Sequoia / Tahoe Series User Manual        California Instruments 
 
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3.  Connect the output of UUT (PV / grid-tie Inverter) to the output of Sequoia. 
4.  Turn on the AC mains, and then turn on the POWER switch from the Sequoia front panel. 
5.  Verify the operating mode of the Sequoia is set to Grid Simulator mode from the banner screen of the 
front panel display during the bootup, refer to the below image. 
 
6.  If not, navigate to the operating mode screen and press the SINK-Grid Simulator button. 
 
7.  Power cycle the Sequoia and verify the banner screen for the selected mode.  
8.  After several seconds the display should show the DASHBOARD Screen Top-Level Menu or the 
Default screen; refer to Section 5.8 for the description of menus. 
9.  Set the Sequoia to the required voltage mode and range and navigate to the regenerative control 
settings screen and program the Under Volt and Over Volt limits, dFreq (Delta Frequency) as per the 
EUT configuration. Refer to the below image. 
 
10. Program the required output parameters such as output voltage and regenerative current limit from 
the DASHBOARD screen for the model being tested.