Quick Start
One of the first things you will want to do with your power supply is to become acquainted with its front panel. Written procedures in this chapter prepare the power supply for use and familiarize you with most
•The power supply is shipped from the factory configured in the
•The power supply has two output ranges of 15V/7A or 30V/4A. This feature allows more voltage at a lower current or more current at a lower voltage. The desired output range is selected from the front panel or over the remote interfaces. The 15V or 30V annunciator indicates the presently selected range.
•When you press the Display Limit key (the Limit annunciator blinks), the display of the power supply goes to the limit mode and the present limit values will be displayed. In this mode, you can also observe the change of the limit values when adjusting the knob. If you press the Display Limit key again or let the display
•The outputs of the power supply can be enabled or disabled from the front panel using the Output On/Off key. When the output is off, the OFF annunciator turns on and the output is disabled.
•The display provides the present operating status of the power supply with annunciators and also informs the user of error codes. For example, the power supply is operating in CV mode in the 15V/7A range and controlled from the front panel, then the CV and +15V annunciators will turn on. If, however, the power supply is remotely controlled, the Rmt annunciator will also turn on, and when the power supply is being addressed over GPIB interface, the Adrs annunciator will turn on. see “Display Annunciators”, on page 6 for more information.
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