Save or recall the instrument's state
The instrument allows you to save and recall the instrument state in one of 10 memory locations, labeled
0 through 9. This allows you to quickly configure the instrument for commonly used applications.
An instrument state includes the instrument's output enable status, voltage and current settings, and OCP and OCV
settings. It does not include error codes or LAN configuration information.
To save or recall the instrument state
1.
Press
[Menu]
.
2.
Turn the knob to
Store
(or
Recall
) and press the knob.
3.
Turn the knob to an option from
Store 0
to
Store 9
(or
Recall 0
to
Recall 9
) and press the knob to store or
recall the present state of the instrument in the specified memory location.
4.
The instrument will briefly display DONE.
Configure the Power-on State
The instrument allows you to recall the power-on state as either the default (*RST) state or the state stored in one of
10 memory locations (0 through 9). To configure the power-on state:
1.
Press
[Menu]
.
2.
Turn the knob to
Power-on
and press the knob.
3.
Turn the knob to Default, or a state from Recall 0 to Recall 9 and press the knob to make your selection.
4.
The instrument will briefly display CHANGED SAVED if the recall state is different from the previous state, and
NO CHANGE if the same state was selected.
Read error codes
You only need to do this if there is a triangle over
ERR
in the lower left corner of the screen, as shown below. Be
sure to follow the procedure below carefully, and record each error code in order. Once you exit this menu, there is
no way to retrieve the error codes again.
1.
Press
[Menu]
.
2.
Turn the knob to
Error
and press the knob. The instrument will briefly display a message like 3 ERRORS (the
number will vary) to indicate how many errors are in the queue.
3.
Turn the knob to cycle through the error codes, recording them as you go.
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