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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION AND SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................1
1.1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................1
1.2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION...................................................................................................................................1
2. INSTALLATION AND ACCEPTANCE.............................................................................................................12
2.1. UNPACKING.......................................................................................................................................................12
2.2. POWER REQUIREMENTS.................................................................................................................................12
2.3. MECHANICAL INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................12
2.4. INPUT WIRING (TB1)........................................................................................................................................12
2.5. OUTPUT CONNECTIONS .................................................................................................................................14
2.5.1. OUTPUT WIRING.........................................................................................................................................14
2.6. OUTPUT VOLTAGE RANGES..........................................................................................................................16
2.7. FUNCTION TEST................................................................................................................................................16
3. OPERATION.........................................................................................................................................................23
3.1. GENERAL............................................................................................................................................................23
3.2. FRONT PANEL CONTROLS..............................................................................................................................23
3.3. FRONT PANEL INDICATORS...........................................................................................................................23
3.4. REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS.........................................................................................................................25
3.4.1. POWER INPUT .............................................................................................................................................25
3.4.2. POWER OUTPUT .........................................................................................................................................25
3.4.3. EXTERNAL SENSE........................................................................................................................................25
3.4.4. IEEE-488 CONNECTOR...............................................................................................................................26
3.4.5. SYSTEM INTERFACE ...................................................................................................................................26
3.5. FRONT PANEL OPERATION............................................................................................................................32
3.5.1. KEYPAD ........................................................................................................................................................32
3.5.2. DISPLAY SCREENS ......................................................................................................................................34
3.5.3. OUTPUT PROGRAMMING..........................................................................................................................39
3.5.3.1. VOLTAGE RANGE (RNG=4)..................................................................................................................................39
3.5.3.2. VOLTAGE AMPLITUDE (AMP=5)........................................................................................................................40
3.5.3.3. FREQUENCY (FRQ=6) ...........................................................................................................................................40
3.5.3.4. PHASE ANGLE (PHZ=7).........................................................................................................................................41
3.5.3.5. CURRENT LIMIT (CRL=8).....................................................................................................................................42
3.5.3.6. RAMP OR STEP FUNCTIONS (RMP=9) ...............................................................................................................42
3.5.3.7. EXTERNAL SYNCHRONIZATION (SNC=1)........................................................................................................45
3.5.3.8. REGISTERS AND REGISTER LINKING...............................................................................................................45
3.5.3.9. SIMULTANEOUS RAMPS......................................................................................................................................47
3.5.3.10. DROP PERIODS (DRP=2).....................................................................................................................................48
3.5.3.11. DEFAULT VALUES ..............................................................................................................................................48
3.5.3.12. 1 OR 3 PHASE MODE (MOD=30)........................................................................................................................51
3.5.3.13. PROGRAM THE START-UP POINT....................................................................................................................52
3.5.4. ERROR MESSAGES ......................................................................................................................................53
3.6. OUTPUT MEASUREMENT ...............................................................................................................................55
3.6.1. VOLTAGE (VLT=21).....................................................................................................................................55
3.6.2. OUTPUT FREQUENCY (FQM=26) .............................................................................................................55
3.6.3. OUTPUT PHASE ANGLE (PZM=27)...........................................................................................................55
3.6.4. OUTPUT CURRENT (CUR=22)...................................................................................................................55
3.6.5. POWER (PWR=23)........................................................................................................................................55
3.6.6. OUTPUT POWER FACTOR (PWF=24).......................................................................................................56
3.6.7. OUTPUT APPARENT POWER (APW=25)...................................................................................................56
3.6.8. ELAPSED TIME (ELT =11)..........................................................................................................................56
3.7. COMPUTER BUS OPERATION ........................................................................................................................56
3.7.1. UNIT ADDRESS ............................................................................................................................................56