Victor 98A, Manual

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Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
1
1
1
1
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Warning
Warning
Warning
Warning
Read Read Read
Read
Safety Safety Safety
Safety
Information Information Information
Information
before before before
before
using using using
using
the the the
the
meter. meter. meter.
meter.
S S S
S
ummarize ummarize ummarize
ummarize
The meter is a handled, battery-operated tool for measuring electrical parameters. It has all the features of a digital millimeter
and measure AC voltage, DC voltage, AC current, DC current, resistance, capacitance, frequency, duty cycle ratio, dBm, TC,
RTD,
Diode Diode Diode
Diode
Test, Test, Test,
Test,
and
Continuity Continuity Continuity
Continuity
Check Check Check
Check
.
Besides, it has features like:

Large LCD screen could display the three characteristic of one input signals.

Different reference impedance for dB measure function.

AUTO HOLD, DISPLAY HOLD and PEAK HOLD to display the measuring value.

Panel calibration function.

Three convenient data recording modes: LOG mode, MANUAL mode, and COMP mode.

USB-IR jack to connect with a PC
Open-case
Open-case
Open-case
Open-case
Inspection
Inspection
Inspection
Inspection
Open the case to check, if the meter is damaged or something is missing, contact the place of purchase immediately. Contact
the distributor for information about DMM accessories.
Accessories: A copy of user’s manual
A set of
CF-733370
industrial test lead
One USB to UART Bridge Controller (USB_DMM)
DMMVIEW_ A disk
Options: K-TYPE TC
Safety
Safety
Safety
Safety
Information
Information
Information
Information
The meter complies with IEC61010.1-93 Over voltage
Ⅱ
Pollution Degree 2. Use the meter only as specified in this manual.
Otherwise, the protection provided by the meter may be impaired.
A
Warning Warning Warning
Warning
identifies conditions and actions that pose hazards to the user.
A Caution Caution Caution
Caution
identifies conditions and actions that may damage the meter or the equipment under test.
A
Notice Notice Notice
Notice
identifies symbols of the operation and explanations of the features. International symbols used on the meter and in
this manual are explained in Table 1-1.
Warning
Warning
Warning
Warning
To
To
To
To
avoid
avoid
avoid
avoid
possible
possible
possible
possible
electric
electric
electric
electric
shock
shock
shock
shock
or
or
or
or
personal
personal
personal
personal
injury,
injury,
injury,
injury,
follow
follow
follow
follow
these
these
these
these
guidelines
guidelines
guidelines
guidelines
...
.




Use Use Use
Use
the the the
the
meter meter meter
meter
as as as
as
the the the
the
instructions instructions instructions
instructions
of of of
of
the the the
the
producer; producer; producer;
producer;
otherwise otherwise otherwise
otherwise
,,,
,
the the the
the
protective protective protective
protective
function function function
function
shall shall shall
shall
be be be
be
invalid. invalid. invalid.
invalid.




Do Do Do
Do
not not not
not
use use use
use
the the the
the
meter meter meter
meter
if if if
if
it it it
it
is is is
is
damaged. damaged. damaged.
damaged.
Before Before Before
Before
you you you
you
use use use
use
the the the
the
meter, meter, meter,
meter,
inspect inspect inspect
inspect
the the the
the
case. case. case.
case.
Look Look Look
Look
for for for
for
cracks cracks cracks
cracks
or or or
or
missing missing missing
missing
plastic. plastic. plastic.
plastic.
Pay
Pay
Pay
Pay
particular
particular
particular
particular
attention
attention
attention
attention
to
to
to
to
the
the
the
the
insulation
insulation
insulation
insulation
surrounding
surrounding
surrounding
surrounding
the
the
the
the
connectors.
connectors.
connectors.
connectors.
  

Take Take Take
Take
the the the
the
leads leads leads
leads
off off off
off
the the the
the
meter meter meter
meter
before before before
before
unlock unlock unlock
unlock
the the the
the
battery battery battery
battery
door. door. door.
door.




