MI 2792 PowerQ4 Plus
Recording Practice and Instrument Connection
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Automatic current clamps recognition
Metrel developed Smart current clamps product family in order to simplify current
clamps selection and settings. Smart clamps are multi-range switch-less current clamps
automatically recognized by instrument. In order to activate smart clamp recognition, the
following procedure should be followed for the first time:
1. Turn on instrument
2. Connect clamps (for example A 1227) into PowerQ4 Plus
3. Enter: Measurement Setup
Connection setup
Ph./N. Curr. Clamps
menu
4. Select: Smart clamps
5. Clamps type will be automatically recognized by the instrument.
6. User should then select clamp range and confirm settings
Figure 4.14: Automatically recognised clamps setup
Instrument will remember clamps setting for the next time. Therefore, user only need to:
1. Plug clamps into the instrument
2. Turn on the instrument
Instrument will recognize clamps automatically and set up ranges as was settled on
measurement before. If clamps were disconnected following pop up will appear on the
screen.
Figure 4.15: Automatically recognised clamps status
Clamps Status menu indicate that there is an inconsistence between current clamp
defined in Clamps Setup menu and clamps present at the moment. For example, figure
above show that in setup no clamp were defined (X), but at the moment there are
clamps present on I1 current channel.
