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HT Instruments MERCURY User Manual

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 Copyright HT ITALIA 2018
Release EN 1.00 - 08/05/2018

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  • Page 1 ENGLISH User manual  Copyright HT ITALIA 2018 Release EN 1.00 - 08/05/2018...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    MERCURY Table of contents   PRECAUTIONS AND SAFETY MEASURES ............... 2   1.1.  Preliminary instructions ..................... 3  1.2.  During use ......................... 3  1.3.  After use ..........................3  1.4.  Definition of Measurement (Overvoltage) category ............4  GENERAL DESCRIPTION ................... 5  ...

  • Page 3: Precautions And Safety Measures

    MERCURY 1. PRECAUTIONS AND SAFETY MEASURES The instrument has been designed in compliance with directive IEC/EN61010-1 relevant to electronic measuring instruments. For your safety and in order to prevent damaging the instrument, please carefully follow the procedures described in this manual and read all notes preceded by symbol with the utmost attention.

  • Page 4: Preliminary Instructions

    MERCURY 1.1. PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTIONS  This instrument has been designed for use in environments of pollution degree 2.  It can be used for VOLTAGE and CURRENT measurements on installations with CAT IV 600V and CAT III 1000V.  We recommend following the normal safety rules devised by the procedures for carrying out operations on live systems and using the prescribed PPE to protect the user against dangerous currents and the instrument against incorrect use.

  • Page 5: Definition Of Measurement (Overvoltage) Category

    MERCURY 1.4. DEFINITION OF MEASUREMENT (OVERVOLTAGE) CATEGORY Standard IEC/EN61010-1: Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, “ control and laboratory use, Part 1: General requirements , defines what measurement ” category, commonly called overvoltage category, is. § 6.7.4: Measured circuits, reads:...

  • Page 6: General Description

    MERCURY 2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION The instrument has the following features: Multimeter function  DC/ AC / AC+DC TRMS voltage  DC / AC / AC+DC TRMS current  DC / AC / AC+DC TRMS current with clamp transducer  Resistance and Continuity test ...

  • Page 7: Preparation For Use

    MERCURY 3. PREPARATION FOR USE 3.1. INITIAL CHECKS Before shipping, the instrument has been checked from an electric as well as mechanical point of view. All possible precautions have been taken so that the instrument is delivered undamaged. However, we recommend generally checking the instrument in order to detect possible damage suffered during transport.

  • Page 8: Nomenclature

    MERCURY 4. NOMENCLATURE 4.1. DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT CAPTION: 1. AC voltage detector 2. LCD display 3. Key MENU 4. Key MODE 5. Key HOLD/ESC 6. Key RANGE 7. Key IR/ 8. Rotary selector switch 9. Input terminal 10A 10. Input terminal VHz% CAP...
  • Page 9 MERCURY CAPTION: 1. Slot for belt insertion 2. Thermal camera lens 3. Lens protection selector 4. Laser pointer 5. White LED illuminator 6. Instrument support 7. Battery cover fastening screw Fig. 2: Description of the instrument s back ’ CAPTION: 1.

  • Page 10: Description Of Function Keys

    MERCURY 4.2. DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTION KEYS 4.2.1. Key HOLD/ESC Pressing key HOLD/ESC freezes the value of the measured quantity on the display. After pressing this key, the message HOLD appears on the display. Press the key HOLD/ESC “ ” again to quit the function. To save the value on the display, see § 4.3.4.

  • Page 11: Description Of Internal Functions

    MERCURY 4.3. DESCRIPTION OF INTERNAL FUNCTIONS 4.3.1. Description of the display, Multimeter section Fig. 4: Description of the symbols shown on the display Symbol Description Micro SD card inside the instrument Indication of battery charge level 13.17 Indication of the system's current time...

  • Page 12: Description Of The Display, Thermal Camera Section

    MERCURY 4.3.2. Description of the display, Thermal camera section Fig. 5: Description of the symbols shown on the display Symbol Description E=0.95 Set value of object emissivity (see § 4.3.8) °C Indication of the temperature measuring unit Indication of the temperature associated with the central steady cursor...

  • Page 13: Storage Of Measurement Results

    MERCURY 4.3.4. Storage of measurement results Fig. 7: Saving the value frozen on the display 1. Press key HOLD/ESC to freeze the result. Message HOLD appears on the display “ ” and key REL  becomes SAVE  (see Fig. 7).

  • Page 14: Min/Max And Peak Measurement

    MERCURY 4.3.6. MIN/MAX and PEAK measurement Fig. 9: MIN/MAX and PEAK measurement 1. Press key MAX  to enter measurement of MAX and MIN values of the quantity to be measured (see Fig. 9 - central part). The symbols appear on the “...

  • Page 15: General Menu Of The Instrument

    MERCURY 4.3.8. General menu of the instrument 1. Press key MENU to access the instrument s general menu. “ ” ’ Fig. 10: General menu of the instrument 2. Use the arrow keys  or  to select menu items and arrow keys ,  to select parameters and enter/quit internal subsections.
  • Page 16 MERCURY 10. Use arrow key  to select options: ON (activation), OFF (deactivation). 11. Press the arrow key , key or key HOLD/ESC to confirm and quit the general menu. Command Emissivity or  to set the value of parameter 12.
  • Page 17 MERCURY 19. Use the arrow keys  or  and keys or  to select the following options:  Key tone  activation/deactivation of key tone when pressing function keys.  Bluetooth  activation/deactivation of Bluetooth connection (see § 5.13).
  • Page 18 MERCURY 25. Use the arrow keys  or  and keys or  to select option Recall Photos . The “ ” following screens (corresponding to the last saved image) appear on the display: Fig. 16: Recalling images to the display 26.
  • Page 19 MERCURY Fig. 18: Deleting all saved images 32. Use the arrow keys  or  to confirm (Yes) or cancel (No) deletion of all saved images. 33. Press the key to confirm or key HOLD/ESC to quit the general menu.
  • Page 20 MERCURY Fig. 20: Default settings reset screen 37. Use the arrow keys  or  to confirm (Yes) or cancel (No) the Reset operation 38. Press the key to confirm or key HOLD/ESC to quit the general menu 39. The operation does not delete the data saved in the micro SD card...

  • Page 21: Operating Instructions

    MERCURY 5. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 5.1. DC, AC+DC VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT CAUTION The maximum input DC voltage is 1000V. Do not measure voltages exceeding the limits given in this manual. Exceeding voltage limits could result in electrical shocks to the user and damage to the instrument.

  • Page 22: Ac Voltage Measurement

    MERCURY 5.2. AC VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT CAUTION The maximum input AC voltage is 1000V. Do not measure voltages exceeding the limits given in this manual. Exceeding voltage limits could result in electrical shocks to the user and damage to the instrument.

  • Page 23: Frequency And Duty Cycle Measurement

    MERCURY 5.3. FREQUENCY AND DUTY CYCLE MEASUREMENT CAUTION The maximum input AC voltage is 1000V. Do not measure voltages exceeding the limits given in this manual. Exceeding voltage limits could result in electrical shocks to the user and damage to the instrument.

  • Page 24: Resistance Measurement And Continuity Test

    MERCURY 5.4. RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT AND CONTINUITY TEST CAUTION Before attempting any resistance measurement, cut off power supply from the circuit to be measured and make sure that all capacitors are discharged, if present. Fig. 24: Use of the instrument for resistance measurement and continuity test 1.

  • Page 25: Diode Test

    MERCURY 5.5. DIODE TEST CAUTION Before attempting any resistance measurement, cut off power supply from the circuit to be measured and make sure that all capacitors are discharged, if present. Fig. 25: Use of the instrument for diode test 1. Select position ...

  • Page 26: Capacitance Measurement

    MERCURY 5.6. CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT CAUTION Before carrying out capacitance measurements on circuits or capacitors, cut off power supply from the circuit being tested and let all capacitance in it be discharged. When connecting the multimeter and the capacitance to be measured, respect the correct polarity (when required).

  • Page 27: Temperature Measurement With K-Type Probe

    MERCURY 5.7. TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT WITH K-TYPE PROBE CAUTION Before attempting any temperature measurement, cut off power supply from the circuit to be measured and make sure that all capacitors are discharged, if present. Fig. 27: Use of the instrument for Temperature measurement 1.

  • Page 28: Dc, Ac+Dc Current Measurement

    MERCURY 5.8. DC, AC+DC CURRENT MEASUREMENT CAUTION Maximum input DC current is 10A (input 10A) or 600mA (input mAA). Do not measure currents exceeding the limits given in this manual. Exceeding voltage limits could result in electrical shocks to the user and damage to the instrument.

  • Page 29: Ac Current Measurement

    MERCURY 5.9. AC CURRENT MEASUREMENT CAUTION Maximum input AC current is 10A (input 10A) or 600mA (input mAA). Do not measure currents exceeding the limits given in this manual. Exceeding voltage limits could result in electrical shocks to the user and damage to the instrument.

  • Page 30: Measurement Of Dc, Ac, Ac+Dc Current With Clamp Transducers

    MERCURY 5.10. MEASUREMENT OF DC, AC, AC+DC CURRENT WITH CLAMP TRANSDUCERS CAUTION  Maximum measurable current in this function is 3000A AC or 1000A DC. Do not measure currents exceeding the limits given in this manual.  The instrument carries out the measurement both with flexible clamp transducer F3000U (AC only) and with other standard clamp transducers in the HT family.

