User`s manual

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Table of Contents
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ......................................................................................................................... I
REVISIONS TO THIS MANUAL ............................................................................................................... II
REVISION DATE ................................................................................................................................................................. II
TABLE OF REVISIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... II
TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................... III
TABLE OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................................................VII
PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................IX
PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL .........................................................................................................................................IX
WHO SHOULD USE THIS MANUAL .............................................................................................................................. IX
MANUAL ORGANIZATION .............................................................................................................................................IX
CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL ..................................................................................................................... X
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 UNPACKING YOUR DSP6001 ..................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 NEW FEATURES OF THE DSP6001 ........................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 DATA SHEET ................................................................................................................................................................. 2
2. CONTROLS ......................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 FRONT PANEL .............................................................................................................................................................. 8
2.2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS AND BUTTONS ........................................................................................................... 8
2.2.1 Enabling Secondary Functions ......................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.2 Enabling Saving Function ................................................................................................................................ 9
2.2.3 How to Use Front Panel Controls and Buttons ................................................................................................ 9
2.3 VACUUM FLUORESCENT DISPLAY (VFD) ........................................................................................................... 10
2.3.1 Contrast Settings ............................................................................................................................................ 11
2.3.2 Screen Saver ................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.3.3 Status Display Messages ................................................................................................................................ 11
2.4 REAR PANEL .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
2.5 REAR PANEL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS................................................................................................................... 12
3. INSTALLATION/CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................. 15
3.1 POWERING UP THE DSP6001 .................................................................................................................................. 15
3.1.1 Setting Unit for Line Voltage ......................................................................................................................... 15
3.1.2 Self-Test ......................................................................................................................................................... 16
3.1.3 Main Menu ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
3.2 TESTING INSTRUMENTATION SETUP .................................................................................................................. 17
3.2.1 Dynamometer Configuration Menu ............................................................................................................... 18
3.2.2 Hysteresis Dynamometer Setup ..................................................................................................................... 19
3.2.3 Hysteresis Dynamometer with Torque Transducer Setup .............................................................................. 20
3.2.4 Hysteresis Dynamometer with Auxiliary Instrumentation Setup................................................................... 22
3.2.5 Hysteresis Dynamometer with Eddy-Current or Powder Brake Setup .......................................................... 24
3.2.6 Eddy-Current or Powder Brake Dynamometer Setup .................................................................................... 26
3.2.7 Eddy-Current or Powder Brake Dynamometer with Torque Transducer Setup ............................................. 27
3.2.8 Eddy-Current or Powder Brake Dynamometer with Auxiliary Instrumentation Setup ................................. 28
3.2.9 Two Eddy-Current/Powder Brake Dynamometers (Independent Setup) ....................................................... 29
3.2.10 Two Eddy-Current/Powder Brake Dynamometers (Tandem Setup) .............................................................. 31
3.2.11 Eddy-Current Dynamometer with Powder Brake Dynamometer (Tandem Setup) ........................................ 33
3.2.12 In-Line Torque Transducer Cross Loop Function .......................................................................................... 35