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F407

Clamp multimeter

GB - User’s manual

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Page 1: ...F407 Clamp multimeter GB User s manual...

Page 2: ...de 19 2 6 2 In the display of orders of harmonics mode or 20 2 6 3 In Hz mode activation of the HOLD mode 20 3 USE 21 3 1 COMMISSIONING 21 3 2 STARTINGUP THECLAMP MULTIMETER 21 3 3 SWITCHING THECLAMP...

Page 3: ...IONS 55 4 2 CHARACTERISTICS UNDER THEREFERENCECONDITIONS 55 4 2 1 DC voltage measurement 55 4 2 2 AC voltage measurement 56 4 2 3 AC DC voltage measurement 56 4 2 4 DC current measurement 57 4 2 5 AC...

Page 4: ...RACTERISTICS OF CONSTRUCTION 68 4 5 POWERSUPPLY 69 4 6 COMPLIANCE WITHINTERNATIONALSTANDARDS 69 4 7 VARIATIONS IN THE DOMAIN OF USE 70 5 MAINTENANCE 71 5 1 CLEANING 71 5 2 REPLACEMENTOF THEBATTERIES 7...

Page 5: ...pplication or withdrawal authorized on uninsulated or bare conductors at dangerous voltages 1 5 V battery The CE marking indicates compliance with European directives Double insulation or reinforced i...

Page 6: ...ges and currents between terminals or with respect to earth Do not use the instrument if it appears to be damaged incomplete or not properly closed Before each use check the condition of the insulatio...

Page 7: ...he measurement categories CAT II Circuits directly connected to the low voltage installation Example power supply to household electrical appliances and portable tools CAT III Power supply circuits in...

Page 8: ...THD and order by order Continuity test with buzzer Resistance measurement Power W VA var and PF and Energy measurements Measurement of the Crest Factor CF the Displacement Power Factor DPF and RIPPLE...

Page 9: ...bed in the table below Figure 2 the switch Item Function See 1 OFF mode Switches the clamp multimeter off 3 3 2 AC DC AC DC voltage measurement V 3 5 3 Continuity test Resistance measurement 3 6 3 7 4...

Page 10: ...f harmonics or of pages of results in W MAX MIN PEAK Activation or de activation of BT wireless transfer in combination with 6 2 3 4 Activation or de activation of the MAX MIN mode Activation or de ac...

Page 11: ...of the measurement value and unit 3 5 to 3 13 3 Display of the MAX MIN modes 3 10 4 Type of measurement AC or DC 2 2 6 Spent battery indication 5 2 1 3 1 The symbols of the display unit Symbol Design...

Page 12: ...ment V Volt Hz Hertz W Active power A Ampere Percentage Ohm m Milli prefix k Kilo prefix var Reactive power VA Apparent power PF Power factor DPF Displacelent power factor cos CF Crest factor RIPPLE R...

Page 13: ...atic switching off de activated Spent battery indicator 1 3 2 Measurement capacity exceeded O L The O L Over Load symbol is displayed when the display capacity is exceeded 1 4 THE TERMINALS The termin...

Page 14: ...e the detection and acquisition of new values continues perform an automatic zero correction in ADC AC DC et WDC AC DC see also 3 9 2 Successive presses on serve short 1 to store the results of the pr...

Page 15: ...e MAX MIN PEAK and HOLD modes Successive presses on serve short to select AC DC or AC DC Depending on your choice the screen displays AC DC or AC DC to cycle through the mode or the continuity test Lo...

Page 16: ...cording of the data 2 4 KEY This key is used to Scroll down through the orders of harmonics or successive pages Activate the recording of the data Activate the Bluetooth function Successive presses on...

Page 17: ...ues to display the MAX AVG MIN and PEAK AVG PEAK values on a second screen to return to display of the present measurement without exiting from the mode the values already detected are not erased R em...

Page 18: ...ons stage backlighting off Remark the A symbol flashes to indicate surveillance of the signal to exit from the True INRUSH mode return to simple current measurement short 2 sec Note a short press is f...

Page 19: ...Long 2 sec 1 to enter or exit from the THD calculation and display mode 2 to display the THDf the THDr and the RMS value 3 The and keys are used to display each order of harmonic 25 orders from h01 t...

Page 20: ...e or keys instead of order hxx A 2nd short press restores display of order hxx or hdC 2 6 3 In Hz mode activation of the HOLD mode Successive presses on serve short To store and display the frequency...

Page 21: ...ment item 2 taking care to get the polarities right 3 Close the battery compartment cover and screw it to the housing Figure 6 the battery compartment cover 3 2 STARTING UP THE CLAMP MULTIMETER The sw...

Page 22: ...r the configuration mode The symbol is displayed When the key is released the device is in the voltmeter function in the normal mode The return to Auto Power OFF takes place when the clamp is switched...

Page 23: ...digit apply a long press 2s to the key When the desired unit is displayed turn the switch to another setting The unit chosen is stored emission of a double beep 3 4 4 Erasure of the records in memory...

