ADDRESS <value> INTF GPIB RS232 BAUDRATE 300 600 1200
2400 4800 9600
PARITY NONE EVEN ODD LANG SCPI E9012 NOUTPUTS 1 3
Save
Recall
Local
Error
Address
ERROR <value>

The front panel menus - at a glance

SYSTEM Keys

FUNCTION Keys

Press to change the ac source’s selected interface from remote operation to local (front panel) operation. Pressing the key will have no effect if the interface state is already Local, Local- with-Lockout, or Remote-with-Lockout.

Error Functions

Displays system error codes stored in the SCPI error queue. If no errors exist, a 0 is displayed. The Err annunciator is lit when there are errors.

Address Functions

sets the GPIB address selects an interface selects the baud rate

selects message parity selects the language selects the number of outputs1

Save Functions

Press to save an existing ac source state in nonvolatile memory. Up to 16 states can be saved (0-15).

Recall Functions

Press to place the ac source into a previously saved state. Up to 16 states can be recalled (0-15).

 

 

 

 

Meter Functions

 

<reading>V <reading>Hz

 

rms voltage and frequency

 

<reading>V <reading>A

 

rms voltage and rms current

 

<reading>A <reading>Hz

 

rms current and frequency

 

<reading>V <reading>W

 

rms voltage and power

 

<reading> CREST F

 

current crest factor

 

<reading>A

PK REP

 

peak current, repetitive

 

<reading>A

PK NR

 

peak current, nonrepetitive

 

<reading>VA

 

apparent power

 

<reading>

VAR

 

reactive power

 

<reading>W TOTAL

 

total power all phases1

 

<reading>

PFACTOR

 

power factor

 

<reading>A NEUTRAL

 

neutral rms current1

 

Output

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output Functions

 

OUTP:COUP AC DC

select output coupling3

 

*RST

 

 

executes the *RST command

 

TTLT:SOUR BOT EOT LIST

select Trigger Out source coupling

 

TTLT:STATE ON OFF

set Trigger Out state

 

IMP:STATE ON OFF

set output impedance programming3

 

IMP:REAL <value>

set real part of output impedance3

 

IMP:REAC <value>

set reactive part of output impedance3

 

PON:STATE RST RCL0

select power-on state command

 

RI LATCHING LIVE OFF

sets remote inhibit mode

 

DFI ON OFF

sets discrete fault indicator state

 

DFI:SOUR QUES OPER

select the DFI source

 

 

ESB RQS OFF

 

 

First press and release this blue shift key to select a shifted function. The Shift annunciator lights when this key is pressed.

FUNCTION Keys

Harmonic

Meter

Harmonic Functions

<reading>A I:MAG: <index>

current harmonic magnitude

<reading>° I:PHASE: <index>

current harmonic phase

<reading>V V:MAG: <index>

voltage harmonic magnitude

<reading>° V:PHASE: <index>

voltage harmonic phase

<reading> N:MAG: <index>

neutral current harmonic magnitude

<reading>° N:PHASE: <index>

neutral current harmonic phase

<reading> CURR:THD

current total % harmonic distortion

<reading> VOLT:THD

voltage total % harmonic distortion

Meter functions continued on next column

Input Functions

INP:COUP AC DC ACDC

choose meter coupling

CURR:RANGE HIGH LOW

current measurement range3

WINDOW KBESSEL RECT

select harmonic measurement

 

window meter

Status

Prot

 

Status Functions

*CLS

 

executes the *CLS command

STATUS:PRESET

 

executes STATus:PRESet command

*ESR? <value>

 

return Event Status register value

*STB <value>

 

return Status Byte register value

OPER:EVEN? <value>

 

return STAT:OPER:EVENT? value

OPER:COND <value>

 

return STAT:OPER:COND? value

QUES:EVEN? <value>

 

return STAT:QUES:EVENT? value

QUES:COND <value>

 

return STAT:QUES:COND? value

 

Protect Functions

PROT:CLEAR

 

clears latched protection signal

CURR:PROT ON OFF

 

set overcurrent protection function

VOLT:PROT ON OFF

 

set overvoltage protection function3

VOLT:PROT <value>

 

set overvoltage protection level

DELAY <value>

 

set a time delay for activating a

 

 

protection fault

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