Owon TDS8304 [21/83] Introduction to the horizontal system

4.Junior User Guidebook

through touchscreen" on P18.

Introduction to the Horizontal System

Shown as Figure 4-11, there are a button and two knobs in the "HORIZONTAL

CONTROLS". The following practices will gradually direct you to be familiar with

the setting of horizontal time base.

Figure 4-11 Horizontal Control Zone

1. Use the horizontal "SEC/DIV" knob to change the horizontal time base setting

and observe the consequent status information change. Rotate the horizontal

"SEC/DIV" knob to change the horizontal time base, and it can be found that the

"Horizontal Time Base" display in the status bar changes accordingly.

2. Use the "HORIZONTAL POSITION" knob to adjust the horizontal position of

the signal in the waveform window. The "HORIZONTAL POSITION" knob is

used to control the triggering displacement of the signal or for other special

applications. If it is applied to triggering the displacement, it can be observed that

the waveform moves horizontally with the knob when you rotate the

"HORIZONTAL POSITION" knob.

Triggering displacement back to 0 shortcut key

Turn the HORIZONTAL POSITION knob to change the horizontal position of

channel and press the HORIZONTAL POSITION knob to set the triggering

displacement

back to 0 as a shortcut key.

3. With the "Horiz" button, you can do the Window Setting and the Window

Expansion.

Introduction to the Trigger System

As shown in Figure 4-12, there are one knob and three buttons make up "TRIGGER

CONTROLS". The following practices will direct you to be familiar with the setting

of the trigger system gradually.