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Table Of Contents
1 General Information
What’s In This Guide?.................................................................................................................................. 13
Safety Considerations....................................................................................................................................13
Options and Accessories................................................................................................................................13
Operator Replaceable Parts........................................................................................................................... 14
Description.................................................................................................................................................... 14
Key Features..................................................................................................................................................14
Output Characteristic.....................................................................................................................................15
Fixed Mode............................................................................................................................................. 15
Simulator Mode.......................................................................................................................................15
Table Mode............................................................................................................................................. 17
2 Installation
Inspection...................................................................................................................................................... 19
Damage....................................................................................................................................................19
Packaging Material..................................................................................................................................19
Items Supplied.........................................................................................................................................19
Location and Temperature.............................................................................................................................19
Bench Operation......................................................................................................................................19
Rack Mounting........................................................................................................................................20
Temperature Performance.......................................................................................................................20
AC Line Connection......................................................................................................................................20
AC Voltage Conversion................................................................................................................................ 21
VXI plug&play Power Products Instrument Drivers.....................................................................................21
Downloading and Installing the Driver...................................................................................................22
Accessing Online Help............................................................................................................................22
3 Turn-on Checkout
Introduction...................................................................................................................................................23
Preliminary Checkout....................................................................................................................................23
Power-on Checkout.......................................................................................................................................23
Using the Keypad..........................................................................................................................................24
Shifted Keys............................................................................................................................................24
Backspace Key........................................................................................................................................ 24
Output Checkout............................................................................................................................................24
Checking the Voltage Function...............................................................................................................24
Checking the Current Function................................................................................................................25
Checking the Save and Recall Functions.......................................................................................................27
Determining GPIB Address...........................................................................................................................27
In Case of Trouble.........................................................................................................................................27
Line Fuse.................................................................................................................................................27
Error Messages........................................................................................................................................27
Selftest Errors..........................................................................................................................................27
Power-On Error Messages.......................................................................................................................27
Checksum Errors.....................................................................................................................................28
Runtime Error Messages......................................................................................................................... 28
4 User Connections
Rear Panel Connections.................................................................................................................................29
Wire Selection.........................................................................................................................................29
Analog Connector....................................................................................................................................29
Digital Connector.................................................................................................................................... 30
Load Connections..........................................................................................................................................30
Output Isolation.......................................................................................................................................30