UNI-T UT205A, UT206A Operating Manual

Overview

This Operating Manual covers information on safety and
cautions. Please read the relevant information carefully
and observe all the Warnings and Notes strictly.

Warning

To avoid electric shock or personal injury, read the
“Safety Information”carefully before using the Meter.

Model UT205A and UT206A are AC clamp multimeters
(hereafter referred to as "the Meter") with remarkable
features: versatile functions, stable operation, low power
consumption and ergonomic structural design. They
can measure AC/DC voltage, AC current, resistance,
diode, continuity, frequency and temperature(UT206A),etc.

Except where noted, the descriptions and instructions in
this Operating Manual apply to both the Model UT205A

/UT206A

Unpacking Inspection

Open the package case and take out the Meter. Check the
following items carefully for any missing or damaged part:

Item

Description

Qty

1

2

3

4

5

In the event you find any missing or damaged part, please
contact your dealer immediately.

Operating Manual

Test Leads

Model UT206A: Point Contact T
emperature Probe

9V Battery (NEDA 1604, 6F22 or 0006P)
(installed inside the Meter)

Vinyl Bag

1 pc

1 pair

1 pc

1 pc

1 pc

Safety Information

This Meter complies with the standard IEC61010: Pollution
Degree 2, Overvoltage Category (CAT. II 600V / CAT III
300V) and Double Insulation.
CAT II: Local level, appliance, PORTABLE EQUIPMENT
etc., with smaller transient voltage overvoltages than CAT. III
CAT. III: Distribution level, fixed installation, with smaller
transient overvoltages than CAT. IV.
Under the influence of Radiated, Radio-Frequency Electro

-magnetic Field phenomenon,the captioned model may
malfunction and can self-recover after the test.
Use the Meter only as specified in this operating manual,
otherwise the protection provided by the Meter may be
impaired.
In this manual, a Warning identifies conditions and acti

-ons that pose hazards to the user, or may damage the

Meter or the equipment under test.
A Note identifies the information that user should pay
attention to.

To avoid possible electric shock or personal injury,

and to avoid possib

le damageto the Meter or to the

equipment under test, adhere to the following rules:

Check for the lever is in good condition when
measuring AC current.
Must center the wire (conductor) within the trans

-former jaw.
Before using the Meter inspect the case. Do not
use the Meter if it is damaged or the case (or part
of the case) is removed. Look for cracks or missing
plastic. Pay attention to the insulation around the
connectors.
Inspect the test leads for damaged insulation or
exposed metal. Check the test leads for continuity.
Replace damaged test leads with identical model
number or electrical specifications before using
the Meter.
Do not apply more than the rated voltage, as marked
on the Meter, between the terminals or between
any terminal and grounding.

The rotary switch should be placed in the right

When the Meter is working at an effective voltage
over 60V in DC or 42V rms in AC, special care
should be taken for there is danger of electric shock.

Warning

position and no any changeover of range shall be
made when measurement is conducted to prevent
damage of the Meter.

Use the proper terminals, function, and range for
your measurements.
When using the test leads, keep your fingers behind
the finger guards.
Disconnect circuit power and discharge all high­voltage capacitors before testing.
To avoid harm to you or damage to the Meter from
electric shock, please do not attempt to apply higher
than 600V between the terminals and grounding.
Replace the battery as soon as the battery indicator
appears. With a low battery, the Meter might
produce false readings that can lead to electric
shock and personal injury.

When servicing the Meter, use only the replacement
parts with the same model or identical electrical

specifications.
The internal circuit of the Meter shall not be altered
at will to avoid damage of the Meter and any accident.

Soft cloth and mild detergent should be used to
clean the surface of the Meter when servicing. No
abrasive and solvent should be used to prevent
the surface of the Meter from corrosion, damage
and accident.
Turn the Meter off when it is not in use and take
out the battery when not using for a long time.

Constantly check the battery as it may leak when

it has been using for some time,replace the

battery
as soon as leaking appears. A leaking battery will
damage the Meter.

Do not use or store the Meter in an environment
of high temperat ure, humidity,explosive, inflamm

-able and strong magnetic field. The performance
of the Meter may deteriorate after dampened

International Electrical Symbols

AC (Alternating Current)

DC (Direct Current)

AC or DC

Grounding

Double Insulated

Fuse

Low Battery Indication
Continuity Test

Diode

Conforms to Standards of European Union

Warning. Refer to the Operati ng Ma nual

Ris k of Elec tric Sho ck

The Meter Structure

(See Figure 1)

Figure 1

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Transformer Jaw designed to pick
up the AC current flowing through
the conductor.

