VOLTCRAFT VC-55 LCD User Manual

• CATIII MeasurementCategoryIIIisapplicabletomeasuringcircuitsofinstallationsinbuildings(e.g.electric
socketsorsub-distributions).Thiscategoryalsocoversallsmallercategories(e.g.CATIIformeasuring
electronicdevices).
• CATIV MeasurementCategoryIVisapplicabletomeasuringattheoriginofthelow-voltageinstallation(e.g.main
distribution,electricityprovider’stransferpointstohomes,etc.)andoutdoors.Thiscategoryalsocontainsall
lowercategories.
Pleasepayattentiontothefollowingsymbolsandlabels:
L1- ProbeforphaseL1,negativepotentialatDC
L2+ ProbeforphaseL2,singlepolephasetest,positivepotentialatDC
VACDC VAC=alternatingcurrent
VDC=directcurrent
Display+ PositivepotentialatprobeL2+
Display- NegativepotentialatprobeL2+
Display+- ACvoltage(bothindicatorsfor+and-areon)
12/24/50/120
230/400/690
Displayofratedvoltagerangeinvolt(V)
Rx Displayforcontinuitytest
kΩ Electricalresistanceinkilo-ohm
f Ratedfrequencyrangeofelectr.voltage
I TestcurrentisspeciedinmA(milliampere)
W Electricaltestloadinwatts
Hz Electricalfrequency(Hertz)
Temp°C Permittedoperatingtemperaturerangein°Celsius
ON Maximumdutycycle(DC)inseconds(s)
OFF Minimumoperatingpauseafteratestcycleinseconds(s)
Date Yearofmanufacture
OL Overowindication.Measuringrangeexceeded
---- Powerindicatoronthedisplay
Warningofhazardousvoltage(>50V/AC,>120V/DC(alsofunctionswhenbatteriesareemptyor
evenwithoutbatteries).
Symbolforbuzzeralarm
Apparatusandequipmentforliveworks.Personalprotectivemeasuresareessential.
Rotarydirectioneldindicatorongroundedthree-phasenetworks.L=leftturning,R=rightturning
Protectionclass2(doubleorreinforcedinsulation/protectiveinsulation)
Symbolforthebatterydataused.
2x1.5Vmicrobatteries,LR03,AAA
Replacebatteryindicatorondisplay.Thebatteriesmustbereplacedimmediately,ifthissymbol
appears.
PACKAGECONTENTS
• VC-55withcaptiveprobetipprotection
• 2terminalscrews(Ø4mm,applicableforCATII)
• 2plasticprotectivesheaths,applicableforCATIII/CATIV
• 2microbatteries(AAA/LR03)
• Operatinginstructions
DESCRIPTIONOFCOMPONENTPARTS
1 HandleprobetipL1(-)
2 plasticprotectivesheaths,applicableforCATIII/CATIV
3 4mmterminalscrewstotestoutletsfromthefrontside(built-inoutlet!CATII)
4 ProbetipL1(-)
5 Handgripbarrierwithfasteningbar
6 ProbetipL2(+)
7 LEDmeasurementpointlight
8 LEDlevelindicatorforvoltagerangesandpolarity
9 Coveredsoundopeningforalarmbuzzer
10 Warningofhazardousvoltage(>50V/AC,>120V/DC(alsoindicatedwhen
batteriesareemptyorevenwhennobatteriesarepresent).
 Phaseindicatorforsingle-polephasetest
11 Rxindicatorforcontinuitytest
12 Rotarydirectioneldindicator(L=leftturning/R=rightturning)
13Handlegripbarrier
14 LCDscreenfornominalvoltageindicatorandbatteryreplacementindicator
15 ButtonforLEDmeteringpointlight
16 HandleprobetipL2(+)
17 Batterycompartmentwithbayonetlock
18 Connectingcable
19 Probetipprotection
INSERTING/REPLACINGTHEBATTERIES
Thevoltagetesterneedsbatterypowerforitsbasicfunctionasatwo-polevoltagetesterwithavoltagerangeindicatorand
itsadditionalfunctionssuchasmeteringpointlight,continuitytest,phasesequenceindicationor“singlepole”phasetester.
Twomicrobatteries(typeAAA/LR03,includedindelivery)arerequiredforthispurpose.Theuseofrechargeablebatteries
isnotpermitted.
