AEMC 205, User Manual

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CONTENTS
RECEIVING YOUR SHIPMENT ........................................................................................... 7
ORDERING INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 7
1 PRESENTATION .......................................................................................................... 8
1.1 THE ROTARY SWITCH .................................................................................................. 9
1.2 THE FUNCTION BUTTONS .......................................................................................... 10
1.3 THE DISPLAY ................................................................................................................ 11
1.3.1 Display Symbols .......................................................................................... 11
1.3.2 Measurement Capacity Exceeded (OL) ....................................................... 12
1.4 THE TERMINALS .......................................................................................................... 13
2 THE BUTTONS ........................................................................................................... 14
2.1
BUTTON ................................................................................................................ 14
2.2 (YELLOW) BUTTON (
SECOND FUNCTION
) ........................................................... 15
2.3 BUTTON .............................................................................................................. 15
2.4 BUTTON .............................................................................................................. 16
2.4.1 Normal Mode ............................................................................................... 16
2.4.2 The MAX/MIN Mode + Activation of the HOLD Mode .................................. 17
2.4.3 Access to the True Inrush
®
Mode ( set to ) ............................... 17
2.5 BUTTON .............................................................................................................. 18
2.5.1 Normal Mode ............................................................................................... 18
2.5.2 The Hz Fu Activation of the HOLD Mode ........................................ 18
2.6 BUTTON ............................................................................................................ 19
3 USE ............................................................................................................................. 20
3.1 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES .................................................................................... 20
3.2 TURNING THE CLAMP-ON METER ON...................................................................... 20
3.3 TURNING THE CLAMP-ON METER OFF .................................................................... 20
3.4 CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................................... 20
3.4.1 Configuring the Maximum Resistance for Continuity ................................... 21
3.4.2 Auto Power OFF .......................................................................................... 21
3.4.3 Configuring the Threshold for True InRush
®
Measurement ......................... 21
3.4.4 Default Configuration ................................................................................... 22
3.5 VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT (V) .................................................................................. 22
3.6 CONTINUITY TEST ................................................................................................ 23
3.6.1 Lead Resistance Compensation .................................................................. 24
3.7 RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT Ω .............................................................................. 24
3.8 DIODE TEST .......................................................................................................... 25
3.9 CURRENT MEASUREMENT (A) .................................................................................. 25
3.9.1 AC Measurement ......................................................................................... 25
3.9.2 DC or AC+DC Measurement ...................................................................... 26
3.10 STARTING CURRENT OR OVERCURRENT (True InRush
®
)
MEASUREMENT ........................................................................................................... 27
3.11 POWER MEASUREMENTS W, VA,
VAR
AND PF ........................................................ 28
3.11.1 Single-Phase Power Measurement ............................................................. 28
3.11.2 Balanced 3-Phase Power Measurement ..................................................... 29
3.12
PHASE ROTATION MODE ............................................................................... 30