Rotary Switch.

LCD Display.

Function Buttons
Input Terminals
Lever. Press the lever to open
the transfo rmer jaws. When the
pressure on the lever is released,
the jaws will close.

1

2

3

4

5

6

Below table indicated for information about the functional
button operations.

Functional Buttons

Description

Button

Turn the display backlight on and off.In
order to avoid the hazard arising from
mistaken readings in insufficient light or
poor vision, please use Display Backlight
function.

Hz% (UT205A
only)

1. At ACV or DCV range

Press the button to switch into Hz or

duty cycle if under ACV or DCV range.
The Meters enters the manual ranging
measurement mode after pressing the
button at the ACV or DCV measurement
range. Turn the rotary switch or switch
off the Meter to return to auto ranging
measurement mode.The Meter is at the
DCV – 400mV range or ACV-4V range
after returning fro m the Hz% cycle
measurement mode.

2. At Hz range

Press the button to step through
frequency and duty cycle measurem

-ent mode.

REL (UT206A
only)

Press REL to enter and exit the REL

mode in any measuring mode except in

frequency and duty cycle,the Meter beeps.

UT206A: Switches between AC
voltage and DC Voltage measure

-ment, and continuity and diode

measurement; the Meter beeps.
UT205A: Switches between continuity
and diode measurement; the Meter
beeps.

SELECT

HO LD

Press HOLD to enter and exit the
Hold mode in any mode, the Meter
beeps.

When it is und er sleep mode, press

to activate the Me ter at the effective

measurement range,e.g. continuity

buzzer. Auto power off feature will be

disabled until Switching off and turning

on the Meter again.

Display Symbols

(See Figure 2)

Figure 2

Number Description

1

2

3

4

5

AC

Symbol

%

Data hold is active.
Indicator for AC Voltage.
The battery is low.

Warning: To avoid false readings, which
could lead to possible electric shock or
personal injury, replace the battery as soon
as the battery indicator appears.

Percent: Used for duty cycle measurements.

A

Indicator for AC current

Hertz. The unit of frequency.
Kilohertz. 1x 10

3

or 1000 hertz.

Megahertz. 1x10

6

or 1,000,000 hertz.

Hz, kHz,
MHz

Ohm. The unit of resistance.
kilohm. 1 x 10

3

or 1000 ohms.

Megaohm. 1x10

6

or 1,000,000 ohms.

, k ,

M

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

V, mV

The continuity buzzer is on.

Test of diode

Centigrade. The unit of temperature.

The relative value mode is on to display
the stored value minus the present

Volt s. The unit o f vol tage.
Millivolt. 1 x 10

-

3

or 0.001 volts.

o

C

Measurement Operation

Figure 3

A. Measuring AC Current (See Figure 3)

Warning
The measurement value obtained is wrong if testing
two or more current conductors at the same time.

Make sure the Sleep Mode is not on if you found there
is no display on the LCD after turning on the Meter.
Make sure the Low Battery Display is not on;

otherwise false readings may be provided.
Pay extra attention to the symbol which is located
besides the input terminals of the Meter before carrying
out measeurement.
Make sure you are in the proper measurement range
before carrying out measurement.

measure

RMS value

B. Measuring DC Voltage (See Figure 4)

Warning

To avoid harm to you or damage to the Meter from
electric shock, please do not attempt to measure
voltages higher than 600V although readings may
be obtained.

To measure DC voltage, connect the Meter as follows:

1. Insert the red test lead into
the V terminal and the black
test lead into the COM
terminal.

2. Set the rotary switch to
DC voltage measurement
mode.

Figure 4

Red Black

3. Connect the test leads
across with the object
being measured.
The measured value shows
on the display.

In each range, the Meter has an input impedance of
10M .This loading effect can cause measurement
errors in high impedance circuits. If the circuit imped

-ance is less than or equal to 10k , the error is
negligible (0.1% or less).

When DC voltage measurement has been completed,
disconnect the connection between the testing leads
and the circuit under test, and remove the testing leads
away from the input terminals of the Meter.

Note

AC Voltage measurement is an auto ranging measure

-ment mode.

Follow the same procedure as the DC Voltage Meas

-urement mode. When you using UT206A to carry
out the measurement, use SELECT button to switch
between ACV and DCV.

