Model 2281S-20-6 DC Power Supply and Battery Simulator Reference Manual
Section 2: General operation
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The 2281S powers up using the last remote interface used.
Other system settings for the power supply function
Setting
Description
Key Click
Turn the instrument key-click sound on or off from this menu.
Backlight Timer
You can set the front-panel display to dim after a period of time, or
you can set it so that it will never dim.
Backlight Brightness
You can adjust the brightness of the front-panel display. Selecting
this setting opens a sliding adjustment scale that adjusts the
brightness as a percent of total brightness.
Time and Date
Set the instrument month, day, year, and time from this menu.
Error Beeper
Turn the error beeper on or off.
System Password
Change the remote connection or calibration passwords. You need
the remote connection password to open the LXI virtual front panel
and send SCPI commands. You need the calibration password
before you can calibrate the 2281S.
Reset
System Reset
Selecting this option resets many of the instrument commands to
their default values. For more information about what commands get
reset, see
(on page 2-110).
Password Reset
Selecting this option reverts the passwords to their default values.
System Event Log menu for the power supply function
The System Event Log menu allows you to view, save, and clear the event log. The event log entries
are error messages, which may indicate that a command was sent incorrectly.
Settings
Description
Export to USB
Saves the event log to a
.csv
file on the USB flash drive. The file name is
eventlog.csv
.
Clear Event Log
Clears all entries from the event log.
