CHAUVIN ARNOUX CA-F205 [2/50] Contents

CONTENTS

PRESENTATION ........................................................................................................ 8

1.1 THE SWITCH ..................................................................................................................... 9

1.2 THE KEYS OF THE KEYPAD ....................................................................................... 10

1.3 THE DISPLAY UNIT ....................................................................................................... 11

1.3.1 The symbols of the display unit .................................................................... 11

1.3.2 Measurement capacity exceeded (O.L) ........................................................ 12

1.4 THE TERMINALS ........................................................................................................... 13

2 THE KEYS ................................................................................................................. 14

2.1

KEY ......................................................................................................................... 14

2.2 KEY (SECOND FUNCTION) ....................................................................................... 15

2.3 KEY ........................................................................................................................ 16

2.4 KEY ........................................................................................................................ 16

2.4.1 In the normal mode ...................................................................................... 16

2.4.2 The MAX/MIN/PEAK mode + activation of the HOLD mode ...................... 17

2.4.3 Access to the True-INRUSH mode ( set to ) ................................ 18

2.5 KEY ......................................................................................................................... 18

2.5.1 The Hz function in the normal model ........................................................... 19

2.5.2 The Hz function + activation of the HOLD mode ........................................ 19

2.6 KEY ...................................................................................................................... 20

3 USE ............................................................................................................................. 21

3.1 COMMISSIONING .......................................................................................................... 21

3.2 STARTING UP THE CLAMP MULTIMETER ............................................................ 21

3.3 SWITCHING THE CLAMP MULTIMETER................................................................ 21

3.4 CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................................... 22

3.4.1 Programming of the maximum resistance allowed for a continuity ............. 22

3.4.2 De-activation of automatic switching off (Auto Power OFF) ...................... 22

3.4.3 Programming of the current threshold for the True INRUSH measurement 23

3.4.4 Default configuration ................................................................................... 23

3.5 VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT (V) ................................................................................. 23

3.6 CONTINUITY TEST ................................................................................................. 24

3.6.1 Automatic compensation of the resistance of the leads ................................ 25

3.7 RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT Ω.............................................................................. 25

3.8 DIODE TEST ............................................................................................................ 26

3.9 CURRENT MEASUREMENT (A) ................................................................................. 26

3.9.1 AC measurement .......................................................................................... 27

3.9.2 DC or AC+DC measurement ....................................................................... 27