EXTECH EX381676A [4/13] Button descriptions

381676A-en-GB_V1.1 08/15

ButtonDescriptions

ButtonOverview

BUTTON MODE DESCRIPTION

H(DataHold) AnyMode Presstoholdareadingonthedisplay.

Pressandholdwhileturningthe

meterontodefeatAPO

R(Range)

V,A,

PresstoManuallyRange.Pressand

holdtoreturntoAUTORange

MAX(MaximumHold) AnyMode PresstoholdtheMaximum readingon

thedisplay

NCV(Non‐contactVoltageDetector AnyMode PressandholdforNon‐Contact

VoltageDetector(settheFunction

switchtoanypositionotherthanOFF)

M(Mode)

V,A,, 

SwitchbetweenACandDC

Voltage/Current.Holddowntodo

Logicleveltesting.Switchbetween

resistance,diode,andcontinuity

ButtonDetails

DATAHOLD(H)Button

Tofreezeadisplayedreading,presstheDATAHOLD(H)button.Thereadingwillfreezeandthe

D.Hdisplayiconwillbevisibleonthe LCD.Toreleasethedisplay,presstheDATAHOLD(H)

buttonagain.TheD.Hindicatorwillswitchoffandthedisplaywillagainshowrealtimereadings.

MAXIMUMHOLD(MAX)Button

Todisplayonlythehighestreading,presstheMAXbutton.TheM.Hdisplayiconwillbevisible

onthedisplaywhileintheMaxHoldmode.Now,thedisplaywillonlychangewhenahigher

readingthanthedisplayedreadingisencountered.Toreturntonormaloperation,pressthe

MAXbuttonagain(theM.Hdisplayiconwillswitchoff).

MODE(M)BUTTON

TheMode(M)buttonisusedtoselectACorDCwhileintheVOLTAGE(V)orCURRENT(mA)

modes.TheMode(M)buttonisusedtoselectdiode(),Continuity(),orResistance().

PressandholdtheMode(M)buttontotakeLOGICtestswhilein

theLOGICmode.

RANGE(R)Button

Themeterautomaticallyselectstheoptimumrange;however,themeter’srangescanbe

selectedmanually.WhenusingtheRange(R)buttontomanuallyselectarange,startwiththe

highestrangeandthenselectsuccessivelylowerrangesuntilthedesiredrangeisreached.The

decimalplacewillmovewitheachpress

oftheRANGEbutton.PressandholdtheRange(R)

buttontoreturntotheAUTORangemode.