True-rms Digital Multimeters 
  Detailed Specifications 
7 
DC Voltage Specification 
Accuracy 
AC over DC, DC over AC, AC + DC
[2]
 
Function Range Resolution 
DC
[2]
 
20 to 45 Hz 
45 Hz to 
1 kHz 
1 to 20 kHz  20 to 35 kHz
50 mV
[3]
  0.001 mV  0.05 % + 20
[4]
1.5 % + 40  5 % + 40 DC mV 
500 mV  0.01 mV  0.025 % + 2
[5]
1.5 % + 40  5 % + 40 
5 V  0.0001 V  0.025 % + 2  1.5 % + 40  5 % + 40 
50 V  0.001 V  0.025 % + 2  1.5 % + 40  5 % + 40 
500 V  0.01 V  0.03 % + 2  Not Spec’d  Not Spec’d 
DC V
[1]
 
1000 V  0.1 V  0.03 % + 2 
2 % + 80  0.5 % + 80 
Not Spec’d  Not Spec’d 
L
[1]
 
1000 V  0.1 V  1 % + 20  Not Spec’d  Not Spec’d  Not Spec’d  Not Spec’d 
[1]  Add 20 counts in dual display ac over dc, dc over ac or ac+dc. 
[2]  AC+DC ranges are specified from 2 % to 140 % of range, except 1000 V is specified from 2 % to 100 % of range. 
[3]  When using the relative mode (REL Q) to compensate for offsets. 
[4]  Add 4 counts/10 mV AC in dual display ac over dc, dc over ac or ac + dc 
[5]  Add 10 counts/100 mV AC in dual display ac over dc, dc over ac or ac + dc. 
 
DC Current Specifications 
Accuracy 
AC over DC, DC over AC, AC + DC
[1]
 
Function Range Resolution 
DC
[1][3]
 
20 to 45 Hz 
45 Hz to 
1 kHz 
1 to 20 kHz 
20 to 100 
kHz
[5]
 
500 μA 0.01 μA 
0.075 % + 20 1 % + 20  0.6 % + 20  0.6 % + 20  5 % + 40 
DC μA
[4]
 
5000 μA 0.1 μA 
0.075 % + 2  1 % + 5  0.6 % + 5  0.6 % + 10  5 % + 40 
50 mA  0.001 mA  0.05 % + 10
[6]
1 % + 20  0.6 % + 20  0.6 % + 20  5 % + 40 DC mA
[4]
 
400 mA  0.01 mA  0.15 % + 2  1 % + 5  0.6 % + 5  1.5 % + 10  5 % + 40 
5 A  0.0001 A  0.3 % + 10  1.5 % + 20  0.8 % + 20  3 % + 40
[5]
 Not Spec’d DC A
[2]
 
10 A  0.001 A  0.3 % + 2  1.5 % + 10  0.8 % + 10  3 % + 10
[5]
 Not Spec’d 
[1]  AC+DC ranges are specified from 2 % to 140 % of range. 
[2]  20 A for 30 seconds on, 10 minutes off. >10 A not specified. 
[3]  Add 20 counts in dual display ac over dc, dc over ac or ac+dc. 
[4]  400 mA continuous; 550 mA for 2 minutes on, 1 minute off. 
[5]  Verified by design and type tests. 
[6] Temperature coefficient: 0.1 X (specified accuracy)/ °C (<18 °C or > 28 °C) 
Resistance Specifications 
Function Range  Resolution  Accuracy 
50 Ω
[1][4]
 0.001 Ω 
0.15 % + 20 
500 Ω
[1]
 0.01 Ω 
0.05 % + 10 
5 kΩ
[1]
 0.0001 kΩ 
0.05 % + 2 
50 kΩ
[1]
 0.001 kΩ 
0.05 % + 2 
500 kΩ 0.01 kΩ 
0.05 % + 2 
5 MΩ 0.0001 MΩ 
0.15 % + 4
[3]
 
30 MΩ 0.001 MΩ 
1.5 % + 4
[3]
 
50 MΩ 0.01 MΩ 
1.5 % + 4
[3]
 
50 MΩ up to 100 MΩ 0.1 MΩ 
3.0 % + 2
[3]
 
Resistance 
100 MΩ up to 500 MΩ 0.1 MΩ 
8 % + 2
[3]
 
Conductance 50 nS
[2]
  0.01 nS  1 % + 10
[3]
 
[1]  When using the relative mode (REL Q) to compensate for offsets. 
[2]  Add 20 counts above 33 nS in 50 nS range. 
[3]  For relative humidity >70 %, resistance accuracy is 0.5 % > 1 MΩ and 2.5 % > 10 MΩ. 
[4] 289 only.