KORAD KA3000/6000- Series User Manual

Table of Contents

SAFETY INSTRUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Digital-Control and Programmable Safety Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DC Power Supply General Introduction ................. 4
AC Input ......................... 4
KA3000/6000- Series User Manual Fuse Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
OVERVIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Models Introduction....... . . . . . . . . .... . . 5

Main Characteristics. . . . . . . .......... . . . 5
Front and Rear Panel Overview. . .......... . . . . 6

FRONT PANEL INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Status Indication ................... 6
Storage Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Brief Introduction of Panel Buttons ....... 7

REAR PANEL INTRODUCTION ..................9

OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

User Manual Power Up ........................ 10

Output ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Beep ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Panel Lock ....................... 11
Output Parameters Setup . ............ 12
Save Setup ...................... 12
Recall Setup . ..................... 13

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REMOTE CONTROL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SAFETY SYMBOLS
Remote Control Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
This chapter contains important safety instructions that
Remote control procedures . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
you must follow when operating the KA3000 & KA6000
FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 series and when keeping it in storage. Read the
following before any operation to insure your safety and
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 to keep the best condition for the KA3000 & KA6000
series.

Safety Symbols
These safety symbols may appear in this manual or on the series.

! WARNING

DANGER High Voltage。

Earth (ground) Terminal

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SAFETY INSTRUCTION
S er ies Li neu p/Mai n Features
Safety Guidelines M o d el V M et er A Me te r US B R e so l uti o n
•Do not block or obstruct the cooling fan vent opening. K A3003 D 4d i g i t 4digit NO 1 0mV / 1mA
•Avoid severe impacts or rough handling that leads to
damage. K A3005D 4d i g i t 4digit NO 1 0mV / 1mA
•Do not discharge static electricity . K A6002D 4d i g i t 4digit NO 10m V/ 1mA
•Do not disassemble unless you are qualified as
K A3003 P 4digit 4digit Yes 10mV /1mA
servi ce perso nnel.
K A3005P 4d i g i t 4digit Yes 10mV /1mA
•AC Inut Voltage: 110V / 120V / 220V / 230V , 50 / 60 Hz K A6002P 4d i g i t 4digit Yes 10mV /1mA
AC INPUT
•Connect the protective grounding conductor of the AC
power cord to an earth ground, to avoid electrical
! shock.

•Location: Indoor, no direct sunlight, dust free, Main Features

Operation almost non-conductive pollution (note below)
•
Environment Relative Humidity: < 80% P e rfo r m an ce ● Lo w n o is e: co o lin g fa n c on tr ol le d
• •Altitude: < 2000m b y h e ats in k te m p er at ur e ;
•Temperature: 32–104°F ● C ompa c t s iz e, li gh t we ig h t.
O p er a tio n ● C on st an t vo lt ag e / co n st an t
Storage •Location: Indoor c u rr en t o pe ra t ion
•Relative Humidity: < 70%
environment ● O u tp ut O n / O f f C on t ro l
•Temperature: −
● D ig ita l p a n el co n tr ol
● 4 p ai rs o f p a ne l se tu p sa v e / r ec a ll
Model 110V/120V 220V/230V ● C o ar se a n d fin e Vol ta ge / C ur re n t
KA3003D/P T4A/250V T2A/250V c o nt ro l
FUSE KA3005D/P T5A/250V T3A/250V
● S of tw a re c a lib ra tio n
● B ee p o u tp ut
! KA6002D/P T5A/250V T3A/250V ● b ut to n lo ck f un c tio n
P ro te c tio n ● O v er lo a d p r ote c tio n
•To ensure fire protection, replace the fuse only with thespecified type
and rating. ● R e ve rs e p ol ar ity p ro te c tio n
•Disconnect the power cord before fuse replacement. In t er fa ce s ● U Sb / RS 2 32 f or re m o te c on tr ol ( on e ly
•Make sure the cause of fuse blowout is fixed before fuse replacement. F or K A 30 0 3P , K A 30 0 5P , K A 60 0 3 P)

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Front Panel Overview OCP is OCP indicator. When overcurrent function

is turned on, indicator lights on.
KORAD DC PROGRAMMABLE SUPPLY 30V 3A
Over-Volt Protection Active
Display of voltage C.C C.C is constant current indicator. When power
OVP M1
& current value V Over-current Protection Active
M2
Constant Current Mode supply is in the mode of constant current,
Power Supply C.C M3 this light is on.
Constant Voltage Mode
Indicator C.V M4
A Output On/Off Indicator
OUT LOCK
Setting Memory Indicator C.V C.V is constant voltage indicator. When power supply
MEMORY
UNLOCK ADJUST
is in the mode of constant voltage, this light is on.
RECALL/SAVE
Front Panel lock_Out M1 LOCK
Function BEEP Rapid Adjustment Knob
Over_current M2 OCP
for Voltage & Current OUT OUT is output indicator. If light on, there is voltage
Protect On/Off
Coarse and fine Voltage / output in the output terminal.
Buttons for saving
<
M3 OVP
& Recalling > Current Adjustment Buttons
Buttons for saving M4 Off /ON Volgote
Voltage / Current Selection
Storage Indication
Current
&Recalling
Output On/Off POWER
+ - Earth (Ground) Terminal
Power
ON / OFF Button Power Output Terminal
M1
M2 Indication of saving and recalling 5 setups stored internally;
M3 When LOCK indication turns on, the front panel button
DISPLAY M4
operation is locked.
LOCK

Voltage level V Voltmeter displays the setup value of output

voltage .
Brief Introduction of Panel Operation
Current level A Displays the setup value of output current .

