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...
Replacing the Battery ....26 Regulatory Markings ....28 Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
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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...
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...
– 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...
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> 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...
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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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...
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Press Probe and read Connect Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
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...
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Audible continuity Probe and read Connect Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
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...
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Probe and read Connect Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
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...
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Probe Press and read Connect Discharge the capacitors before performing the CAUTION measurements. Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
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...
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Press twice Probe and read Connect Keysight U1211A, U1212A, and U1213A Quick Start Guide...
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...
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...