1 Introduction  
Preparing Your Multimeter
4 U1231A/U1232A/U1233A User’s Guide
1 Open the battery cover. Loosen the screw with a suitable 
Phillips screwdriver and remove the battery cover as 
shown in Figure 1- 1.
2 Insert the batteries. Observe the proper battery polarity. 
The terminal ends of each battery are indicated inside the 
battery compartment.
3 Close the battery cover. Place the battery cover back in 
its original position and tighten the screw.
Figure 1-1 Installing the batteries
The battery level indicator in the lower right- hand corner of 
the display indicates the relative condition of the batteries. 
Table  1- 1 describes the various battery levels the indicator 
represents.