User`s guide

Agilent B2900 User’s Guide, Edition 2 5- 11
Front Panel Operations
Controlling the Source Output
1. Press the View key to display the Single view. If the Range parameters are not
displayed, press the Hide XXXX assist key.
2. Move the field pointer to the Source Volts: Spot (voltage source range) or
Source Amps: Spot (current source range) field.
3. Press the rotary knob to change the pointer status to EDIT.
4. To set the range operation mode to the auto range operation, press the AUTO
assist key. To set it to the fixed range operation, press the FIXED assist key. The
pointer status is changed to MOVE.
5. Move the field pointer to the range value setup field (on the right side of the
Source Volts: Spot or Source Amps: Spot field).
6. Press the rotary knob to change the pointer status to EDIT.
7. Press the assist key to set the output range.
For the auto range operation, set the minimum range of the range operation.
For the fixed range operation, set the range to be used.
Setting the Pulse Output
For details on this function, see “Pulse Output” on page 6-7.
1. Press the View key to display the Single view.
2. Press the Show Pulse assist key to display the Pulse parameters. For details on
the parameters, see
“Pulse parameters” on page 4-14.
3. Move the field pointer to the Pulse field.
4. Press the rotary knob to change the pointer status to EDIT.
5. Press the ON assist key. The pointer status is changed to MOVE.
6. Move the field pointer to the pulse parameter setup field (Peak, Delay, or
Width).
7. Press the rotary knob to change the pointer status to EDIT.
8. Enter the pulse peak value (Peak), delay time (Delay), or pulse width (Width).
9. Press the rotary knob or assist key to fix the setting value.
10. Repeat steps 6 to 9 for all parameters.
NOTE Outputting the pulse voltage/current