Shift + Menu
Enter the instrument's menu system.
Shift + Short
Turn short circuit on or off.
Shift + Tran
Start or stop transient condition.
Shift + Trigger
Causes an immediate trigger.
Shift + Battery
Turn on or off battery testing function (measures battery
capacity in ampere*hours).
Shift + S-Tran
Set transient condition parameters.
On/Off
Turns DC Load ON or OFF (OFF is high impedance
state).
Shift
The shift key is used to select the alternate operation of a
key, indicated by the word under the key.
△
Scroll up key.
▽
Scroll down key.
0
to
9
Enter the digits 0 to 9.
•
Decimal point.
Esc
The escape key. It can be used to exit keyboard entry or
move up a level in the menu.
Enter
Enter the selected value or setting.
Rear panel
Your instrument's rear panel may look different from the following figure, but the same functionality
will be present.
4
1
2
3
1
3 pin IEC320 AC input connector.
2
4 pin trigger and remote sensing connector.
3
9-Pin serial port interface connector. NOTE: This port's terminals utilize 5 volt
TTL logic signals. Do
NOT
connect an RS-232 cable with standard RS-232
voltages on the cables connectors. Doing so may damage the instrument and is
8500 DC Load Series
Version: February 4, 2009
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