User Manual    AMETEK Programmable Power 
RS Series    76 
HARMONICS/TRACE ANALYSIS Screen 
The fourth measurement screen is dedicated to the advanced measurements available on the 
RS Series. The Harmonics/Trace Analysis measurement screen is a true menu screen offering 
several user accessible fields. These fields are used to select the desired acquisition trigger and 
display mode. The actual data is displayed whenever the ENTER key is pressed while the cursor 
is on the VIEW or START field. The following fields are available on this menu: 
 
Figure 4-10: HARMONICS/TRACE ANALYSIS Screen 
Entry  Description   
FUNCTION  Selects Voltage, Current or Both parameters for display. 
VIEW  Available display modes are TABLE, BAR and TRACE. 
TABLE mode:  Displays the first 50 harmonics in a 
tabular text format. 
 
 
BAR mode:  Displays the first 50 harmonics in a 
graphical bar chart display. 
 
 
 
TRACE mode:  Displays the selected Function in a 
time domain (waveform) graphical 
display. 
 
DATA MODE  Selects absolute or relative harmonics display for TABLE and 
BAR view modes. In relative mode, all harmonics are shown in 
a percentage of the fundamental, which is normalized at 100 %. 
In absolute mode, the harmonic amplitudes are shown in 
absolute volts or amperes.