Displaying Waveforms

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Customizing the Display

Use the display customizing features this instrument provides to present the

display elements—color, graticule style, waveform representation, and so

on—according to your preferences.

Color grading. You can select color grading of a waveform so that its data color

or intensity reflects the frequency of occurrence of the data.

The key points that follow describe operating considerations for setting up the

the display system so that it presents waveforms and other display elements.

Display Settings. Table 3--5 lists display attributes that you can set and where

they are accessed.

Table 3- 5: Customizable display attributes

Display attribute Access
Menu name1Entry
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different colors for a cursor, graticule, histogram, or mask.
Histogram Color Setup Histogram
Mask Color Setup Mask Test
Waveform Color
Grading
Shortcut Color Grading Choose to display a waveform with its data color graded based on its
frequency of occurrence. See Color grade a waveform on page 3--70.
Virtual Keyboard Utility User Preferences Choose from alphabetic or QWERTY styles.
1Except for “Shortcut,”the Menu Names refer to the menus found in the Menu bar at the top of the instrument screen. The
shortcut menu for a waveform can be displayed by right clicking on a displayed waveform or on its icon, which is
displayed in the waveform bar (left of the graticule).
2Available only on instrument running the MS Windows 98 Operating System.
Why Use?
What’s Special?
Keys to Using