Configuring Settings from the Front Panel

Coarse and Fine Adjustment Modes

The coarse and fine adjustment modes are used for setting the voltage and current set points, OVP and UVP settings.

Coarse

When using local operation to set the current and voltage set points, use

adjustment

the coarse adjustment mode (default) followed by the fine adjustment

mode

mode (see next). The coarse adjustment mode quickly adjusts the settings

 

in large increments to reach the desired value.

Fine adjustment

Pressing the rotary Adjust/Enter control to change the mode to fine

mode

adjustment mode, provides the ability to manipulate the last significant

 

digit. Once the exact desired value for the setting has been selected, press

 

the rotary Adjust/Enter control to commit the value to the unit.

 

 

 

Table 3-1Select and Set from the Front Panel

 

 

 

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9 Positions on the Mode

 

Turning the rotary Adjust/Enter

 

Pressing the rotary Adjust/

 

 

 

 

 

Control Knob

 

 

control lets you…

 

Enter control lets you…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOLTS (Voltage

 

 

Select the voltage set point in coarse

 

Set the value selected and

Programming)

 

 

or fine adjustment modes. See

 

cycle to the next setting.

 

 

 

“Automatic Mode Crossover” on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 3–12.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMPS (Current

 

 

Select the current set point in coarse

 

Set the value selected and

Programming)

 

 

or fine adjustment modes. See

 

cycle to the next setting.

 

 

 

“Constant Current Mode Operation”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on page 3–12.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLD (Foldback)

 

 

Select Foldback option: CC, CV or

 

Set the value selected and

 

 

 

none. See “Setting Foldback Mode”

 

cycle to the next setting.

 

 

 

on page 3–23.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRT (Protection)

 

 

Select the OVP set point (see

 

Set the value selected and

 

 

 

page 3–25).

 

cycle to the next setting.

 

 

 

Select the UVP set point (see

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 3–27.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select OTP temperature and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shutdown (see page 3–29.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAV (Save User Preset)

 

Select the user setting memory

 

Save user setting memory

 

 

 

location. See “Saving User Setting

 

values.

 

 

 

Memory Locations” on page 3–35.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RCL (Recall User Preset)

 

Select the user setting memory

 

Load user setting memory

 

 

 

location. See “Recalling User

 

values into the power supply.

 

 

 

Setting Memory Locations” on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 3–36.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Xantrex Technology XG 850 manual Coarse and Fine Adjustment Modes, 1Select and Set from the Front Panel