Introduction - Keysight Technologies U1281A User Manual

Keysight U1281A/U1282A
Handheld Digital Multimeter
User's Guide
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Introduction

About This Manual
Documentation map
Preparing Your Multimeter
Check the shipment
Removing the holster
Installing the holster
Installing the batteries
Turn on your multimeter
Automatic power-off
Enabling the backlight
Selecting the range
Alerts and warnings during measurement
Adjusting the tilt stand
Remote communication
Power-on options
Your Multimeter in Brief
Overview
Rotary switch
Keypad
Display screen
Input terminals
Using the Remote Switch Probe
Cleaning Your Multimeter
This chapter lists the package contents for this multimeter, and teaches you how to set up
your multimeter for the first time. An introduction to all the features of the multimeter is
also given. This introduction does not cover all of the capabilities of the multimeter but
gives basic examples to help you perform basic operations on your multimeter.
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