Owon OW16B [10/51] General inspection

2.Quick Start

2. Quick Start

General Inspection

After you get a new multimeter, make a check on the instrument according to the

following steps:

1. Check whether there is any damage caused by transportation.

If it is found that the packaging carton or the foamed plastic protection cushion has

suffered serious damage, do not throw it away first till the complete device and its

accessories succeed in the electrical and mechanical property tests.

2. Check the Accessories

The supplied accessories have been already described in the Appendix A: Enclosure

of this Manual. You can check whether there is any loss of accessories with reference

to this description. If it is found that there is any accessory lost or damaged, please

get in touch with the distributor of OWON responsible for this service or the

OWON's local offices.

3. Check the Complete Instrument

If it is found that there is damage to the appearance of the instrument, or the

instrument can not work normally, or fails in the performance test, please get in

touch with the OWON's distributor responsible for this business or the OWON's local

offices. If there is damage to the instrument caused by the transportation, please

keep the package. With the transportation department or the OWON's distributor

responsible for this business informed about it, a repairing or replacement of the

instrument will be arranged by the OWON.

Install the Batteries

The multimeter is powered by two 1.5 V AA alkaline batteries.

Warning: To avoid false readings, which could lead to possible electric shock

or personal injury, replace the battery as so

on as the low battery

indicator appears.

Before replacing the battery, turn off the meter,

disconnect test

leads

and any connectors from any circuit under test, remove test

leads from the input terminals. Use only the specified battery type.

Use the following procedure to install the batteries.

(1) Ensure that the rotary switch is at the position. Remove test leads and any

connectors from the input terminals.