Digital Multimeter 
 
Performance Tests 
  17 
Testing the Pushbuttons 
To test the pushbuttons 
1.  Turn the Meter rotary knob to J.  
2.  Press each button and note that the meter responds with a beep for each button 
press.  
3.  Press and hold B a second time to exit MIN MAX mode. 
Testing Meter Accuracy 
Perform the accuracy test steps in Table 15. 
Table 15. Accuracy Tests 
Display Reading 
Step 
Test  
Function 
Range 5500A Output 
83 and 88  87 
1 
600 mV  330 mV, 60 Hz  327.9 to 332.1  327.3 to 332.7 
2 
600 mV  600 mV, 13 kHz  N/A  586.0 to 614.0 
3 
6 V  3.3 V, 60 Hz  3.281 to 3.319  3.275 to 3.325 
4 
6 V  3.3 V, 20 kHz  N/A  3.214 to 3.386 
5 
60 V  33 V, 60 Hz  32.81 to 33.19  32.75 to 33.25 
6 
60 V  33 V, 20 kHz  N/A  32.14 to 33.86 
7 
600 V  330 V, 60 Hz  328.1 to 331.9  327.5 to 332.5 
8 
600 V  330 V, 2.5 kHz  N/A  323.0 to 337.0 
9 
1000 V  500 V, 60 Hz  495 to 505  494 to 506 
10 
K 
AC Volts 
1000 V  1000 V, 1 kHz  986 to 1014  986 to 1014 
11 
600 mV  150 mV,  99.95 kHz  99.93 to 99.97  99.93 to 99.97 
12 
K 
Hz
 
AC Volts 
Frequency  
600 mV  150 mV, 199.50 kHz  199.48 to 199.52  199.48 to 199.52 
13 
6 V  0.7 V, 99.95 kHz  99.93 to 99.97  99.93 to 99.97 
14 
Sensitivity 
60 V  7 V, 99.95 kHz  99.93 to 99.97  99.93 to 99.97 
15 
V Hz 
Trigger level 
6 V  3.4 V, 1 kHz Sq. Wave   999.8 to 1000.2  999.8 to 1000.2 
16 
V Hz 
Duty Cycle 
6 V  5 V, 1 kHz, DC offset 2.5 V 
Sq. Wave 
49.7% to 50.3 %  49.7 % to 50.3 % 
17  6V   3.3 V dc 
3.296 to 3.304 
3.297 to 3.303 
18  60 V  33 V dc 
32.96 to 33.04 
32.97 to 33.03 
19  600 V  330 V dc 
329.6 to 330.4 
329.7 to 330.3 
20 
V 
DC Volts 
1000 V  1000 V dc 
998 to 1002 
  998 to 1002 
21  600 mV  33 mV dc 
32.8 to 33.2 
32.9 to 33.1 
22 
m
V 
DC Volts 
600 mV  330 mV dc 
328.9 to 331.1 
329.6 to 330.4