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
Freezing the Display (Trig Hold-Log and Auto Hold-Log)
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Figure 3-6 Auto Hold-Log display
Press and hold for more than 1 second to exit this
mode.
Changing the default Auto Hold-Log variation count
1 Press and hold while powering on the multimeter to
enter the Setup menu.
2 Ensure that the annunciator is shown on the
display.
3 Press or to edit the variation count value shown
on the display.
4 Press to save the changes. Press and hold until
the multimeter restarts.
NOTE
• The Auto Hold-Log operation monitors the input signal and updates the
display and, if enabled, emits a beep whenever a new stable
measurement is detected. The multimeter is ready to update the
display once the variation of the reading exceed the setting of the
variation count.
• The annunciator will flash while attempting to acquire a stable
reading.
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If the reading value is unable to reach a stable state (when exceeding the
preset variation), the reading value will not be updated.