Instructions

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Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................................................... 4
2. Specification ................................................................................................. 5
3. Safety ............................................................................................................ 9
4. Installation ...................................................................................................10
4.1 Mains Operating Voltage .................................................................................................. 10
4.2 Mains Lead ....................................................................................................................... 10
4.3 Mounting ........................................................................................................................... 10
4.4 Ventilation ......................................................................................................................... 10
4.5 Fuses ............................................................................................................................... 11
5. Connections ..................................................................................................12
5.1 Front Panel Connections .................................................................................................. 12
5.2 Rear Panel Connections ................................................................................................... 12
5.3 Prospective Fault Current Protection ................................................................................ 13
6. Initial Operation ...........................................................................................14
6.1 Organisation of this manual .............................................................................................. 14
6.2 Load modes ...................................................................................................................... 14
6.3 Constant and Transient Operation .................................................................................... 14
6.4 Dropout voltage ................................................................................................................ 14
6.5 Slow Start ......................................................................................................................... 14
6.6 Voltage and Current Limit Conditions ............................................................................... 15
6.7 Power Limit ....................................................................................................................... 15
6.8 Input Condition Lamps ...................................................................................................... 15
6.9 Fault Conditions ................................................................................................................ 15
6.10 Connecting the Load to the Source .................................................................................. 16
6.11 Switching On .................................................................................................................... 16
7. Front Panel Operation ..................................................................................17
7.1 Keys and ∆ Adjust ............................................................................................................. 17
7.2 The Display and the Home Screen ................................................................................... 18
7.3 General Numeric Entry of Parameters .............................................................................. 20
7.4 Variation of Parameter Values using ∆ Adjust ................................................................... 20
7.5 Configuring the Load ........................................................................................................ 20
7.6 Selection of Load Mode .................................................................................................... 21
7.7 Level A and Level B Setting .............................................................................................. 21
7.8 Dropout Voltage ................................................................................................................ 21
7.9 Slow Start ......................................................................................................................... 22
7.10 Introduction to Transient Operation .................................................................................. 22
7.11 Transient Menu ................................................................................................................. 22
7.12 Transient Frequency ......................................................................................................... 23
7.13 Transient Duty Cycle ........................................................................................................ 23
7.14 Slew Rate ......................................................................................................................... 23
7.15 Voltage and Current Limits ............................................................................................... 24
7.16 Store and Recall Facilities ................................................................................................ 25