Keysight U1211A Quick Start Manual
Keysight U1211A Quick Start Manual

Keysight U1211A Quick Start Manual

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U1212A, and U1213A
Clamp Meter
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  • Page 1 Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Clamp Meter Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 2: Safety Notices

    Do not proceed beyond a WARNING notice until the indicated conditions are fully understood and met. For further safety information details, refer to the Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Clamp Meter User’s Guide. Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Replacing the Battery ....26 Regulatory Markings ....28 Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 4 THIS PAGE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK. Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 5 If any item is missing or damaged, contact your nearest Keysight Sales Office. For more detailed information, please refer to the Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Clamp Meter User’s and Service Guide on Keysight Website: www.keysight.com/find/handheld-tools Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 6: Knowing Your Clamp Meter

    Knowing Your Clamp Meter markings Clamp jaw Hand guard Hold/ Max Min button Handle Rotary switch Front panel Annunciator Function buttons Black input Red input terminal terminal Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 7: Functions And Features

    – Press Hold/Max Min again – Toggle between maximum, average, and minimum Toggle measurement type Press Shift/Peak Toggle peak hold test Press Shift/Peak > 1 second Press Hz/ Enable frequency or duty cycle secondary display Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 8 > 1 second Offset measured value Press ΔNull Change measuring range manually Press Range/Auto Turn on auto range Press Range/Auto > 1 second [a] Duty cycle % function is only available for U1213A. Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 9: Annunciator Display

    AVG: average reading Direct current or voltage Alternating current or voltage Capacitor measurement unit Audible continuity indicator Current measurement unit Low battery indicator when battery voltage drops below 6.0 V Voltage measurement unit Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 10 Duty cycle (for U1213A only) Frequency measurement unit Secondary display (for frequency and duty cycle measurement and temperature unit) Analog bar-graph with scale indicator Auto power off enabled Negative polarity Primary display Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 11: Input Terminals

    AC current 1000 A Clamp jaw DC current AC voltage CAT III 1000 V CAT IV 600 V DC voltage Resistance 1000 V Capacitance short circuit < Diode 0.3 A Temperature Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 12 Voltage, resistance, diode, Common terminal for capacitance, and all measurements temperature measurements [a] DC current measurement is only available for U1212A and U1213A. [b] Temperature function is only available for U1212A and U1213A. Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 13: Performing Current Measurement

    3 Press the handle to open the clamp jaw. 4 Clamp around a conductor and ensure that the conductor fits the markings on the jaw. 5 Read the display. Press Hz to view the frequency indication on the secondary display. Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 14 Conductor Read Press Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 15 Ensure that the clamp meter measures only one CAUTION conductor at a time. Measuring multiple conductors may cause inaccuracy in measurement reading due to vector sum of currents flowing in the conductors. Current Current flow flow Incorrect Correct Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 16: Performing Voltage Measurement

    3 Press Shift to switch between AC voltage, DC voltage, and AC+DC voltage (for U1213A only) measurements. 4 Probe the test points and read the display. Press Hz to view the frequency indication on the secondary display. Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 17 Press Probe and read Connect Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 18: Performing Resistance Measurement And Continuity Test

    3 Probe the test points (by shunting the resistor) and read the display. 4 To perform continuity test, press Shift once. The buzzer will sound when the resistance is below 10.0 Ω. Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 19 Audible continuity Probe and read Connect Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 20: Performing Diode Measurement

    Performing Diode Measurement 1 Set the rotary switch to 2 Connect the red and black test leads to input terminals (red) and COM (black) respectively. 3 Probe the test points and read the display. Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 21 Probe and read Connect Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 22: Performing Capacitance Measurement

    2 Press Shift to select capacitance measurement. 3 Connect the red and black test leads to input terminals (red) and COM (black) respectively. 4 Probe the test points and read the display. Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 23 Probe Press and read Connect Discharge the capacitors before performing the CAUTION measurements. Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 24: Performing Temperature Measurement

    3 Connect the thermocouple adapter (with the thermocouple probe connected to it) into input terminals (red) and COM (black). 4 Touch the measurement surface (device under test) with the thermocouple probe and read the display. Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 25 Press twice Probe and read Connect Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 26: Replacing The Battery

    4 Lift the battery cover slightly, then pull the battery cover upwards. 5 Replace the specified battery (9 V). 6 Reverse the procedures above to close the cover. Loosen screw Lift battery cover Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 27 Battery Pull upwards Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 28: Regulatory Markings

    40 yr Environmental Protection Use Period. This instrument complies with the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) marking requirement. This affixed product label indicates that you must not discard this electrical or electronic product in domestic household waste. Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 29 This information is subject to change without notice. Always refer to the Keysight website for the latest revision. © Keysight Technologies 2009-2017 Edition 5, June 1, 2017 Printed in Malaysia *U1211-90011* U1211-90011 www.keysight.com...

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