Turning the Meter On
To turn the meter on, turn the rotary switch from
OFF
to any switch setting.
Rotary Switch
Turn the meter on by selecting any measurement function. The meter presents a
standard display for that func tion (range, meas urement units , etc.). Use the
SELECT button to select any rotary switch alternate function.
When you turn the rotary switch from one function to another, a display for the new
function appears. Button choices made in one function do not carry over into
another function.
OFF.
Turns the meter off.
.
Volts ac.
. Volts dc.
Ω
. Access to resistance measurement, continuity test and diode test.
Hz (Duty).
Frequency measurement. Duty cycle is also displayed if it is toggled by
the Hz / Duty button.
CAP.
Capacitance measurement.
.
Micro-amps ac and micro-amps dc measurements.
.
Milli-amps ac and milli-amps dc measurements.
4. ROTARY SWITCH AND PUSHBUTTON OVERVIEW
31
30
.
Amperes ac and amperes dc measurements.
Pushbuttons
The buttons activate features that augment the function selected with the rotary
switch.
RANGE.
Use the RANGE button to manually select a range. Press and hold
RANGE button for two seconds to return the meter to auto range mode. The meter
is in auto range mode when the AUTO indicator is on. The RANGE selection
function is not available in
Hz
(Duty).
The range and units are displayed on the LCD.
REL
Use this button to set the meter to relative (
) mode and make relative
measurements. Relative zero allows the user to offset the meter consecutive
measurements with the displaying reading as the reference value. Practically all
displaying readings can be set as relative reference value. Press the
REL
button
momentarily to activate and to exit relative zero mode.
Hz/Duty.
Press this button to toggle between the Hz measurement mode and the
Duty measurement mode when the selector switch is set to Hz (Duty).
HOLD.
Press this button to turn
hold
mode ON and OFF. When the
hold
mode is
activated, the meter beeps, freezes the display, and displays the
D.H
indicator on
the LCD.
HOLD
mode freezes the display for later view.
(Backlight).
Press the
HOLD (
)
button for two seconds to turn the
backlight ON or OFF, when the HOLD function is simultaneously activated with the
D.H symbol on the display. Press the HOLD button momentarily again to activate
the Backlight function only.
SELECT.
Press this button to toggle between the dc measurement mode and the
ac measurement mode when the rotary selector switch is set to
and
. And also press this button to cycle through
Ω
or or
measurement mode when the rotary selector switch is set to
Ω
.
