Section 3: Basic DMM operation
Model 2110 5½ Digit Multimeter Reference Manual
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2110-901-01 Rev. C/August 2013
Setting reading hold from the front panel
Reading hold is enabled by pressing
SHIFT
and then
TRIGGER
until the HOLD indicator turns on. To
disable reading hold, press
SHIFT
again and then press
TRIGGER
(HOLD indicator turns off).
Perform the following steps to change the sensitivity band for reading hold:
1. Press the
SHIFT
and
CONFIG
(
MENU
) keys to display the
MENU
options.
2.
Use the ◄ and ► keys to display
TRIG
and press
ENTER
.
3.
Use the ◄ and ► keys to display R
EAD HOLD
and press
ENTER
,
4.
Use the ◄ and ► keys to display the desired band setting (
0.01 %
,
0.1 %
,
1.0 %
, or
10.0 %
) and
press
ENTER
.
Data buffer
The instrument can store up to 2000 readings in its volatile memory. The readings are stored in a
first-in-first-out (FIFO) order. All the readings are lost when power is turned off.
You can store readings from all measurement functions, math operations, and reading hold. The
MEM indicator on the display turns on when the data store is enabled from the front panel.
Front-panel operation
Before using the data store, select and configure a measurement function.
Perform the following steps to store and recall readings:
1. Set the number of readings to store:
a. Press the
SHIFT
and
CONFIG
(
MENU
) keys to display the
MENU
options.
b. Use the ◄ and ► keys to display
TRIG SYS
and press
ENTER
.
c. Use the ◄ and ► keys to display
STORE RDGS
and press
ENTER.
d. Use the ◄, ►, ▲, and ▼ keys to specify the number of readings to store (1 to 2000) and
press
ENTER
.
2. Press
STORE
to start the storage process. The MEM display indicator turns on while readings
are being stored; wait for the storage process to finish (MEM indicator turns off) before recalling
stored readings.
3. Press
SHIFT
and
STORE
(
RECALL
) to display the first stored reading:
•
To scroll through the stored readings, use the ◄ and ► keys.
•
To specify the reading to display, press the ▼ key and use the ◄, ►, ▲, and ▼ keys to select the
reading number, and then press
ENTER
.
4. When finished, press
ESC
.
When using auto triggering, readings are stored into the data buffer immediately after the
STORE
key
is pressed. The MEM indicator turns off when the specified number of readings are stored. See
(on page 3-29) for details.
When using external triggering, pressing the
TRIGGER
key after the
STORE
key is pressed allows
the first reading to be stored in the data buffer. Each subsequent
TRIGGER
key-press stores another
reading until the specified number of readings are stored (MEM indicator turns off). See
(on page 3-29) for details.