User Manual
EX36x‐en‐GB_V1.61/17
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LoZVoltageMeasurements
WhenthefunctionswitchisturnedtotheLoZ position,themeterincorporatesan
automaticvoltagedetectioncircuittoautomaticallydeterminevoltageACorDCandalowZ
(impedance)circuit*thateliminatesghostvoltagecomplications.RefertotheVoltage
MeasurementssectionearlierinthisguideforSafetyinformationandconnectiondiagrams.
*TheLoZimpedanceisapprox.3kΩincreasingtoover100kΩwhenmeasuring1000V.
1. Inserttheblacktestleadbananaplugintothenegative(COM)jack
andtheredtestlead
bananaplugintothepositive(V/Ω)jack.
2. MovetheFunctionSwitchtotheLoZ
position.
3. Touchthetestprobetipstothecircuitundertest.Besuretoobservethecorrectpolarity
(redleadtopositive,blackleadtonegative).
4. ThemeterdefaultstotheAutoRangemode(AutodisplayedonLCD).Manualrange
cannotbeusedinthismode.
5. Read
thedigitalvalueandthebargraphrepresentationofthemeasurementinthe
display.Thedisplaywillalsoindicatetheproperdecimalpointandmeasurement
type/unitssymbols.Ifthepolarityisreversed,thedisplaywillshow(‐)minusbeforethe
value.
6. ThemeteriscapableofdetectingAC/DC
voltagesto1000V.
7. Notethevoltagealertsymbol whenvoltageispresent.
PEAKMAX‐MINHOLDMode(AConly)
InthePEAKHOLDmodethemeterrecordsMAXandMIN measurementvalues.Whenthe
measurementexceedsarecordedMAXorMINvalue,themeterreplacestheexistingvalue
withthenewervalue.
1. PressandholdthePEAKbuttonforatleasttwoseconds.PEAKMAXMINwillbedisplayed
andthemeterwillbeginrecordingMAXandMINvalues.
2. AshortpressofthePEAKbuttonwillshowtheMAXrecordedreading.
3. AnothershortpressofthePEAKbuttonwillshowtheMINrecordedreading.
4. PressthePEAKbuttonagaintoviewrealtimereadingswhile
MAXMINrecording
continuesinthebackground.
5. TopauseMAXMINrecording,presstheHbutton.ThedisplaywillfreezeandtheHOLD
iconwillappear.PressHagaintoreturntorealtimereadings(withMAXMINrecording
continuinginthebackground)
6. ToexitthePEAKHOLDMAX
MINmode,pressandholdthePEAKbuttonfor>2seconds.
ThemeterwillreturntonormaloperationandthePEAKMAXMINiconswillswitchOFF.