Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Model DMM6500 6½-Digit Multimeter User's Manual
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Front-panel overview
- 3 Using a remote interface
- 4 Making basic front-panel measurements
- 5 Measuring DC voltage with high accuracy
- 6 Measuring 4-wire resistance with offset compensation
- 7 Scanning temperature at a set time interval
- 8 Grading and binning resistors
- 9 Measuring power using digitizing and TSP-Link
- 10 Troubleshooting FAQs
- About this section
- Where can I find updated drivers?
- Is there any software to help me get started?
- Why did my settings change?
- Why can't the DMM6500 read my USB flash drive?
- How do I upgrade the firmware?
- How do I change the command set?
- How do I save the present state of the instrument?
- How do I save what is displayed on the screen?
- What is the ethernet port number?
- 11 Next steps
- Contact information
Model DMM6500
6½ Digit Multimeter User's Manual Section 2: Front-
panel overview
DMM6500-900-01 Rev. B / August 2019 2-17
System menu
The menus under System in the main menu allow you to configure general instrument settings from
the DMM6500 front panel. Among these settings are the event log, communications, backlight, time,
and password settings, calibration, and system information.
The Event Log menu allows you to view and clear event log entries. You can also
adjust which events are displayed or logged.
The Communication menu opens a set of tabs that contain information about the
communications settings. Most of the tabs contain settings that you can change.
The Settings menu contains general instrument settings. It includes beeper and
key click, backlight brightness and timer, time and date, system access level,
password, and reading format settings.
The Calibration menu displays factory calibration information, including the last
adjustment date, the last calibration date, and the number of times the instrument
has been adjusted.
The Info/Manage menu gives you access to version and serial number information
and settings for instrument firmware and reset functions.










