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5 – Front Panel Operation
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Examples of Front Panel Programming
You will find these examples on the following pages:
1 Using the front panel display
2 Setting the output voltage, current, and compensation
3 Setting the output 2 voltage and current
4 Querying and clearing output protection
5 Making basic front panel measurements
6 Making enhanced front panel measurements
7 Making DVM measurements
8 Programming the digital port
9 Setting the GPIB address and Programming Language
10 Storing and recalling instrument states
1 - Using the Front Panel Display
Selecting an output on Agilent 66309B/D units
Action Display
Press Meter to return the display to Meter mode. Press Shift Channel to toggle
between channel 1 and channel 2. The left-most digit of the front panel display
identifies the output channel that is presently being controlled by the front panel. It
will indicate either a "1" for channel 1, or "2" for channel 2.
You can only select an output when the unit is in metering mode. Once an output
has been selected, only the menu commands that apply to that output will appear
on the display. Output -specific menu commands are identified by a 1 or a 2. Also,
the CV, CC, and UNR annunciators apply to the selected channel.
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Selecting the DVM on Agilent 66311D/66309D units
Action Display
You must select output 1 to use the DVM. If output 1 is not selected, the DVM’s
measurement menu is not displayed.
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On the Function keypad press Meter and press q repeatedly to access the DVM
measurement commands. DVM measurement commands are identified by the
"DVM" string segment. When accessed, DVM measurement functions are
automatically active. Refer to example 3 for more information.
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Independently Controlling Output 1 and Output 2 on Agilent 66309B/D units
(this feature only applies to units that are identified by firmware revision A.02.04 and up)
Action Display
On the Function keypad, press OUTPUT. Scroll to the COUPLING command.
To uncouple the outputs, use the numeric key to select NONE, then press
Enter.
COUPLING NONE