Fluke 117 Fluke 114,115,117 Manual - Page 11

When you turn the Meter on, it defaults to Autorange and Auto is displayed. 1. To enter the Manual Range mode, press q. Manual is displayed. 2. In the Manual Range mode, press qto increment the range. After the highest range, the Meter wraps to the lowest range. Note You cannot manually change the range in the MIN MAX AVG or Display HOLD modes. If you press qwhile in MIN MAX AVG or Display Hold, the Meter beeps twice, indicating an invalid operation and the range does not change. 3. To exit Manual Range, press q for at least 1 second or turn the rotary switch. The Meter returns to Autorange and Auto is displayed. Power-Up Options To select a Power-Up Option, hold down the button indicated in the following table while turning the Meter on. Power-Up Options are canceled when you turn the Meter off and when sleep mode is activated. True-rms Multimeters Power-Up Options Button Power-Up Options f p q g Q Turns on all display segments. Disables beeper. bEEP is displayed when enabled. Enables low impedance capacitance measurements. LCAP is displayed when enabled. See page 14. Disables automatic power-down ("Sleep mode"). PoFF is displayed when enabled. Disables auto backlight off. LoFF is displayed when enabled. Making Basic Measurements The figures on the following pages show how to make basic measurements. When connecting the test leads to the circuit or device, connect the common (COM) test lead before connecting the live lead; when removing the test leads, remove the live lead before removing the common test lead. 9