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11. Disposal
a) General
The product must not be disposed in the household waste.
Dispose of the product at the end of its serviceable life in accordance with the current statutory require-
ments; e.g., return it to any suitable collection point.
Remove any normal or rechargeable batteries inserted and dispose of them separately from the product.
b) Disposal of spent rechargeable batteries
As the end user, you are required by law (Battery Ordinance) to return all spent rechargeable batteries; disposal of
them in the household waste is prohibited!
Contaminated rechargeable batteries are labelled with these symbols to indicate that disposal in the do-
mestic waste is forbidden.
The symbols of the relevant heavy metals are: Cd = Cadmium, Hg = Mercury, Pb = Lead.
You can return used rechargeable batteries free of charge to any collection facility in your local authority, to
our stores or to any other store where rechargeable batteries are sold.
You thereby fulfil your statutory obligations and contribute to the protection of the environment.
12. Troubleshooting
In purchasing the DMM, you have acquired a product which has been designed to the state of the art and is operation-
ally reliable.
Nevertheless, problems or faults may occur.
For this reason, the following is a description of how you can eliminate possible malfunctions yourself.
Always adhere to the safety instructions!
Error
Possible cause
Remedy
The multimeter does not work.
Is the battery dead?
Check the status. Replace the battery
No measuring value change.
Is a wrong measuring function
active?
Check the display and poss. switch the
function.
Were the wrong measuring
sockets used?
Check the measuring inputs.
Is the HOLD function activated
(display “HOLD”)?
Press the button “HOLD” to deactivate this
function.
Repairs described as others will only be cone by an authorised professional technician. If you have
queries about handling the measuring device our technical support.