Front-panel operation 7
Front-panel operation
Menu controls
• Press the
MENU
key to activate the main menu.
• Use the
▲
and
▼
keys to scroll through the primary menu items.
• Changing channels: when the main menu is displayed, use the or keys
to change the active channel (each press of the or keys will toggle
between Channel #1 and Channel #2). If no change happens then the
feature is most likely a single channel or system feature.
Setting the output voltage, current limit, and current range
The default current measurement range is 5 A.
For a lower current range, select the CURRENT RANGE item of the menu:
1. Press
the
MENU
key.
2. Press
▲
or
▼
keys to scroll to Current Range.
3. Press the
or
keys to scroll to Current Range
#1
or Current Range
#2
.
4. Press
the
ENTER
key to select.
5. Press
the
▲
or
▼
keys to scroll to the desired current range.
6. Press
the
ENTER
key to select.
To set the output voltage and current limit:
1. Press
the
SET
key to select the output settings mode. A blinking cursor
appears in the voltage field of the display.
2. Press
the
▲
,
▼
, ,
or
keys to scroll to the desired output voltage value.
• The cursor position (blinking digit) is controlled by the
or
keys.
• With the cursor positioned on a digit, increment or decrement the value
using the
▲
or
▼
keys.
3. Press
SET
to move the blinking cursor to the current limit field.
4. Press
the
▲
,
▼
, ,
or
keys to scroll to the desired current limit.
5. Press
SET
to exit from output settings mode.
Turning supply output ON/OFF
The OPERATE key is used to control the output of the power supply. This key
toggles the output between on and off. While in one of the display modes, output
ON or OFF is displayed in the upper right corner of the display. The key is active in
any front-panel menu or display mode. In menus, the ON/OFF state of operate is
not displayed.
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