Operation
MODE BUTTON
Used to select AC or DC voltage, Frequency or Duty Cycle, Ohms, Diode Test,
Continuity or Capacitance, and °F or °C.
MAX/MIN Button
1. Momentarily press the MAX/MIN button to activate the MAX/MIN mode. "MAX"
will appear on the LCD display and the meter will display and hold the highest
reading. The meter will update the reading when a higher "max" occurs.
2. Momentarily press the MAX/MIN button again to view the lowest reading.
"MIN" will appear on the LCD display and the meter will display and hold the
lowest reading. The meter will update the reading when a lower "min" occurs.
3. Press and hold the MAX/MIN button to end MAX/MIN and return to normal
operation.
NOTE: MAX/MIN does not work on Frequency, Duty Cycle, Diode Test, Continuity
and Capacitance.
FLASHLIGHT / Bluetooth
Button
®
Momentarily press the
button to turn the flashlight on and off.
Bluetooth
technology allows readings to be displayed and stored on mobile
®
devices. To activate Bluetooth
function, press and hold the
®
" " symbol appears on the LCD display. Bluetooth
connected to a mobile device in order to conserve battery power. To turn off
Bluetooth
function, press and hold the
®
longer appears on the display.
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button until the
should be disabled when not
®
button until the " " symbol no
7
Operation cont.
HOLD/Backlight button
To freeze the reading on the display, momentarily press the HOLD
will appear on the LCD display while the reading is being held. Momentarily press
the HOLD
button again to return to normal operation.
The backlight illuminates the LCD display when the ambient light is too low to view
the displayed readings. To turn on, press the HOLD
on. To turn off, press the HOLD
button until the backlight turns off.
Auto Power Off
To conserve battery power, the meter automatically turns off after approximately
15 minutes. To disable Auto Power Off, set the rotary function switch to the Off
position. Press and hold the MODE button while setting the rotary
function switch to the desired function.
Release the MODE button when the
display. Auto Power Off can be restored by turning the meter off. As soon as the
meter is turned back on, the
symbol will reappear indicating Auto Power
Off is active.
AC/DC Voltage Measurements
WARNING:
Observe all safety precautions
when working on live voltages.
1. Set the rotary function switch
to the
position.
2. Press the MODE button to select
AC or DC voltage. The AC "~" or
DC "
" symbol will appear on
the LCD display.
3. Insert the black test lead into
the COM input jack and the red
test lead into the V input jack.
4. Touch the test lead probes to the circuit under test.
If measuring DC voltage, touch the red test lead to the
positive side of the circuit and the black test lead to the
negative side of the circuit.
5. Read the voltage on the LCD display.
button. "HOLD"
button until the backlight turns
symbol no longer appears on the LCD
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AUTO HOLD MAX MIN REL LOZ
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