Pulse, and Noise) can be
selected.
4. Select Operation to display the Oper-
ations submenu.
5. Select Read from... to specify a
memory location of waveform data
from Internal or USB.
6. Push Operation to display the Opera-
tions submenu.
Push Line to display the Line edit
submenu.
Push Data to display the Data
Point edit submenu.
Push Cut to display the Cut Data
Points submenu.
7. Select Paste at Beginning to append
a waveform at the beginning of the edit
waveform.
Select Paste at End to append a wave-
form at the end of the edit waveform.
8. Select Write to... to display a submenu
to write waveform data to.
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