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4. O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S
4.1. CURRENT
AC Current Measurement
1. Set the rotary dial to ‘A
A~
~’ position (default auto range).
2. Press ‘Z
ZE
ER
RO
O’ button to enter the zero mode (manual range).
3. Press the trigger to open transformer jaw and to clamp one conductor only,
making sure that the jaw is firmly closed around the conductor.
4. Read the measure result from the display.
N
NO
OT
TE
E::
• Make certain that all test leads are disconnected from the meter terminals.
• Open and close the clamp jaw several times to demagnetise the clamp jaw
before taking any DC current measurement.
DC Current Measurement
1. Set the rotary dial at ‘A
A ’ position (default auto range).
2. Press ‘Z
ZE
ER
RO
O’ button to enter the zero mode (manual range).
3. Press the trigger to open transformer jaw and to clamp one conductor only,
making sure that the jaw is firmly closed around the conductor.
4. Read the measure result from the display.
N
NO
OT
TE
E::
• Make certain that all test leads are disconnected from the meter terminals.
• Open and close the clamp jaw several times to demagnetise the clamp jaw
before taking any DC current measurement.
4.2. VOLTAGE
DC Voltage Measurement
1. Insert the black test leads into the C
CO
OM
M and red in to the V
V
Ω
Ω
H
Hz
z input terminals
respectively.
2. Set rotary dial at desired ‘V
V ’ position (default auto range).
3. Connect the test lead tips in parallel with the circuit to be measured. Be
careful not to touch any electrical conductors.
4. The polarity of the red lead connection will be indicated along with the voltage value.
5. Read the measure result from the display.
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