1 9210 QUICK START...1 Purpose...1 Quick Start Instructions...1 2 GETTING AROUND THE FRONT PANEL...5 Accessing the Control Displays...5 Selection of Parameters...6 Adjusting Parameters With the Numeric Keypad...7 Adjusting Parameters With the Rotary Knob...7 Non-Numeric Entries...8 Storing & Recalling Setups...8 Executing Action Commands...8 Manually Triggering the Generator 10 Alternate Parameter Formats...10 Restoring Local Control...11 Module Controls Enabling or Inverting the Pulse Output...11 Power...12 3 CHANNEL A & B CONTROLS...1 3 General Information...13 Controlling Vertical Characteristics...13 Width ...15 Controlling Horizontal Position...17 Controlling Transition Rates...18 Dynamic Range and Transition Rates...19 Double Pulse Operation...20 Controlling Repetition Rate...21 Parameter Conflicts...22 Load Compensation...24 Logic Family Presets...25 Limiting the Output Levels...25 Module Considerations...25 4 TRIGGER CONTROLS...27 General Information...27 Th e Trigg e r Output...27 The Trigger input...27 Frequency counter 28 Trigger Modes...28 Normal Mode...29 Single Mode...29 Gate Mode...3° Burst Mode...31 External Width Mode...33 Double Pulse Interactions...33 Normal Mode...34 Single Mode...34 Gate Mode...34 Burst Mode...34 External Width Mode...34 Setting the Trigger Level...34 Setting the Trigger Level...35 Parameter Limits and Triggering...35 Setting the Internal Trigger Rate...35 Selecting the Trigger Input...37 Trigger Output Presets...37 5 THE "MORE" MENU - UTILITIES AND FEATURES...3 9 Invoking Self Calibration...39 Invoking Selftest...40 Calibration Results...41 Monitoring the GPIB Interface 41 The Screen Saver...41 Disabling the Touch Screen...41 Display Brightness...42 Testing the User Interface 42 Temperature Compensation...43 6 REMOTE OPERATIONS...45 General Information...45 Terminology...45 Numeric Representation...45 Header Compounding...46 Coupled Commands...46 Responses...46 Status Reporting...47 Common Commands...47 7 GPIB COMMANDS...49 General Information...49 Commands Which Correspond To Local Controls...50 Commands Which Have No Corresponding Local Controls...70 APPENDIX A...79 APPENDIX B...85 APPENDIX C...87 APPENDIX D...89 APPENDIX E...105 APPENDIX F...123 INDEX...133