Front-Panel Menus and Controls
The front Panel has buttons and controls for the functions you use most often. The front panel has menus to access more specialized functions

Using the Menu System
To use the menu system, follow the steps shown.

1. Push a front-panel menu button to display the menu you want to use.

2. Push a bottom screen button to select a menu item. If a pop-up menu appears, continue to push the screen button to select an item from the pop-up menu.

3. Push a side screen button to choose a menu item. If the menu item contains more than one choice, push the side screen button again to make the choice.

4. Certain menu choices require you to set a numerical value to complete the setup. Use the general-purpose knob to adjust the parameter value. Push the COARSE button to make larger adjustments.

Using the Menu Buttons
You can use the menu buttons to perform many functions in the oscilloscope.

1. MEASURE. Performs automated measurements of waveforms.
2. CURSOR. Activates the cursors.
3. SAVE/RECALL. Saves and recalls setups and waveforms to memory or a floppy disk.
4. DISPLAY. Changes the appearance of waveforms and the display screen.
5. QUICKMENU. Activates QuickMenus such as the built-in Scope QuickMenu.
6. UTILITY. Activates the system utility functions, such as selecting a language.

7. Vertical MENU. Adjusts the scale, position, and offset of waveforms. Sets the input parameters.
8. Trigger MENU. Adjusts the trigger functions.
9. Acquire MENU. Sets the acquisition modes and horizontal resolution, and resets the delay time.

Using the Dedicated Controls
These dedicated buttons and controls generally control waveforms and cursors without the use of menus.

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.
12. WAVEFORM INTENSITY. Controls waveform intensity.
13. B TRIG. Activates the B trigger. Changes the trigger menu to set the B-trigger parameters.
14. DELAY. Enables delayed acquisition relative to the trigger event. Use horizontal POSITION to set the amount of delay.
15. Horizontal SCALE. Adjusts the horizontal scale factor.
16. Horizontal zoom. Splits the screen and magnifies the current acquisition horizontally.
17. Waveform OFF. Removes the selected waveform from the display.
18. Vertical SCALE. Adjusts the vertical scale factor of the selected waveform.
19. CH1, CH2, MATH. Displays a waveform and chooses the selected waveform. REF shows the reference waveform menu.

20. Hard copy. Initiates a hard copy using the port selected in the Utility menu.
21. Power switch. Turns power to on or standby.
22. Wrist-Strap Ground. Use to connect a wrist strap when working with ESD-sensitive circuits. This connector is not a safety ground.
23. MENU OFF. Clears menu from the display.

Identifying Items in the Display
The following items may appear in the display; not all items are visible at any given time. Some readouts move outside the graticule area when menus are turned off.

1. Waveform baseline icons show the zero-volt level of the waveforms (ignoring the effect of offset). The icon colors correspond to the waveform colors.
2. Acquisition readout shows when acquisition is running, stopped, or when acquisition preview is in effect.
3. Trigger position icon shows the trigger location in the waveforms.
4. Expansion point icon shows the point that the horizontal scale expands and compresses around.
5. Waveform record icon shows the trigger location relative to the waveform record. The line color corresponds to the selected waveform color.
6. Trigger status readout show trigger status.
7. Trigger level icon shows the trigger level on the waveform. The icon color corresponds to the trigger source channel color.
8. Cursor and measurement readouts show results and messages.
9. Trigger readouts show the trigger sources, slopes, and levels, and position.
10. Readout shows the delay setting or the trigger location within the record.
11. Horizontal readout shows the main or zoom time/division.
12. Channel readouts show the channel scale factor, coupling, input resistance, bandwidth limit, and invert status.

14. Triangle icon with the battery icon indicates a battery is installed and battery power is in use. The battery icon shows the approximate charge level of the battery. See page 1-9(user manual) for important safety information.
15. Power-plug icon with the battery icon indicates a battery is installed but line power is in use. The battery may be charging. The battery icon shows the approximate charge level.

Using QuickMenu
The QuickMenu feature simplifies the use of the oscilloscope. When you push the QUICKMENU button, a set of frequently used menu functions show on the display. Then, push the screen buttons around the display to operate the QuickMenu. See LINK for general instructions to operate.

Using the Scope QuickMenu. Scope is one type of QuickMenu that you can use to control the basic oscilloscope functions. You can perform many tasks without using the regular menu system. If you need to use a function that is not contained in the Scope QuickMenu, push the button you would normally push to access that function. For example, if you want to add an automatic measurement, push the MEASURE button to set up the measurement. Then, push the QUICKMENU button to return to the Scope QuickMenu with the measurement also in the display.

1. Edge Trigger controls. Push these screen buttons to set trigger parameters for edge trigger.
2. Cursor control. Push this screen button to turn on cursors and select the cursor type. Push the SELECT button to toggle between the two cursors to select the active cursor. Use the general purpose knob to move the active cursor.
3. Acquisition controls. Push these screen buttons to set acquisition parameters.
4. Channel vertical controls. Push these screen buttons to set vertical controls for the selected channel. Use the CH1, CH2, MATH, and REF buttons to select the channel you want to control.

Other QuickMenus.
Some optional application packages include a custom QuickMenu display. Those QuickMenus contain specific features that are important for the application.

1. PROBE COMP. Square wave signal source to compensate probes.
2. CH1, CH2. Channel inputs with TekProbe interface.
3. EXT TRIG. External trigger input with TekProbe interface.

Probe Compensation
Perform this adjustment to match your probe to the input channel. This should be done whenever you attach a passive probe for the first time to any input channel.

1. Connect the oscilloscope probe to channel 1. Attach the probe tip and reference lead to the PROBE COMP connectors, then push AUTOSET.

If using the probe hook-tip, ensure a proper connection by firmly twisting the tip onto the probe.

2. Check the shape of the displayed waveform.

3. If necessary, adjust your probe.

Repeat as necessary.

NOTE. See Appendix D (user manual): Probe Basics for more information about the probes provided with your oscilloscope.

Self Calibration
The self calibration routine lets you quickly optimize the oscilloscope signal path for maximum measurement accuracy. You can run the routine anytime but you should always run the routine if the ambient temperature changes by 10° C or more.

To compensate the signal path, do the following steps:
1. Disconnect any probes or cables from the channel input connectors.
2. Push the UTILITY button.
3. Push the System screen button to select Cal.
4. Push the Signal Path screen button.
5. Push OK Compensate Signal Path. This procedure takes several minutes to complete.

NOTE. The signal path compensation does not include calibration to the probe tip.