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Table of Contents
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ......................................................................................................................... I
REVISIONS TO THIS MANUAL ............................................................................................................... II
REVISION DATE ................................................................................................................................................................. II
TABLE OF REVISIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... II
TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................... IV
TABLE OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................................. IX
PREFACE ...............................................................................................................................................XII
PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL ........................................................................................................................................XII
WHO SHOULD USE THIS MANUAL .............................................................................................................................XII
MANUAL ORGANIZATION ............................................................................................................................................XII
CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL ................................................................................................................. XIII
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 UNPACKING YOUR DSP7000 ..................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 NEW FEATURES OF THE DSP7000 ........................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 DATA SHEET ................................................................................................................................................................. 2
2. CONTROLS ....................................................................................................................................... 10
2.1 FRONT PANEL ............................................................................................................................................................ 10
2.2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS AND BUTTONS ......................................................................................................... 10
2.2.1 Enabling Secondary Functions ....................................................................................................................... 11
2.2.2 Enabling Saving Function .............................................................................................................................. 11
2.2.3 How to Use Front Panel Controls and Buttons .............................................................................................. 12
2.3 VACUUM FLUORESCENT DISPLAY (VFD) ........................................................................................................... 13
2.3.1 Contrast Settings ............................................................................................................................................ 14
2.3.2 Status Display Messages ................................................................................................................................ 14
2.4 REAR PANEL .............................................................................................................................................................. 15
2.4.1 Rear Panel Inputs and Outputs ....................................................................................................................... 15
2.4.2 Optional IO..................................................................................................................................................... 17
2.4.3 Optional GPIB ................................................................................................................................................ 18
2.4.4 Optional RS-232............................................................................................................................................. 18
3. INSTALLATION/CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................. 19
3.1 POWERING UP THE DSP7000 .................................................................................................................................. 19
3.1.1 Self-Test ......................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.1.2 Main Menu ..................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.2 INSTRUMENTATION SETUP (TORQUE) ................................................................................................................ 20
3.2.1 Dynamometer Configuration Menu ............................................................................................................... 21
3.2.2 Hysteresis Dynamometer Setup ..................................................................................................................... 22
3.2.3 Hysteresis Dynamometer with Transducer Setup .......................................................................................... 23
3.2.4 Hysteresis Dynamometer with Eddy-Current or Powder Brake Setup .......................................................... 24
3.2.5 Eddy-Current or Powder Brake Dynamometer Setup .................................................................................... 25
3.2.6 Eddy-Current or Powder Brake Dynamometer with Torque Transducer Setup ............................................. 27
3.2.7 Two Eddy-Current/Powder Brake Dynamometers (Independent Setup) ....................................................... 28
3.2.8 Two Eddy-Current/Powder Brake Dynamometers (Tandem Setup) .............................................................. 29
3.2.9 Eddy-Current Dynamometer with Powder Brake Dynamometer (Tandem Setup) ........................................ 31
3.2.10 In-Line Torque Transducer with Brake .......................................................................................................... 32