Power-Up Options; Making Basic Measurements - Fluke 117 User Manual

When you turn the Meter on, it defaults to Autorange and
Auto is displayed.
1. To enter the Manual Range mode, press
Manual is displayed.
2. In the Manual Range mode, press
the range. After the highest range, the Meter wraps to
the lowest range.
You cannot manually change the range in the
MIN MAX AVG or Display HOLD modes.
If you press qwhile in MIN MAX AVG or
Display Hold, the Meter beeps twice, indicating
an invalid operation and the range does not
change.
3. To exit Manual Range, press
or turn the rotary switch. The Meter returns to
Autorange and Auto is displayed.

Power-Up Options

To select a Power-Up Option, hold down the button
indicated in the following table while turning the Meter on.
Power-Up Options are canceled when you turn the Meter
off and when sleep mode is activated.
q
.
q
to increment
Note
q
for at least 1 second
Button
f
Turns on all display segments.
Disables beeper. bEEP is displayed when
p
enabled.
Enables low impedance capacitance
q
measurements. LCAP is displayed when
enabled. See page 14.
Disables automatic power-down ("Sleep
g
mode"). PoFF is displayed when enabled.
Disables auto backlight off. LoFF is
Q
displayed when enabled.

Making Basic Measurements

The figures on the following pages show how to make
basic measurements.
When connecting the test leads to the circuit or device,
connect the common (COM) test lead before connecting
the live lead; when removing the test leads, remove the live
lead before removing the common test lead.
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Power-Up Options
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