CONTENTS
1Introduction
1.1 About these instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.1.1 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.1.2 Common features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.1.3 Differing features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.2 About this operating manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
2 Safety instructions
2.1 Before connecting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.2 Correct use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.3 AC Power Supply Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.4 Faults and excessive stresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
3 Preparation for use
3.1 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.1.1 Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.1.2 Checking the package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.1.3 Checking for transport damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.1.4 Recovery after transport and storage . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.2 Power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3.2.1 Operation from rechargeable batteries / dry cells 3-2
3.2.2 Charging the rechargeable batteries . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.3 Preparing for B-field measurements . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.3.1 Measurement setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.3.2 Selecting the probe type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.3.3 Connecting / disconnecting the external
B-Field Probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
3.3.4 Switching on the Basic Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
3.4 Preparing for E-field measurements . . . . . . . . . . 3-8