Series 2600B System SourceMeter® instrument User's Manual
Section 5: Maintenance
2600BS-900-01 Rev. A / August 2021
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Front-panel tests
The front-panel tests test the functionality of the front-panel keys and the display.
In the following procedures, highlight the menu item and press the
ENTER
key to select it. You can
also select a menu item by pressing the navigation wheel.
Keys test
This test checks the functionality of each front-panel key.
To run the KEYS test:
1. If the instrument is in remote mode, press the
EXIT (LOCAL)
key once to place the instrument in
local mode.
2. Press the
MENU
key.
3. Navigate through the menus by turning the navigation wheel. Press the
ENTER
key to select the
menu items as follows:
DISPLAY > TEST > DISPLAY-TESTS
.
4. Turn the navigation wheel until the
KEYS
menu item is highlighted.
5. To start the test, press the
ENTER
key. When you press a key while the test is active, the label
name for that key is displayed to indicate that it is functioning properly. When you release the key,
the message
No keys pressed
is displayed.
6. To test the EXIT (LOCAL) key, press the
EXIT (LOCAL)
key once.
7. To exit the test, press the
EXIT (LOCAL)
key twice consecutively. You exit the test and the
instrument returns to the FRONT PANEL TESTS menu.
8. Press the
EXIT (LOCAL)
key multiple times to exit out of the menu structure.
Display patterns test
This test lets you verify that each pixel and indicator in the vacuum fluorescent display is
working properly.
To run the display test:
1. If the instrument is in remote mode, press the
EXIT (LOCAL)
key once to place the instrument in
local mode.
2. Press the
MENU
key.
3. Navigate through the menus by turning the navigation wheel, and then pressing the
ENTER
key
to select the items as follows:
DISPLAY > TEST > DISPLAY-TESTS
.
4. Turn the navigation wheel until the
DISPLAY-PATTERNS
menu item is highlighted.