Toinsert/replacethebattery,proceedasfollows:
• Removethevoltagetesterfromallmeteringpointsandattachtheprotectivecovertotheprobes.
• Openthebatterycompartment(17)byreleasingthelockwithaatobject
(e.g.wideslotscrewdriver)ina90°counter-clockwiserotation.Atitsside,asmallgrooveis
exposedthatallowsyouremovethebatterycompartmentcoverfromthedevice.
• Inserttwonewmicro-batteries(LR03/AAA)intothebatterycompartment.Payattentiontothe
polarityindicatedonthebatterycompartmentcover.Ifpossible,usealkalinebatteries.They
guaranteealongerservicelife.
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OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
TWO-POLEVOLTAGETESTERVC-55LCD
ITEMNO.1188073
INTENDEDUSE
Thetwo-polevoltagetesterisaportabletestdevicethatdetectsandindicatesthevoltagelevelsoflowvoltagecircuits.Itis
intendedtoindicateDCandACvoltagesintherangeof12to690V,andpolaritybyapplyingbipolar.Thevoltagerangesare
representedin7levels.
Startingatanominalvoltageof50V/ACor120V/DC,awarningindicatorforthevoltagerangeswillashsignalizingthe
warningofdangerousvoltage.Thiswarningindicationisalsodisplayedwhenthebatteriesareempty.
Thevoltagetestercomplieswiththestandardfortwo-polevoltagetesters(EN61243-3/DINVDE0682-401)andprotection
typeIP64(dustandsplashproof),andisintendedfordryordampindoorandoutdoorlocations.Operatingthedeviceduring
rainfallorprecipitationisnotpermitted.Thevoltagetesterisdesignedforusebyqualiedelectriciansinconjunctionwith
personalprotectiveequipment.
ThedevicefeaturesanLCDdisplaywithanindicatorofthetestvoltagerealvalue,anaudio-visualcontinuitytester,built-in
measurementpointlightandthefunction“singlepole”phasetester.Forthetestertofunctiontwomicrobatteries(typeAAA/
LR03)arerequired.Operationwithrechargeablebatteriesisnotpermitted.
Aphasesequenceindicatorforgroundedthree-phasecurrentisavailable.
ThevoltagetestershallonlybeutilizedinsystemsoftheelectricalmeasurementcategoryCATIII(domesticinstallations/
sub-distributions)upto1000VorinCATIV(attheoriginofthelow-voltageinstallations)upto600Vtogroundpotential.
Thesemeasurementcategoriesalsocompriseallofthesmallermeasurementcategories(e.g.CATIIandCATI).
Thevoltagetestermustbeclaspedbythetwohandles(1and16)whiletakingmeasurements.Donottouchbeyond
thetactilebarriersofthegrippingarea(5and13).Donotcovertheindicatorpanelanddonottouchmetalcontactsand
measurementpoints.
Followalsoanyadditionalsafetyinstructionscontainedinthismanual.
Donotuseunderadverseambientconditions.Unfavourableambientconditionsare:
- Excessivehumidityordampness
- Dustandammablegases,vapoursorsolvents
- Potentiallyexplosiveatmosphere(Ex)
- Thunderstormsorsimilarweatherconditionssuchasstrongelectrostaticelds,etc.
Useotherthanthatdescribedabovecanleadtodamagetotheproductandmayinvolveadditionalriskssuchas,forexam-
ple,shortcircuits,re,electricalshocksetc.Nopartoftheproductmaybemodiedorconverted!Thesafetyinstructionsare
tobeobservedwithoutfail!
SAFETYINSTRUCTIONSANDHAZARDWARNINGS
Thisdevicehasleftourfactorypremisesinasafeandperfectcondition.
Wekindlyrequesttheusertoobservethesafetyinstructionsandwarningscontainedintheenclosedoperatinginstructions
sothisconditionismaintainedandtoensuresafeoperation.Pleasepayattentiontothefollowingsymbols:
 Anexclamationmarkinatriangleindicatesimportantinformationcontainedintheseoperatinginstructionsthat
mustbeobservedbyallmeans.
 Thelightningsymbolinatrianglewarnsofelectricshockdangerortheimpairmentoftheelectricalsafetyofthe
appliance.
