Table of Contents 
 
1  Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 1 
1.1  General Description ............................................................................................................................... 1 
1.2  Accessory Equipment/Rack Slides ........................................................................................................ 1 
2  Specifications ................................................................................................................................. 2 
2.1  Electrical ................................................................................................................................................ 2 
2.2  Supplemental......................................................................................................................................... 5 
2.3  Measurements [Option] ......................................................................................................................... 6 
2.4  System Specification ............................................................................................................................. 7 
2.5  Unit Protection ....................................................................................................................................... 8 
2.6  Mechanical ............................................................................................................................................ 8 
2.7  Environmental ........................................................................................................................................ 9 
2.8  Regulatory ............................................................................................................................................. 9 
2.9  Front Panel Controls ............................................................................................................................ 10 
2.10  Available Options ............................................................................................................................. 11 
3  Installation and Functional Test ................................................................................................... 12 
3.1  Unpacking............................................................................................................................................ 12 
3.2  Power Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 12 
3.3  Input Voltage Range Selection ............................................................................................................ 14 
3.4  Mechanical Installation ........................................................................................................................ 17 
3.5  Input Wiring ......................................................................................................................................... 17 
3.6  Output Connections ............................................................................................................................. 18 
3.7  Output Voltage Ranges ....................................................................................................................... 20 
3.8  Functional Test .................................................................................................................................... 21 
3.9  Other Modes of Operation ................................................................................................................... 22 
4  Front Panel Operation .................................................................................................................. 23 
4.1  Functional Controls.............................................................................................................................. 23 
4.2  How to examples... .............................................................................................................................. 28 
4.3  Setting the Power on Initialization Values ........................................................................................... 31 
4.4  Current Limit Modes ............................................................................................................................ 32 
4.5  Function Strobe [Option] ...................................................................................................................... 32 
4.6  Remote Inhibit [Option] ........................................................................................................................ 33 
5  Principle of Operation ................................................................................................................... 34 
5.1  General ................................................................................................................................................ 34 
5.2  Overall Description .............................................................................................................................. 34 
5.3  DC Supply ........................................................................................................................................... 34 
5.4  Mother Board ....................................................................................................................................... 39 
5.5  Amplifier Modules ................................................................................................................................ 39 
5.6  Oscillator Module ................................................................................................................................. 39 
5.7  Range/Relay Board ............................................................................................................................. 39 
5.8  Output Board ....................................................................................................................................... 40 
5.9  IEEE 488/RS232 Interface [Option] ..................................................................................................... 40 
6  Calibration .................................................................................................................................... 42 
6.1  Calibration Equipment ......................................................................................................................... 42 
6.2  Selecting Calibration Mode .................................................................................................................. 43 
6.3  Routine Calibration .............................................................................................................................. 44 
6.4  Non-Routine Calibration ...................................................................................................................... 48