Full Product Manual
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(8). Trouble shooting 
  Symptoms Possible Causes  Remedies 
No batteries.  Set the batteries. 
Faulty battery polarity  Install batteries in correct polarity. 
Insufficient capacity of battery  Replace the batteries. 
Poor contact of battery contacts  Replace the battery contacts. 
A break in a battery harness  Make a continuity test of test lead. If there 
is no continuity, replace the battery harness. 
The instrument cannot be 
buttoned on. 
Defect of circuit component  Defect of PCB; when current consumption 
is about 100mA or more at 6V of battery 
voltage. Replace the PCB. 
Insufficient capacity of battery  Replace the battery if the indication is faint  
or “BATT” mark is displayed on the LCD. 
Poor contact of rubber contactor.  Clean the tracks on PCB and LCD where 
rubber contactor contacts with. 
Indication error 
(chip of segment, 
arithmetic 
point, unit and so on) 
Defect of circuit component  Check above points first. If there is no 
problem, replace the PCB and do 
re-adjustment. 
Insufficient capacity of battery  Replace the battery when “BATT” mark is 
displayed on the LCD. 
Data hold function is being run.  Data hold function is being activated if “H” 
mark is displayed on the LCD. Press the 
“DATA HOLD” button and release it. 
F.SW is in the wrong position.  In case that “” isn’t displayed on the LCD 
as a unit, press A/ button several times and 
select the Ohm measurement function. 
A break in jaw wiring  Make a continuity test of jaw wiring. If 
there is no continuity, replace the jaw and do 
re-adjustment. 
Incapable measurement of 
resistance 
Defect of circuit component  Check above points first. If there is no 
problem, replace the PCB, and do 
re-adjustment. 
Insufficient capacity of battery  Replace the battery if “BATT” mark is 
displayed on the LCD. 
Data hold function is being run.  Data hold function is being activated if “H” 
mark is displayed on the LCD. Press the 
“DATA HOLD” button and release it. 
Wrong function is selected.  In case that “mA A” isn’t displayed on the 
LCD as a unit, press A/ button several 
times and select the ACA measurement 
function. 
A break in jaw wiring  Make a continuity test of jaw wiring. If there 
is no continuity, replace the jaw and do 
re-adjustment. 
Incapable measurement of 
current 
Defect of circuit component  Check above points first. If there is no 
problem, replace the PCB, and do 
re-adjustment. 
Form number TM61920  Rev 4 July 2008 










