Section 3: Basic DMM operation
Model 2110 5½ Digit Multimeter Reference Manual
3-2
2110-901-01 Rev. C/August 2013
To eliminate thermal EMFs caused by the differences between two metals, use copper test leads to
connect your source signal to the Model 2110.
Use the following procedure and commands to perform basic measurements. Refer to
(on page 3-37) for details about setting measurement speed and
resolution. It also provides information on using other features and settings to optimize measurement
performance.
Remove voltage from the front-panel input terminals before switching the equipment off. Failure to do
so could result in the equipment being damaged.
Front-panel operation
Perform the following steps to measure voltage:
1. Press the
DCV
key to measure DC voltage or the
ACV
key to measure AC voltage.
2. Select a measurement range (auto or manual):
•
Autorange is the power-on default. If manual ranging is selected (MAN indicator on), press
SHIFT
and
then
ESC
(
AUTO
) to select autorange.
•
For manual ranging, press the
RANGE
▲ and ▼ keys to select a measurement range.
3. As shown below, connect the signal to the instrument and observe the reading on the display. If
the input signal exceeds the selected range, the overflow message
OVLD
is
displayed.
Connections for DC and AC voltage measurements
Figure 16: Connections for DCV and ACV measurements