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Read First: Safety Information

Understand and follow operating instructions carefully. Use the meter, test leads and all accessories

only as specified in this manual; otherwise, the protection provided by the meter can be impaired.

WARNING

To avoid possible electric shock, personal injury or death, follow these guidelines:

•Donotuseifmeterappearsdamaged.Visuallyinspectthemetertoensurecaseandjawsare

not cracked.

•Inspectandreplacetestleadsifinsulationisdamaged,metalisexposed,orprobesarecracked.

Pay particular attention to the insulation surrounding the connectors.

•Alwaysensurethemeter,testleadsandallaccessoriesmeetorexceedthemeasurement

categoryrequiredintheworkingenvironment.(i.e.CATrating)

•Notethatthemeasurementcategoryandvoltageratingofcombinationsofthemeter,thetest

leads, and the accessories is the lowest of the individual components.

•Donotusemeterifitoperatesabnormallyasprotectionmaybeimpaired.

•Donotuseduringelectricalstormsorinwetweather.

•Donotusearoundexplosivegas,dust,vapor,amperageorindamporwetenvironments.

•Donotapplymorethantheratedvoltageoramperage

•Removethetestleadsfromtheinputjacksbeforemeasuringcurrent.

•Replacebatteryassoonasbatteryindicatorappearstoavoidfalsereadings.

•Removethetestleadsfromthemeterpriortoremovingbatterycover.

•Donotusewithoutthebatteryandbatterycoverproperlyinstalled.

•Donotattempttorepairthisunitasithasnouser-serviceableparts.

•Usetheproperterminals,functionsandrangeforyourmeasurements.

•Nevergroundyourselfwhentakingelectricalmeasurements.

•Connecttheblackcommonleadtogroundorneutralbeforeapplyingtheredtestleadto

potentialvoltage.Disconnecttheredtestleadfromthevoltagefirst.

•Keepfingersbehindtheguardringsoftheprobetips.

•Holdtheclampbehindthetactilebarrier.

•Voltagesexceeding30VACor60VDCposeashockhazardsousecaution.

CAUTION

Toprotectyourself,think“SafetyFirst”:

•Complywithlocalandnationalsafetycodes.

•Useappropriatepersonalprotectiveequipmentsuchasfaceshields,insulatinggloves,insulating

boots, and/or insulating mats.

•Beforeeachuse:

 - Performacontinuitytestbytouchingthetestleadstogethertoverifythefunctionalityof

the battery and test leads.

 - Usethe3PointSafetyMethod.(1)Verifymeteroperationbymeasuringaknownvoltage.

  (2)Applymetertocircuitundertest.(3)Returntotheknownlivevoltageagaintoensure

proper operation.

•Alwaysworkwithapartner.

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