VOLTCRAFT VC950 User Manual

INTRODUCTION
Dear customer,
Thank you for making the excellent decision of purchasing this Voltcraft
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product.
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INHALTSVERZEICHNIS
1. Intended use ........................................................................................................................................................... 37
2. Scope of delivery .................................................................................................................................................... 38
3. Safety information ................................................................................................................................................... 38
4. Control elements .................................................................................................................................................... 40
5. Product description ................................................................................................................................................. 41
6. Handling and start-up ............................................................................................................................................. 41
a) Display indications and symbols ............................................................................................................................ 41
b) Rotary control (4) .................................................................................................................................................... 43
7. Performance of measurements .............................................................................................................................. 43
a) Switching on the multimeter ................................................................................................................................... 43
b) Voltage measuring “V” ............................................................................................................................................ 44
c)Low-PassFilter(HFR=HighFrequencyReject) ................................................................................................... 44
d) Impedance measurement ....................................................................................................................................... 45
e) Diode test ............................................................................................................................................................... 45
f) Continuity test .......................................................................................................................................................... 46
g) Capacity measuring ................................................................................................................................................ 46
h) Current measuring “A” ............................................................................................................................................ 47
i)Frequencymeasurement/periodduration/scanningrate(DutyFactor) ............................................................... 48
j)Temperaturemeasuring ........................................................................................................................................... 49
8.Functionbuttons(3) ................................................................................................................................................ 49
a)RANGEFunction,ManualMeasurementRangeSelection .................................................................................... 49
b) DIGIT, display switching ......................................................................................................................................... 50
c)Low-PassFilter(HFR=HighFrequencyReject) ................................................................................................... 50
d) Auto-HOLD function ............................................................................................................................................... 50
e) Peak-HOLD-function (AC only) .............................................................................................................................. 50
9.SUB-MENUANDADDITIONALFUNCTION .......................................................................................................... 51
a) STORE, storing measured values .......................................................................................................................... 51
b) RECALL, reading measured values ....................................................................................................................... 51
c) REL function
.................................................................................................................................................. 51
d) Level display in dB, dBm ........................................................................................................................................ 52
e) MAX / MIN / AVG function ...................................................................................................................................... 52
f) LOG RATE, measuring interval ............................................................................................................................... 53
g) DATA LOG, long-term record.................................................................................................................................. 53
h) Auto power off function ........................................................................................................................................... 54
i) Display illumination .................................................................................................................................................. 54
j)Opticalinterface ....................................................................................................................................................... 55
10. Software installation ............................................................................................................................................. 55
11. Initial settings (setup) ............................................................................................................................................ 56
12. Maintenance and cleaning .................................................................................................................................... 58
a) General information ........................................................................................................................................ 58
b) Cleaning ......................................................................................................................................................... 58
c) Opening meter ................................................................................................................................................ 58
d) Replacing the fuse .......................................................................................................................................... 59
e) Inserting and changing the battery ......................................................................................................................... 59
13. Disposal ................................................................................................................................................................ 60
a) Product ................................................................................................................................................................... 60
b) Batteries and rechargeable batteries ..................................................................................................................... 60
14. Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................................... 60
15. Technical data ....................................................................................................................................................... 61

VOLTCRAFT VC950 Specifications

General

Brand	VOLTCRAFT
Model	VC950
Category	Multimeter
Language	English