User Manual

True-rms Multimeters
Power-Up Options
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3. To exit Manual Range, press  for 1 second or turn the
rotary switch.
The Product returns to Autorange and Auto Range shows.
Power-Up Options
Table 7 shows the Power-Up Options. To select a Power-Up
Option, hold down the button indicated while turning the Product
from OFF to any switch position.
Power-Up Options are cancelled when the Product is turned OFF.
Table 7. Power-Up Options
Button Power-Up Options
AutoHOLD

 switch position turns on all LCD segments.
 switch position displays the software version
number.
 switch position displays the model number.

Disables beeper. ()

Enables "Smoothing" mode. ()
Dampens display fluctuations of rapidly changing
inputs by digital filtering.

(Yellow button) Disables automatic power-down
(Sleep mode). ()
Sleep mode is also disabled while the Product is in
a MIN MAX AVG Recording mode, or the
AutoHOLD mode.

Disables automatic 2-minute backlight timeout.
() (177 and 179 Only)
Basic Measurements
The figures on the following pages show how to make basic
measurements.