4: Sourcing and measuring 2470 High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument R
4-24 2470-901-01 Rev. A / May 2019
Adjusting source and limit values using live update
When you enable live update on the instrument, you can update source range and source limit values
instantly using the navigation control.
To enter live update:
1. Press the HOME key.
2. Use the navigation control to select Source or Limit.
3. Hold down the ENTER key for a few seconds to enable live update. The instrument displays t
he
Li
ve Update indicator below the value you selected to update.
4. You can turn live update mode on for both Source and Limit at the same time, as shown in the
f
ollowing figure, by repeating steps 1 through 3. Yellow indicates the value that you selected t
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updat
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Figure 62: Live update
5. Select the value you want to update.
6. Press the navigation control to access the value. The instrument indicates each selecte
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c
haracter by underlining it.
7. Turn the navigation control to select the character you want to update. As you scroll, the
underline moves from one character to the next.
8. Press the navigation control to enable updating.
9. Turn the navigation control to increase or decrease the value of the underlined character. Press
the navigation control when the value is correct.
10. Repeat steps 7 through 9 for each character you want to update.
As you change each character, the updates happen in real time if the output is on (press the
OUTPUT ON/OFF switch to turn the source on). For example, if you want to change from 15 V to 7 V,
after changing the 5 to a 7, the instrument outputs 17 V until you change the 1 to a 0.
11. Press the navigation control twice to leave the edit mode.