4 Multimeter Setup Options
Setup Menu Summary
128 U1271A/U1272A User’s Guide
Setup Menu Summary
The Setup menu items are summarized in the table below. 
Click the respective “Learn more” pages for more 
information on each menu item.
Table 4-2 Setup menu item descriptions
Legend Available settings Description Learn more on:
 Hz,   Hz, 
 Hz,   Hz, or 
Set the multimeter’s beep frequency from 3200 Hz to 
4267 Hz or off. Default is 3491 Hz.
page 130
, , or 
Enable the 
  for DC, AC, and AC+DC(U1272A only) 
voltage and current measuring paths. Default is dC.
page 59 and 
page 131
 to   counts
Set the multimeter’s AutoHold threshold count from 50 to 
9999 counts. Default is 500 counts.
page 115 and 
page 133
, , or 
Set the multimeter’s data logging option (manual log, 
interval log, or event log). Default is manual log (HAnd).
page 116 and 
page 134
 to   s
Set the logging duration for interval logs from 1 to 99999 
seconds (1 day, 3 hours, 46 minutes, 39 seconds). Default 
is 1 second.
page 118 and 
page 135
 dBm,  dBV, or 
U1272A only — Set the multimeter to display voltage as a 
dB value (dBm/dBV) or off. Default is dBm.
page 66 and 
page 136
 to  Ω
U1272A only — Set the dBm reference impedance value 
from 1 Ω to 9999 Ω. Default is 50 Ω.
page 66 and 
page 137
 to   minutes or 
Set the auto power-off timeout period from 1 to 99 minutes 
(1 hour, 39 minutes) or off. Default is 15 minutes.
page 26 and 
page 138
 to   s or 
Set the LCD backlight timeout period from 1 to 99 seconds 
(1 minute, 39 seconds) or off. Default is 15 seconds.
page 27 and
page 138
 to   V or 
Set the multimeter’s voltage alert value from 0.1 V to 
1010 V or off. Default is off.
page 28 and 
page 140
 mA,   mA, or 
Set the multimeter’s % scale selection (0-20 mA/4-20 mA) 
or off. Default is 4-20 mA.
page 98 and 
page 141
 or 
U1272A only — Set the multimeter’s thermocouple type 
(type J or type K). Default is type K.
page 88 and 
page 142