14
Sidekick
®
Plus Test Set
OPERATION
Note: Fully charge the batteries for at least 8 hours
prior to first use.
Electric shock hazard:
For safety and measurement accuracy reasons do
not connect to the measurement leads while using
USB ports or battery charger.
Failure to observe this warning could result in severe
injury or death.
Notes:
• All measurement functions are disabled when a
connection is detected on the Sidekick
®
Plus test set
USB port.
• All measurement functions
except TDR and impulse
noise
are disabled when the AC power adapter is
connected to the Sidekick
®
Plus test set.
A visual display of battery power is always displayed
in the upper left corner of the LCD screen. Each bar
represents 25% power. Full power or 100% is shown
as four bars.
A low battery warning flashes on the display screen
when the battery is in critical state. The unit turns itself
off if the low battery warning flashes for more than one
minute.
Move the rotary knob to any position to activate the
base unit. Once the base unit is activated, the function
keys can be accessed.
Press the
Fn
key on the keypad while simultaneously
pressing the appropriate function key. The LCD screen
then displays the appropriate information.
The LCD display has a row at the bottom of the screen
where new screens can be accessed with the function
keys below. It is not necessary to press the keypad
Fn
key to access the menu at the bottom of the LCD
screen.
The first time a new Sidekick
®
Plus test set is powered
up, the user will be prompted to choose the menu
language, unit, and settings to be used. (Please refer to
“Appendix A” for setup details.)
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