User manual

MA160‐en‐GB_V1.010/15

Non‐ContactVoltageDetector

WARNING:Itispossibleforvoltagetobepresentinacircuitevenifthemeterdoesnot

beeporflashtheNCVLEDlamp.AlwaysverifymeteroperationonaknownliveACcurrent

circuitandverifythatthebatteriesarefreshbeforeuse.

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WhenthemetersensesanACVoltageorelectromagneticfield>100VAC,thefollowingoccurs:

 TheaudiblebeepersoundsONandOFF

 TheLEDlampflashesONandOFF

 Thedisplayshows1,2,3,or4dashes

Thegreatertheelectricalfieldstrength,thefastertherate

oftheaudiblebeeper,theflashingof

theLEDlamp,andthenumberofdashesdisplayed.Ifthemeterdoesnotemitatoneorflash

theLEDinthismode,thereisstillthepossibilitythatvoltageispresent;pleaseusecaution.

1. Turnthefunctionswitchtothe

NCVpositiontoselectNon‐ContactVoltageDetect mode.

2. NotethatEFisdisplayedwheninthismode.IftheEFdoesnotdisplaywhenthefunction

switchisturnedtotheNCVposition,checkthebatteriesanddonotusethemeteruntilEF

isdisplayed.

3. To

test,placethemeternearasourceofelectricalenergy.Notethatthetipofthemeter

offersthehighestsensitivity.

4. Notetheaudiblebeeping,theflashingLED,andthedisplayeddasheswhena sourceof

electricalenergyisdetected.

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Fig4‐4NON‐CONTACTVOLTAGEDETECTOR