PPCH™ OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
© 2009 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company
Page II
2.5.3
PREPARATION FOR SHIPPING.................................................................................................................20
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3.1
USER INTERFACE ................................................................................................................................21
3.1.1
MAIN RUN SCREEN....................................................................................................................................21
3.1.2
FUNCTION / DATA KEYPAD LAYOUT AND PROTOCOL.........................................................................23
3.1.3
DIRECT PRESSURE CONTROL KEYS......................................................................................................24
3.1.4
REMOTE [ENT/SET P] (FOOT)SWITCH.....................................................................................................25
3.1.5
SOUNDS ......................................................................................................................................................25
3.2
GENERAL OPERATING PRINCIPLES .................................................................................................25
3.2.1
PRESSURE CONTROL PRINCIPLES ........................................................................................................25
3.2.2
AUTOMATED PRESSURE CONTROL .......................................................................................................28
3.2.2.1
IDLE, NO AUTOMATED CONTROL (MEASURE MODE) .......................................................................28
3.2.2.2
DYNAMIC CONTROL ..............................................................................................................................29
3.2.2.3
STATIC CONTROL ..................................................................................................................................30
3.2.2.4
MONOTONIC CONTROL.........................................................................................................................31
3.2.2.5
RAMP CONTROL.....................................................................................................................................32
3.2.3
PRESSURE READY/NOT READY ..............................................................................................................34
3.2.4
GAUGE MEASUREMENT MODE, DYNAMIC COMPENSATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE......34
3.2.5
MULTIPLE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL Q-RPTS .....................................................................................35
3.2.6
MULTIPE RANGES (Q-RPTS, AUTORANGE AND INFINITE RANGING) .................................................36
3.2.7
FLUID RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL WARNING ............................................................................................37
3.2.8
OPERATION WITH A PG7000 PISTON GAUGE ........................................................................................38
3.2.9
DIRECT FUNCTION KEYS SUMMARY ......................................................................................................38
3.3
DIRECT FUNCTION KEYS....................................................................................................................39
3.3.1
[RANGE] ......................................................................................................................................................39
3.3.2
[UNIT]...........................................................................................................................................................40
3.3.3
[MODE] ........................................................................................................................................................41
3.3.4
[AUTORANGE] ............................................................................................................................................42
3.3.5
[RPT] ............................................................................................................................................................44
3.3.6
[AUTOTEST]................................................................................................................................................46
3.3.6.1
QUICK AUTOTEST ..................................................................................................................................47
3.3.6.2
QDUT AUTOTEST ...................................................................................................................................49
3.3.7
[HEAD] .........................................................................................................................................................52
3.3.8
[PRIME]........................................................................................................................................................54
3.3.8.1
<1PRIME> ................................................................................................................................................55
3.3.8.2
<2PURGE> ..............................................................................................................................................56
3.3.9
[LEAK CK] ...................................................................................................................................................56
3.3.10
[ENT/SET P] (SET PRESSURE AUTOMATICALLY)..................................................................................58
3.3.10.1
DYNAMIC CONTROL MODE, [ENT/SET P] ............................................................................................58
3.3.10.2
STATIC CONTROL MODE, [ENT/SET P]................................................................................................59
3.3.10.3
MONOTONIC CONTROL MODE, [ENT/SET P] ......................................................................................61
3.3.10.4
RAMP CONTROL MODE, [ENT/SET P] ..................................................................................................62
3.3.10.5
INTERRUPTING AUTOMATED PRESSURE CONTROL........................................................................63
3.3.10.6
AUTOMATED PRESSURE COMMANDS FOR ZERO PRESSURE....................................................63
3.4
[SETUP] .................................................................................................................................................64
3.4.1
<1RANGE> ..................................................................................................................................................64
3.4.1.1
SAVING AN AUTORANGE RANGE ........................................................................................................64
3.4.1.2
DELETING AUTORANGE RANGES........................................................................................................65
3.4.2
<2RES> (RESOLUTION) .............................................................................................................................65
3.4.3
<3JOG>........................................................................................................................................................66
3.4.4
<4UL> (UPPER LIMIT) ................................................................................................................................67
3.4.4.1
OVER PRESSURE FUNCTION ...............................................................................................................68
3.4.5
<5ATEST>....................................................................................................................................................68
3.4.6
<6CONTROL>..............................................................................................................................................69
3.4.6.1
<1LIMITS> (CUSTOM CONTROL PARAMETERS) ................................................................................70
3.4.6.2
<2MODE> ................................................................................................................................................72
3.4.6.3
TURNING-OFF CUSTOM CONTROL PARAMETERS ............................................................................73
3.4.7
<7DRV> (DRIVERS) ....................................................................................................................................73
3.5
[SPECIAL] .............................................................................................................................................74
3.5.1
<1AUTOZ> ...................................................................................................................................................74
3.5.1.1
EDIT AUTOZ ............................................................................................................................................77
3.5.1.2
RUN AUTOZ.............................................................................................................................................78
3.5.2
<2REMOTE> ................................................................................................................................................79
3.5.2.1
<1COM1, 2COM2>...................................................................................................................................80
3.5.2.2
<3IEEE-488> ............................................................................................................................................80
3.5.2.3
<4FORMAT> ............................................................................................................................................80
3.5.2.4
<5RS232 SELF-TEST> ............................................................................................................................81
3.5.3
<3HEAD> .....................................................................................................................................................81
3.5.4
<4RESET> ...................................................................................................................................................82
