To Use Reading Hold - Agilent Technologies 34401A User Manual

Chapter 2 Front-Panel Menu Operation

To Use Reading Hold

To Use Reading Hold
The reading hold feature allows you to capture and hold a stable
reading on the display. When a stable reading is detected, the
multimeter emits a beep and holds the value on the display.
Toggles between auto trigger
and reading hold.
Reading hold has an adjustable sensitivity band to allow you to
select which readings are considered stable enough to be displayed.
The band is expressed as a percent of reading on the selected range.
The multimeter will capture and display a new value only after three
consecutive readings are within the band.
The default band is 0.10% of reading. After enabling reading hold,
you can choose a different band by pressing
(Menu Recall). This takes you to the "
the (only if reading hold is enabled).
TRIG MENU
Go down to the "parameter" level, and then select a value:
0.01%, 0.10%, 1.00%, or 10.00% of reading.
The sensitivity band is stored in volatile memory; the multimeter
sets the band to 0.10% of reading when power has been off or after a
remote interface reset.
To adjust the reading hold sensitivity band,
use the TRIG menu.
Hold annunciator is on when
reading hold is enabled.
Shift >
" command in
READ HOLD
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