Instructions
UM-0085-B09  DT80 Range User Manual  Page 44 
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Channel Option Table 
Category 
Channel 
Option 
Mutual  
Excl 
Function 
Range of 
Option (n) 
Comment 
Input 
Termination 
(DT80/ 
81 Series 
1 only) 
T 
Terminate +, – inputs with 1MΩ 
to AGND terminal 
Provides input bias current path to ground to 
prevent inputs "floating" – particularly when 
independent (differential) inputs are used. 
Not required on DT80 Series 2 or DT85 as a 
ground path is always present. 
U
default 
Unterminate +, – inputs   
Input 
Attenuators 
A
Enable1 ÷10 (1 ÷16 Series 4) 
input attenuators 
Attenuators default ON for HV, AS channel 
types, OFF for other types. 
NA 
default 
Disable input attenuators   
Resistance and 
Bridge 
2W 
2-wire measurement   
Specifies the number of wires run between 
the DT80 and the resistance or bridge. More 
wires generally mean better accuracy. 
3W default 
3-wire measurement 
4W 
4-wire measurement 
Gain lock 
(none) 
default 
Auto-range over 3 gain ranges   
Selects between 3V, 300mV, 30mV ranges if 
input attenuators disabled 
Selects between 30V, 3V, 300mV ranges if 
input attenuators enabled 
GL50V 
Lock channel gain for 
±50V input signal range (Series 
4 only) 
  Valid only if input attenuators are enabled 
GL30V 
Lock channel gain for 
±30V input signal range 
  Valid only if input attenuators are enabled 
GL3V 
Lock channel gain for 
±3V input signal range 
GL300MV 
Lock channel gain for ±300mV 
input signal range 
GL30MV 
Lock channel gain for ±30mV 
input signal range 
  Valid only if input attenuators are disabled 
Excitation 
I 
Supply 200µA current excitation 
on * terminal 
Precision current source. Low excitation 
current minimises self-heating in resistive 
temperature sensors and allows high 
resistances to be measured. 
II 
Supply 2.5mA current excitation 
on * terminal 
Precision current source. Higher excitation 
current allows more accurate measurement 
of low resistances (< 700Ω). 
III 
Supply 2µA current excitation on 
* terminal 
Precision current source. Low excitation 
current minimises self-heating in resistive 
temperature sensors and allows high 
resistances measurements. 
V 
Supply approx. 4.5V voltage 
excitation on * terminal 
  Voltage source is not regulated 
E 
Connect external excitation 
source (EXT * terminal) to 
channel's * terminal 
N 
default 
No excitation by DT80 (assumes 
externally applied excitation) 
Excite terminal (*) may be used as a shared-
terminal input channel 
Channel Factor 
value 
Linearise/scale the measured 
value 
depends on 
chan type 
A scale factor or other parameter specific to 
channel type (see the channel factor column 
in Table 3: DT80 Channel Types(P37)) 
Reference Offset
2V 
Measure relative to 2.5V rather 
than 0V 
Used with F channel type to set threshold to 
+2.5V (suitable for TTL level input signals) 
rather than the default of 0V. 
Extra Samples 
ESn 
default = 0 
Perform n additional samples 
and average them 
0 to 30000 
Can reduce noise. Total measurement time is 
n+1 mains periods. Analog channel types 
only. 
Measurement 
Delay 
MDn 
default = 10 
After selecting channel, delay for 
n ms before starting 
measurement 
0 to 30000 
Specifies the settling time required before a 
sensor can be measured. Default is 350ms 
for 
FW
 channel. Analog channel types only. 
Low Threshold 
LT 
Set low input voltage thresholds 
for high speed counters 
Valid for 
1HSC
, 
2HSC
 (DT80/81/85) and 
1PE
 (not DT81) channels. 










