Getting Started Tutorial 1
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Checking the Shipping Contents
Verify that you have received the following items with your 
multimeter:
• One test lead kit
• One power cord
• One USB interface cable
• A Quick Start Guide and this User’s and Service Guide
• A Test Report
• A CD- ROM containing the remote programming online 
help, online manuals, application software and 
instrument drivers.
• An Agilent IO Library CD- ROM
If anything is missing, contact your nearest Agilent Sales 
Office.
Connecting Power to the Multimeter
Connect the power cord and press the Power switch to turn 
on the multimeter. 
The front- panel display illuminates while the multimeter 
performs its power- on self- test. (If the multimeter does not 
power- on, refer “Operating Checklist” on page 112).
The multimeter powers up in the DC voltage function with 
autoranging enabled. If self- test is successful, the multimeter 
goes to normal operation. If the self-test is not successful, 
Error is displayed on the left side of the display and an 
error number is displayed in the upper right side of the 
display. In the unlikely event that self- test repeatedly fails, 
contact your nearest Agilent Sales Office.
NOTE
A more extensive self- test is available from the Utility 
menu see “Using the Utility Menu” on page 41 for details.
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