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CONTENTS
1. FIRST USE ................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1. Delivery condition ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2. Accessories .................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3. Replacement parts ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.4. Specifications label ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
1.5. Charging the batteries .................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.6. Adjusting the brightness and contrast ........................................................................................................................... 7
1.7. Choice of language ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
1.8. Choice of measurement cable compensation ................................................................................................................ 8
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT ................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1. Functions ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.2. Display .......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.3. Keypad ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.4. PC software .................................................................................................................................................................. 11
3. PROCEDURE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.1. Using the leads ............................................................................................................................................................. 12
3.2. AC/DC voltage measurement ....................................................................................................................................... 13
3.3. Insulation measurement ............................................................................................................................................... 13
3.4. Error indications ........................................................................................................................................................... 22
3.5. DAR (dielectric absorption ratio) and PI (polarization index) ........................................................................................ 22
3.6. DD (dielectric discharge index) ..................................................................................................................................... 24
3.7. Capacitance measurement .......................................................................................................................................... 26
3.8. Measurement of the residual current ............................................................................................................................ 26
4. COMPLEMENTARY FUNCTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 27
4.1. TEMP key ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27
4.2. ALARM key ................................................................................................................................................................... 28
4.3. CONFIG key ................................................................................................................................................................. 28
4.4. DISPLAY key ...............................................................................................................................................................33
4.5. GRAPH key ................................................................................................................................................................... 33
4.6. FILTER key ................................................................................................................................................................... 34
4.7. HELP key ...................................................................................................................................................................... 35
5. CONFIGURATION (SET-UP) .................................................................................................................................................. 36
5.1. Restoring the initial configuration ................................................................................................................................. 36
5.2. General parameters ...................................................................................................................................................... 37
5.3. Measurement parameters ............................................................................................................................................ 37
5.4. Adjustment of the test voltages .................................................................................................................................... 38
5.5. Adjustment of the alarm thresholds ............................................................................................................................. 39
6. MEMORY FUNCTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 40
6.1. Recording of the measurements .................................................................................................................................. 40
6.2. Reading recorded values .............................................................................................................................................. 42
6.3. Erasing the memory ..................................................................................................................................................... 44
6.4. List of coded errors ...................................................................................................................................................... 45
7. DATA TRANSFER SOFTWARE .............................................................................................................................................. 47
8. SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................................48
8.1. Reference conditions .................................................................................................................................................... 48
8.2. Characteristics per function ......................................................................................................................................... 48
8.3. Power supply ................................................................................................................................................................ 54
8.4. Environmental conditions ............................................................................................................................................. 55
8.5. Construction specification ............................................................................................................................................ 55
8.6. Compliance with international standards ..................................................................................................................... 56
8.7. Variations in the domain of use .................................................................................................................................... 56
8.8. Intrinsic uncertainty and operating uncertainty ............................................................................................................ 56
9. MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 57
9.1. Maintenance ................................................................................................................................................................. 57
9.2. Updating of the internal software ................................................................................................................................. 57
9.3. List of parameters ........................................................................................................................................................ 58
10. WARRANTY ......................................................................................................................................................................... 60