Fluke 5500A - Selecting an External Amplifier; Using the Instrument Setup Menu

Front Panel Operation
Using the Setup Menu
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4-6. Using the Instrument Setup Menu
The softkeys in the instrument setup menu (accessed by pressing INSTMT SETUP
softkey in the Setup Menu) are shown below.
DISPLAY
SETUP
REMOTE
SETUP
its-90
OUTPUT
SETUP
TMP STD
its-90
ipts-68
The list below describes submenus accessed by each softkey.
• TMP STD (Temperature Standard) Toggles the degree reference between the 1968
International Provisional Temperature Standard (ipts-68) and the 1990 International
Temperature Standard (its-90) (factory default). This setting is saved in the
nonvolatile memory.
• OUTPUT SETUP Opens the Output Setup menu to select the source of the output
signals (5500A or 5725A), current and voltage output limits, thermocouple type, and
RTD type.
• DISPLAY SETUP Opens submenus to set the brightness and contrast of both the
Control Display and Output Display.
• REMOTE SETUP Allows you to change the configuration of the two RS-232
ports, SERIAL 1 FROM HOST and SERIAL 2 TO UUT, and IEEE-488 General
Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB). (See Chapter 5, “Remote Operation” for more
information.)
4-7. Selecting an External Amplifier
When the 5500A Calibrator is operated in conjunction with the 5725A Amplifier, you
must select the 5500A or the 5725A as the preferred source of the output signals. The
SOURCE PREFRENCE (Source Preference) selection is applicable only whenever the
5500A or the 5725A can produce the output, or overlap capability. To select a source
preference, proceed as follows:
1. Press the S key to display the Setup Menu.
2. Press the INSTMT SETUP softkey to open the Instrument Setup Menu.
3. Press the OUTPUT SETUP softkey to display the SOURCE PREFRENCE softkey.
SOURCE PREFRENCE
5500
OUTPUT
LIMITS
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TC TYPE
K
RTD TYPE
5500
5725
4. Press a SOURCE PREFRENCE softkey to select the 5500 or 5725 (if connected).
This setting is saved in the nonvolatile memory.