RIGOL DP832A - Manual (Page 87)

Chapter 2 Front Panel Operations RIGOL
DP800A User’s Guide 2-33
Recorder
When the recorder is enabled, users can record the current state of the instrument.
Users can also analyze the file recorded using the analyzer.
Press
 Recorder to open the recorder setting interface. You can turn on or
off the recorder function, set the record period and select the storage destination.
Note: When the recorder is turned on, the record period and storage destination
cannot be set. Therefore, please set the record period and storage destination before
turning on the recorder.
You can record and save the record file following the steps below.
1. Set the record period
The record period is the time interval at which the instrument samples and
records the output of each channel when the recorder is turned on. Press
Period and use the numeric keyboard or the left/right direction key and knob to
set the desired value. The range is from 1s to 99999s and the default is 1s.
2. Set the storage destination
Press Dest to enter the store and recall interface and the file type is fixed at
“*.rof”. After selecting the desired destination, press Save and input the desired
filename (for the detailed operations, refer to the introduction in “ Save”); then,
press OK.
Note:
 You can store the record file in the internal or external memory. In one
record operation, the recorder can record up to 2048 points when the
internal memory is selected or 614400 points when the external memory is
selected.
 When the recorder is turned off, the instrument will store the record file
with the specified filename to the specified destination according to the
settings in this step.
3. Turn on or off the recorder
 Press Switch to turn on the recorder. The instrument samples and records
the output of each channel by using the current record period as the time
interval.
 Press Switch to turn off the recorder. When the recorder is turned off, the
current record is finished; press OK and the instrument will store the
recorded file to the specified destination according to the settings in step 2.
Note:
 During the record, make sure that the output of each channel is enabled;
otherwise, the record data will be 0.
 You can only store the record file when at least a single point is recorded.