User Manual

Series 2200 Programmable DC Power Supplies Reference Manual Section 2: General operation
2200S-901-01 Rev. A/November 2011 2-3
Installing the system
This section contains information on how to install your Model 2200 power supply.
 Unpack the instrument and check that you received all the items listed as standard accessories.
 Check that you also received any other accessories that you ordered with your instrument.
To verify that the power supply is ready to use, follow the procedures to:
 Power the instrument on and off (on page 2-3)
 Check the output (on page 2-3)
Power the instrument on and off
To power on the instrument follow these steps:
1. Make all the connections.
2. Properly set the 110 V / 220 V selector switch located on the bottom of the instrument.
Figure 2: Selector switch
3. Connect the power cord that was provided with the instrument to the power connector on the rear
panel. Connect the power cord plug to a properly grounded electrical outlet.
4. Press the power switch on the front panel.
To power off the instrument, press the power switch on the front panel.
To satisfy safety requirements, always use load wires heavy enough not to overheat when
carrying the maximum short-circuit output current of the power supply. If there is more than
one load, then every pair of load wires must be capable of safely carrying the full-rated current
of the power supply.
Check the output
The following procedures check that the power supply develops its rated outputs and properly
responds to operation from the front panel.