Tektronix TDS3000 Using the Dedicated Controls

Operating Information
TDS3000 Series Service Manual 2–13
These dedicated buttons and controls generally control waveforms and cursors
without the use of menus.
WAVEFORM
INTENSITY
SCALE SCALE
POSITION POSITION LEVEL
COARSE UTILITYDISPLAYCURSOR
1
2
34 5 6
7
8
13
10
12
11
9
14151618 17
19
SELECT MEASURE SAVE/RECALL QUICKMENU
VERTICAL HORIZONTAL TRIGGER ACQUIRE
1. COARSE. Causes the general purpose knob and position knobs to make adjustments
more quickly.
2. SELECT. Toggles between the two cursors to select the active cursor.
3. General purpose knob. Moves the cursors. Sets numerical parameter values for some
menu items. Push COARSE to make adjustments quickly.
4. Vertical POSITION. Adjusts the vertical position of the selected waveform. Push
COARSE to make adjustments more quickly.
5. Horizontal POSITION. Adjusts the trigger point location relative to the acquired
waveforms. Push COARSE to make adjustments quickly.
6. Trigger LEVEL. Adjusts the trigger level.
7. RUN/STOP. Stops and restarts acquisition.
8. SINGLE SEQ. Sets acquisition, display, and trigger parameters for a single-shot
(single-sequence) acquisition.
9. SET TO 50%. Sets the trigger level to the midpoint of the waveform.
10. AUTOSET. Automatically sets the vertical, horizontal, and trigger controls for a usable
display.
11. FORCE TRIG. Forces an immediate trigger event.
Using the Dedicated
Controls