Measuring Dc Voltage; Both Ac And Dc Voltage Measurements - Fluke 87 Series IV User Manual

Model 87 & 89 Series IV
Users Manual
dB is calculated with the following formula:
dB 20
For dBm, Vr is the voltage across the reference
resistance at 1 mW. For example, Vr would be
0.7746 V with a 600
For dBV, the reference voltage (Vr) is 1 V.
3-4
Vx
* log
10
Vr
reference resistance.

Measuring DC Voltage

Set up the meter for dc voltage measurement as shown in
Figure 3-4. All pushbutton features are available for a
standard dc volts reading.

Both AC and DC Voltage Measurements

When a dc volts function is selected, the meter can
display ac and dc components of a signal separately or
the combined ac + dc (rms) value.
To select separate ac and dc signal components:
Press once to display ac voltage in the primary
display and dc voltage in the secondary display (ac
over dc).
Press a second time to reverse the displays (dc
over ac).
Press a third time to display the ac + dc rms value
in the primary display. (FAST MN MX is unavailable in
this state.)
Press a fourth time to return to the normal dc volts
display.
Figure 3-3 shows some typical displays.