B - Verification and Calibration

AC Current Measurement Calibration (HP 66332A only)

Action

Display

26.Disconnect all loads from the dc source. Make sure the mode switch on the rear panel is set to Normal.

27. Press Shift Cal, scroll to CAL CURR MEAS AC, and press Enter.

CAL:CURR:MEAS AC

28.Wait for the dc source to compute the ac current calibration constant. The display returns to Meter mode when the calculation is complete.

Saving the Calibration Constants

WARNING: Storing calibration constants overwrites the existing ones in non-volatile memory. If you are not sure you want to permanently store the new constants, omit this step. The dc source calibration will then remain unchanged.

 

Action

Display

29.

Press Shift Cal, scroll to CAL SAVE, and press Enter.

CAL:SAVE

30.

Press Shift Cal, select CAL OFF, and press Enter to exit

CAL OFF

 

Calibration mode. *RST and *RCL will also set the calibration state

 

 

to OFF.

 

Calibration Error Messages

Errors that can occur during calibration are shown in the following table.

 

 

Table B- 7. HP-IB Calibration Error Messages

 

Error

Meaning

401

CAL switch prevents calibration (This is a hardware disable, see the Service Manual.)

402

CAL password is incorrect

403

CAL not enabled

404

Computed readback cal constants are incorrect

405

Computed programming cal constants are incorrect

406

Incorrect sequence of calibration commands

 

 

 

 

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