1 Introduction
Preparing Your Multimeter
24 U1271A/U1272A User’s Guide
1 Open the battery cover. Lift the tilt stand and loosen the 
screws with a suitable Phillips screwdriver and remove 
the battery cover as shown in Figure 1- 1.
2 Insert the battery. 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 screws.
Figure 1-1 Installing the batteries
The battery level indicator in the lower left- hand corner of 
the display indicates the relative condition of the batteries. 
Table 1- 1 describes the various battery levels the indicator 
represents.