5 – Front Panel Operation

Setting the relay mode (Agilent 66309B/D with Option 521 only)

Action

Display

1.Use Output ON/OFF to make sure that the output of the selected channel is off. The output must be turned off before any relay settings take effect. If the Dis annunciator is lit, the output is off.

2.Press Meter to return the display to Meter mode.

3.

Press Shift Channel to select either output channel 1 or output channel 2.

13.6V

2.04A

 

 

27.5V

1.04A

4.

On the Function keypad, press OUTPUT. Then scroll to the REL:MODE command.

2REL:MODE HH

Use the key to select one of the relay modes (DD, DH, HD, or HH) then press Enter. The Output ON mode is specified first, followed by the Output OFF mode. Relay settings cannot be coupled; they must be set separately for each output.

Enable the output

 

Action

Display

1.

On the Function keypad, press Output On/Off to enable the output. The Dis

8.003V 0.500A

annunciator will go off, indicating that the voltage is now applied to the output terminals. The A display indicates the actual output current. Note that when the outputs are coupled, this command also enables or disables output 2.

3 - Setting the Output 2 Voltage and Current (Agilent 66309B/D only)

This example shows you how to set the voltage and current for output 2. Selecting an output was discussed in the previous example. Note that no front panel changes affect the output of the unit unless it has been enabled.

Set the output 2 voltage

 

Action

Display

1.

Press Meter, then Shift, Channel to select output 2. On the Entry keypad, press or

2

7.003V 0.004A

 

to select the 1’s digit in the voltage field. Then rotate the front panel RPG knob to

 

 

 

obtain 7 V.

 

 

 

If the unit is in CC mode, you won’t see the output voltage change until the voltage

 

 

 

setting is low enough to cause the unit to go into CV mode.

 

 

2.

An alternate way to enter a value: On the Function keypad, press Voltage. On the Entry

2

VOLT 7.000

 

keypad, press Enter Number, 7, Enter.

 

 

3.

To make minor changes to an existing value: On the Function keypad, press Voltage.

2

VOLT 8.000

 

On the Entry keypad, press or to select the digit in the numeric field that you wish

 

 

to change. For example, move the flashing digit to the ones column to change a value in this column. Then, press on the Entry keypad to scroll from 7.000 to 8.000. Then press Enter.

Set the output 2 current limit

 

Action

Display

1.

Select output 2 as described in example 1. On the Entry keypad, press or to select

2

8.003V 0.400A

 

the tenths digit in the current field. Rotate the front panel RPG knob to obtain 0.4A.

 

 

 

If the unit is in CV mode, you will not see the output current change until the current

 

 

 

setting is low enough to cause the unit to go into CC mode.

 

 

2.

An alternate way to enter a value: On the Function keypad, press Current. On the Entry

2

CURR 0.400

 

keypad, press Enter Number, .4, Enter.

 

 

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