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

Multimeter Features 3
Capturing Maximum and Minimum Values (MaxMin)
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Figure 3-4 MaxMin display
This mode is useful for capturing intermittent readings,
recording minimum and maximum readings unattended, or
recording readings while equipment operation keeps you
from observing the multimeter display.
The true average value displayed is the arithmetic mean of
all readings taken since the start of recording. The average
reading is useful for smoothing out unstable inputs,
calculating power consumption, or estimating the percentage
of time a circuit is active.
NOTE
• Changing the range manually will also restart the recording session.
• If an overload is recorded, the averaging function will be stopped. is
shown in place of the average value.
• The APO (auto power-off) function is disabled when MaxMin is
enabled.