Agilent Technologies N6700 manual Front Panel Keys At a Glance, Operating status, Number keys

1 Quick Reference

Operating status	OFF = the output is off
indicators	CV = the output is in constant voltage mode
	CC = the output is in constant current mode
	OV = the output is disabled by the over-voltage protection
	OC = the output is disabled by the over-current protection
	PF = the output is disabled by a power-fail condition
	CP+ = the output is limited (or disabled) by the positive power limit*
	OT = the over-temperature protection has tripped
	CP– = the output is limited by the negative power limit*
	INH = the output is disabled by an external inhibit signal
	UNR = the output is unregulated
	PROT = the output is disabled by a condition from a coupled channel
	* see Appendix C

Front Panel Keys – At a Glance

System keys

Meter Menu

Channel Back

Help Error

Navigation keys

Sel

Output keys

On/Off

Voltage

Current

Number keys

7 8 9

4 5 6

1	2	3	E
0	.	+/-	Enter

Meter returns the display to metering mode. Menu accesses the command menu.

Channel selects or highlights a channel to control.

Back backs out of a menu without activating any changes. Help accesses information about the displayed menu control. Error displays any error messages in the error queue.

The Arrow keys let you move around in the command menus. The Select key lets you make a selection in the command menus. It also lets you enter edit mode for numeric parameters.

On/Off controls the selected output (or all outputs when All is lit). This key is only active in Single- channel or Multiple-channel view. Voltage lets you change the voltage setting of the selected channel. Current lets you change the current setting of the selected channel.

The 0 through 9 keys enter numbers from 0 to 9. The (.) key enters a decimal point.

The +/− key is only used to enter a minus sign.

The E key enters an exponent. Add the value to the right of the E. The § backspace key deletes digits as it backspaces over them. The © ª arrow keys increment or decrement the value in certain fields. They are also used to select letters in alphabetic entry fields. The Enter key enters a value. If you exit a field without pressing the Enter key, the value is ignored.

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