Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1-1
Welcome .............................................................................................................................. 1-1
Extended warranty ............................................................................................................... 1-1
Contact information .............................................................................................................. 1-1
Customer documentation ..................................................................................................... 1-2
Organization of manual sections ............................................................................................... 1-2
Product software and drivers ............................................................................................... 1-2
Capabilities and features ..................................................................................................... 1-3
General information .............................................................................................................. 1-4
Displaying the instrument's serial number ................................................................................. 1-4
General operation ....................................................................................................... 2-1
General ratings ..................................................................................................................... 2-1
Controls, indicators, and connectors .................................................................................... 2-2
Front panel ................................................................................................................................ 2-2
Rear panel................................................................................................................................. 2-6
Cooling vents ..................................................................................................................... 2-12
Turning your instrument on and off .................................................................................... 2-13
Procedure................................................................................................................................ 2-13
Placing a Series 2600B in standby .......................................................................................... 2-14
Warmup period ........................................................................................................................ 2-14
Line frequency configuration ................................................................................................... 2-15
Fuse replacement ................................................................................................................... 2-15
System information ............................................................................................................ 2-15
Menu overview ................................................................................................................... 2-16
Menu navigation ...................................................................................................................... 2-16
Menu trees .............................................................................................................................. 2-16
Setting values .......................................................................................................................... 2-21
Beeper ................................................................................................................................ 2-23
Display mode ..................................................................................................................... 2-24
Basic operation .................................................................................................................. 2-24
Operation overview ................................................................................................................. 2-25
Operation considerations for the ADC ..................................................................................... 2-31
Basic source-measure procedure ........................................................................................... 2-33
Triggering in local mode .......................................................................................................... 2-37
Configuring trigger attributes in local mode ............................................................................. 2-37
Configuring for measure-only tests using the MODE key ........................................................ 2-38
V-meter and I-meter measurements ....................................................................................... 2-39
Ohms measurements .............................................................................................................. 2-39
Power measurements ............................................................................................................. 2-43
Contact check measurements ................................................................................................. 2-45
Saved setups .......................................................................................................................... 2-47
DUT test connections ......................................................................................................... 2-49
Input/output connectors ........................................................................................................... 2-49
2-wire local sensing connections ............................................................................................. 2-54