1 Introduction
Preparing Your Multimeter
8 U1231A/U1232A/U1233A User’s Guide
HELP and dEMo modes
The HELP and dEMo modes can be enabled through the
power- on options (see page 13).
1 While in the flashlight power- on mode, press or
until is shown to enable the HELP mode.
2 While in the flashlight power- on mode, press or
until is shown to enable the dEMo mode.
3 Press or to cycle between the HELP, dEMo, or
flashlight mode. Press and hold for more than 1
second to toggle the flashlight on or off (for any of the
modes — HELP, dEMo, or flashlight mode).
• To conserve battery life, a user-adjustable timeout can be set to control
how long the flashlight stays on. To set a timeout period, refer to
“Enabling the LED flashlight timeout” on page 91.
• You can also adjust the flashlight’s intensity to conserve battery life.
The default intensity is high. To change the flashlight’s intensity level
refer to “Adjusting the LED flashlight intensity” on page 92.
• Use the power-on option (hold while powering on the multimeter)
to enable the flashlight without multimeter operation. In this mode, you
can adjust the flashlight intensity using the or keys, as well as
cycle between the HELP mode, dEMo mode, or flashlight mode using
the or keys. To learn more, see “HELP and dEMo modes” on
page 8 and “Power-on options” on page 13.
When the HELP mode is enabled, the multimeter flashes the international
Morse code distress signal (· · · — — — · · ·) repeatedly. Use this option to
send a visual alert or notification of a distress in progress.
When the dEMo mode is enabled, the multimeter demonstrates the
flashlight and beeper abilities by flashing the flashlight repeatedly
accompanied by a melody tone.