Page 24: ...to be measured The device selects AC or DC automatically according to which measured value is larger The AC or DC symbol lights in blinking mode To select AC DC or AC DC manually press the yellow key...

Page 25: ...make sure that the circuit is off and any capacitors have been discharged 1 Set the switch to the symbol is displayed 2 Connect the black lead to the COM terminal and the red lead to 3 Place the test...

Page 26: ...y pressing the trigger on the body of the device The arrow on the jaws of the clamp see the diagram below must point in the presumed direction of flow of the current from the generator to the load Mak...

Page 27: ...ay unit does not indicate 0 first correct the DC zero as follows Step 1 to correct the DC zero Important The clamp must not be closed on the conductor during the DC zero correction Hold the clamp in t...

Page 28: ...e recalibrated see 5 3 Step 2 to make a measurement 1 The switch is set to Select DC or AC DC by pressing the yellow key until the desired choice is reached 2 Apply the clamp to only the conductor con...

Page 29: ...ayed then the triggering threshold The clamp then awaits detection of the True Inrush current is displayed and the A symbol flashes central row of the display 3 After detection and acquisition for 100...

Page 30: ...Display Quantity 1st row Inrh 2nd row True Inrush value in A 3rd row Triggering threshold in A PEAK display Display Quantity 1st row Inrh 2nd row PEAK or PEAK value in A 3rd row Triggering threshold i...

Page 31: ...phase power 1 Set the switch to 2 The device automatically displays AC DC To select AC DC or AC DC press the key until the desired choice is reached 3 Connect the black lead to the COM terminal and th...

Page 32: ...and the red lead to 5 Connect the leads and the clamp to the circuit as follows If the red lead is connected and the black lead is connected then the clamp is on the conductor To the L1 phase to the L...

Page 33: ...work then multiplying the value found by three 3 10 3 Four quadrant diagram In order to determine correctly the signs of the active and reactive powers we refer to the diagram below which determines p...

Page 34: ...g proceed as follows 1 Sst the switch to 2 Press the long press Start up screen 1 in the Energy Metering mode appears 3 Connecting the black lead to the COM terminal and the red lead to 4 Place the te...

Page 35: ...r page The duration of the metering uses the following format XXXh for hours XXm for minutes XXs for seconds N B Beyond 999h 59m 59s h m s is displayed but the internal metering duration keeps running...

Page 36: ...designates the capacitive reactive energy W and var Supp L designates the inductive reactive energy W and var 7 To access the pages concerning the eneries received by the load Load side press the key...

Page 37: ...C DC quantities The measurement is based on a count of the passages of the signal through zero positive going edges 3 12 1 Frequency measurement in voltage To measure the frequency in voltage proceed...

Page 38: ...en 3 12 2 Frequency measurement in current 1 Set the switch to and press the key The Hz symbol is displayed 2 Select AC or AC DC by pressing the yellow key until the desired choice is reached 3 Encirc...

Page 39: ...evel with respect to the fundamental frequency and RMS value of each order of harmonic The frequency of the fundamental is determined by digital filtering and FFT for the network frequencies of 50 60...

Page 40: ...is displayed on screen 3 13 3 Display of the 25 orders of harmonics and of the frequency of the fundamental In the context of measurement of the THDs in voltage 3 13 1 and in current 3 13 2 1 Press th...

Page 41: ...up see 3 4 3 1 In the function being measured apply a long press 2s to the key The REC symbol is displayed Recording of the measurements starts The data recorded are in the format MAX value AVG Value...

Page 42: ...ING OF THE DATA ON A PC WITH THE PAT SOFTWARE The device allows wireless transfer of recorded data measurements 3 14 to a PC by means of the Bluetooth function The Bluetooth connection must first have...

Page 43: ...43 1 1 The device was recognized by the PC F407 on port COM41 in this example 1 2 The device is going to connect with the PC choose Connect...

Page 44: ...44 1 3 The device is connected with the PC after entering password 0000 1 4 Device connexion in progress with PAT software with Bluetooth...

Page 45: ...after Add a device Remark if the Blue Tooth symbol is not displayed go to Windows menu and choose Devices and Printers Choose after Add a device 2 1 The device was recognized by the PC F607 in this e...

Page 46: ...46 Choose Associate without using this code Choose Next for connexion acceptance 2 2 The device is going to connect with the PC choose Close...

Page 47: ...e detection it is necessary to display the Blue Tooth devices Choose right clic in the Blue Tooth symbol and choose Display Blue Tooth devices Then choose Properties of the device detected by Blue Too...

Page 48: ...48 In the Mat rial folder the port COM number dedicated to the device is displayed COM18 in the example...

Page 49: ...COM to communicate and choose the good port COM COM18 here When launching connexion a Windows message prevent a Blue Tooth connexion want to establish When choose this message a windows is displayed...

Page 50: ...50 Validate by choosing Close...

Page 51: ...this process must be made only at the first connexion Parameter are stored in the PC for next connexions 3 Data recorded must be used with the PAT software 3 1 The device is connected Display the reco...

