TDS410 questions

Jun 04, 2010 5 Replies

Once an event is captured (trigger has come and gone), I see a waveform fixed on the display. I presume this is the digitized waveform now in memory.



I want to view forward and backward in the event. How do I do this? It's not clear how to scroll through the waveform.



Must I first save the waveform? This poses a few problems.



When I go to save a waveform, I'm given the choice of saving it to different references (ie, "Ref1", "Ref2"). When I choose a Ref, I get a bell and an error message that says "The selected channel is not on. Only channels or waveforms which are on can be saved." I don't know what this means. How do I save a waveform?



Also, when I try to recall a waveform, I press the Recall Waveform button and I see this message: "Recall a waveform by pressing the MORE button". When I press the MORE button I am taken to the Math menu ("Math Ref." is the sub text printed below the MORE button). I know haven't successfully saved a waveform, but should I be getting this error?



Any suggestions to help me scroll through the captured waveform, and to save a waveform would be greatly appreciated.



Thanks.



There seems to be no operator's manual for this available on-line (or at Tek.com). The service manual is available but has little about operation.

Help!

Thanks.

I've succeeded in saving a waveform and recalling it.

I see by the graphic above the graticule that the displayed waveform is only a small part of the digitized waveform data that is saved.

I still am experimenting, trying to discover how to scroll the display to other parts of the waveform.

??

OK. Looks like I've got it.

You have to save a waveform and recall it in order to scroll through it. And the H position is the scroll control.

Thanks for listening. ;-)

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This manual covers the TDS410A, but may be close enough for what you need.

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400_Seri

Thanks for your suggestion.

FYI (and for future Googlers), someone uploaded the correct user manual just recently:

It covers the TDS410,420,, and 460. (The "A" series of these scopes are sufficiently different that those manuals aren't helpful.

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