Note:

C. Measuring AC Voltage (See Figure 4)

D. Measuring Resistance (See Figure 5)

Warning
To avoid damages to the Meter or to the devices
under test, disconnect circuit power and discharge
all the high-voltage capacitors before measuring
resistance.

To measure resistance, connect the Meter as follows:

1. Insert the red test lead into
the terminal andthe
black test lead into the
COM terminal.

2. Set the rotary switch to .

3. Connect the test leads
across with the object
being measured.
The measured value shows
on the display.

Note

The test leads can add 0.1 to 0.3 of error to
resistance measurement.To obtain precision readings
in low-resistance measurement under the range of

400.0 , short-circuit the input terminals beforehand,
using the relative measurement function button REL
to automatically subtra ct the valu e measured
when the testing leads are short-circuited from the
reading.

Red Black

Figure 5

For high-resistance measurement (>1M ), it is
normal to take several seconds to obtain a stable
reading.
When resistance measurement has been completed,
disconnect the connection between the testing leads
and the circuit under test, and remove the testing leads
away from the input terminals of the Meter.

E. Testing for Diodes and Continuity

(See Figure 6)

To avoid damages to the Meter or to the devices
under test, disconnect circuit power and discharge
all the high-voltage capacitors before testing for
continuity.

Warning

To test for diodes and continuity, connect the Meter as
below:

Figure 6

Red Black

1. Insert the red test lead into
the terminal and the
black test lead into the
COM terminal.

2. For diode test

a. Set the rotary switch to

.

b. For forward voltage drop
readings on any semicon

-ductor component, place the
red test lead on the c omponent’s anode a nd place
the black tes t lead on the component’s cathode.

The measured value shows on the display.

3. For continuity test:

a. Press SELECT to switch between Diode and Contin

-uity test.
b. Connect the test lead to the two end of the circuit
under test.

c. The buzzer sounds if the resistance of a circuit under
test is less than 100 .

In a circuit, a good diode sho uld still produce a

Note

P/N:110401104276X

Connect the test leads to the proper terminals as said
above to avoid error display.The LCD will display OL
indicating diode being tested is open or polarity is
reversed. The unit of diode is Volt (V), displaying the
forward voltage drop readings.
When diode and continuity testing has been completed,
disconnect the connection between the testing leads
and the circuit under test, and remove the testing leads
away from the input terminals of the Meter.

forward voltage drop reading of 0.5V to 0.8V; however,
the reverse-voltage drop reading can vary depending
on the resistance of other pathways between the probe
tips.

Figure 7

F. Measuring Frequency and Duty Cycle

(See Figure 7)

UT205A is designed with frequency and duty cycle
functions, but only frequency for UT206A.

1. UT205A

a. I nsert the red test lea d
into the Hz% ter minal
and the b lack test lead
into the C OM terminal.

b. Set the rotary switch to Hz ;

press Hz% button to switch
between Hz and Duty cycle

measurement mode.

c. Or set the rotary to ACV or
DCV range, then press Hz% button to switch into Hz
and Duty cycle measurement mode. But the accuracy
will have a little difference based on the input frequency
and wave.

To measure frequency and duty cycle, connect the
Meter as follows:

Red Black

Hz%

d. Connect the test leads across with the object being
measured.The measured frequency value or duty
cycle value shows on the display.

a. Insert the red test lead into the Hz terminal and the
black test lead into the COM terminal.

b. Set the rotary switch to Hz.
c. Connect the test leads across with the object being
measured. The measured frequency value shows on
the display.

2. UT206A

When frequency and duty cycle measurement has
been completed, disconnect the connection between
the testing leads and the circuit under test, and remove
the testing leads away from the input terminals of the
Meter.

Note

G. Measuring Temperature

(UT206A Only, See Figure 8)

1. Insert the red temperature
probe into the C terminal
and the black temperature
probe into the COM terminal.

o

o

o

2. Set the rotary switch to C.

.

3. Place the temperature
probe to the object being

measured.
The measured value shows on
the display.

Red

Black

Figure 8

To measure temperature, connect the Meter as follows:

When there is no temperature probe
inserted into the terminals, the LCD displays OL.
The included point contact temperature probe can only
be used up to 250 C.For any measurement higher than
that, it is necessary to use another type of temperature
probe.

Note

When temperature measurement has been completed,
disconnect the connection between the temperature
probe and measured object, and remove the tempera

-ture probe from the input terminals of the Meter.

