Keysight Technologies U1701B Quick Start Manual

Keysight U1701B Dual
Display Handheld
Capacitance Meter

Quick Start
Guide

CAUTION

WARNING

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Contacting Keysight

www.keysight.com/find/assist

(worldwide contact information for
repair and service)

Safety and EMC Information

The Keysight U1701B is
safety-certified in compliance with
the following safety and EMC
requirements:

– IEC 61010-1:2001/EN

61010-1:2001 (2nd Edition)
– CISPR 11:2003+A1:2004
– IEC 61000-4-2:1995+

A1:1998 +A2:2000
– IEC 61000-4-3:2006
– IEC 61000-4-4:2004
– IEC 61000-4-5:2005
– IEC 61000-4-6:2003+

A1:2004+A2:2006

A WARNING notice denotes a
hazard. It calls attention to an
operating procedure, practice, or
the like that, if not correctly
performed or adhered to, could
result in personal injury or
death. Do not proceed beyond a
WARNING notice until the
indicated conditions are fully
understood and met.

Safety symbols

Earth (ground) terminal

Equipment protected
throughout by double
insulation or reinforced
insulation

– IEC 61000-4-11:2004
– Canada: ICES-001:2004
– Australia/New Zealand:

AS/NZS CISPR11:2004

Safety Notices

A CAUTION notice denotes a
hazard. It calls attention to an
operating procedure, practice, or
the like that, if not correctly
performed or adhered to, could
result in damage to the product or
loss of important data. Do not
proceed beyond a CAUTION notice
until the indicated conditions are
fully understood and met.

Caution, risk of electric
shock

Caution, risk of danger
(refer to this manual for
specific Warning or Caution
information)

For further safety information details, refer to the

Keysight U1701B Dual Display Handheld Capacitance Meter User’s Guide.

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The following items are included with your

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capacitance meter:

✔ Alligator clip leads

✔ Printed Quick Start Guide

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✔ 9 V Alkaline battery
✔ Certificate of Calibration

If anything is missing or damaged, please contact
the nearest Keysight Sales Office.

For more detailed information, please refer to the

Keysight U1701B Dual Display Handheld
Capacitance Meter User’s Guide on Keysight Web

site (www.keysight.com/find/handheld-tools).

To avoid damage to the device, do not exceed the input
limit. Do not apply voltage to input terminals.
Discharge the capacitor before testing.

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CAUTION

Capacitance Measurement

Procedure:

1 Press to power-on the meter.

2 To test for capacitance, keep an open circuit on

the test leads and press to subtract the
residual capacitance of the meter and leads.

3 Insert the capacitor legs into + and – input

terminals respectively. Ensure that the polarity
of the capacitor’s leg are correct.

4 Remove your hands from capacitor to allow it

to be tested.

5 Read the measurement on the display.

To avoid possible damage to the meter or the
equipment under test, disconnect circuit power and
discharge the capacitor before measuring
capacitance.

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Features and Functions

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No. Keys Functions

1 Power To turn ON/OFF the instrument

2 SET Set high/low limits for compare mode

3 REC Static recording mode

4Compare mode

5TOL Tolerance mode

6REL Relative mode

7HOLD

SAVE

Data hold
To store the setting value into the memory

8RANGE

AUTO

Manual range
Auto range

9HI/LO High/Low limits

Backlight display

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How to Enter Setup Mode

Press and hold and power on the
instrument from OFF status.

Release when you hear a beep, the
instrument will then enter setup mode. These
parameters will be remained in the non-volatile
memory even after the instrument is turned off.
To configure the related parameters on setup
mode, ensure that the following procedures are
followed:

1 Press (Left) or (Right) to select the

menu item to be set.

2 Press (Up) or (Down) to change the

parameter.

3 Press to select the digit to be adjusted,

the selected digit will flash.

4 Press and hold for more than 1 s to

save your setting.

5 Press for more than 1 s to exit setup

mode.

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Features and Functions

Actions Steps

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To power ON or OFF

To enable data hold function

To trigger holding next reading

To exit data hold mode

To enable recording function
– The beeper will beep when a new MAX or MIN

value has been recorded.

– The static recording captures stable values and

updates the memory. It will not record values that
are overloaded, OL or below 10 count value.

