Uni-T UT71A [12/70] Chapter 2 getting acquainted

Model UT71A/B: OPERATING MANUAL

Chapter 2

Getting Acquainted

Turning the Meter On

To turn the Meter on, turn the rotary switch from OFF

to any switch setting.

Battery Considerations

The Meter uses one 9V Battery (NEDA 1604, 6F22,

006P). The following paragraphs describe several

techniques used to conserve battery power.

Automatic Power Off

The display blanks and the Meter goes into a “sleep”

mode if you have not changed the rotary switch position

or pressed a button for a set period. While in Sleep

mode, pressing the blue button or turning the rotary

switch could turn the Meter on. The Meter then returns

to the display for the function selected with the rotary

switch; all previously activated button features are

discarded.

Automatic Backlight Off

Press LIGHT button to turn the backlight on and press

LIGHT again to turn it off. Press EXIT to exit the feature.

Press LIGHT to select the backlight level (low or high).

In Setup menu (see Chapter 5), you could specify a

time to automatically turn off the backlight (10 seconds,

20 seconds, 30 seconds or OFF). If the period is set to

OFF, the backlight feature is disabled.

The automatic power off is preset to 10 minutes. From

the Setup menu (see Chapter 5), you could specify a

time (10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes or OFF). If

you set to OFF, the Meter retains on until you turn the

rotary switch to OFF or the battery becomes too weak.