Operation of Hold Mode

To avoid possibility of electric shock, do not use
Hold mode to determine if circuits are without power.
The Hold mode will not capture unstable or noisy
readings.

Warning

The Hold mode is applicable to all measurement

functions.

Press HOLD to enter Hold mode; the Meter beeps.
Press HOLD again or turn the rotary switch to exit Hold
mode; the Meter beeps.

In Hold mode,

is displayed.

The REL mode app lies to all measurement functions
except frequency and duty cycle. It subtracts a stored
value from the present measurement value and displays
the result.

For ins tance, if the store d value is 20.0V and t he

present measurement valu e is 22.0V, the reading would

be 2.0V. If a new measurement value is equal to the

stored value then display 0.0V.

To enter or exit REL

mode:

Use rotary switch to select the measurement function
before selecting REL . If measurement function
changes manually after REL is selected, the Meter
exits the REL mode.

Press REL to enter REL mode, auto ranging
turns off, and the present measurement range is
locked and stored as the stored value. All the measure

-ments done after will be automatically subtract this

stored value.
Press REL again to exit REL mode and return
to common measurement mode.If you want to enter
the auto ranging measurement mode or other ranges,
please turn the rotary switch or power off the Meter
and start again.

The Use of Relative Value Mode (UT206A only)

The SELECT Button

It uses for selecting the required measurement function
when there is more than one function at one position
of the rotary switch.

Turning on the Display Backlight

In order to avoid the hazard arising from mistaken
readings in insufficient light or poor vision, please
use Display Backlight function.

Warning

Press and hold button for over 2 seconds to turn
the Display Backlight on.

Press button again to turn the Display Backlight
off, otherwis e it wil l st ay on continuously.

To preserve battery life, the Meter automatically turns
off if you do not turn the rotary switch or press any button
for around 15 minutes.

Sleep Mode

The Meter can be activated by turning the rotary switch
or press

ing th e effec tive button, it will return to

working mode.

Maximum Voltage between

any Terminals and Grounding:

600V rms or 600V DC.

Maximum Current Measurement: 1000A.

of Transformer Jaw:

Maximum Jaw Opening:

40mm.
Maximum Display: Digital: 3999
Overload Display: OL
Range: Auto
Polarity Display: Negative display: “-“

Measurement Speed: Updates 3 times/second.

Temperature: Operating: 0

o

C to +40

o

C (32oF to+104

o

F

).

Storage: -10

o

C to +50oC (14oF to +122oF).

Relative Humidity:

75% @ 0

o

C

to 40

o

C

;

70% @ -10 to 50

o

C .

Altitude:

Operating: 2000 m.

Storage: 10000 m.

General Specifications

Battery Type: One piece of 9V (NEDA1604 or 6F22

or 006P).

Low Battery Indication：

Display

Dimensions (HxWxL): 236mm x 97mm x 40mm

Weight: Approximate 350g (battery included).
Safety/Compliances:

IEC61010 CAT. II 600V / CAT III
300V and Double Insulation.

Certifications:

Accuracy:

(a% reading + b digits), guarantee for 1 year.

Operating temperature: 23

o

C

5oC

.

Relative humidity:

75%.

Accuracy Specifications

A. AC Curren t

Range Resolution Accuracy Remarks

400A

1000A

0.1A

1A

(1.5%+5)

800A

(2%+5)

Frequency resp

-onse 50Hz~
60Hz.Display
RMS value of
sine wave(mean
value response).

>800A (3%+5)

B. DC Voltage

400mV

4V

40V

400V

600V

100 V

1mV

10mV

100mV

1V

(0.8%+3)

(0.8%+1)

(1%+3)

Range

600V DC

600V AC

Input impedance:
around 10M

.

Resolution Accuracy Overload Protection Remarks

C. AC Voltage

4V

40V

400V

600V

(1.2%+2)

600V DC
600V AC

Range Resolution Accuracy

Ov erl oad
Protection

Remarks

1mV

10mV

100mV

1V

(1.5%+5)

Input impedance around 10M

.
Displays RMS value of sine
wave (mean value response).
Frequency response:
40Hz ~ 400Hz.

D. R es ist an ce

Range Resolution Accuracy Overload Protection

400

4k

0.1

1

(1%+2)

500V DC or AC

(1.2%+5)

40k

400k

4M

40M

10

100

1k

10k

500V DC or AC

(1%+2)

(1.2%+2)

(1.5%+2)

E. