You can determine the current state of an acquisition by looking at the acquisition status icon, located in the
Horizontal & Acq. header of an oscilloscope panel.
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Triggered—The device met the trigger condition and performed an acquisition based on the specified trigger settings.
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Auto—After a certain amount of time has passed without a trigger firing, the device automatically triggers an acquisition. The
Auto status displays briefly when this occurs.

Note
The trigger mode must be set to
Auto to enable automatic triggering.
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Waiting—The device is waiting to take an acquisition until the trigger condition has been met.
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Stopped—The instrument is not running.