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

Introduction 1
Your Multimeter in Brief
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Freezes and stores the present reading in the
display ( mode).
• In Trig Hold-Log mode, press to
manually trigger the holding of the next
measured value.
• Press for more than 1 second to exit
this mode.
Automatically freezes the present reading
once the reading is stable ( mode)
• In Auto Hold-Log mode, the reading is
updated automatically once the reading is
stable and the count setting is exceeded.
• Press for more than 1 second to exit
this mode.
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Turns the LCD backlight on for 15 seconds
(default) or off.
Turns the LED flashlight on or off.
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Switches between the regular and shifted
measurement function (icon printed in
orange on the rotary switch function — if
available). Press again to switch back
to the regular measurement function.
For U1233A only: Enables the non-contact
voltage presence indicator. Press for
more than 1 second to exit this mode.
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Table 1 - 6 Keypad functions (continued)
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