Introduction 1
Your Multimeter in Brief
U1271A/U1272A User’s Guide 45
Display screen
The display annunciators of your multimeter are described 
in this section. See also “Measurement units” on page 49 for 
a list of available measurement signs and notations and 
“Analog bar graph” on page 50 for a tutorial on the analog 
bar graph located at the bottom of your display screen.
General display annunciators
The general display annunciators of your multimeter are 
described in the table below. Click the respective “Learn 
more” pages for more information on each annunciator.
Figure 1-13 Display screen
Table 1-8 General annunciators
Legend Description Learn more on:
Remote control enabled page 30
Offset compensation (Smart Ω) for resistance 
measurement enabled
page 77
Data logging in progress page 116
Scale transfer enabled page 110
View mode for reviewing previously logged 
data
page 122