This manual provides complete information for installing the Calibrator and operating it from the front panel keys and in remote. It also provides a glossary of calibration-related terms as well as general items such as specifications and error code information. The following topics are covered in this manual: · Installation · Operating controls and features · Front panel operation · Remote operation (IEEE-488 bus or serial port remote control) · Serial port operation (printing, displaying, or transferring data, and setting up for serial port remote control) · Operator maintenance, including how to calibrate the 5700A 5720A Series II · Options and accessories

What is in this Guide?...2 Safety Summary...2 Fuse and Line Voltage...4 Basic Operation...5 A Short Calibration Exercise...5 Warming up the Calibrator 5 Exercise: Running dc Zero Calibration...6 Connecting a Meter...6 Applying a dc Voltage...7 Checking the Calibrator Uncertainty...7 Exercise: Activating Error Mode...8 Checking the Meter's Higher and Lower Ranges...8 Exercise: Applying an ac Voltage...9 Front Panel Features...10 Output Display (Left Side)...10 Control Display (Right Side)...10 Display Screen Saver...11 Front Panel Keys...12 Front Panel Connectors...21 Rear Panel Features...23 Rear Panel Connectors...23 Switches and Fuse Holder...26 Cable Recommendations...27 Connecting to a UUT (Unit Under Test)...28 Using Error Mode...35 Operating in Remote...37 RS-232-C Interface Parameters...38

1 Introduction and Specifications...1-1 1-1. Introduction...1-3 1-2. Instruction Manuals...1-4 1-3. About this Manual...1-4 1-4. How to Use this Manual...1-5 1-5. Wideband AC Voltage Module (Option 5700A 03)...1-5 1-6. Auxiliary Amplifier 1-5 1-7 5725A Amplifier 1-6 1-8. Support Equipment and Services...1-6 1-9 732B Direct Voltage Reference Standard...1-6 1-10 732B 200 Direct Volt Maintenance Program (U.S.A. Only)...1-7 1-11 742A Series Resistance Standards...1-7 1-12. Wideband AC Module (Option 5700A 03) Calibration Support... 1-7 1-13. Service Centers...1-7 1-14. The Components of the 5700A 5720A Series II Calibrator 1-8 1-15. Calibrating the 5700A 5720A Series II Calibrator 1-8 1-16. The Calibration Process...1-10 1-17. Establishing T raceability...1-10 1-18. Calibration Reports...1-10 1-19. Calibration Check...1-11 1-20. Developing a Performance History...1-11 1-21. Range Calibration...1-11 1-22. DC Zeros Calibration...1-11 1-23. Specifications...1-12 1-24. Specification Confidence Levels...1-12 1-25. Using Absolute and Relative Uncertainty Specifications...1-12 1-26. Using Secondary Performance Specifications...1-12 1-27. DC Voltage Specifications...1-13 1-28. AC Voltage Specifications...1-16 1-29. Resistance Specifications...1-22 1-30. DC Current Specifications...1-26 1-31. AC Current Specifications...1-29 1-32. Wideband AC Voltage (Option 5700 03) Specifications...1-34 1-33. General Specifications...1-35 1-34. Auxiliary Amplifier pecifications...1-36 2 Installation...2-1 2-1. Introduction...2-3 2-2. Unpacking and Inspection...2-3 2-3. Service Information...2-4 2-4. Contacting Fluke 2-4 2-5. Placement and Rack Mounting...2-4 2-6. Cooling Considerations...2-4 2-7. Accessing the Fuse ...2-5 2-8. Selecting Line Voltage...2-6 2-9. Connecting to Line Power...2-8 2-10. Connecting a 5725A Amplifier 2-8 2-11. Selecting Output Binding Posts...2-8 3 Features...3-1 3-1. Introduction...3-3 3-2. Front Panel Features...3-3 3-3. Display Screen Saver...3-3 3-4. Rear Panel Features...3-12 