Instructions
8845A/8846A 
Users Manual 
3-22 
Removing the Power-up Configuration 
To remove the Meter’s stored power-up configuration: 
1.  Press M. 
2.  Press the STORE CONFIG softkey. 
3.  Press the REMOVE POWER-UP softkey. 
After removing the power-up configuration, power the Meter down and back up using the 
rear-panel power switch to restore factory default settings. 
Recalling a Meter Configuration 
To recall a configuration from internal memory: 
1.  Press M. 
2.  Press the RECALL CONFIG soft key. 
3.  Press the RECALL INT MEM soft key. 
4.  Press the soft key labeled with the memory location (CONFIGA through 
CONFIGE). 
To recall a configuration from external memory (8846A Only): 
1.  Press M. 
2.  Press the RECALL CONFIG soft key. 
3.  Press the RECALL USB soft key. 
The Meter labels the first four soft keys with the first four memory locations 
CONFIG01 through CONFIG04. The fifth soft key is labeled MORE to allow 
access to all 100 memory locations. 
4.  To recall the Meter configuration from one of the first four memory locations, press 
the appropriately labeled soft key. If you want a memory location other than the first 
four locations, press the MORE soft key. 
The display indicates the last memory location containing a Meter configuration. If 
all configuration memory locations are filled, the Meter will always indicate memory 
location 10. 
5.  To select the memory location, press either <-- or --> to select a specific digit. 
With the digit selected, press the soft key labeled -- to decrement the digit or 
++ to 
increment the digit. 
6.  Once the chosen memory location is set, press the ENTER soft key to recall that 
Meter configuration. 
Note 
Incompatible configurations (from incompatible configuration versions) 
will not be loaded, but will generate error +229 "Incompatible 
measurement configuration not loaded". 
Managing Memory 
The Meter provides a method of clearing internal memory and displaying the status of 
external memory (8846A Only). Per Department of Defense requirements, the Meter 
allows the erasure of Meter configuration and data files from external USB memory 
modules. Other files are not erased from the modules. 










