Digital Multimeter
Manual Ranging and Autoranging
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Manual Ranging and Autoranging
The Meter has both Manual range and Autorange modes.
•
In the Autorange mode, the Meter selects the range with the
best resolution.
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In the Manual Range mode, you override Autorange and select
the range yourself.
When you turn the Meter on, it defaults to Autorange and
Auto
Range
is displayed.
1. To enter the Manual Range mode, press
RANGE
.
Manual Range
is displayed.
2. In the Manual Range mode, press
RANGE
to increment the
range. After the highest range, the Meter wraps to the lowest
range.
Note
You cannot manually change the range in the MIN MAX
AVG mode.
If you press
RANGE
while in MIN MAX AVG, the Meter
beeps twice, indicating an invalid operation, and the range
does not change.
3. To exit Manual Range, press
RANGE
for 1 second or turn the
rotary switch.
The Meter returns to Autorange and
Auto Range
is displayed
.
Power-Up Options
To select a Power-Up Option, hold down the button indicated while
turning the Meter on.
Power-Up Options are cancelled when the Meter is turned OFF.
Button
Power-Up Options
Turns on all display segments when in VAC switch
position.
Disables beeper.
is diplayed when enabled.
Enables "Smoothing" mode.
is displayed when
enabled.
Dampens display fluctuations of rapidly changing
inputs by digital filtering.
(YELLOW)
Disables automatic power-down ("Sleep mode").
is displayed when enabled
Sleep mode is also disabled while the Meter is in a
MIN MAX AVG Recording mode, or the AutoHOLD
mode.
Disables automatic 2-minute backlight timeout.
is displayed when enabled.
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