Table Of
Contents
SECTION l-General Information
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.10
INT?““-‘^“’
INTRODUCTION ~. _~. . ._.~__~__~
FE.4 FEATURES .~. _~... t . _ _.L _ ___ ~_-. ^ _ _ _
WARRANTY WARRANTY INFORMATION . . ., t..,,. . . I
MANUAL AI MANUAL ADDENDA _. . . _ __ _ .,_,_ ~.,I
SAFETY SYMBOLS AND TEE SAFETY SYMBOLS AND TERMS _ _. .~.
,.,_” I . 1. AU._ a i”..?/V,“7,,_.i
.l” ,asic _:_ _~;~i _:_ :‘.,?. _ _ . “ ‘.‘.;.:~:‘. I :‘;..I; .’ ,1-l
_zx~_~ . . iij.~.;ii~.i~i__i .__...-.. :.:.; _...: ..__.__._ l-1
SPECIFICATIONS.. . . t. _ _~.~.-... . . . . . _. . . . . ._. . _. , l-1
INSPECTION ._._........_... ;.._....,.. _.._ . . . ._................... _ . . . . . . ~..;.;:~..:~z::::..
l-2
USING THE MODEL 199 MANUAL .~~.~~.~. - _.r.._ . . . . . . . . . ___. -~. . .._I. .: . . --. . -_ . .,. . i . . i
l-2
GETTING STARTED .‘:~.~. _:. <,-I.. _ a. _. i .~. . _~. _. _ .,._~_,__ j .,. . . . . i.. , i.. .,,_, I,_ .,_~i : l-2
ACCESSORIES . . . _ __._ _ ._
_) _r,1513~1--11111111~1*.“,_ ..,i I ,i #i ,:. _~L z”1_: :. . ., . _ _. . . ~. .I . l-2 _
2.1
2.2
2.2.1
2.22
2.2.3
2.3
23.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
2.3.5
2.3.6
2.3.7
2.4
2.4.1
2.4.2
24.3
2.4.4
2.5
2.6~
2.6.1
2.6.2
2.43
2.6.4
2.6.5
2.6.6
2.6.7
2.68
2.6.9
2.6.10
2.6.11
2.7
2.7.1
2.7.2
SECTION 2-Basic DMM Operation
INTRODUCTION
..........
I.
.........
,A_..-ia..,u..,,
......
.‘.
...................
.:
..
1. .:.~.
......
~;~. ; 2-l
POWER UF PROCEDURE
............
^
....................................................... .;
.......
2-l
LinePower ..................... ._
........ i.~. ... :...~;...i ...... rr;:. ............. . “.*.~.;...~.;.;.;: 2-l
PowerUpSequence .......... .~.,..~...~.,;
... .... _ ..... . ___I____. .._- .................. ;.~;.~.:::;~ ..... 2-l
Default Conditions ..............
_ _ ...... .~.-...~.~. .,~. .‘.~.,, .,,&,.~~. i .... ‘: L’ .... I. ..... I ........... ., ...... 2-l
FRONT PANEL FAMILIARIZAXTON ................................................
..i. 2
...
___~__ __ ____
...
23
Display and Indicators ..............
_,-_-l __..--
...........................
:
......................
2-3
Power Switch ............. ..___ ......
__,_.i_.~ _____’ .__.. ....................................... :__ 2-4
Controls ................. ._.,_ .., .......
,_.=_ lsIx “,,_ irl_ .. . .. v.r j __._ ;_ ........................ .__. .. ., .. .:~.~ .. ____, 2-4
CAL LOCK Switch ...................
..... j_~i~~~w~~iJ.. .. .. Ibjl ; ..:;~;~. . ..~_ . .~-,; _I~ ..l’l.:~:~. . ‘.‘.‘.‘:: . ..::“. . :::: 2-5
INPUTSwitch.. ......................
_.
..........
~.._~..l
..................
+.-~...- .: ____.:
........
.,2-5 I,
CutintInjxtFuse.. ...............................
i_.~,__~_:~>. :~~ ..... .......... i~__~ .. .._ ......... 2-5
Input Ten&naIs . . ..___.__..._.._ A_,i_i_i___ ___...._..._... ~.i ,..., a. . . .._.~..._._. j ._~__..___ a, __._.
