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Original Polarities of the
Main Setting (MAX) and
Main Setting (MIN)
Setup Operation
Resulting Condition
Both negative
Set |MAX| less than or equal to |MIN|.
MIN = MAX (the specified MAX value)
Set |MIN| greater than or equal to |MAX| MAX=MIN (the specified MIN value)
Set MAX to positive
with the POLARITY switch
MIN is also set to positive.
Set MIN to positive
with the POLARITY switch
MAX is also set to positive.
MAX is positive; MIN is negative
|MAX|≥|MIN|
Set MAX to negative
with the POLARITY switch
MAX and MIN are set negative.
Set MIN to positive
with the POLARITY switch
MAX and MIN are set positive.
|MAX|<|MIN|
Set MAX to negative
with the POLARITY switch
MAX and MIN are negative.
The main setting display blinks, and the
output turns off.
Set MIN to positive
with the POLARITY switch
MAX and MIN are positive.
The main setting display blinks, and the
output turns off.
* Some ranges are not applicable. For details, see “Scaling” in section 16.2.
Relation with Other Features
• If you select MAX or MIN with the SCALE switch, the main setting display and the output divider’s n
display show the following values.
SCALE switch setting
MAX
MIN
Main setting display
Main setting (MAX)
Main setting (MIN)
Non Zero indicator turns on for a value other than
±0 (zero).
n display
Same value as the m display 0
Deviation display
0
0
• Changing the range causes the scale settings to change as follows.
• The polarity of the main setting (MIN) is set to the same polarity as that of main setting (MAX).
• Main setting (MIN) is set to 0 (zero).
• The SCALE switch is set to MAX.
• You can change scaling even when the output is on.
• Output divider, deviation, and sweep features operate assuming (main setting (MAX) – main setting
(MIN)) to be 100%.
5.3 Setting the Output Scaling
