Instructions

Model DMM6500
6½ Digit Multimeter User's Manual Section 4: Making basic front-
panel measurements
DMM6500-900-01 Rev. B / August 2019 4-3
To change the measure settings:
1. Press the MENU key.
2. Under Measure, select Settings.
3. Select Display Digits.
4. Select 3.5 Digits.
5. Press the HOME key. The measurement now shows 3½ digits.
To make a single measurement:
1. Press the front-panel TRIGGER key for a few seconds.
2. Select Manual Trigger Mode.
3. Press the TRIGGER key to initiate a single reading using the selected measure function.
Figure 30: Basic measurement test results
View measurement data
You can view data from the reading buffers through the front panel using the Reading Table. The
Reading Table displays the following information:
• Index: The sequential number of the reading.
• Time: The data and time of the reading.
• Reading: The data that was measured.
• Extra: Only displayed for buffers that are set to Full. The extra value that is stored with a reading,
such as the ratio component of a DCV ratio measurement.
• Terminal: The terminals (Front or Rear) that were used to make the readings. When using Rear
terminals with a switch card installed and you close a channel on that switch card, the Terminal is
listed as Rear with the channel number of the closed channels in parenthesis. For example, if you
close channel 3, Terminal displays Rear (3).