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® ® GENERAL SPECIFICATION CONTENTS • 4½ digit liquid crystal display (LCD). Display: Overload indication: • “OL” display. Page Title Low battery indication: • The “ ” is displayed when the battery voltage drops below the operating level, GENERAL SPECIFICATION and cancel all the memorized values to PANEL ILLUSTRATION store into EEPROM.
® ® PANEL ILLUSTRATION LCR METER DUAL DISPLAY Second APO RS232 R MAX-MIN AUTO H SET TOL AVG Display PAL SER 1kHz 120Hz Main Display m npF ENTER FREQ : Auto power off enable annunciator RS232 : Communication is activated annunciator : Recording mode annunciator : Maximum reading annunciator : Minimum reading annunciator...
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® ® OPERATION INSTRUCTION Remark Cautions: 1. Q value is the reciprocal of DF. It is recommended that you read the safety and operation instructions 2. The specification is based on the testing sockets (clips) performed before using the meter. on the meter.
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® ® (1) AUTO POWER-DOWN (4) RANGE BUTTON If unused for about 10 minutes, the meter will power-down Press (RANGE) button to select the Manual Range mode and turn off automatically. Press button switches to resume power-on mode. the “AUTO” annunciator. (The meter remains in the range it was in When the power is down, press button to turn on the meter.
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® ® 4. OPEN, SHORT calibration: (8) MIN/MAX BUTTON Press “SET”, LCD will display CAL OPEn, and press Press “Min/Max” to enter the Min/Max/Avg mode, and stop the auto PAL/SER(ENTER), the program enters “OPEN” calibration, after shut down function, In Addition to power and hold key, the other keys completing the open.
® ® 8. Data setting: (11) HI/LO LIMITS (ONLY MAIN DISPLAY) When using the character on the nameplate to input data, the Press “Hi/Lo LIMITS” to enter the Hi/Lo LIMITS mode, and change previous setting will appear, and the place that waits to be entered to manual range mode, the original Hi/LO LIMITS value and will flash.
® ® RS-232 COMMAND TABLE MAINTENANCE Use IR as the interface of Data transmission, and use external computer to WARNING Remove test leads before changing battery or fuse or start RS-232 functions. performing any servicing. RS-232 Interface Parameter: Baud rate: 1200 Battery Replacement Parity check: EVEN Power is supplied by a 9 volt “transistor”...
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® ® L / C / R Bit. Q / D / R ± A(1KHz) / B(120Hz) P(PAL) / S(SER) A(AUTO) / M(MENU) Start Stop 0 / 1: Main Display MSD, Setting Code Code V alue 8: while changing range , 9: OL Data 6~10: Main Display Data...
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® ® (3) RS-232 Output Chart for Main Display: Range for Q value , 9 : OL S(SET) / _(normal) F(FUSE) / _(normal) H(HOLD) / _(normal) R(Present value) / M(Maximum value) /I(Minimum value) / X(Max-Min value) / A(Average value) / _(normal) R(REL) / S(REL SET) / _(normal) L(LIMITS) / _(normal) T(TOL) / S(TOL SET) / _(normal)
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® (4) RS-232 Output Chart for Second Display: Range (Rs=100Ω) (Rs=1KΩ, 10ΚΩ) (Rs=100KΩ) (5) FORMULA: (1+Q [1/(1+D (1+D [1+(1/Q /(1+Q...
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