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General Settings
9 General Settings
Important general settings, such as basic settings or in-
terface settings may be selected via SETUP key. Press the
key to move up one level.
9.1
Update (Instrument Firmware)
The instrument firmware is packed in a ZIP file. After
downloading the ZIP file, unpack the data to the base
directory of a USB stick. Then connect the USB stick with
the USB port of the power supply and press the SETUP
key. Use the soft menu key UPDATE to open the Update
menu displaying version number, date and build informa-
tion of the currently installed firmware.
Pressing the soft menu key FIRMWARE to update the
instrument firmware will result in a search for the cor-
responding file on the USB stick. The information for the
new firmware to be installed will then be displayed on the
stick below the row labeled NEW:. The version number
will be displayed in red in case the existing firmware on the
instrument is identical to the latest version; otherwise the
version number will be shown in green. Only if this is the
case, press the soft menu EXECUTE to start the update.
9.2 Interface Setting
The soft menu INTERFACE enables you to select the set-
tings for:
❙
VCP
(virtual COM Port)
❙
USB
(TMC)
❙
Ethernet
(IP address, sub-net mask etc.) and
❙
IEEE-488 GPIB
interface (GPIB address)
Select the respective interface for the communication
via respective soft menu key. Set the required interface
parameters via soft menu item PARAMETER. For more
information about interface use, please see chapter 10.
Fig. 9.1: Firmware update menu
9.3 General Settings (Misc)
9.3.1 Device Infos
This soft menu key allows you to retrieve instrument
information such as serial number, software version etc.
Additionally, the still available internal memory will be
displayed.
9.3.2 Date & Time
The soft menu key DATE & TIME allows you to set the time
and date and add a date and time stamp to printouts and
saved data records. The user can reset the date and time.
Date and time can be set via knob. The respective soft
menu item is activated when it is marked in yellow. Press
SAVE to accept the date and time parameters.
9.3.3 Sound
The power supply offers the option to issue a signal in the
event of an error (or simply as a control measure). This
signal can be activated (ON) or deactivated (OFF) via soft
menu key ERROR BEEP or CTRL BEEP. The respective soft
menu item is activated when it is marked in yellow.
9.3.4 Display
The soft menu DISPLAY and the soft menu key BACK-
LIGHT allow you to set the screen intensity via knob from
10% to 100%. The soft menu key CONTRAST enables you
to select the contrast, and the BRIGHTNESS key allows
you to select the screen brightness from 10% to 100%.
The respective soft menu item is activated when it is
marked in yellow.
Fig. 9.3: Device information
Fig. 9.2: Setup menu
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