MEMORY
RECALL/SAVE

M1

Condition Indication M2 Saves or recalls panel settings. For settings,

1 ~ 4 are available. For save / recall details,
M3 see Page 13.
OVP OVP is the indicator of overvoltage protection. When overvoltage M4
function is turned on, OVP indicator lights on; when output voltage is
higher than protection setup value due to unexpected conditions,
output cuts off and OVP indicator flickers; Press the button OVP again,
and the power supply recovers.

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UNLOCK FNSZ1057-00-00

S/N NO:011062300000000-0000
LOCK Front panel lock_out function. For details, see Page 11.
BEEP

OCP Over-Current protect on/off,. Pressing this button for

more than 2 secends will make beep ON On/OFF.
Fan
OVP Over-votage Protect On/Off

Off /ON Output On/Off。

VOLTAGE RATING: AC 220V

FUSE RATING: 2A / 250V

Label on Vol tage VOLTAGE RATING: AC 110V

220V
FUSE RATING: 3A
2A / 250V
& Fuse 220V
~
Voltage switch
WARNING
TO AVOID ELECTRIC SHOCK, THE POWER CORD PROTECTIV E

ADJUST GROUNDIN G CONDUCTOR MUST BE CONNECTED TO GROUND.

FOR CONTINUED FIRE PROTECTION, REPLACE FUSE
WITH 250V FUSE OF THE SPECIFIED TYPE AND RATING.
NO OPERATION SERVICEABLE COMPONENTS INSIDE
DO NOT REMOVE COVERS; REFER
Power Socket
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

Voltage-Current Setting Adjustment USB Interface

Rs232 Interface

Digit Selector Buttons

< >
. RS232 depe nden t int er fac e bas ed on rem ot e
Volgote/
Current
Selection Voltage / Current for Adjustment co nt rol or der (se e Page 14) ; onl y for KA XX XX P
Pressing the button, the volt indicator starts to se ries , su ch as KA 3003 P and so on.
blink; pressing it again, the ampere indicator
starts to blink. Then turn the ADJUST knob
and the settings of voltage or current canbe RS232 dependent interface based on remote
adjusted. control order (see Page 14); only for KAXXXXP
series, such as KA3003P and so on.

POWER

On / Off main power. For power up sequence, The power cord socket mainly accepts AC
see Page 10. values: 115V / 230V, 50 / 60 Hz. Please
refer to the fuse parameters on the back
+ - fuse label to replace the specified fuse.
outputs voltage and current.

Connects the ground (earth ) terminal.

Mak e su re the co rrec t typ e of fus e is ins tal led
bef or e power up

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OPERATION Output On / Off

Panel Operation Press the Output button to turn on output;

and the button LED also turns on. Pressing the
Output button again to turn off the output and
the LED.

Co nnecting AC powe r cord and selecting the

Co nnect AC corresponding AC voltage according to the
power cord back label on voltage; then connecting the
AC powe r cord to the socket on the back panel
Note: If there are any of the following conditions, the output will
automatically turn off.
1. OVP turns on and there are unusual OVP on the output terminal.
2. The setting voltage is more than that of the OVP.
3. Recalling other setups from the memory.

Pr ess the powe r swi tch to turn powe r on. Beep On / Off
power on POWER
The display initializes, showi ng the mo del
of the ma chine and then showi ng the setting
last. Panel Operation By default, the beep sound is enabled. To turn off
the beep, press the OCP(BEEP) button for 2 seconds.
A beep comes out and the beep setting will be turned
POWER off. To enable the beep, press the OCP(BEEP) button
power off again for 2 seconds.
Press the power switch again to turn power off.

Front Panel Lock

Panel operation
Press the LOCK button to lock the front panel button operation.
The LED turns on. To unlock, press the LOCK button for
2 seconds.

