User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Safety Features and Precautions
- 2 Operating Overview – Connections, Keys, Rotary Switch, Symbols
- 3 Initial Start-Up
- 4 Control Functions
- 5 Measurements
- 5.1 Voltage Measurement
- 5.1.1 Direct and Pulsating Voltage Measurement, V DC and V (DC+AC)
- 5.1.2 Alternating Voltage Measurement with 1 MW Load Resistance and Frequency Measurement with Selectable Low-Pass Filter (METRA HIT AM X-TRA / AM TECH / AM PRO / Outdoor / SECULIFE HITam/md only)
- 5.1.3 Alternating Voltage and Frequency Measurement V AC and Hz with Selectable Low-Pass Filter (METRA HIT AM X-TRA / AM TECH / AM PRO / Outdoor / SECULIFE HITam/md only)
- 5.1.4 Frequency and Duty Cycle Measurements (METRA HIT AM XTRA / Outdoor / SECULIFE HITam/md only)
- 5.2 Resistance Measurement, W
- 5.3 Continuity Test
- 5.4 Diode Testing with a Constant Current of 1 mA
- 5.5 Temperature Measurement
- 5.6 Capacitance Measurement (METRA HIT AM XTRA / Outdoor / SECULIFE HITam/md and METRA HIT AM TECH only)
- 5.7 Current Measurement
- 5.7.1 Direct and Pulsating Current Measurement, Direct Connection, A DC and A (DC+AC) (METRA HIT AM X-TRA / AM TECH / AM PRO / Outdoor / SECULIFE HITam/md only)
- 5.7.2 Alternating Current and Frequency Measurement, Direct Connection, A AC and Hz (METRA HIT AM X-TRA / AM TECH / AM PRO / Outdoor / SECULIFE HITam/md only)
- 5.7.3 Direct and Pulsating Current Measurement with Current Sensor Clamp, A DC and A (DC+AC)
- 5.7.4 Alternating Current Measurement with Current Sensor Clamp A AC and Hz
- 5.7.5 Direct, Pulsating and Current Measurement with Current Transformer Clamp A DC, A (DC+AC), A AC and Hz (not METRA HIT AM BASE)
- 5.1 Voltage Measurement
- 6 Device and Measuring Parameters
- 7 Interface Operation (METRA HIT AM XTRA / Outdoor / SECULIFE HITam/md only)
- 8 Technical Data
- 9 Maintenance and Calibration
- 10 Accessories
- 11 Index
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Operating Overview – Connections, Keys, Rotary Switch, Symbols
Symbols Used in the Digital Display 1 Battery level indicator
2 ON: continuous operation (automatic shutdown deactivated)
3 MAN: manual measuring range selection is active
4 Digital display with decimal point and polarity display
5 max/min: Min/Max value storage
6 DATA: display memory, “freeze” measured value
7 STORE: memory mode active, with METRAHIT AM XTRA / O
UTDOOR and
SECULIFEHIT
AM/MD only
8 ISO: no function here
9 Transformation factor (current clip factor)
10 IR: infrared interface display, with METRAHIT AM XTRA / O
UTDOOR and
SECULIFEHITAM/MD only
11 Scale for analog display
12 Pointer for analog display (bar graph – pointer)
depending upon setting in SET menu for the A.diSP parameter
Triangle appears: indicates overranging
13 Diode measurement selected
14 Selected type of current
15 TRMS measurement
16 Pt100(0): selected platinum resistance thermometer with
automatic recognition of Pt100/Pt1000, with METRAHIT AM XTRA /
O
UTDOOR and SECULIFEHITAM/MD only
17 Type K: temperature measurement with type K (NiCr-Ni) thermocouple
18 sec (seconds): unit of time
19 REL: relative measurement with reference to offset
20 Unit of measure
21 ZERO: zero balancing active
22 Warning regarding dangerous voltage: U > 55 V AC or U > 70 V DC
23 Continuity test with acoustic signal is active
24 h (hours): unit of time
1 2910
12
14
15
15
16
20 17
22
23
765
1921
8
3
12
18
24
4
Battery full
Battery OK
Battery weak
Battery (almost) dead, U < 2.0 V
METRAHIT AM XTRA / OUTDOOR and SECULIFEHITAM/MD:
Active data transmission to / from multimeter
IR interface in stand-by mode
(ready to receive starting commands)
Battery level indicator
Interface indicator