The oscilloscope has two connections: the ground clip and the probe. connect the clip to ground and the probe to the circuit. There is a verticle position control, set it so the wave form is visible. There is also a horizontal position control, set it so the waveform starts at the left. Set the sweep control to expand the waveform so it suits you. There is also some trigger controls. Set it on auto to begin with. Later, you can try other settings and twiddle with the sync or level control. Has this helped?