Verification and Calibration - B

Performing the Calibration Procedure

Table B-1 lists the equipment required for calibration. Figure B-1 shows the test setup.

NOTE: You do not have to do a complete calibration each time. You may calibrate only the voltage or current and proceed to "Saving the Calibration Constants." However, before you calibrate OVP, you must first calibrate the output voltage.

The following parameters may be calibrated:

ac output voltage

output voltage measurement

overvoltage protection (OVP)

ac output current

output current measurement

output impedance

Before calibrating the output impedance, you must first calibrate the output voltage and the output curent.

Front Panel Calibration Menu

The Entry keypad is used for calibration functions.

Shift

Cal

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.

CAL:VOLT:OFFSET

Begin voltage offset calibration

CAL:VOLT:DC

Begin dc voltage calibration sequence

CAL:VOLT:AC

Begin ac voltage calibration sequence

CAL:VOLT:PROT

Begin voltage protection calibration

CAL:CURR:AC

Begin ac current calibration sequence

CAL:CURR:MEAS

Begin current measurement calibration sequence

CAL:IMP

Begin output impedance calibration sequence

CAL:SAVE

Saves the calibration constants in non-volatile memory.

CAL:PASS <value>

Set new calibration password.

Notes:

value = a numeric value

char = a character string parameter

Use

p

and

q

to scroll through the command list.

À

Ã

Use

 

and

 

to scroll through the parameter list.

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