Quantum Composers 9730 Series - Manual (Page 25)

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Wait for Charge
When the Safety Interlock is properly shorted the instrument will charge up the
capacitor banks for each channel (regardless of whether the channel is enabled
or not). When the
channel ‘CHARGE READY’ LEDs become illuminated,
proceed to the next step.
ARM Key Switch
Turn the Arm Key Switch to the ARM position. If the
system ‘ARM’ LED
or the
desired channel ‘ARMED’ LEDs do not illuminate, the previous two steps need to
be revisited.
Start
Press the RUN/STOP key to allow the unit to generate a single pulse for each
enabled channel at the next external trigger event.
Standard Operation Modes
System Pulse Generation Overview
Please refer to the System Timer Functions section for and overview of how the system
generates system pulses. System modes are controlled via the MODE menu .
Single Shot Mode (Trigger Disabled)
The RUN/STOP button triggers a single pulse for each enabled channel. To generate
channel pulses in single shot mode:

In the system MODE menu: Set
to ‘Single Shot’ mode.
 In the channel menu: Set desired channels to ‘Enabled’.

Verify the rear panel Safety Interlock.
 Turn Arm Switch to ‘ARM’ Position.

Run Pre-Test if enabled and resolve any resulting error conditions.
Pressing the RUN/STOP key will now generate a single pulse for each enabled
channel.
NOTE: All operation modes require the Interlock to be in place and the Arm
Switch to be in ARM position.
Burst Mode (Trigger Disabled)
The RUN/STOP button causes each channel to generate exactly the number of pulses
specified by that channels
burst count . The rate of pulse generation is specified in the
RATE menu. The minimum period will be limited to 5 times the largest set pulse width.