Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If suspected damage occurs with the instrument, have it inspected by qualified service personnel before further operations. Keep Proper Ventilation. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
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RIGOL Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions. Do Not Operate in an Explosive atmosphere. Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
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CAUTION indicates that a potential damage to the instrument or other property might occur. Symbols on the Product: These symbols may appear on the product: Earth Hazardous Refer to Protective Chassis Ground Voltage Earth Ground Instruction Terminal User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
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RIGOL PA1000 Power Amplifier Introduction The amplifier is one of the options provided for RIGOL DG Series Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generators, with up to 1MHz full power bandwidth and higher than 80 V/µs slew rate, which can be used in fast constructions of a test platform in connection with all DG series products, and as a single power amplifier in coordination with other generators.
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Show some possible failures or faults in using the product as well as the corresponding trouble shootings. Characteristics and Specifications List the working curves and characteristics of the amplifier. Appendix Information about the accessories, warranties, services, supports and so on. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
Specifications ............... 5-4 Chapter 6 Appendix ............. 6-1 Appendix A: Accessories ..........6-1 Appendix B: Warranty ........... 6-2 Appendix C: General Care and Cleaning ......6-3 Appendix D: Contact with Us .......... 6-4 User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
Mechanical test, notify the RIGOL Sales Representative. 3. Check the accessories Accessories supplied with the instrument are listed in "Accessories" at Appendix A of this guide. If the contents are incomplete or damaged, please notify your RIGOL Sales Representative. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
The output impedance of the instrument Zo is less than 2Ω, and the range of output voltage is -12V~+12V. Although the amplifier actually enables to output voltages up to ± 12.5V, it may increase the total wave harmonic distortion. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
Status Indicator Power: On Red, indicating the successful power supply to the instrument. Output: On Green, indicating the output is on. Link: On Yellow, indicating the successful connection between USB device and the instrument. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
Connect the PA1011 to PC with the USB data cable. CAUTION Please make sure the vents at both sides and the fan aperture at the rear panel are visible in operation for normal working. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
See figure above, the user interface is a soft panel shown in the computer, users can select or set desired parameters and output status for the instrument by using the keyboard and mouse. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
Connect the instrument with computer using the USB data cable provided in the accessories. A Hardware Wizard dialog box will pop up to guide you to install the USB driver when connection succeeds for the first time. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
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RIGOL Quick Start Figure 1-4 Pop-up Dialog Box Select “No, not this time” and click “Next” to enter the interface below: Figure 1-5 Select to Install the Driver Automatically User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
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RIGOL Quick Start Click “Next” to enter the interface below: Figure 1-6 Select the Desired Driver Click “Next” to enter the interface below: Figure 1-7 Install the Driver User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
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For more operations, refer to Chapter 2. Note The instrument should be powered on before USB cable connection if you want to control the instrument by software. Wrong procedures may cause malfunction. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
X1, X10 is different in different gain setting. Invert Sets the desired output polarity. Polarity Normal DC Offset ON, OFF Turns on/off the offset setting. ON-OFF ON, OFF Enables or disables the output. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
Note: The state saved here is actually the current working state of PA (status sent last time), but not for the options selected on the current control panel. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
Bandwidth and High speed output, users can evaluate or test the components through various waves, pulses and arbitrary waves. See the measurement system of a power component below: Power Generator PA1011 Component Probe of Current Monitor User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
Magnetization Characteristic Measurements PA1011 can measure the magnetization characteristic (B-H curve) of magnetic material (10W driver, with additional impedance transformer), such as the ferrite or amorphous material etc. Magnetic Material Generator PA1011 Oscilloscopes User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
PA1011 because of its tiny output impedance. Generator PA1011 Load Piezoelectric Inverting Element Furthermore, PA1011 could also be used as the driver amplifier in research and development or experiment of other technologies. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
Overcurrent: The output relay is cutoff, and the yellow light is flashing. Overtemperature: The output relay is cutoff, and the green light is flashing. PA1011 must be restarted after the Circuit Protection is launched. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
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Troubleshooting We kindly suggest you to inspect the load of PA1011 or the ambient temperature and make sure both of these specifications are within the prescribed limits when the Circuit Protection is on. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
1. DC Working Range Vout/V ( 25 C, Freq≤50Hz) 12.5V 0.5V -0.5A 0.5A Iout/A -0.5V -12.5V 2. AC Working Range User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
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If signals input is increasing in frequency (>100 kHz), you are suggested to reduce its amplitude. Please follow the relationship between output voltage and working frequency below when signals are input, in order to maintain the output voltage of PA1011 within curves. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
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Thus, we set limits on the relationships between the frequency and the amplitude of output signals which have high amplitude. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
Virtual Value of Sine 10W (typical, input: Sine, 100kHz, X10) Output Power (RL=7.5Ω) Output Voltage 12.5Vpeak (output: Sine, 100kHz) Output Current 1.65Apeak (input: Sine, 100kHz) Output Impedance <2Ω [Remark1] Full Power DC~1MHz Bandwidth User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
【Remark 3】All above specifications are formed at 25 ℃, the working temperature is between 0 ℃~+35 ℃. Reduce the output power and the working frequency of PA1011 when the ambient temperature exceeds 35 ℃. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
A USB Data Cable A CD-ROM (PA1011 Installation software) A User’s Guide (Hard Copy) BNC cable All the accessories below can be ordered from your local RIGOL office. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
To get repair service, please contact with your nearest RIGOL sales and service office. RIGOL does not provide any other warranty items except the one being provided by this summary and the warranty statement. The warranty items include but not being subjected to the hint guarantee items related to tradable characteristic and any particular purpose.
Remove loose dust on the outside of the instrument with a lint- free cloth. Take care to avoid scratching the clear plastic display filter. Use a soft damp cloth to clean the instrument. WARNING: Make sure the instrument is completely dry before power again. User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
RIGOL Appendix Appendix D: Contact with Us If you have any problem or requirement when using our products or this manual, please contact RIGOL. E-mail: service@rigol.com Websites: www.rigol.com User’s Guide for PA1000 Series Power Amplifier...
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