2-5
REARPANELFAMILIARIZQION ._._.I ~__.~_____~ _.... ~_~ . . .._.... . ..ii ._._. _ .,..,, - .____.___ L ._.._. 2-5
Connectors and Terminals . ^ t . _ . .._ _ _ . I _ _ _ ,. _ _ i .~. .,i . ,. . : , i, .,I . _ _ . . ~.‘; _ _ _ _ _ ) j _ _ 2-6
Line Voltage Aspects . . __, a,\ ._... ,+ >.. _.... ___. . . . :. . .__. _. __ _. _____ ___. _. 2-6
IEEE-488 Connector _ __ _~. .~. _ r_. . I~. . _ _ s. _. ~ . _ _~_. _ _.i . . i _ .‘,.i ii,. ,_ . . . 2:. _,_,. . ~ .‘. _~i _.
2-6
Scanner Card Slot. _~_ t .._~1 _~_ _ I;.~_. . ,~ i __ ,,.i v,i,:v: _,_,. L <.i’: t _ _ _ iri r.t*‘. . . _“. .‘: _. 2-6
DISPLAY MESSAGES . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .:. . _ ,_,_ _ ..,_,_f _. . . . . I.,.. :a ,c_. _. .~. . . . .,. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. . .
2-6
BASICMEAS-iJREMENTS .__...__._..._: _.__I _.._..____... :..I _..._..._^ ~__ __...___ __.____I . . . ..I____ 2-7
WarmUpperiod .._..__ __~ ___._, j ..,._ ~_.~.._,e,L _..._,.. *a.~ ._._. - ..__ ~‘,..~~-.~-~ . . ~..:~;;;..~...;~. _____
2-7
Zero . . . . .._ __...______ _.__i_._:iil.jv/i ,.__.: ____ _....___ ;.;.‘.:r;~..r.=...“~-.‘....:.~.i ._____ ~.:.:~;:~:;‘..‘2-7
FiIterandResolution .._.. __.r____-_ _______.. _ __._..._..._ _,..~ ._..._ __ _.... __~ ______._______.... 2-9~
DC Voltage Measurements _~. . . . ._ .__~_ _ ____ I_~ .“..__. ~ji~~ii._ j..L,l.~iii_.. ___ _. i.,L-.‘l. _. . :.. 2-10
Low-Level Measurement Considerations _ _ . _ . . . . .~. . . _ _ . .._ . I . _ . _ _,. _ 2-10
Resistance Measurements _ . . . . _ _ _ . _ . _. . _ _,_ _i .,. . . . . . _ _ _ _ _ . . _ .
2-11
TRMS AC Voltage Measurements . . _~. . . . _ . . . . _. . .,. _.A-_‘. _ . . .~_ _ _~. ~2-12
Current Measurements (DC OT TRMS AC) :. ., _. __ _ . _ . . _ . _ _- _ _ _.. _ _ _ _ _ _ . . . 2-I2
dBMeasurements .._._...____ I.~__._._ ____. _.“_+, ,.L...._____ c_.j __... in ..__ ;__l~ __.____~....__,____
2-13
TRMSConsiderations . .._......__._ t_ ~_..._..__,._..__...._. r.-...~..i ___...... ,I ______.__; ._._ ~
2-14
dB Applications . .~. . . _ _. . . .,__ __,_. . . . . _ _. _. _ _~_~_~. _-__ __ . _ ._ _ _ ___ _. . .~__,_ _~. . .~_ . ,. . 2-16
DMM SETUp PROGRAMS _ . ,_.~1 l~=I~~f~. _ _ _. . _.:.I. _. i. .~. .~>_ ____. _. . _: :~. . ;. _ . . _~. _ _; 2-16
SoftwareRevisionLeveI ._...._.___ __._~ _._,____ I,_ _......_._._.... i_i,.i ._...... 1 .__...____._ :..
2-17
Multiplexer, AutoZeroiCal ..______ ~..~._____~ __.._._.. _ __.._ L .__- L...~ _,.,_ ,., . . ..__ i ___. ~...~_.. ____.
2-17
i