User Manual    AMETEK Programmable Power 
RS Series    163 
Power up the AC source using its on/off switch. A message will appear on the LCD once the 
power comes on: 
 
Please wait… 
 
 
After about 30 seconds, this message changes to: 
 
Loading Program… 
 
 
 
When this “Loading Program…” message appears on the LCD of the RS front panel, press the 
ENTER key on the keypad of the RS unit once. If you wait too long, you may have missed the 
window and you will have to recycle power on the AC source and try again. 
This will put the source controller into the Flash down load mode. Wait until the screen shown 
below appears. This screen shows the RS232 setup parameters that are used in the boot loader 
mode. 
Firmware Down Load Mode 
User Entry 
Serial Port Setup 
Baud 38400,Bits 8,Stop 1,No Parity 
Now launch the Flash Loader utility program “FlashLoaderComm.exe”. 
 
Select the COM port to be used (default is COM1). Leave “Baud rate” and “Cmd Delay” set to 
their default values of 38400 baud and 0 msec.