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Familair with the Power Supply 4 - 1
4 GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE POWER
SUPPLY
This chapter will help the user new to pro
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rammable power supplies.
4.1 INITIAL SETUP OF YOUR POWER SUPPLY
4.1.1 Power up routine
WARNING: Before you turn on your power supply, make sure that the
power input volta
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e matches the power volta
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e specifications
on the decal on the rear of your power supply. Refer to section
3.4.2 "Installation" for instructions on how to check this.
Turn the power on by pressin
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the switch at the rear. The power
supply performs a series of self tests that last about 5 seconds.
Normal self test indications
After the power supply has executed the self tests, all characters and
annunciators will be displayed, followed by the messa
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e
INITIALIZING
. At the
end of the self tests, the supply is in the standby mode (STANDBY displayed) or
in the operate mode (actual volta
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e and current displayed).
Self test errors
If a power-on self test fails, all output channels will remain disabled, and the
display will indicate the type of failure and the output channel on which it occurred.
If this is the case, refer to section 3.6 "Acceptance tests".
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