CHAUVIN ARNOUX CA-F201 [2/36] Contents

CONTENTS

PRESENTATION ........................................................................................................ 7

1.1 THE SWITCH ..................................................................................................................... 8

1.2 THE KEYS OF THE KEYPAD ......................................................................................... 9

1.3 THE DISPLAY UNIT ....................................................................................................... 10

1.3.1 The symbols of the display unit .................................................................... 10

1.3.2 Measurement capacity exceeded (O.L) ........................................................ 11

1.4 THE TERMINALS ........................................................................................................... 11

2 THE KEYS ................................................................................................................. 12

2.1

KEY.......................................................................................................................... 12

2.2 KEY (SECOND FUNCTION)........................................................................................ 12

2.3 KEY ....................................................................................................................... 13

2.3.1 In the normal mode ...................................................................................... 13

2.3.2 The MAX/MIN mode + activation of the HOLD mode ................................. 14

2.3.3 Access to the True-INRUSH mode ( set to ) ............................. 14

2.4

KEY ......................................................................................................................... 15

2.4.1 The Hz function in the normal model ........................................................... 15

2.4.2 The Hz function + activation of the HOLD mode ........................................ 15

3 USE ............................................................................................................................. 16

3.1 COMMISSIONING .......................................................................................................... 16

3.2 STARTING UP THE CLAMP MULTIMETER ............................................................ 16

3.3 SWITCHING THE CLAMP MULTIMETER................................................................ 16

3.4 CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................................... 17

3.4.1 Programming of the maximum resistance allowed for a continuity ............. 17

3.4.2 De-activation of automatic switching off (Auto Power OFF) ...................... 17

3.4.3 Programming of the current threshold for the True INRUSH measurement 17

3.4.4 Change of temperature measurement unit ................................................... 18

3.4.5 Default configuration ................................................................................... 19

3.5 VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT (V) ................................................................................. 19

3.6 CONTINUITY TEST ................................................................................................. 20

3.6.1 Automatic compensation of the resistance of the leads ................................ 20

3.7 RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT Ω.............................................................................. 21

3.8 DIODE TEST ............................................................................................................ 21

3.9 CURRENT MEASUREMENT (A) ................................................................................. 22

3.9.1 AC measurement .......................................................................................... 22

3.10 STARTING CURRENT OR OVERCURRENT (TRUE INRUSH) MEASUREMENT

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3.11 FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT (HZ) ......................................................................... 23