Recommended procedure for use
First and foremost, read the instruction manual and follow 
all safety precautions and use safe work practices.
Using MIN-MAX-AVG 
function for signal  
monitoring
1.  Select the appropriate meter 
function for the measurement 
to be monitored
2.  Attach the test probes to the 
test points using suitable 
alligator clips or other connec-
tion devices that will allow for 
a solid connection while the 
monitoring process is in 
progress.
3.  Once the leads are attached to 
the signal to be monitored, 
push the MIN MAX pushbutton 
once. 
4.  This starts the recording 
process. The Min Max symbol 
will appear.
The monitoring process is now 
underway and the meter is ready 
to capture and display any 
changes to the signal which may 
occur during the Min-Max 
recording process.
Displayed readings
As you can see from the image 
because the 287/289 has a large 
easy to read dot matrix display all 
critical information is easily seen 
in the meter’s display, the current 
date and time, the maximum, 
average and minimum values 
along with the elapsed time of 
each and the actual start time of 
the process.
Once the monitoring process is 
complete, but before disconnect-
ing the test leads from the circuit, 
press the F4 Stop pushbutton. 
This retains the recorded values 
for viewing and saving. If the 
user doesn’t press the F4 Stop 
pushbutton before disconnection 
of the leads the Minimum value 
would be lost and the Average 
value would be compromised.
In summary, the Min Max 
record mode contained within 
the Fluke 287 and Fluke 289 
multimeters offer the users 
another very powerful trouble-
shooting tool by allowing the 
user to do unattended monitoring 
while looking for unusual signal 
events.
Min-Max in progress
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