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Chapter 4
Making Measurements
Title
Page
Introduction
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4-3
Selecting Function Modifiers
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4-3
Activating the Secondary Display
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4-3
Measuring Voltage
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4-4
Measuring DC Voltage
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4-4
Measuring AC Voltage
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4-5
Measuring Frequency and Period
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4-6
Measuring Resistance
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4-7
Making a Two-Wire Resistance Measurement
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4-7
Making a Four-Wire Resistance Measurement
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4-8
Measuring Current
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4-9
Measuring DC Current
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4-10
Measuring AC Current
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4-11
Measuring Capacitance (8846A only)
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4-12
Measuring RTD Temperature (8846A only)
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4-13
Testing Continuity
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4-14
Checking Diodes
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4-14
Making a Triggered Measurement
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4-15
Setting the Trigger Mode
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4-16
Setting a Trigger Delay
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4-16
Setting Number of Samples per Trigger
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4-16
Connecting an External Trigger
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4-17
Monitoring the Measurement-Complete Signal
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4-17