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

1 Introduction
Your Multimeter in Brief
26 U1231A/U1232A/U1233A User’s Guide
Measurement units
The available signs and notations for each measurement
function in your multimeter are described in Table 1- 8. The
units listed below are applicable to the primary display
measurements of your multimeter.
Battery capacity indication page 5
Overload (the reading exceeds the display
range)
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Table 1 - 8 Measurement units display
Sign/Notation Description
M Mega 1E+06 (1000000)
k kilo 1E+03 (1000)
n nano 1E–09 (0.000000001)
μ micro 1E–06 (0.000001)
m milli 1E–03 (0.001)
mV, V Voltage units for voltage measurement
A, μA Ampere units for current measurement
nF, μF, mF Farad units for capacitance measurement
Ω, kΩ, MΩ Ohm units for resistance measurement
MHz, kHz, Hz Hertz units for frequency measurement
°C Degree Celsius, unit for temperature measurement
°F Degree Fahrenheit, unit for temperature measurement
Table 1 - 7 General annunciators (continued)
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