Section 2: General operation Model 2657A High Power System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
2-2 2657A-901-01 Rev. B/December 2012
Controls, indicators, and connectors
Model 2657A controls, indicators, and the USB port are on the front panel (on page 2-2). Make
connections to the Model 2657A through connectors on the rear panel
(on page 2-5).
Front panel
The front panel of the Model 2657A is shown below. The descriptions of the front-panel controls, USB
port, and indicators follow the figure.
Figure 1: Front panel Model 2657A
1. Power switch, display and configuration keys
Power switch. The in position turns the Model 2657A on (I); the out position turns it off (O).
Toggles between the source-measure display and the user message display.
Configures a function or operation.
CURSOR
SRC MEAS LIMIT MODE
POWER
AUTO
O
U
T
P
U
T
O
N
/
O
F
F
2657A HIGH POWER SYSTEM SourceMeter
®
12 3
4
DISPLAY
CONFIG
56
78 9
0
+/-
0000
SPEED
DIGITS
FILTER
REL
RECALL
STORE
MENU
TRIG
ENTER
LOCAL
RANGE
RANGE
EXIT
RUN
LOAD
P
U
S
H
T
O
E
D
I
T
/
E
N
T
E
R
P
U
S
H
T
O
E
D
I
T
/
E
N
T
E
R
+0.01000nA
ARM
SrcA:+3.00000kV LimA:1.00000mA
6
3
4
2
5
7
1
POWER
DISPLA
CONFIG