
RM3542, RM3542-01
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Measurement decision criteria settings
RESISTANCE HiTESTER
Operation Guide
November 2009 Edition 1 RM3542A983-00 09-11H Printed in Japan
Thank you for purchasi ng the HIOKI RM3542/3 542 -01 Resistance Hi Tester. This guide describes bas ic scr een oper ation s
and comparator setting procedures. Before using the instrument the first time, please read the operating manual.
ower On/Off
Unlit: power off
(while power is not supplied)
Red light: power off
(while power is supplied)
Green light: power on
omparator Results
COMP indicator LEDs)
i Measured Value is
above Upper limit
N Pass (meets criteria)
o Measured Value is
below Lower limit
Measurement Screen
Measurement screen ope rations are
shown on the back of this sheet.
Decision criteria
Measurement cable jacks
Screen Organization
(Comparator function)
REF% Decide by reference value and tolerance (%)
ABS Decide by specified threshold values
Numerical value
entry and related
settings
Select and change display screens and settings
Basic Settings Screen
TRG Change trigger source (INT/EXT)
RANGE Change range (100mΩ to 100MΩ)
SPEED
0ADJ Turn zero-adjust on/off
COMP Turn comparator on/off
LOCK Enable/disable key lock (OFF/FULL/MENU)
Change measurement speed (FAST/MED/
SLOW)
Detailed Settings
Screens
(MISC MEAS MEAS SETTINGS)
Measurement Settings
DELAY1 Adjust the delay from probing to trigger input
DELAY2 Adjust measurement object electrical response
INT(FAST/ MED/ SLOW) Make fine adjustment to integration time
CONT CHECK Contact check threshold settings
CONT IMP Contact Improver function settings
VOLT MONITOR Voltage level monitor function settings
CURRENT MODE Current mode setting (CONT/ PULSE)
(MISC DATA DATA SETTINGS)
Data Settings
AUTO MEMORY Turn Auto-Memory on/off
STATISTICS Statistical calculation on/off
DATA OUT Automatically output measured value
(MISC SYSTEM SYSTEM) System Settings
SET MONITOR Turn two-instrument setting comparison on/off
PROBE CHECK Turn probe short-circuit detection on/off
RETRY Retry function on/off
TRIG EDGE (External I/O) Set trigger rising/falling edge
EOM (External I/O) Set EOM (end-of-measurement) signal
INTERFACE Communications interface settings
LOW POWER Low-power resistance component measurement on/off
JUDGE BEEP Comparator beeper settings
KEY BEEP Key beeper on/off
CLOCK(Y-M-D) Set internal clock
LINE FREQ Set power source frequency
CONTRAST Adjust screen contrast
BACKLIGHT Adjust screen backlight
RESET Initialize
ADJUST Instrument Adjustment
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Setting Comparator Decision Criteria for Measured Values
Decide According to
Reference Value and Tolerance
12
REF% Mode
Setting screen
Decide According to
Upper/Lower Thresholds
Select item
12
3
Change
numerical value:
3
Change
numerical value:
Change
sign:
Set reference value
(example 10.5Ω)
Set upper tolerance
(example +4.5%)
Set lower tolerance
(example -4.5%)
When setting the upper tolerance, the
lower tolerance is automatically set to
its negative equivalent. Change the
setting as needed.
Set upper thresholds
(example 150mΩ)
Cancel:
4
Return to
Measurement
screen
Cancel:
4
ABS Mode
Setting screen
Measurement Screen Indicators
Zero-adjust (ON)
Appears only when OVC is enabled
Trigger Source
INT: Internal trigger
EXT: External trigger
Measurement
range
Tenkey Input Enabled
Key-Lock State
F.LOCK: Changes to settings are disabled
M.LOCK: All except comparator settings are disabled
Remote control
(OVC: Offset Voltage Compensation)
Appears only when the Low-Power
Resistance function is ena ble d
Measurement speed
Select item
Change Settings
Cancel key-lock
(hold 1s)
Set lower thresholds
(example 50mΩ)
Return to
Measurement
screen
Measurement Fault (Error) Indicators
+OvrRng
-OvrRng
C.E. Hi
C.E. Lo
C.E. Volt
- - - - - - -
Out of Range (over- or under-range)
The measured value is above or below
the measurement range, or open device.
Contact Check Fault
Indicates possible contact fau lt or broken
cable.
Voltage Level Monitor Fault
Probe contact may be unstable , or electri cal noise ingress may be present.
No Measurement Data
No measurement value is present immediately after power on or after changing
range. Errors with other causes can prevent display of measured values.
PRINT
STAT
NUMBER
Enable local
control
Prints measured value
(Enabled when PRINT is selected as the INTERFACE
setting on the SYSTEM screen)
Displays statistical calculation results
(Enabled when ON is selected as the STATISTICS setting on the DATA screen)
Sets the number of measurements for Auto-Memory mode
(Enabled when ON is selected as the AUTO MEMORY
setting on the DATA screen)
Prints statistical data
PRINT
UNDO
ALLCLR Deletes all memories and calculations
(Enabled when PRINT is selected as the INTERFACE setting on the SYSTEM screen)
Deletes the previously stored measurement
and calculation result (only the most recent
measurement can be deleted)
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