Description; Liquid Crystal Display; Control Buttons - Chauvin Arnoux C.A 5230 G Notice De Fonctionnement

2 - DESCRIPTION

(See drawing in 13 - APPENDIX)
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LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY

4000 measurement counts (height of digits 12 mm)
Rate: 2 measurements / second
Bargraph with 42 segments / Rate: 20 measurements / second
NB: the bargraph is not operational on frequency and capacitance
measurements
Automatic display of all the symbols for commands, ranges and
functions
Use battery indication:
Low battery indication:
- the 4 on the left flashes
- bargraph totally lit plus arrow
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CONTROL BUTTONS

... — /~ and Ω Ω Ω Ω Ω /
To change from AC (~) to DC (... — ) and reverse, on ammeter function.
To change from continuity test
and inverse, on ohmmeter function.
NB: Automatic selection of AC and
HOLD and ZÉRO
To freeze the display on the last measurement (HOLD)
On capacitancemeter function
Permanent operation: possibility of suppressing auto off, by pressing
this button without releasing before operating the switch from the OFF
position. The return to the OFF position cancels permanent operation.
MIN - MAX
To successively display the min or max values. The instrument then
changes to manual range selection. HOLD is also displayed. Min
acquisition time 500 ms.
NB: Press the HOLD button to read the min or max value before
disconnecting the instrument.
RANGE
Range selection: to change from automatic mode to manual mode,
by prolonged press on this button.
NB: - automatic mode is selected when the instrument is switched on.
- this button also selects the sensitivity for the Hz frequencymeter
function
To switch on and off the display backlighting.
NB: Auto off after 1 minute.
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+ -
to resistance measurement Ω
when switched on.
, zero reset by press without releasing