Table of Contents

CSA8000B & TDS8000B User Manual iii

Triggering 3--39................................................

Edge Triggering 3--39.................................................
Why Use? 3--39..................................................
Whats Special? 3--39..............................................
Keys to Using 3--40...............................................
To Trigger 3--48..................................................
To Use Gated Trigger 3--50.........................................

Displaying Waveforms 3--53......................................

Using the Waveform Display 3--53.......................................
Why Use? 3--55..................................................
Whats Special? 3--55..............................................
Whats Excluded? 3--55............................................
Keys to Using 3--56...............................................
To Display Waveforms in the Main Time Base View 3--62................
To Display Waveforms in a Mag View 3--64............................
Customizing the Display 3--66..........................................
Why Use? 3--66..................................................
Whats Special? 3--66..............................................
Keys to Using 3--66...............................................
To Set Display Styles 3--68.........................................
To Customize the Graticule and Waveforms 3--69.......................

Measuring Waveforms 3--73.....................................

Taking Automatic Measurements 3--74....................................
Why Use? 3--74..................................................
Whats Measured? 3--74............................................
Whats Special? 3--74..............................................
Whats Excluded? 3--76............................................
Keys to Using 3--76...............................................
To Take Automatic Measurements 3--80...............................
To Localize a Measurement 3--83....................................
Taking Cursor Measurements 3--85.......................................
Why Use? 3--85..................................................
Whats Measured? 3--85............................................
What Sources Can I Measure? 3--86..................................
Keys to Using Cursors 3--86.........................................
To Take a Cursor Measurement 3--89.................................
To Set the Cursor Sources 3--90......................................
Optimizing Measurement Accuracy 3--92..................................
Why Use? 3--92..................................................
Compensation 3--92...............................................
To Compensate the Instrument and Modules 3--92.......................
To Perform Dark-Level and User Wavelength Gain Compensations 3--98.....

Creating Math Waveforms 3--101..................................

Defining Math Waveforms 3--101.........................................
Why Use? 3--102..................................................
Whats Special? 3--102..............................................
Whats Excluded? 3--102............................................
Keys to Using 3--103...............................................
To Define a Math Waveform 3--105....................................