Section 2: General operation
Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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2600BS-901-01 Rev. C / August 2016
The power cord supplied with the Series 2600B contains a separate protective earth (safety
ground) wire for use with grounded outlets. When proper connections are made, the
instrument chassis is connected to power-line ground through the ground wire in the power
cord. In addition, a redundant protective earth connection is provided through a screw on
the rear panel. This terminal should be connected to a known protective earth. In the event
of a failure, not using a properly grounded protective earth and grounded outlet may result
in personal injury or death due to electric shock.
Do not replace detachable mains supply cords with inadequately rated cords. Failure to use
properly rated cords may result in personal injury or death due to electric shock.
1. To turn your instrument on, press the front panel
POWER
switch to place it in the on (I) position.
2. To turn your instrument off, press the front panel
POWER
switch to place it in the off (O) position.
Placing a Series 2600B in standby
Placing the Series 2600B in standby does not place the instrument in a safe state (an
Interlock
(on page 3-88) is provided for this function).
When the instrument is on, the output may be placed in an active output state (output on) or a
standby mode (output off). From the front panel, pressing the
OUTPUT ON/OFF
control toggles the
output using the present instrument configuration. You can also place the output in standby over the
remote interface by sending the following command:
smu
X
.source.output = 0
Even though the instrument is placed in standby, the output may not be actually off.
Warmup period
The Series 2600B must be turned on and allowed to warm up for at least two hours to achieve rated
accuracies.