UnderstandingOscilloscope Functions
16 TDS1000/2000-Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual
Position
The horizontal positioncontrol establishes the time between the
trigger and the screen center. Refer to Horizontal Scale and Position;
Pretrigger Information on page 19 for more information on how to
use this control to positionthe trigger.
Slope and Level
The Slope and Level controls help to define the trigger. The Slope
option (Edge trigger typeonly) determines whether the oscilloscope
finds the triggerpoint on the rising or the falling edge of a signal.
The TRIGGER LEVEL knob controls where on the edge the trigger
point occurs.
Rising edge Falling edge
Trigger slope can be rising or falling
Trigger level can be
adjusted vertically