Keithley 6430

Table of Contents
1 Getting Started
General information ................................................................... 1-2
Warranty information .......................................................... 1-2
Contact information ............................................................ 1-2
Manual addenda .................................................................. 1-2
Safety symbols and terms ................................................... 1-2
Inspection ............................................................................ 1-3
Options and accessories ...................................................... 1-3
Product overview ........................................................................ 1-6
Mainframe and Remote PreAmp familiarization ....................... 1-7
Mainframe front panel summary ........................................ 1-7
Mainframe rear panel summary .......................................... 1-9
Remote PreAmp summary ................................................ 1-10
Power-up .................................................................................. 1-12
Line power connection ...................................................... 1-12
Power-up sequence ........................................................... 1-13
System identification ......................................................... 1-13
Line frequency setting ....................................................... 1-13
Fuse replacement .............................................................. 1-14
Display ..................................................................................... 1-15
Display format .................................................................. 1-15
EDIT key ........................................................................... 1-15
TOGGLE key .................................................................... 1-15
Status and error messages ................................................. 1-16
Remote display programming ........................................... 1-16
Front panel tests ................................................................ 1-16
Disabling front panel display ............................................ 1-16
Default settings ......................................................................... 1-17
Saving and restoring user setups ....................................... 1-17
Power-on configuration ..................................................... 1-18
Factory default settings ..................................................... 1-18
Remote setups ................................................................... 1-20
Menus ....................................................................................... 1-21
Main menu ........................................................................ 1-21
Rules to navigate menus ................................................... 1-24
Editing source and compliance values .............................. 1-25
Toggling the source and measure display fields ................ 1-25
Configuration menus ......................................................... 1-26