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Instruction Manual
EL 3000 A Series
Date: 09-09-2013
Handling the device
Rotary knob Setting (6)
This rotary knob has no end stop. With every
position Setting (6) changes the set value
resp. the parameter (in the setup menu)
which was chosen before by Selection (5).
It applies: the faster the knob is rotated,
the faster the set value is increased or decreased (the
step width changes). Slow rotation hence changes the
set value in small steps, while fast rotation changes it in
big steps.
In case the upper or lower limit of the set value is reached
while rotating, the set value will remain at its limit until
it changed again by rotating the knob in the opposite
direction.
6.3 Switching power on
The device is powered by switching the mains switch on.
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After the internal system has booted and performed some
tests, the former set values are restored, if setting Keep
set values is set to yes,or default values are set.
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6.4 Switching the DC input on/off
By pressing the pushbutton Input on/off (4) the DC input
of the load input is switched on and the device starts to
work as a load.
Pressing the button again switches the input off.
The input can also be switched off with the pin named
„REM-SB“ on the analogue interface (pin = low), if is was
on before. Switching the input on if it was off before is
not possible.
While the load is working, all four actual values of current,
voltage, power and resistance are indicated on the left
half of display.
When the load input is off, only the actual value of volta-
ge is indicated, because there are no reasonable other
actual values available at this moment. In battery test
mode, the time counter is also halted resp. continued if
the pushbutton is pressed.
The activation of the load operation can be inhibited by
certain reasons. For example, if an overvoltage or another
error is persistent or the load is remotely controlled by the
analogue or digital interface (interface card).
The standby state (input = off) is displayed like this:
Figure 8
6.5 Adjusting the set values
Note: Set values, which must not be changed in the cur-
rently selected regulation mode, are not shown.
Set values can be selected and adjusted as long as the
display does not show the status texts External mode
or Remote mode.
a) Selecting the set value to adjust
In the operation modes A, B, A/B and Battery the set
value to change is selected by rotating Selection (5).
In the setup menu (position Setup) it is used to select a
different setup parameter. Also see „7.1 The setup menu“.
b) Adjusting the set value
The previously with Selection (5) selected set value is
changed with Setting (6). It applies: the faster the knob is
rotated, the faster the set value is increased or decreased
(the step width changes). Slow rotation hence changes
the set value in small steps, while fast rotation changes
it in big steps.
In case the upper or lower limit of the set value is rea-
ched while rotating, the set value will remain at its limit
until changed again by rotating the knob in the opposite
direction.
Important! Note, that in Level A/B mode any set value
of Level A must always be greater than or equal to
Level B! The result of this is, that Level A can only
be adjusted down to the value of Level B and Level
B can only be adjusted up to the value of Level A.
6.6 Preselecting the regulation mode
The selector Mode (2) preselects the regulation mode.
Four modes are available: CC, CV, CP and CR. The
set values will later determine the true behaviour of the
device.
CC means constant current. Here are the set values
of current and power adjustable. In this mode the input
current is regulated and limited to the adjusted value
(current limitation), as far as the feeding source is able to
deliver the current. The set value of power is additionally
limitting the consumed power and effecting the maximum
current. The power limitation is dominant over the current
limitation.
The manual changeover to regulation mode CC can reset
the set value of power to its nominal value and the set
value of current to 0, if the parameter Keep set values
has been set to no in the setup. If set to yes, the least
adjusted set values are kept. Also see „7.1 The setup
menu“.
CV means constant voltage. Here the set values of
voltage, current and power are adjustable. In this mode
the input voltage is limited to the adjusted set value by
loading the feeding source so much that its output voltage
collapses. If the feeding source is able to deliver more
current than the device is able to withdraw, then the
voltage limit can not be achieved.