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VoltageMeasurements
WARNING:
RemovethetestleadprobecoversforCATII1000Vinstallations.Usethetestleadprobecovers
forCATIII600Vinstallations.
Donotmeasurevoltagesgreaterthan600VACor1000VDC.
CAUTION:Whenconnectingthetestleadstothecircuitordeviceundertest,connectthe
blackleadbeforethered;whenremovingthetestleads,removetheredbeforetheblacklead.
Disconnectprobesandcircuitundertestafterallmeasurementsarecompleted.
ACVoltageMeasurements
1. Inserttheblacktestleadbananaplugintothenegative(COM)jackandtheredtestlead
bananaplugintothepositive(V/)jack.
2. Turnthefunctionswitchtothe
position.UsetheMbuttontoselectAC.
3. ReadtheWarningandCautionstatementsabovetodeterminewhetherornottousethe
testleadprobecovers.
4. Touchthetestprobetipstothecircuitundertest.
5. Readthedigitalvalueshownonthedisplay.Themeter
isAutoRangingandtherefore
selectstheproperdecimalpointposition.Themeteralsodisplaysthemeasurement
type,unitsymbols,andotherrelevantmultifunctionicons.
6. ThemeteriscapableofdetectingACvoltagesto600V.
Fig41ACVOLTAGEMEASUREMENTS