3-5. Softkey Menu Tree...3-14 4 Front Panel Operation...4-1 4-1. Introduction...4-3 4-2. Powering on the Calibrator 4-4 4-3. Warm Up...4-4 4-4. DC Zeros ...4-5 4-5. Executing DC Zeros...4-5 4-6. DC Zeros Reminder...4-5 4-7. The Setup Menu...4-6 4-8. Instrument Setup...4-7 4-9. Format EEPROM Menu...4-7 4-10. Spec Format Setup Menu...4-8 4-11. Setting the Internal Clock/Calendar...4-9 4-12. Selecting Amplifier 4-10 4-13. Checking the Instrument Configuration...4-11 4-14. Special Functions Menu...4-12 4-15. Resetting the Calibrator 4-12 4-16. Operate and Standby Modes...4-13 4-17. Connecting the Calibrator to a UUT...4-13 4-18. Recommended Cable and Connector Types...4-13 4-19. When to Use External Sensing ...4-14 4-20. When to Use the External Voltage Guard...4-15 4-21. When to Use the Current Guard...4-15 4-22. Four-Wire Vs. Two-Wire Resistance Connections...4-16 4-23. Cable Connection Instructions...4-16 4-24. Setting the Output...4-22 4-25. DC Voltage Output...4-24 4-26. AC Voltage Output ...4-25 4-27. DC Current Output...4-27 4-28. AC Current Output...4-28 4-29. Resistance Output ...4-30 4-30. Wideband AC Voltage Output (Option 5700A 03)...4-32 4-31. Variable Phase Output...4-34 4-32. Phase Locking to an External Signal...4-35 4-33. Using an Auxiliary Amplifier 4-36 4-34 5725A Amplifier Output...4-37 4-35. Checking the Calibrator’s Uncertainty Specification...4-38 4-36. Error Mode Operation...4-38 4-37. Error Mode Overview...4-39 4-38. Entering Error Mode...4-39 4-39. Exiting Error Mode...4-39 4-40. Using Error Mode...4-40 4-41. Reading the UUT Error: AC and DC Voltage and Current Output. 4-40 4-42. Reading the UUT Error: Resistance Output...4-41 4-43. Introduction to Offset, Scale, and Linearity Errors...4-42 4-44. Offset Error...4-42 4-45. Scale Error...4-43 4-46. Linearity Error...4-44 4-47. Combining the Error Types...4-44 4-48. Programming an Offset...4-45 4-49. Programming a Scale Factor...4-46 4-50. Linearity Checking Using Offset and Scale...4-47 4-51. Setting Output Limits...4-50 4-52. Setting Voltage and Current Limits...4-50 4-53. Sample Applications...4-51 4-54. Calibrating Fluke 70 Series Multimeter...4-51 4-55. Cables ...4-52 4-56. Guarding...4-52 4-57. Sensing...4-52 4-58. Testing the Meter...4-53 4-59. Calibrating the Meter...4-54 4-60. Calibrating a Fluke Model 8840A Series Digital Multimeter...4-56 4-61. Cables...4-56 4-62. Guarding ...4-56 4-63. Sensing...4-58 4-64 Basic Calibration Procedure...4-58 4-65. Calibration Setup Procedure...4-58 4-66. A/D Calibration...4-59 4-67. Offset and Gain Calibration...4-60 4-68. High Frequency AC Calibration...4-62 4-69. Performing A Wideband Flatness Test...4-63 5 Remote Operation...5-1 5-1. Introduction...5-3 5-2. Using the IEEE-488 Port for Remote Control...5-4 5-3. IEEE-488 Bus Restrictions...5-4 5-4. Bus Setup Procedure...5-4 5-5. Using the RS-232C Port for Remote Control...5-5 5-6. Serial Remote Control Setup Procedure...5-6 5-7. Exceptions for Serial Remote Control...5-7 5-8. Command Syntax Information...5-7 5-9. Parameter Syntax Rules...5-8 5-10. Extra Space Characters...5-9 5-11. Terminators...5-9 5-12. Incoming Character Processing...5-9 5-13. Response Message Syntax ...5-10 5-14. Input Buffer Operation...5-10 5-15. Commands...5-10 5-16. Multiple Commands...5-11 5-17. Coupled Commands...5-11 5-18. Sequential and Overlapped Commands...5-12 5-19. Commands Ignored When Not in Remote...5-12 5-20. Commands that Require the Calibration Switch to be Set...5-12 5-21. Long