Measuring Ac Voltage; Figure 2-1 Ac Voltage Display; Table 2-1 Rotary Switch Positions Allowing Ac Voltage - Agilent Technologies u1273a User Manual

2 Making Measurements

Measuring AC Voltage

Measuring AC Voltage

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Set up your multimeter to measure AC voltage as shown in
Figure 2- 2. Probe the test points, and read the display.
Table 2-1 Rotary switch positions allowing AC voltage measurements
Legend Default function
AC V
AC mV
DC V
DC mV
AC voltage measurements measured with this multimeter are returned as
true RMS (root mean square) readings. These readings are accurate for
sinusoidal waves and other waveforms with no DC offset, such as square
waves, triangle waves, and staircase waves.

Figure 2-1 AC voltage display

is pressed
Function when
AC V with LPF
AC mV with LPF
Cycles between
• AC V,
• AC+DC V, or
• DC V
Cycles between
• AC mV,
• AC+DC mV, or
• DC mV
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