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Thank you for purchasing the HIOKI RM3543/3543-01 Resistance HiTester. This guide describes basic screen operations
and comparator setting procedures. Before using the instrument the first time, please read the operating manual.
RM3543, RM3543-01
RESISTANCE HiTESTER
Operation Guide
September 2011 Edition 1 RM3543A983-00 11-09H Printed in Japan
Select and change display screens and settings
Comparator Results
(COMP indicator LEDs)
Hi
Measured Value is
above Upper limit
IN
Pass (meets criteria)
Lo
Measured Value is
below Lower limit
Numerical value
entry and related
settings
Absolute or relative value
Power On/Off
• Unlit: power off
(while power is not supplied)
• Red light: power off
(while power is supplied)
• Green light: power on
Measurement cable jacks
Decision criteria
Measurement decision criteria settings
(Comparator function)
REF%
Decide by reference value and tolerance (%)
ABS
Decide by specified threshold values
Measurement Screen
(MISC
MEAS
MEAS
SETTINGS)
Measurement Settings
DELAY1
Adjust the delay from probing to trigger input
DELAY2
Adjust measurement object electrical response
SCALING
Scaling function settings
INT(FAST/ MED/ SLOW
) Make fine adjustment to integration time
AVERAGE
Averaging function settings
CONT CHECK
Contact check threshold settings
CONT IMP
Contact Improver function settings
VOLT MONITOR
Voltage level monitor function settings
CURRENT MODE
Current mode setting (CONT/ PULSE)
(MISC
DATA
DATA SETTINGS)
Data Settings
AUTO MEMORY
Turn Auto-Memory on/off
STATISTICS
Statistical calculation on/off
DATA OUT
Automatically output measured value
(MISC
SYSTEM
SYSTEM) System Settings
SET MONITOR
Turn two-instrument setting comparison on/off
PROBE CHECK
Turn probe short-circuit detection on/off
RETRY
Retry function on/off
TRIG EDGE
(External I/O) Set trigger rising/falling edge
EOM
(External I/O) Set EOM (end-of-measurement) signal
INTERFACE
Communications interface settings
100m
Ω
CURR
100 m
Ω
range measurement current 100mA/1A
CALIBRATION
Self-calibration operation AUTO/MANU
JUDGE BEEP
Comparator beeper settings
KEY BEEP
Key beeper on/off
CLOCK(Y-M-D)
Set internal clock
LINE FREQ
Set power source frequency
CONTRAST
Adjust screen contrast
BACKLIGHT
Adjust screen backlight
RESET
Initialize
ADJUST
Instrument Adjustment
Basic Settings Screen
Detailed Settings
Screens
TRG
Change trigger source (INT/EXT)
RANGE
Change range (10m
Ω
to 1000
Ω
)
SPEED
Change measurement speed (FAST/MED/
SLOW)
0ADJ
Turn zero-adjust on/off
COMP
Turn comparator on/off
LOCK
Enable/disable key lock (OFF/FULL/MENU)
Measurement screen operations are
shown on the back of this sheet.
Screen Organization
