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694242A02 - Ed. 5
DEUTSCHLAND - Chauvin Arnoux GmbH
Straßburger Str. 34 - 77694 Kehl / Rhein
Tel.: (07851) 99 26-0 - Fax: (07851) 99 26-60
ESPAÑA - Chauvin Arnoux Ibérica S.A
C/ Roger de Flor N° 293, Planta 1- 08025 Barcelona
Tel.: 902 20 22 26 - Fax: 934 591 443
ITALIA - Amra SpA
Via Sant’Ambrogio, 23/25 - 20050 Bareggia di Macherio (MI)
Tel.: 039 245 75 45 - Fax: 039 481 561
ÖSTERREICH - Chauvin Arnoux GmbH
Slamastrasse 29 / 2 / 4 - 1230 Wien
Tel.: 01 61 61 961-0 - Fax: 01 61 61 961-61
SCANdINAVIA - CA Mätsystem AB
Box 4501 - SE 18304 TÄBY
Tel.: +46 8 50 52 68 00 - Fax: +46 8 50 52 68 10
SCHWEIZ - Chauvin Arnoux AG
Einsiedlerstraße 535 - 8810 Horgen
Tel.: 044 727 75 55 - Fax: 044 727 75 56
UNITEd KINGdOM - Chauvin Arnoux Ltd
Waldeck House - Waldeck Road - Maidenhead SL6 8BR
Tel.: 01628 788 888 - Fax: 01628 628 099
MIddLE EAST - Chauvin Arnoux Middle East
P.O. BOX 60-154 - 1241 2020 JAL EL dIB (Beirut) – LEBANON
Tel.: (01) 89 04 25 - Fax: (01) 89 04 24
CHINA - Shanghai Pu-Jiang - Enerdis Instruments Co. Ltd
3 F, 3 rd Building - N° 381 Xiang de Road - 200081 SHANGHAI
Tel.: +86 21 65 21 51 96 - Fax: +86 21 65 21 61 07
USA - Chauvin Arnoux Inc - d.b.a AEMC Instruments
200 Foxborough Blvd. - Foxborough - MA 02035
Tel.: (508) 698-2115 - Fax: (508) 698-2118
- "RANGE" key
Your multimeter has a range change function that is normally automatic but can be made
manual. After the quantity to be measured is chosen manually ("SEL" key), the default
mode is automatic range change: the "AUTO" message is then displayed.
Briefly press the "RANGE" key to change to manual mode: the "AUTO" message is
then replaced by "MANU".
Successive brief presses are used to reach the desired range.
Hold the "RANGE" key down for 2 seconds to return to the automatic range change
mode: the "MANU" message reverts to "AUTO".
"HOLD" key
In the "HOLD" mode, the device freezes the display of the last value measured.
Pressing the "HOLD" key briefly during a measurement freezes the display: the
message
is then displayed.
A second brief press on the "HOLD" key is used to return to the normal
measured value display refresh mode: the message
disappears from the
display unit.
"MAX MIN" key
The device records the maximum and minimum values of the measurements made. The
automatic range change does not change the range when this mode is entered; if the
maximum values exceed the display range (indicated by the "OL" message), the
appropriate higher range must be chosen manually before reactivating the "MAX MIN"
mode.
Successive brief presses on the "MAX MIN" key produce, in order, the following actions:
1st press: the device records and displays the maximum value
measured. The "AUTO" message is replaced by "MANU" and the "MAX" message is
displayed.
2nd press: the device records and displays the minimum value measured; the
"MAX" message is replaced by "MIN".
3rd press: the device records the maximum and minimum values measured
simultaneously; it is the value currently measured that is displayed; the "MAX" and
"MIN" messages blink simultaneously on the display unit.
Additional presses serve to display the values recorded one by one by
reproducing the actions of the previous successive presses.
Press the "MAX MIN" key for two seconds to exit from the mode: the "MANU", "MAX",
and "MIN" messages are replaced by "AUTO", indicating that the device once again
changes range automatically.
"Hz" (Hertz) key
When the switch is set to "VHz", a brief press on the "Hz" key displays the frequency of
the voltage being measured.
A 2nd press restores the display of the voltage being measured.
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1.3 The display unit
SCAN
Automatic search for the quantity to be measured
AUTO
Automatic range change
MANU
Manual range change
(Data Hold) Freezes the display
Continuity test function
APO
(Auto Power Off) automatic switching off activated
Diode test function
Display of the maximum and minimum values
DC measurement and display
AC measurement and display
Presence of hazardous voltage above 30V
Display of a negative value
Low battery indicator (battery must be replaced)
Hz
(Hertz) unit of frequency
(ohm, kilo-ohm, Megohm) unit of resistance
V
(Volt) unit of voltage
(milliFarad, nanoFarad, microFarad) units of capacitance
The "OL" message (OverLoad) indicates an overshoot of the measurement or display
capacity. A display of dashes indicates waiting for the determination and selection of the
quantity to be measured.
1.4 The leads and test probes
The multimeter is equipped with 2 leads (1 red and 1 black), each terminated by a test
probe of the same colour. The leads and test probes are not detachable (they are
permanently connected) and, when not in use, can be stowed in the compartments
provided for them on the right side of the device.
The tips of the test probes (once taken out of their compartments by pressing on them
with a finger), allow voltage, resistance, continuity, diode test, and capacitance
measurements.
The test probes have physical guards that show the operator where the hand grip part
ends, beyond which the fingers must not be placed.
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2. USE
2.1 Commissioning
Place the batteries supplied with the device as follows:
1. Using a cross-headed screwdriver, unscrew the screw of the compartment cover on
the back of the housing and open the cover.
2. Place the 2 batteries in their compartment, with the correct polarities.
3. Close the cover and screw it back to the housing.
2.2
Starting up and check of operation
We recommend performing this procedure at the time of commissioning and, if the device
is used only occasionally, each time it is used.
Hold the "HOLD" key down and switch the instrument on by turning the switch from
"OFF" to "Ω".
Keep the "HOLD" key pressed and check that the various symbols and segments
are correctly displayed (the 1st digit on the left may be a "6" or an "8").
Releasing the "HOLD" key restores the normal display for the function chosen.
If the device is set to the resistance measurement function ("Ω"), check that the
display indicates "A.P.O" (for auto power off), "SCAN" (for automatic search for the
quantity to be measured), dashes "---" (to indicate search in progress).
Withdraw the two leads from their compartment and establish a good contact between
the metallic parts of the two test probes; the value measured and displayed must
change from "---" to "0.0Ω" accompanied by the message "
" (the value displayed
may not be exactly zero, but must remain very close to zero).
The instrument is operational when the various states described above have been
checked and are correct. The rotary switch can then be set to the desired function or
to "OFF" to switch the instrument off.
2.3
Deactivating Auto Power Off
In order to extend the life of the batteries, the device switches itself off automatically
approximately 10 minutes after it is switched on if no key or change of function has been
activated.
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