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Calibration Procedure

Table B-1 lists the equipment required for calibration. Figure B-1 shows the test setup. The following
procedures assume you understand how to operate front panel keys (see chapter 4).
WARNING LETHAL VOLTAGES. Ac sources can supply 425 V peak at their output. DEATH
on contact may result if the output terminals or circuits connected to the output are
touched when power is applied. These procedures must be performed by a qualified
electronics technician or engineer trained on this equipment.

Summary of Front Panel Calibration Menu

The Entry keypad is used for calibration functions.
Press this key to access the calibration menu.
Display Command Function
CAL ON <value> Turns calibration mode on when the correct password
value is entered.
CAL OFF Turns calibration mode off
CAL:LEV <char> Advance to next step in sequence (P1, P2, P3, or P4 ).
CAL:DATA <value> Input a calibration measurement.
SHUNT <value> Enter a value for the external curre nt shunt in ohms.
CAL:VOLT :OFFSET Begin voltage offset calibration
CAL:VOLT: DC Begin d c voltage c alibration sequence
CAL:VOLT: AC Begin ac voltage c alibration sequence
CAL:VOLT :PROT Begin voltage p r otection calibration
CAL:VOLT :EXT Begin external voltage calibration sequence
CAL:CURR:AC Begin ac current calibration sequence
CAL:CURR:MEAS Begin current measurement calibration sequence
CAL:CURR:EXT Begin external current calibration sequence
CAL:IMP Begin output impedance calibratio n sequence
CAL:SAVE Saves the calibration constants in no n-volatile memory.
CAL:PASS <value> Set new calibration password.

Enable Calibration Mode

Action Display
1. Reset the unit by selecting Shift, Output, and pressing Enter.*RST
2. Press Shift Calibration, enter the calibration pa ssword from Entry keypad,
and press Enter. If the password is correct, the Cal annunciator will come on.
(If no pa ssword has been set, just pr ess Enter.)
If the password is incorrect, an error occurs. If the active password is lost, the
calibration function can be recovered by setting an internal switch that defeats
password protection (see the Service Manual.)
If CAL DENIED appears, then an internal switch has been set to prevent the
calibration from being changed (see the Service Manual.)
CAL ON 0.0
OUT OF RANGE
CAL DENIED
CalShift