Page 52: ...software Display of the data in Text mode in the format date time MIN AVG MAX Nota MAX AVG and MIN values are calculated with values measured between 2 records spaced with record interval value 3 4 Di...

Page 53: ...53 3 5 Graph mode enlarged zoomed...

Page 54: ...54 3 6 Data are exported to Excel software 3 7 To use the files recorded by PAT software on the PC PAT generate a folder Dataview Datafiles F407 F607 were Excel files are stored...

Page 55: ...in the clamp centred Adjacent conductors none Alternating magnetic field none Electric field none 4 2 CHARACTERISTICS UNDER THE REFERENCE CONDITIONS The uncertainties are expressed in x of the reading...

Page 56: ...y indicates OL above 1400V in PEAK mode Above 1000V a repetitive beep indicates that the voltage bein measured is greater than the safety voltage for which the device is guaranteed Bandwidth in AC 3 k...

Page 57: ...Hz in AC and AC DC Uncertainties add 1 5 L to the values in the tables above PEAK capture time 1ms min to 1 5ms max 4 2 4 DC current measurement Measurement range 0 00A to 99 99A 100 0A to 999 9A 1000...

Page 58: ...A in PEAK mode The and signs are not managed Bandwidth in AC 2 kHz Note 2 In AC any value between zero and the min threshold of the measurement range 0 25A is forced to on the display Specific charact...

Page 59: ...k values limited to 1500V or 1500A Uncertainties guarantied until 400 Hz 4 2 9 Calculation of the RIPPLE in DC Measurement range 0 01 99 99 100 0 1000 Specified measurement range from 3 A DC and 2 V D...

Page 60: ...e DC power measurements Measurement range 2 0 W to 9999W 10 00 kW to 99 99kW 100 0 kW to 999 9 kW 1000 kW to 1500 kW 1 Specified measurement range 1 to 100 of the measurement range 0 to 100 of the mea...

Page 61: ...revious apply Note 4 Any power measured less than 5W causes the display of dashes Note 5 The active powers are positive for power consumed and negative for power generated Note 6 The signs of the acti...

Page 62: ...nge Uncertainties 3 7 until 1000A 2 R 10 pt from 1000A to 1500A 2 5 R 10 pt until 1000A 2 R 3 pt from 1000A to 1500A 2 5 R 3 pt Resolution 1W 10W 100W 1000W Note 1 Bandwidth in AC in voltage 3 kHz in...

Page 63: ...easurement range 2 4 5 var to 9999 var 10 00 kvar to 99 99 kvar 100 0 kvar to 999 9 kvar 1000 kvar 1 Specified measurement range 1 to 100 of the measurement range 0 to 100 of the measurement range Unc...

Page 64: ...apply Specific characteristics in MAX MIN mode in power from 10Hz to 1kHz in AC and AC DC Uncertainties add 1 R to the values in the tables above Capture time approximately 100ms 4 2 19 Calculation o...

Page 65: ...1kHz Uncertainties add 1 R to the values in the tables above Capture time approximately 100ms 4 2 21 Frequency measurements 4 2 21 1 Characteristics in voltage Measurement range 1 5 0 Hz to 999 9 Hz 1...

Page 66: ...nt range 0 to 100 of the measurement range Uncertainties 5 R 2 pts in voltage 5 R 5 pts in current Resolution 0 1 4 2 23 Characteristics in THDf Measurement range 0 0 1 000 Specified measurement range...

Page 67: ...d voltage display 1 R 2 pts Uncertainties on the RMS value of the harmonic zero corrected in A DC Level 10 and order 13 5 R 2 pts Level 10 and order 13 10 R 2 pts Level 10 and order 13 10 R 2 pts Leve...

Page 68: ...ng Rigid polycarbonate shell with moulded elastomer covering Jaws Polycarbonate Opening 48 mm Clamping diameter 48 mm Screen LCD display unit Blue backlighting Dimension 41 x 48 mm Dimension H 272 x W...

Page 69: ...and or keys 4 6 COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS Electric safety Compliant with standards IEC 61010 1 IEC 61010 2 30 and IEC 61010 2 32 1000V CAT IV Electromagnetic compatibility Compliant with...

Page 70: ...pt 9 R 1 pt 1 R 1 pt 5 R 1 pt Position of the conductor in the jaws f 400 Hz Any position on the internal perimeter of the jaws A W 2 R 4 R 1 pt Full scale Adjacent conductor carrying a current of 15...

Page 71: ...ed air Dry perfectly before putting back into use 5 2 REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERIES The symbol indicates that the batteries are spent When this symbol appears on the display unit the batteries must be...

Page 72: ...the following cases Inappropriate use of the equipment or use with incompatible equipment Modifications made to the equipment without the explicit permission of the manufacturer s technical staff Work...

Page 73: ...and one black 2 test probes one red and one black 1 red crocodile clip 1 black crocodile clip 4 1 5V batteries 1 carrying bag 1 multilingual user guide on a mini CD 1 multilingual getting started gui...

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