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9. SET
1. The “SET” function can only be activated if no other function is active.
2. Press “SET” to enter the SET mode, and change to manual range mode automatically.
3. While in the SET function, the main display is cleared, the second display shows “SET” indicators. The LCD
shows the following flashing indicators:
,TOL,
and
. The 5 keys that are now active are: “Power”,
“SET”, “REL”, “Hi/Lo” and “TOL” .
4. OPEN, SHORT calibration:
For the open calibration, pres the “SET” button once. In the large digital display, “OPEN” appears, in the
small digital display “CAL” appears. Press the “PAL SER” button for confirmation (ENTER). If the
calibration was successful, the measuring instrument would leave the set mode immediately and return to the
normal mode. For the short calibration, short circuit the measuring leads and press the “SET” button twice.
The large display will show “SHrt”, in the small display, “CAL” will be displayed. Press the “PAL SER” button
for confirmation. After a relatively short time, the frequency display will change from 1 kHz to 120 Hz. After a
successful calibration, the measuring instrument would leave the set mode immediately and will return to
normal mode. If “out” appears in the small display and “UAL” in the large display, the calibration was not
successful.
5. Hi/Lo Limits setting:
For setting a high and low limit (Hi) and (Lo), press the “RANGE” button before you enter the set mode to set
the desired measuring range for the high and low limit. Then press the “SET” button to reach the set mode and
then the "Hi/Lo" button. The arrow symbol “
” will flash, and on its right 4 1/2 digits for setting the value.
When the half digit flashes, only the numbers “1” or “0” (=blank) can be set. For the other four digits, the
numbers from 0 to 9 are possible. After entering the number, the next digit will flash. When the setting of the
high limit is done, press the “ENTER” button (PAL SER) to confirm the lower limit. (Arrow symbol “
“).
Proceed in the same way as for setting the high limit. Make sure that the set value is below the upper limit,
otherwise “Err” for error will be displayed and the measuring instrument will switch to the upper limit. When
the setting of the lower limit is done, press the "ENTER” button for confirmation and the LCR meter will
return to the normal mode automatically.
6. TOL Hi/Lo Limits setting:
Press the “RANGE” button to select the desired range. Press the “SET” button to enter the set mode and then
the “TOL” button. The “TOL” symbol above the large display will flash and beneath it, the left digit of the 4
1/2 digits will flash also for setting the value. This value will be needed for measuring tolerance (described in
detail below) without tolerance standards (in [%]). When the setting is done, press the “ENTER” button (PAL
SER). The arrow symbol “
” and on its right the 4 ½ digits will flash for setting the value. When the half digit
flashes, only the numbers “1” or “0” (=blank) can be set. For the other four digits, the numbers from 0 to 9 are
possible. After entering the number, the next digit will flash. When the setting of the high limit is done, press
the "ENTER" button (PAL SER) to confirm the lower limit. (Arrow symbol “
“). Proceed in the same way
as for setting the high limit. Make sure that the set value is below the upper limit, otherwise “Err” for error will
be displayed and the measuring instrument will switch to the upper limit. When the setting of the lower limit is
done, press the “ENTER” button for confirmation and the meter will return to the normal mode
automatically.
