2600AS-901-01 Rev. B / September 2008
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Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
Section 1: Getting Started
Editing controls
Source and compliance editing
When the Series 2600A is in the edit mode (EDIT indicator on), the editing controls are used to set
source and compliance values. Note that source auto ranging will turn off when editing the source
value.
Editing source values
Complete the following steps to edit the source.
1.
Press the
SRC
key. The cursor flashes in the source value field.
2.
Use the
CURSOR
arrow keys or the
navigation wheel
to move the cursor to the desired
digit.
3.
Push the
navigation wheel
or
ENTER
to edit the source value. The EDIT indicator is
illuminated.
4.
Do one of the following to change the source value:
•
Rotate the
navigation wheel
to adjust the digit.
Note: The digit automatically overflows or underflows to the next digit when wrapping
from 9 to 0 or from 0 to 9.
•
If the keypad feature is enabled, use the numeric keys (0-9, +/-, 0000) to enter the source
value.
Note: The +/- toggles the polarity, and 0000 sets the value to 0.
5.
Once the desired value displays, press
ENTER
.
Note: The EDIT indicator is
not
illuminated.
6.
(Optional) Press the
EXIT
key to cancel source editing.
Editing compliance values
Complete the following steps to edit the compliance value.
1.
Do one of the following:
•
(Model 2601A/2611A/2635A and 2602A/2612A/2636A in single-channel display mode
only) Press the
LIMIT
key.
•
(Model 2602A/2612A/2636A dual-channel display mode only) Press
LIMIT
or
CONFIG
>
LIMIT
to edit the compliance limit.
2.
Choose one of the following:
•
VOLTAGE
•
CURRENT
3.
Use the
CURSOR
arrow keys to move the cursor to the desired value.
4.
Press the
navigation wheel
or
ENTER
to enter edit mode. The EDIT indicator is
illuminated.
5.
Do one of the following to modify the compliance limit value:
•
Rotate the
navigation wheel
to adjust the value.
Note: The digit automatically overflows or underflows to the next digit when wrapping
from 9 to 0 or from 0 to 9.
•
If the keypad feature is enabled, use the numeric keys (0-9) to enter the value.
6.
Press
ENTER
to complete editing.
Note: The EDIT indicator is
not
illuminated.
7.
(Optional) Press the
EXIT
key cancel changes.