User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Agilent U1231A, U1232A, and U1233A Handheld Digital Multimeter
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Introduction
- Making Measurements
- Multimeter Features
- Multimeter Setup Options
- Using the Setup Menu
- Setup Menu Summary
- Setup Menu Items
- Changing the variation count
- Enabling and changing the Smooth refresh rate
- Enabling and changing the voltage alert level
- Changing the beep frequency
- Changing the auto power-off (APO) timeout
- Changing the LCD backlight timeout
- Adjusting the LCD backlight intensity
- Enabling the LED flashlight timeout
- Adjusting the LED flashlight intensity
- Changing the minimum measurable frequency
- Changing the continuity test alerts
- Changing the power-on greeting tone
- Resetting the Setup items
- Changing the scale conversion value
- Enable the AC/DC mV measurement
- Enable open continuity test by default
- Changing the temperature unit
- Characteristics and Specifications
U1231A/U1232A/U1233A User’s Guide XV
List of Figures
Figure 1-1 Installing the batteries 4
Figure 1-2 Powering on the multimeter 6
Figure 1-3 Tilt-stand adjustment and IR-USB cable connection 11
Figure 1-4 Agilent GUI Data Logger Software 12
Figure 1-5 Width dimension 15
Figure 1-6 Height and depth dimensions 16
Figure 1-7 Front panel 17
Figure 1-8 Rear panel 18
Figure 2-1 AC voltage display 32
Figure 2-2 Measuring AC voltage 33
Figure 2-3 DC voltage display 34
Figure 2-4 Measuring DC voltage 35
Figure 2-5 VZ
LOW
voltage display 36
Figure 2-6 Measuring VZ
LOW
voltage 37
Figure 2-7 VZ
LOW
auto identification flow 38
Figure 2-8 Resistance display 39
Figure 2-9 Measuring resistance 40
Figure 2-10 Continuity test flow 42
Figure 2-11 Testing for continuity 44
Figure 2-12 Diode display 45
Figure 2-13 Open diode display 46
Figure 2-14 Testing forward bias diode 47
Figure 2-15 Testing reverse bias diode 48
Figure 2-16 Capacitance display 49
Figure 2-17 Measuring capacitance 50
Figure 2-18 Temperature display 52
Figure 2-19 Measuring the surface temperature 53
Figure 2-20 Using the Auxillary Temperature measurement function
(Only applicable for the U1231A and U1232A
models) 54
Figure 2-21 Temperature measurement without ambient
compensation 56
Figure 2-22 DC current display 58
Figure 2-23 AC current display 58
Figure 2-24 Measuring DC/AC current (up to A) 59