User Manual    AMETEK Programmable Power 
RS Series    79 
4.2.6  TRANSIENTS Menu 
 
Figure 4-11: TRANSIENTS Menu 
The transient menu provides access to the transient list data. Available list length is:100 data 
points. This is represented by 100 transient step numbers from 0 through 99.  
From the Transient menu, the desired transient step type can be selected. Based on the user’s 
choice, the relevant transient type sub menu will be shown. The START/EDIT SEQUENCE sub 
menu allows the user to review and change any transient step or execute the transient list. 
When executing a transient list, transient steps are executed in a ascending numerical order. 
Steps that are not defined are skipped. 
The following entries can be found in the TRANSIENTS menu: 
Entry  Description   
VOLT SURGE/SAG  Voltage surges and sags are temporary changes in amplitude. 
The output voltage will change from its present value to a user 
specified value for a specified duration. (Sag if the value is 
lower, surge if the value is higher.) After this period has expired, 
the output voltage returns to a user specified end value. This 
value may or may not be the same as the value present prior to 
the start of the sag or surge. 
VOLT SWEEP/STEP  Voltage sweeps cause the output voltage to change from the 
present value to a user specified end value at a specified rate of 
change. A voltage step on the other hand is an instantaneous 
change in output voltage. The new value will be held for the 
duration period specified by the user. The final output voltage 
value of a sweep and a step transient step should be different 
than the value at the start of the transient step or no change in 
output value will occur. 
FREQ SWEEP/STEP  This transient type is similar to a voltage sweep/step except it 
affects the frequency. Refer to the previous paragraph. 
VOLT/FREQ SWEEP/STEP  This transient type combines the previous two types into a 
single step. The effect is that of changing the output voltage and 
frequency simultaneously. 
  Note: While this transient is programmed as a single transient 
step, two list entries are required to store this information. As 
such, every VOLT/FREQ SWEEP/STEP used will consume two 
list entries at a time. 
START/VIEW SEQUENCE  This entry allows the user to switch to the transient execution 
menu. This menu provides a list of all available transient list 
steps and their sequence numbers. From this menu, transient 
list execution can be started. 
  The same menu can be used to view or edit any available 
transient list step or erase a step using the backspace key.