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3-12 Basic Operation Models 2500 and 2502 User’s Manual

• Numeric entry — When the edit mode is entered, the cursor is located on the most

signiﬁcant digit of the value. From this position, you can key in the value using the

number keys (0 through 9). After each number is keyed in, the cursor moves one

position to the right. If desired, you can use the EDIT  and  keys to place the

cursor on a digit to be changed, and press the appropriate number key. The cursor

does not have to be on the polarity sign of the value to change polarity. If the 0000

(MENU) key is pressed, the source value will be clear to 0V.

4. To edit the source on the other channel, press SRC1 or SRC2 to select it, and repeat

steps 2 and 3.

5. When ﬁnished editing source value(s), press ENTER or wait six seconds to exit from

the edit mode.

Step 3. Turn source outputs on.

Turn the voltage source outputs on by pressing the ON/OFF OUTPUT key. The red OUT-

PUT indicator will turn on to indicate that both channel outputs are on.

Step 4. Observe readings on the display.

Observe the current readings in the channel 1 (top left) or channel 2 (top right) display

ﬁeld as appropriate. If in the MSR1 or MSR2 display mode, use the DISPLAY TOGGLE

key to toggle between channels if desired, or use the CHANNEL SELECT key to select

the displayed channel.

Step 5. Turn source output off.

When ﬁnished, turn both voltage source outputs off by pressing the ON/OFF OUTPUT

key. The red OUTPUT indicator light will turn off.

Remote command measurement procedure

Basic measurement procedures can also be performed via remote by sending appropriate

commands in the right sequence. The following paragraphs summarize the basic com-

mands and give a simple programming example.

Basic measurement and voltage source commands

Table 3-6 summarizes basic measurement and voltage source commands. See Section 17

for more information on using these commands as well as many other commands that con-

trol these functions.

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