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

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U1231A/U1232A/U1233A Handheld Digital Multimeter
User’s Guide
Agilent Technologies
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Introduction
About This Manual 2
Documentation map 2
Safety notes 2
Preparing Your Multimeter 3
Checking the shipment 3
Installing the batteries 3
Turning on your multimeter 6
Automatic Power-Off (APO) 6
Enabling the backlight 7
Enabling the flashlight 7
Selecting the range 9
Alerts and warnings during measurement 10
Adjusting the tilt stand 11
Connecting the IR-USB cable 11
Power-on options 13
Your Multimeter in Brief 15
Dimensions 15
Overview 17
Rotary switch 19
Keypad 22
Display screen 24
Input terminals 28
Cleaning Your Multimeter 30
This chapter teaches you how to set up your multimeter for
the first time. An introduction to all the features of the
multimeter is also given.