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INDEX
1 USER SAFETY......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 SYMBOLS................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.4 PRECAUTIONS IN CASE OF MALFUNCTIONING ........................................................................... 1
2 INTRODUCTION TO THE MICROVIP3 PLUS ................................................................................... 2
2.1 MAIN FEATURES.................................................................................................................................. 2
2.2 GREAT VERSATILITY.......................................................................................................................... 2
2.3 PURPOSE AND USE .............................................................................................................................. 2
2.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT .............................................................................................. 3
2.5 HANDLING THE INSTRUMENT ........................................................................................................ 4
3 INSTALLATION..................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1 PRELIMINARY INSPECTION .............................................................................................................. 6
3.1.1 KIT CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS..................................................................................................................... 6
3.2.1 GROUNDING.......................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2.2 POWER REQUIREMENTS.................................................................................................................... 6
3.2.3 MAINS POWER FUSE ........................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 INSTRUMENT POWER ......................................................................................................................... 7
3.3.1 MAINS POWER...................................................................................................................................... 7
3.3.2 BATTERY POWER................................................................................................................................. 7
3.4 MEASURING CONNECTIONS............................................................................................................. 8
3.4.1 VOLTMETER CONNECTIONS............................................................................................................. 8
3.4.2 CURRENT MEASURING CONNECTIONS.......................................................................................... 8
4 OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................... 9
4.1.1 MEASURING THREE PHASE POWER (STAR SYSTEM) ................................................................ 9
4.1.2 MEASURING THREE PHASE POWER (DELTA SYSTEM)............................................................... 10
4.1.3 MEASURING TWO PHASE POWER.................................................................................................... 10
4.2 MEASURING SINGLE PHASE POWER (PHASE-NEUTRAL)........................................................... 11
4.3 AC/DC MEASUREMENTS.................................................................................................................... 11
4.4 SPECIAL CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................... 12
4.4.1 CTs AND NON STANDARD CLAMP METER GRIPS........................................................................ 12
4.4.2 THE INTA/1 AND INTA/5 INTERFACES ............................................................................................ 13
4.4.3 PTs............................................................................................................................................................ 14
5 MICROVIP3 PLUS OPERATING MODES ........................................................................................... 15
5.1 SINGLE PHASE MODE ......................................................................................................................... 15
5.1.1 THE PAGE KEY...................................................................................................................................... 15
5.1.2 ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND MAXIMUM DEMAND RESET ..................................................... 17
5.2 THREE PHASE MODE........................................................................................................................... 18
5.2.1 THE PAGE KEY...................................................................................................................................... 18
5.2.2 ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND MAXIMUM DEMAND RESET ..................................................... 21
5.2.3 THE SETUP PAGES MENU................................................................................................................... 22
5.3 PRINT FUNCTIONS............................................................................................................................... 24
5.3.1 MANUAL PRINTING............................................................................................................................. 24
5.3.2 TIMED PRINTING.................................................................................................................................. 26
5.4 THE CALENDAR CLOCK..................................................................................................................... 31
6 THE RS232C PORT ............................................................................................................................... 34
6.1 PC SOFTWARE...................................................................................................................................... 34
7 THE ON BOARD MEMORY................................................................................................................. 35
8 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................... 35
8.1 GENERAL FEATURES............................................................................................................................ 35
8.2 OPERATING CONDITIONS AND TESTING......................................................................................... 36
8.3 POWER REQUIREMENTS...................................................................................................................... 36