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

2 Making Measurements
Measuring DC Voltage
34 U1231A/U1232A/U1233A User’s Guide
Measuring DC Voltage
Set up your multimeter to measure DC voltage as shown in
Figure 2- 4. Probe the test points and read the display.
Figure 2-3 DC voltage display
Measuring AC/DC mV
You can choose to set the multimeter to measure AC or DC
mV at the rotary positions shown below.
• U1233A:
• U1232A:
• U1231A:
Use the Setup menu to enable AC/DC mV measurements. See
“Enable the AC/DC mV measurement” on page 98 to learn
more.
NOTE
This multimeter displays DC voltage values as well as their polarity.
Negative DC voltages will return a negative sign on the left of the display.
AUX
AUX
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