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Output Set Reca ll Set up

Panel operatio n
1. Connecti ng the load to the front port, red( +),black ( -) . Th e front pan el set tings can be recal led from one of the four
int er nal mem or ies.
2. Setting output voltage and current.
Press the button Voltage/Current selecti on to switch voltage adjustm ent
and current adjustm ent. Adjusti ng voltage and current with
Voltage / Current Adjustm ent knob. By default, the Voltage
MEM ORY
LECALL/SAVE
and Current knob work in the coarse mode. To acti vate the
M1
fine mode, press the buttons to select the coarse mode or the
fine mode. M2 Recal ls pan el set tings. For set tings, 1 ~ 4 ar e
3. Turning on the output and pressing the output button. avai labl e.
M3
The button LED turns on and displays CV or CC mode.
M4

SAVE / RECALL SETUP

Save Setup

Background The front panel settings can be stored into one of M1 I n d i ca tio n o f sa vi n g and r e ca l li n g 4 se t u p s st o r e d
the four internal memories. M2
i n t e rnal l y;
M3 Press one of the 1 ~ 4 Memory buttons, for example
Contents The following list shows the setup contents.。 M4 number 1. The panel settings saved in memory
●Fine / coarse knob editing mode No. 1 are recalled. The LED M1 turns on.
●Beep on / off
●Output voltage / current level
The following settings are always saved as "off ".
● Output on / off
● Front panel lock on / off
Note: When a set ting is recal led, the out put aut om at ical ly
tur ns off .
Panel operation Press one of the 1 ~ 4 Memory buttons for 2 seconds,
for example number 1. The panel settings are saved
in memory No. 1 and the button LED turns on. When
the panel settings are modified, the LED turns off. 。

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REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL PROCEDURES

Remote Control Setup

All the models with the suffix "P", such as KA3003P,

KA3005P, KA6002P , etc. can be connected to the PC Entering the Remote Control Mode
through interfaces USB/RS232 on the back of the 1.Connect the USB cable.
machine and controlled by the remote control. 2.The power supply will automatically connect. After
normal connection, there will be a tweet from the
COM setting Set up the COM port inside the PC accordingto the power supply itself.
following list. 3.The panel buttons are locked, so the power supply can only
controlled by the computer .
• Baud rate: 9600
• Parity bit: None
NOTE: KORAD software must be installed first.
• Data bit: 8
• Stop bit: 1
• Data flow control: None
Exiting from the Remote Control Mode
1.Close the remote control software.
2. Disconnect USB from the back.
Functionality Run this query command via the terminal 3. The power supply disconnects; a tweet from the beep with
check application such as MTTTY (Multi-threaded TTY).
*DIN? the hint that the remote control is over.
This should return the identification information: 4. The power supply automatically comes into the panel
Manufacturer, model name, serial number. control mode.
KA3003、 SN： xxxxxxxx、 Vx.xx

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Specifications
Note: The specifications below are tested under the conditions of
FAQ temperation 25℃+-5℃ and the warm-up for 20 minutes.

Models KA3003 KA3005 KA6002

Voltage Range 0-30V 0-30V 0-60V
Q1: The panel buttons don't work when power on.
LOCK
Current Range 0-3A 0-5A 0-2A
A1: The panel is locked. Press the button UNLOCK for over 2 seconds, and Load Regulation
then the panel will unlock.
Voltage ≤0.01%+2mv ≤0.01%+2mv ≤0.01%+2mv
Q2: Pressing ON/OFF, there is no output when power on. Current ≤0.1%+5mA ≤0.1%+10mA ≤0.1%+5mA
A2: Current setup is 0. Line Regulation
Voltage ≤0.01%+3mv ≤0.01%+3mv ≤0.01%+3mv
Current ≤0.1%+3mA ≤0.1%+3mA ≤0.1%+3mA
Q3: Output voltage rises slowly when output button is on.
Setup Resolution
A3: Current setup is too small. Voltage 10 mV 10 mV 10 mV
Current 1 mA 1 mA 1 mA
Q4: Making OCP on and pressing output switch; and then the output is Setup Accuracy（25℃+-5℃ ）
automatically shut off. Voltage ≤0.5%+20mV ≤0.5%+20mV ≤0.5%+30mV
A4: Current protection value setup is too small. You could press output Current ≤0.5%+5mA ≤0.5%+10mA ≤0.5%+5mA
switch and then make OCP on. Ripple(20-20M)
Voltage ≤1 m V rms ≤2 m V rms ≤1 m V rms
Current ≤3 mArms ≤3 mArms ≤3 mArms
Temp. Coefficient
Voltage ≤100ppm+10mV ≤100ppm+10mV ≤100ppm+10mV
Current ≤100ppm+5mA ≤100ppm+5mA ≤100ppm+5mA
Read Back Accuracy
Voltage 10 m V 10 m V 10 m V
Current 1 mA 1 mA 1 mA
Read Back Temp. Coefficient
Voltage ≤100ppm+10mv ≤100ppm+10mv ≤100 ppm +10mv
Current ≤100ppm+5mA ≤100ppm+5mA ≤100 ppm +5mA

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Reaction Time
≤100 m S ≤100 m S ≤100 m S
Voltage Rise
≤100 m S ≤100 m S ≤100 m S
Voltage Drop
(10% Rated load） (10% Rated load） (10% Rated load）
Interface
Optional Interfaces (for programmable models only): RS232, USB
Accessories
User manual 1 PC ; Power cord1 PC,Test lead 1pc,
software CD 1PC(only programmable units).
Weight and Dimension

4.3(W)*6.1(H)*10.2(D)Inches, KA3003 7.7(lbs), KA3005x 9.5(lbs)

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