User Manual – Rev AV    AMETEK Programmable Power 
MX Series    105 
EVENT #  This must be the last item in the transient edit screen. All data 
fields must be entered before inserting the EVENT #. The 
EVENT # takes value from 1 to 99. The EVENT # defines the 
order of execution of the transient events in a multiple event 
transient. It is a good practice to enter spaced EVENT #’s to 
allow insertion of an EVENT later if needed.  (For example, 
space them by 5.)  Entry of a sequence EVENT # number will 
cause the display to return to the TRANSIENT screen. 
4.2.6.5 START/VIEW TRANSIENT SEQUENCE sub menu 
 
Figure 4-16:START/VIEW TRANSIENT SEQUENCE Screen 
The START/VIEW TRANSIENT SEQUENCE screen is used to control transient execution. It 
also provides an overview of available transient list events. This list appears in the order they 
were assigned event numbers. Editing an existing event can be accomplished from this screen 
by positioning the cursor on the event to be edited and pressing the ENTER key. This method 
can also be used to review the parameters of a previously entered event. 
The START/VIEW TRANSIENT SEQUENCE screen has the following fields: 
START / ABORT  The START field is used to start a transient execution. When 
the cursor is positioned on the START field and the ENTER key 
is pressed, transient execution starts. The output relay must be 
closed or an error message will appear and the transient will not 
start. 
  Once a transient is in progress, this field changes to ABORT 
and can be used to abort a transient in progress. If the transient 
completes execution, the field reverts back to START. 
PAUSE / RESUME  The PAUSE field may be used to suspend execution of a 
transient list in progress. If the cursor is on the PAUSE field and 
the ENTER key is pressed, the transient is suspended and this 
field changes to RESUME. Pressing the ENTER key again will 
cause the transient list to resume execution from the point 
where it was suspended. 
REPEAT #  This field determines the number of times a transient list is 
repeated. The default value is zero, which means the 
programmed list runs only once. The range for this field is from 
0 through 99999. This repeat function should not be confused 
with the REPEAT function available for individual events. The 
event specific repeat value will cause only that event to be 
repeated, not the entire list. 
CLEAR SEQ  Moving the cursor to this field and pressing the ENTER key will 
cause the entire programmed transient list to be erased. Be 
careful not to press ENTER accidentally while on this field as 
you will loose the programmed transient list. Note that a list may 
be stored as part of the front panel setup in the nonvolatile 
memory registers.