 
ThisdeviceisCEcompliantandthereforemeetsthenecessarynationalandEuropeanguidelines.
 The“arrow”symbolisusedwherespecialtipsandnotesonoperationareprovided.
• Damagesduetofailurefollowingtheseoperatinginstructionswillvoidthewarranty!Wedonotassumeanyliabilityforany
resultingdamage!
• Wedonotassumeanyliabilityforpersonalinjuriesandmaterialdamagescausedbytheimproperuseornon-compliance
withthesafetyinstructions!Anywarrantywillbevoidinsuchcases.
• Theunauthorisedconversionand/ormodicationoftheunitisnotpermittedforsafetyandapprovalreasons(CE).
• Foranyworkcarriedout,theaccidentpreventionregulationsoftheEmployer’sLiabilityInsuranceAssociationforElectri-
calSystemsandOperatingFacilitiesmustbeobserved
• Inschools,trainingfacilities,hobbyandself-helpworkshopstheuseofgaugesandtestersshouldbesupervisedina
responsiblemannerbyqualiedtrainedstaff.
• Extracareshouldbetakenwhenusingthedeviceforthersttime.Therefore,pleasefollowtheoperatinginstructions
carefully.
• Thevoltagevaluesspeciedonthevoltagetesterarenominalvoltages.
• Thedevicemaynotbeexposedtoextremetemperatures,strongvibrationsorhighhumidity.Thereadoutisonlyensured
withinatemperaturerangeof-15to+55°Candarelativeairhumidityofmax.85%(non-condensing).
• Holdthevoltagetesteronlybythedesignatedgrippingareas(1and16).Neverreachbeyondthetactilebarrierofthe
grippingareas(5and13).
• Alwayscheckthatthevoltagetesterisworkingproperlypriorandafteremployment.Measureaknownvoltagesource
(e.g.mainsvoltage230V/AC)rst,andchecktheaccuracyofthereadout.Don’tusethevoltagetesteranylonger,incase
oneormoreindicationrangesfailtofunction.
• Thehousingofthevoltagetestermaynotbedissembledexceptforopeningthebatterycompartmentcover.
• Thevoltagetestermayonlybeusedonsystemswithinthevoltagerangesgiven.
• Thenexthighervoltagerangeonthelevelindicatorstartsat0.85timesthenominalvaluealready.
• TheapplicableDCvoltagelimitvalueforhazardouscontactvoltage(inaccordancewithDINVDE0100,part410)is
indicatedbythelightindicatorat120V.
• TheapplicableDCvoltagelimitvalueforhazardouscontactvoltage(inaccordancewithDINVDE0100,part410)is
indicatedbythelightindicatorat50V.
• Thevoltagetesteronlyworkscorrectlyongroundedlowvoltagesystems.Impropergroundedequipmentorinsulatedbody
protectorscanhaveanadverseeffectonthereadout.
• Iftheneutralwire(N)ortheearthwire(PE)isinterrupted,noreadoutwillbedisplayed!
• Keepthevoltagetesterinacleancondition,andstoreitproperlyinadryplace.
• Thisdeviceisnotatoyandshouldbekeptoutofthereachofchildren.
• Topreventinjuriesplacetheprobetipprotectionbackonthetestprobes,ifthetesterisnotused.
• WhenusingthevoltagetesterintherangeofthemeasurementcategoriesCATIIIandCATIV,itisrecommendedtopush
theincludedplasticprotectivesheath(2)overthetestprobesinordertoreducetheexposedlengthofcontacttips.This
willreducetheriskofapossibleshortcircuitduringmetering.
• CATI MeasurementCategoryIisapplicabletomeasuringcircuitsof
electricalandelectronicequipmentthatisnotdirectlysuppliedwithmainsvoltage(battery-operateddevices,
etc.)
• CATII MeasurementCategoryIIisapplicabletomeasuringcircuitsof
electricalandelectronicequipmentthatisdirectlysuppliedwiththemainsvoltageviaapowerplug.This
categoryalsocoversallsmallercategories(e.g.CATIformeasuringsignalandcontrolvoltages).
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VOLTCRAFT VC-55 LCD Specifications

General

Brand	VOLTCRAFT
Model	VC-55 LCD
Category	Test Equipment
Language	English