User`s guide

2 Making Measurements
Making dB Measurements
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Figure 2-11 dBV display
Press for more than 1 second to exit the dBV function.
Table 2- 6 Rotary switch positions allowing dBV measurements
Legend Default function Function when is pressed
AC V AC V with LPF
AC mV AC mV with LPF
DC V
Cycles between
AC V,
AC+DC V, or
DC V
DC mV
Cycles between
AC mV,
AC+DC mV, or
DC mV
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A dBV measurement uses a 1 volt reference voltage to compare the
present measurement against a stored relative value. The difference
between the two AC signals is displayed as a dBV value. The reference
impedance setting is not part of a dBV measurement.
Exit
Dual