Introduction 1
Your Multimeter in Brief
U1271A/U1272A User’s Guide 37
Rotary switch
The measurement functions for each rotary switch position 
are described in Table 1- 5 (U1271A) and Table 1- 6 
(U1272A). Turning the rotary switch changes the 
measurement function and resets all other measurement 
options. 
The U1272A model offers four additional rotary switch 
functions: 
• Z
LOW
 (low input impedance) voltage measurements, 
• Smart  Ω (offset compensation) measurements, 
• Auto- diode test, and 
• AC+DC voltage and current measurements. 
The U1271A has one differing rotary switch function: 
• Qik- V test. 
Click the respective “Learn more” pages for more 
information on each function.
Some rotary switch positions have a shifted function printed in orange. 
Press   to switch between the shifted and regular function. See 
page 44 for more information on the   key.
Remove the test leads from the measuring source or target before 
changing the rotary switch position.