How To Use The Meter - Fluke 8010A User Manual

HOW
TO USE THE METER
• To operate
the
MIN
MAX
and
RANGE
buttons:
press
to
select,
press again
to scroll
or increment,
and press
and
hold
for
two seconds
to
exit.
•
To operate
the
Hz
button:
press
to
select the frequency
mode, press again
to
select duty cycle,
and press again
to
exit.
•
To
operate the
back-lit display,
press the
YELLOW
but-
ton.
The
back-light automatically turns
off in
68
seconds
to
conserve
battery
life.
•
To operate the remaining
buttons:
press
to
select
and
press again
to
exit.
NOTE
The
response
of
the display
and
the
pushbuttons
slows
down
in the
capacitance mode.
An
annunciator
is
displayed
when
a
mode
has been
selected.
A
quick
way
to reset
all
the pushbuttons
to their default state
is
to turn the rotary switch to
an adjacent
function
and
then
back
to
the function
you
are using.
4.
To
take
a measurement, use
the
test
lead probes
to
make
the proper contacts.
Remember,
insert
the
meter
in
the
circuit
in
parallel for
voltage
and
in
series for
current
4
measurements. Read
the
measurement on
the display.
If
you did not
manually
select a
range
(by
using the
RANGE
button),
the
rangethat provides
the best resolu-
tion
is
automatically selected.
5.
To run a performance check
of
the meter,
turn the
rotary switch
to
Q
arid
connect
a
test
lead from the
VO-w-input
to
the
mA
//A input.
(If
you are using a
test
probe, touch
the half of the input contact nearest the
LCD.)
The
display
should read
1
.000
kQ
±
5
digits.
With
the
rotary
switch
still
at Q, test
the
A
fuse (15A)
by
inserting
the plug
end
of
the
test
lead
into
the
A
input
and
test
the
mA
//A
fuse
(1
A) by
inserting
the plug
end
of
the
test
lead
into the
mA
fjA input.
The
beeper emits
an
Input
Alert
if
the fuses are good.
Although
this
procedure
will
allow
you
to get started quickly,
we
suggest
that
you
take the time to
read the remainder
of
this
manual so
that
you can
learn to
take
full
advantage
of your
meter's
capabilities.
HOW
TO USE THE METER
This
section
describes your meter and
how
to
use
it.
FOR
EASE
OF
REFERENCE,
EACH
DESCRIPTION
IS
NUMBERED
AND
KEYED TO THE
ILLUSTRATION
INSIDE
THE
FRONT
COVER.