Model DMM7510 7½ Digit Graphical Sampling Multimeter Reference Manual
Section 2: General operation
DMM7510-901-01 Rev. B / May 2015
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Trigger mode indicator
Located to the right of the active script indicator, this indicator shows the active trigger measurement
method. Select the indicator to open a menu. Select one of the buttons on the menu to change the
trigger measurement method or initiate or abort the trigger model. In the figure below, Continuous
Measurement is the present trigger measurement method.
Figure 11: Trigger mode indicator
Indicator
Meaning
CONT
Continuous measurement: The instrument is making
measurements continuously.
MAN
Manual trigger mode: Press the front-panel
TRIGGER
key to initiate a single measurement.
RUN
Trigger model measurement method. The instrument
is running the presently selected trigger model.
IDLE
Trigger model measurement method. The trigger
model is not running.
WAIT
Trigger model measurement method. The trigger
model is waiting on an event.
INACT
The trigger model is inactive. This occurs when the
trigger model cannot run, such as when the count is
more than the reading buffer capacity or if the buffer is
style writable.
