Chapter 2 Front Panel Operations  RIGOL 
DL3000 User’s Guide  2-45 
 
While making a connection, the positive polarity of the load should 
be connected to the (+) terminal of the channel output, and the 
negative polarity of the load to the (-) terminal of the channel 
output. A misconnection with the terminals may cause damage to 
the instrument or the DUT. 
 
2.  Power on the instrument 
After the instrument is connected to the power source, press the Power key 
 on the front panel to power on the instrument. 
 
3.  Set channel parameters in the guide interface 
Press APP to switch to the guide interface of the OCP test function, as shown in 
Figure  2-29. In the guide interface, you can configure parameters in the 
parameter configuration list and view the configuration diagram at the left of the 
configuration list in the real-time manner. If the scrollbar appears at the right 
side of the parameter list, it indicates that not all parameters are displayed in the 
current interface. At this time, press the Up/Down arrow key to go to the next 
page. 
 
 
Figure 2-29 Guide Interface of OCP Test Function 
 
The parameters for the OCP test function include range, starting voltage, delay 
time, starting current, step current, step delay, protection voltage, maximum 
current, minimum current, and protection time. 
 
Set Range 
The current working range for the OCP test function. Two current ranges are 
available: 
DL3021/DL3021A: low range (0 to 4 A); high range (0 to 40 A) 
DL3031/DL3031A: low range (0 to 6 A); high range (0 to 60 A) 
(1)  In the guide interface, press the Up/Down arrow key to switch the 
parameter focus to "Range". 
(2)  Use the Left/Right arrow key or the knob to switch the current working 
range.