Term Commands...5-12 5-22. Local-to-Remote State Transitions...5-43 5-23. Checking the Calibrator’s Status...5-45 5-24. Serial Poll Status Byte...5-47 5-25. Service Request Line (SRQ)...5-48 5-26. Service Request Enable Register...5-48 5-27. Loading the SRE...5-48 5-28. Event Status Register...5-49 5-29. Bit Assignments for the ESR and ESE...5-49 5-30. Reading the ESR and ESE...5-50 5-31. Loading the ESE...5-50 5-32. Instrument Status Register...5-51 5-33. Instrument Status Change Register...5-51 5-34. Instrument Status Change Enable Register...5-51 5-35. Bit Assignments for the ISR, ISCR, and ISCE...5-51 5-36. Reading the ISR, ISCR, or ISCE...5-52 5-37. Loading the ISCE...5-52 5-38. Fault Queue...5-53 5-39. IEEE-488 Interface Configuration...5-54 5-40. Bus Communication Overview...5-55 5-41. Definition: Queries and Commands...5-56 5-42. Functional Elements Of Commands...5-56 5-43 Interface Messages...5-58 5-44. The IEEE-488 Connector...5-60 5-45. Remote Program Examples...5-61 5-46. Printing Main Output Calibration Shift Results...5-61 5-47. Verifying a Meter...5-62 5-48. Remote Calibration...5-62 5-49. DC Zeros...5-62 5-50. Calibration...5-63 5-51. Calibration Check...5-64 5-52. Wideband AC Module (Option 5700A 03) Gain Calibration...5-65 5-53. Using *OPC?, *OPC, and *WAI...5-66 5-54. Writing an SRQ and Fault Handler...5-67 5-55. Emulating a Fluke 5100B or 5200A Calibrator 5-68 5-56. Entering Emulation Mode...5-68 5-57. Exiting Emulation Mode...5-69 5-58. The 5720’s Display During Emulation...5-69 5-59 5100B Emulation...5-69 5-60. Local-to-Remote Transitions...5-69 5-61. Current Output Location...5-70 5-62. Differences in the 5700A 5720A Series II and 5100B Ohms Function...5-70 5-63. Ohms Remote Program Modifications for 5100B Emulation...5-71 5-64 5200A Emulation...5-72 5-65. Local-to-Remote Transitions...5-72 5-66. Voltage and Frequency Ranges...5-72 5-67. Rounding Numeric Entries...5-73 5-68. Settling Times ...5-73 5-69. Programming External Sensing...5-74 5-70. Overload Conditions...5-74 5-71. Phase Lock Errors...5-74 6 Using the RS-232C Serial Interface 6-1 6-1. Introduction...6-3 6-2. RS-232C Interface pecifications...6-3 6-3. Setting Up and Connecting the Serial Interface 6-4 6-4. Printing Calibration Reports...6-6 6-5. Calibration Shift Results...6-6 6-6. Calibration Check Shift Results...6-7 6-7. Generating a Printout...6-8 7 Operator Maintenance...7-1 7-1. Introduction...7-3 7-2. Accessing the Fuse ...7-4 7-3. Cleaning the Air Filter 7-4 7-4. Cleaning the Exterior ...7-6 7-5. Calibration...7-6 7-6. Calibrating the 5700A 5720A Series II to External Standards ...7-6 7-7. Calibration Requirements ...7-7 7-8. When to Adjust the Calibrator’s Uncertainty...7-7 7-9. Calibration Procedure ...7-8 7-10. Range Calibration...7-14 7-11. Calibrating the Wideband AC Module (Option 5700A 03)...7-18 7-12. Performing a Calibration Check...7-21 8 Options and Accessories 8-1 8-1. Introduction ...8-3 8-2. Wideband AC Voltage Module (Option 5700A 03...8-3 8-3 Accessories 8-3 8-4. Low Thermal EMF Test Leads...8-4 8-5. Rack Mount Kits (Y5737 and Y5735)...8-4 8-6. Shielded IEEE-488 Interface Cables (Y8021, Y8022, and Y8023). 8-4 8-7. RS-232C Null-Modem Cables (Y1702 and Y1703)...8-4 8-8. DC Voltage Reference Standard 732B 8-4 8-9. 1Ω and 10 kW Resistance Standards (742A-1 and 742A-10k)...8-5 8-10 5725A Amplifier 8-5 Appendices Fault Codes...A-1 ASCII and IEEE Bus Codes...B-1 Symbolic Names of Calibration Constants...C-1 Glossary...D-1