Philips PM 6303 - 3.4.1. Controls and Sockets (Fig. 31)

OPERATION
AND APPLICATION
Controls
and Sockets (Fig.
31)
Legend
Function
POWER
mains switch:
o
ON white
dot for
ON position
•
OFF
0
RCL AUTO
<
ID
RCL AUTO
mode:
default
mode of the
instrument
after
POWER
ON
Reset button for
RCL AUTO mode,
if a different
parameter
was selected.
Numerical
value and dimension
of the
dominating
component
of
the compo-
net
under
test
is
displayed. The
appropriate
equivalent-circuit
symbol
is
indicated (for
details see chapter
3.4.4.)
Display range:
—
resistance
0.000 H
—
—
capacitance
0.0
pF
—
—
inductance
0.0
juH
—
200 Mfl
100 mF
32
kH
equivalent-circuit
symbol:
—i "T-
D> 500
,1
1
«Wh|
'Jj
Q > 500
__rm_
Q
>
500
—
Lj-j
—
rmJ
Q
resp.
D < 500
&
Q resp.
D < 500
a
czd
v
cm
0
RCLAUTO
0
Q
0
D
0
Rp
0
Rs
0
2
0
Cp or Lp
0
Cs or Ls
0
Cs
(2
V BIAS)
Step
buttons for
parameter selection.
Continuous
stepping
in the marked
direction,
when
pushbutton
is
kept
pushed.
Selected
parameter
is indicated
by a LED.
Parameters:
dominating
component
(see above)
quality
factor
(tan
<p.CL
~
1/D)
dissipation factor
(tan
5;
D
*
1/Q)
parallel
resistance
series resistance
impedance
(image
impedance)
parallel
capacitance/inductance
series
capacitance/inductance
series
capacitance with
2 V internal
bias voltage,
e.g. for
electrolytic
capa-
citors