Fluke 741B - Page 4

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Users Manual
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Displaying the Date and Time................................................................................... 24
Using the Backlight ................................................................................................... 26
Personalizing the Calibrator...................................................................................... 26
Using Measure Mode..................................................................................................... 28
Measurement Ranges............................................................................................... 28
Measuring Electrical Parameters .............................................................................. 28
Testing Continuity ..................................................................................................... 30
Measuring Pressure.................................................................................................. 30
Measuring Temperature............................................................................................ 34
Using Thermocouples .......................................................................................... 34
Using Resistance-Temperature Detectors (RTDs)............................................... 37
Measurements in Percent of Scale ........................................................................... 41
Linear-Output Transmitters .................................................................................. 41
Square-Law Process Variables............................................................................ 41
Customizing mV Input Units...................................................................................... 42
Damping Your Measurements................................................................................... 43
Using Source Mode ....................................................................................................... 44
Sourcing Electrical Parameters................................................................................. 44
Simulating a 4 to 20 mA Transmitter......................................................................... 46
Supplying Loop Power.............................................................................................. 48
Sourcing Pressure..................................................................................................... 50
Simulating Thermocouples........................................................................................ 53
Simulating RTDs ....................................................................................................... 54
Sourcing in Percent of Scale..................................................................................... 57
Linear-Responding Transmitters.......................................................................... 57
Square-Law Process Variables............................................................................ 57
Stepping and Ramping the Output Value.................................................................. 58
Using Manual Step............................................................................................... 58