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Tektronix CSA8000B User Manual

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Triggering

CSA8000B & TDS8000B User Manual

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Overview

Control elements and resources

To trigger (cont.)

Verify

triggering

6.

When the instrument is triggered, the word Triggered is
displayed in the toolbar on screen. You can use also the
trigger lights to verify triggering status as follows:

H READY lights when the instrument acquisition

system is running but the trigger system is not
receiving valid trigger events. This includes when
auto triggering in absence of a trigger.

H TRIG’D lights when the instrument acquisition

system is running and the trigger system is
triggered.

H READY and TRIG’D are always off if acquisition is

stopped.

Other trigger

parameters

7.

If you need to change the trigger mode or other settings,
push the Trigger MENU button to display the Trig Setup
dialog box. From there, you can:

H Switch between Auto and Normal trigger modes
H If you have trouble triggering, you can adjust

holdoff, which may help. For assistance with this
control, see step 8.

H You may on occasion want to turn off metastable

rejection; again, see step 8 for more information.

Trigger Menu button

For more

information

8.

Press the Help button in the Trig Setup dialog box to
access the online assistance specific to triggering
commands. You can also read about key trigger
features in Keys to Using on page 3--40.

See page 3--167 for information on online help.

End of Procedure

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