Keysight U1271A - Introduction; About This Manual

U1271A/U1272A Handheld Digital Multimeter
User’s Guide
1
Introduction
About This Manual 22
Documentation map 22
Safety notes 22
Preparing Your Multimeter 23
Check the shipment 23
Install the batteries 23
Turn on your multimeter 26
Automatic power-off 26
Enabling the backlight 27
Selecting the range 27
Alerts and warnings during measurement 28
Adjusting the tilt stand 30
Connecting the IR-USB cable 30
Power-on options 32
Your Multimeter in Brief 33
Dimensions 33
Overview 35
Rotary switch 37
Keypad 41
Display screen 45
Input terminals 51
Cleaning Your Multimeter 53
This chapter lists the package contents for each multimeter
model, and teaches you how to set up your multimeter for
the first time. An introduction to all the features of the
multimeter is also given. This introduction does not cover all
of the capabilities of the multimeter but gives basic examples
to help you perform basic operations on your multimeter.