Inspect
Inspect
Inspect
Inspect
the
the
the
the
test
test
test
test
leads
leads
leads
leads
for
for
for
for
damaged
damaged
damaged
damaged
insulation
insulation
insulation
insulation
or
or
or
or
exposed
exposed
exposed
exposed
metal.
metal.
metal.
metal.
Check
Check
Check
Check
the
the
the
the
test
test
test
test
leads
leads
leads
leads
for
for
for
for
continuity.
continuity.
continuity.
continuity.
Replace
Replace
Replace
Replace
damaged
damaged
damaged
damaged
test test test
test
leads leads leads
leads
before before before
before
you you you
you
use use use
use
the the the
the
meter. meter. meter.
meter.
  

Do
Do
Do
Do
not
not
not
not
use
use
use
use
the
the
the
the
meter
meter
meter
meter
if
if
if
if
it
it
it
it
operates
operates
operates
operates
abnormally.
abnormally.
abnormally.
abnormally.
Protection
Protection
Protection
Protection
may
may
may
may
be
be
be
be
impaired.
impaired.
impaired.
impaired.
When
When
When
When
in
in
in
in
doubt,
doubt,
doubt,
doubt,
have
have
have
have
the
the
the
the
meter
meter
meter
meter
serviced.
serviced.
serviced.
serviced.
  

Do Do Do
Do
not not not
not
operate operate operate
operate
the the the
the
meter meter meter
meter
around around around
around
explosive explosive explosive
explosive
gas, gas, gas,
gas,
vapor, vapor, vapor,
vapor,
or or or
or
dust. dust. dust.
dust.




Do
Do
Do
Do
not
not
not
not
apply
apply
apply
apply
more
more
more
more
than
than
than
than
the
the
the
the
rated
rated
rated
rated
voltage,
voltage,
voltage,
voltage,
as
as
as
as
marked
marked
marked
marked
on
on
on
on
the
the
the
the
meter,
meter,
meter,
meter,
between
between
between
between
terminals
terminals
terminals
terminals
or
or
or
or
between
between
between
between
any
any
any
any
terminal
terminal
terminal
terminal
and
and
and
and
earth
earth
earth
earth
ground. ground. ground.
ground.
  

Make
Make
Make
Make
sure
sure
sure
sure
the
the
the
the
meter
meter
meter
meter
works
works
works
works
normally
normally
normally
normally
as
as
as
as
per
per
per
per
testing
testing
testing
testing
a
a
a
a
known
known
known
known
voltage.
voltage.
voltage.
voltage.
Do
Do
Do
Do
not
not
not
not
use
use
use
use
the
the
the
the
meter
meter
meter
meter
if
if
if
if
it
it
it
it
operates
operates
operates
operates
abnormally.
abnormally.
abnormally.
abnormally.
When When When
When
in in in
in
doubt, doubt, doubt,
doubt,
have have have
have
the the the
the
meter meter meter
meter
serviced. serviced. serviced.
serviced.
  

To
To
To
To
avoid
avoid
avoid
avoid
possible
possible
possible
possible
electric
electric
electric
electric
shock
shock
shock
shock
caused
caused
caused
caused
by
by
by
by
false
false
false
false
reading
reading
reading
reading
due
due
due
due
to
to
to
to
exist
exist
exist
exist
ting
ting
ting
ting
alternating
alternating
alternating
alternating
voltage
voltage
voltage
voltage
in
in
in
in
all
all
all
all
the
the
the
the
direct
direct
direct
direct
current
current
current
current
functions, functions, functions,
functions,
including including including
including
manual manual manual
manual
and and and
and
auto auto auto
auto
rang rang rang
rang
ing ing ing
ing
,,,
,
make make make
make
sure sure sure
sure
whether whether whether
whether
there there there
there
is is is
is
any any any
any
alternating alternating alternating
alternating
voltage voltage voltage
voltage
existing existing existing
existing
or or or
or
not not not
not
before before before
before
selecting
selecting
selecting
selecting
a
a
a
a
direct
direct
direct
direct
voltage
voltage
voltage
voltage
range
range
range
range
equals
equals
equals
equals
to
to
to
to
or
or
or
or
higher
higher
higher
higher
than
than
than
than
the
the
the
the
alternating
alternating
alternating
alternating
voltage.
voltage.
voltage.
voltage.




