
OWON HDS-N Series Handheld DSO & DMM 7-Using the Multimeter
To measure an AC current which is larger than 400 mA, do the following:
1.
Press the
A
key, an instruction prompt you to plug the multimeter test leads in the right
position. After check, press any key to enter into multimeter measure and
DCA
appears at the
top of the screen. The unit on the main reading screen is
mA.
2.
Press the
SET
key once and
ACA
is visible at the top of the screen.
3.
Press
F5
to select
10A
measure, the unit of main reading window is
A.
4.
Insert the black lead into the
COM
banana jack input and the red lead into the
10A
banana
jack input.
5.
Connect the red and black leads to the measured point and the
AC
current value of the
measured point will be displayed on the screen.
6.
Press
F4
return to 400mA measure.
Look at the display, you can see a screen that looks like the following figure 30.
Figure 30: AC Current Measurement for 10A
7.5 Freezing the Readings
You can freeze the displayed readings at any time.
1.
Press the
RUN /STOP
key to freeze the screen and
STOP
will be displayed at the top right
of the screen.
2.
Again, press the
RUN /STOP
key, you can resume your measurement.
Look at the display; you can see a screen that looks like the following figure 31.
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