  • Page 31: Data Logger Function

    MERCURY 5.11. DATA LOGGER FUNCTION 1. Switch on the instrument by turning the rotary switch to the desired position. Setting of the sampling interval and press key . The screen in Fig. 31 2. Press key MENU , select item Recording “...
  • Page 32 MERCURY 11. Press key to confirm. The values set become white. 12. Press key  to go back to the previous screen. Starting and stopping recording 13. Select item Start Recording (see Fig. 33 left side) and press key . The screen in “...
  • Page 33 MERCURY Fig. 35: Data logger function Display of recording graph – 18. Use arrow keys  or  to move the cursor on the graph, looking at the value of the sampled data and at the relevant sampling moment at the bottom of the display.
  • Page 34 MERCURY Content of the memory and deletion of all recorded data left side) and press key . The screen in Fig. 37 23. Select item Memory (see Fig. 37 “ ” – – right side appears on the display. Fig. 37: Data logger function Content of the memory –...

  • Page 35: Use Of The Internal Thermal Camera

    (FOV). MERCURY has a field of view of 21° x 21° and a detection vector of 80x80 (6400) pxl, as described in Fig. 39 Fig.
  • Page 36 MERCURY In the representation, it is possible to see how the IFOV (Instant Field Of View = geometrical resolution of the instrument = size of the single pxl of the IR sensor) is equal to 4.53mm at a distance of 1m of the instrument from the object being measured. This means that the instrument is capable of carrying out correct temperature measurements at a distance of 1m on objects with a size not lower than 4,53mm.

  • Page 37: Bluetooth Connection And Use Of The App Htmercury

    MERCURY 5.13. BLUETOOTH CONNECTION AND USE OF THE APP HTMERCURY 1. Press key , select menu Setup and activate the Bluetooth connection on the “ ” instrument (see § 4.3.8) as shown in Fig. 43 Fig. 43: Activation of Bluetooth connection 2.

  • Page 38: Maintenance

    MERCURY 6. MAINTENANCE CAUTION  Only expert and trained technicians should perform maintenance operations. Before carrying out maintenance operations, disconnect all cables from the input terminals.  Do not use the instrument in environments with high humidity levels or high temperatures. Do not expose to direct sunlight.

  • Page 39: Technical Specifications

    MERCURY 7. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 7.1. TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS Accuracy calculated as [%reading + (num. digits*resolution)] at 18°C  28°C <75%RH. DC Voltage Overload Range Resolution Accuracy Input impedance protection 600.0mV 0.1mV (0.09%rdg + 5digits) 6.000V 0.001V 60.00V 0.01V >10M 1000VDC/ACrms 600.0V 0.1V...
  • Page 40 MERCURY DC Current by means of standard clamp transducers Output Range Resolution Accuracy (*) Overload protection ratio 1000mA 1000mV/1000mA 100mV/1A 0.01A 40A (**) 10mV/1A 0.01A (0.8%reading + 5digits) 1000VDC/ACrms 100A 10mV/1A 0.1A 400A (**) 1mV/1A 0.1A 1000A 1mV/1A (*) Accuracy referred to the sole instrument without transducer; (**) with clamp transducer HT4006...
  • Page 41 MERCURY Resistance and Continuity test Overload Range Resolution Accuracy Buzzer protection (0.5%rgd + 10digits) 600.0 0.1 6.000k 0.001k 60.00k 0.01k (0.5%reading + 5digits) <50 1000VDC/ACrms 600.0k 0.1k 6.000M 0.001M (2.5%rgd + 10digits) 60.00M 0.01M Duty Cycle Range Resolution Accuracy 5.0%  95.0% (1.2%rdg + 2digits)

  • Page 42: General Characteristics

    MERCURY 7.2. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Reference standards Safety: IEC/EN61010-1 EMC: IEC/EN61326-1 Insulation: double insulation Pollution level: Overvoltage category: CAT IV 600V, CAT III 1000V Max operating altitude: 2000m (6562ft) Mechanical characteristics Size (L x W x H): 190 x 75 x 55mm (7 x 3 x 2in)

  • Page 43: Accessories

    MERCURY 7.3. ACCESSORIES 7.3.1. Accessories provided  Pair of leads with 2/4mm tip Code 4413-2  Adapter + K-type wire probe  Flexible clamp transducer AC 30/300/3000A Code F3000U  Li-ION rechargeable battery, 2 pieces Code BATMCY  Multiplug power supply + recharging base Code A0MCY ...

  • Page 44: Assistance

    MERCURY 8. ASSISTANCE 8.1. WARRANTY CONDITIONS This instrument is warranted against any material or manufacturing defect, in compliance with the general sales conditions. During the warranty period, defective parts may be replaced. However, the manufacturer reserves the right to repair or replace the product.

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