T T T
T
o o o
o
avoid avoid avoid
avoid
false false false
false
readings, readings, readings,
readings,
which which which
which
could could could
could
lead lead lead
lead
to to to
to
possible possible possible
possible
electric electric electric
electric
shock shock shock
shock
or or or
or
personal personal personal
personal
injury, injury, injury,
injury,
replace replace replace
replace
the the the
the
batteries batteries batteries
batteries
as as as
as
soon soon soon
soon
as as as
as
the
the
the
the
low
low
low
low
battery
battery
battery
battery
indicator
indicator
indicator
indicator
appears.
appears.
appears.
appears.
  

Do
Do
Do
Do
not
not
not
not
touch
touch
touch
touch
the
the
the
the
exposed
exposed
exposed
exposed
wine,
wine,
wine,
wine,
connector
connector
connector
connector
or
or
or
or
unused
unused
unused
unused
input
input
input
input
jack
jack
jack
jack
or
or
or
or
circuit
circuit
circuit
circuit
under
under
under
under
test
test
test
test
when
when
when
when
the
the
the
the
meter
meter
meter
meter
is
is
is
is
working.
working.
working.
working.
  

Use Use Use
Use
only only only
only
type type type
type
AA AA AA
AA
A A A
A
batteries, batteries, batteries,
batteries,
properly properly properly
properly
installed installed installed
installed
in in in
in
the the the
the
meter meter meter
meter
case case case
case
to to to
to
power power power
power
the the the
the
meter. meter. meter.
meter.




Use Use Use
Use
caution caution caution
caution
when when when
when
working working working
working
above above above
above
30 30 30
30
V V V
V
ac ac ac
ac
rms, rms, rms,
rms,
42 42 42
42
V V V
V
peak, peak, peak,
peak,
or or or
or
60 60 60
60
V V V
V
dc. dc. dc.
dc.
Such Such Such
Such
voltages voltages voltages
voltages
pose pose pose
pose
a a a
a
shock shock shock
shock
hazard. hazard. hazard.
hazard.
  

Avoid Avoid Avoid
Avoid
working working working
working
alone. alone. alone.
alone.
  

When
When
When
When
using
using
using
using
the
the
the
the
probes,
probes,
probes,
probes,
keep
keep
keep
keep
your
your
your
your
fingers
fingers
fingers
fingers
behind
behind
behind
behind
the
the
the
the
finger
finger
finger
finger
guards
guards
guards
guards
on
on
on
on
the
the
the
the
probes.
probes.
probes.
probes.
  

Connect Connect Connect
Connect
the the the
the
common common common
common
test test test
test
lead lead lead
lead
before before before
before
you you you
you
connect connect connect
connect
the the the
the
live live live
live
test test test
test
lead. lead. lead.
lead.
When When When
When
you you you
you
disconnect disconnect disconnect
disconnect
test test test
test
leads, leads, leads,
leads,
disconnect disconnect disconnect
disconnect
the the the
the
live live live
live
test
test
test
test
lead
lead
lead
lead
first.
first.
first.
first.
  

To To To
To
avoid avoid avoid
avoid
possible possible possible
possible
fire fire fire
fire
or or or
or
electric electric electric
electric
shock, shock, shock,
shock,
do do do
do
not not not
not
connect connect connect
connect
TC TC TC
TC
with with with
with
the the the
the
live live live
live
circuit. circuit. circuit.
circuit.
Caution Caution Caution
Caution
To
To
To
To
avoid
avoid
avoid
avoid
possible
possible
possible
possible
damage
damage
damage
damage
to
to
to
to
the
the
the
the
meter
meter
meter
meter
or
or
or
or
to
to
to
to
the
the
the
the
equipment
equipment
equipment
equipment
under
under
under
under
test:
test:
test:
test:




Set Set Set
Set
the the the
the
rotary rotary rotary
rotary
switch switch switch
switch
on on on
on
the the the
the
right right right
right
range. range. range.
range.
Do Do Do
Do
cut cut cut
cut
off off off
off
the the the
the
testing testing testing
testing
leads leads leads
leads
and and and
and
circuit circuit circuit
circuit
before before before
before
switching switching switching
switching
...
.
Forbid Forbid Forbid
Forbid
to to to
to
switch switch switch
switch
during during during
during
the
the
the
the
measuring
measuring
measuring
measuring
process.
process.
process.
process.