Press

Press

Press

momentarily

Press for more

than 1 s

Press

To cycle through maximum, minimum, average, and
present readings

– MAX, MIN, AVG or MAX AVG MIN annunciator will

be turned on respectively to indicate which value
is being displayed

To exit the recording mode

Press

momentarily

Press for

more than 1 s

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Actions Steps

To enable relative function
– Relative function shows the difference between

the measured value and the offset reference value.
The display may show a non-zero value due to the
presence of test leads. Use the relative function to
nullify the residual.

– Relative function can operate in both auto and

manual ranging mode but the function cannot be
set when an overload value exists.

– REL annuciator will be displayed.

To renew the relative value

To exit relative mode

To select manual range and to turn off the AUTO
annunciator

Press

Press again

Press for

more than 1 s

Press

To step up a range at a time

To select auto-range
– In auto range mode, the AUTO annunciator is

displayed and the instrument will select an
appropriate range for resolution if the reading is
greater than the maximum available range. OL will
be displayed.

– The instrument will select a lower range when the

reading is less than 9% of full scale.

To enable the tolerance mode and to set the display
value as a standard reference

– TOL annunciator will be displayed.
– The tolerance will be displayed on the secondary

display.

– The instrument range will be locked.

To exit tolerance mode

Press again

Press for

more than 1 s

Press

Press and

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hold for more than 1 s

Actions Steps

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To cycle through 1%, 5%, 10% and 20% tolerance

– will be indicated.

– Beeper will beep once if the test value is within the

selected tolerance. If the test value is out of the
tolerance, the beeper will beep three times.

– This mode cannot be enabled under the following

conditions:
– After setting the recording mode
– After setting the compare mode
– Display showing either OL or below 10 counts

To enable compare mode
– Measuring range will be locked

– will be displayed and the secondary display

will indicate C # #, meaning which set has been
used for compare mode. The two right digits
indicate current compare set. The # # range from
01 to 25.

Press

momentarily

Press

– The primary display shows the present

measurement. In this state, it is ready for testing.

– If the reading is beyond the high limit, will be

indicated. will be indicated if the reading is
out of the low limit. The beeper will beep three
times and the secondary display will indicate nGo.

– If the reading is within the high and low limits, the

beeper will beep once, and the secondary display
will indicate Go. After three seconds or when the
reading is lower than 10 counts, the instrument
will return to its ready state.

– The secondary display will indicate C01 to C25

according to the comparison record that has been
selected.

To save comparison set for next entry

Press and

hold for more than 1 s

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Actions Steps

To exit compare mode

To view the High/Low limit value to be used as
compare mode

To cycle through HI limit, LO limit, and present values
on the primary display

– The secondary display showed as H # #, L # # and

C # # respectively.

– After three seconds without pressing this button

again, it will return to the present value display.

To toggle HI and LO limits for adjustment

To enter HI/LO limits setting mode
– The secondary display will flash H01 and the

primary display will indicate the value of HI limit.

– The following buttons will be used for this setting

mode:

Press

Press

momentarily

Press

Press

momentarily

Press for

more than 1 s

– To select which digit to be adjusted

– To increase or decrease the current digit’s

value

– To select High or Low limit to be set.

– To store the setting value in the memory. The

beeper will beep twice if the selected value has
been stored. If the current setting do not meet
the rule that the high limit must be equal or
greater than the low limit, the beeper will beep
three times.

– To select next compare setting. To cycle

through L01 (or H01) to L25 (or H25), then
return to L01 (H01) setting.

Press (Left) or

(Right)

Press (Up) or

(Down)

Press

Press for

more than 1 s

Press
momentarily

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To exit the HI/LO limit setting mode

To toggle backlight ON/OFF
Backlight turns off automatically after setting period

by setup mode.

Degradation of some product specifications can
occur in the presence of ambient electromagnetic
(EM) fields and noise that affects the product’s
power line or I/O cables. The product self-recovers
and operates to all specifications when:

– the source of the ambient EM field and noise is

removed,

– the product is protected from the ambient EM

field, or

Press for

more than 1 s

Press and

hold for more than 1 s

– the product cabling is shielded from the

ambient EM noise.

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This information is subject to change
without notice. Always refer to the
Keysight website for the latest revision.

© Keysight Technologies 2009, 2012,
2014, 2017
Edition 4, July 1, 2017

Printed in Malaysia

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