(5 ) T he re su lt d isp la y d iffers fro m th e d isp lay o f th e set d ata e x p la in e d in
(4 ). T h e n u m e ric p a rt is a m ax im u m 8 dig its, o r 7 dig its w h en a m in u s
s
ign is d isp la y ed . T h e d ecim al p o in t is p lac ed so m e w he re in th e th re e
sig n ific a nt d igits a nd th e su ita b le u n it is se lec te d fro m a m o n g G . M , k,
m ,
ix,
n a n d p , (e q u iv ale n t to th e o r d er o f 1 0 9 , 1 06 , 10 3 , 10 ‘3 , 1 0 '6 ,
10 -9 , 1 0 '12).
F o r e x a m p le , 1 2 3 4 5 6 .7 8 is d isp lay ed as
i D D U C ,C ~i O tr
i i— _ » ,» _ « >—< i i—i K
- / P ~l U C £ ", ,
l
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i • i
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I /__« i K
(6 )
F o r th e |S F T
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inv olved fu n c tio n , be su re to press th e [S F T
I
k e y ea ch tim e
n u m e ric al value is set a n d fu n ctio n k ey is p ressed sin ce th e sh ift ca p ab ili
ty is a b o rte d (L E D lam p goes o ff) b y pressin g a fu n c tio n k e y .
(7 ) T he c alc u la tio n ca p ab ility is inv alid w h en th e c o u n te r is set to C H EC K
( “««! , o r T O T .
(8 ) W hen th e O V E R lam p goes o n , th e re su lt is in valid . S et G A TE T IM E /
M U L T IP L IE R so th e O V E R lam p d oes n o t go o n .
(9 ) W hen th e (x ± L ) re su lts in 0 in th e ( SC L 1 (c o m p o u n d c a lc u la tio n )
ca p a b ility , th e c o u n te r c o m e s to a h a lt d isp lay in g E 2 4 . F o r th e c o n ti
n u o u s m ea su re m e n t o f su ch fa c to rs as a d e v ia tio n (in d ic a te d in p p m ),
th e re fo re , se lect th e v alu e o f L so th a t x ± L ^ 0 o r se t u p th e G A T E
T IM E /M U L T IP L IE R to o b ta in sm a ller d ig its o f m ea su re m e n t d ata
(x ) th a n th e se t v alu e (L ).
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