Series 2280 Precision DC Power Supply Reference Manual  Section 2: General operation 
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Specify a default setup 
You can specify a default setup that is applied immediately after the instrument is powered on. 
To save a default setup to internal nonvolatile memory from the front panel: 
1.  Press the MENU key. 
2.  Under System, select Save/Recall. 
3.  Select the button next to Auto Load Setup1 and press the ENTER key.   
4.  Select On and press ENTER. 
You must save your configuration under setup 1, or it will not be applied when the instrument power 
is turned on. 
You can also enable the default setup by sending the SCPI command:   
:SYSTem:POSetup:STATe 
Using the event log 
The event log records errors that are reported by the instrument. The event log can hold up to 64 
errors. When more than 64 errors are in the event log, the oldest error is removed when a new event 
is received. 
Information provided for each event log entry 
Each event log entry includes the following information: 
  The time when the event occurred; this includes the date for the first entry after power up. 
  The code number of the event; this number can be used with the status model to map events to 
bits in the event registers. 
  The description of the event. 
To access the event log listing from the front panel: 
1.  Press the MENU key. 
2.  Under System, select Event Log. A list of errors is displayed. 
3.  If the errors fill the page, you can scroll down to see additional errors.