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10 Changing System Preferences ............................................................................... 20
10.1 Status at Power-up .............................................................................................. 20
10.2 Alert Sound (Beep) .............................................................................................. 20
10.3 Spin Wheel Action ............................................................................................... 20
11 Notes on Operation .................................................................................................. 21
11.1 Remote Sense .................................................................................................... 21
11.2 Instantaneous Current Output ............................................................................. 21
11.3 Output On/Off and Response Speed ................................................................... 21
11.4 Using OVP and OCP ........................................................................................... 22
11.4.1 OCP Trip at Output On .........................................................................................22
11.5 Over-temperature Trip (OTP) .............................................................................. 22
12 Remote Interface Operation (MX180TP only) ........................................................ 23
12.1 MX180TP Rear Panel Connections..................................................................... 23
12.2 Remote Interface Configuration .......................................................................... 23
12.2.1 GPIB Interface ......................................................................................................24
12.2.2 RS232 Interface ....................................................................................................24
12.2.3 USB Interface and Device Driver Installation ........................................................25
12.2.4 LAN Interface ........................................................................................................25
12.2.5 LAN IP Address and Hostname ............................................................................26
12.2.6 Interface Locking ..................................................................................................27
12.2.7 Status Reporting ...................................................................................................28
13 Remote Commands (MX180TP only) ...................................................................... 33
13.1 General ............................................................................................................... 33
13.1.1 Remote and Local Operation ................................................................................33
13.1.2 Remote Command Handling .................................................................................33
13.1.3 Remote Command Formats ..................................................................................33
13.1.4 Command Timing..................................................................................................34
13.1.5 Response Formats................................................................................................34
13.2 Command List ..................................................................................................... 34
13.2.1 Instrument Function Commands ...........................................................................34
13.2.2 Common Commands ............................................................................................36
13.2.3 Status Commands ................................................................................................37
13.2.4 Interface Management Commands .......................................................................37
14 Maintenance ............................................................................................................. 39
14.1 Cleaning .............................................................................................................. 39
14.2 Fuse .................................................................................................................... 39
14.3 Calibration ........................................................................................................... 39
14.4 Firmware Update (MX180TP only) ...................................................................... 39
15 Technical Specifications ......................................................................................... 40
16 Default Values .......................................................................................................... 42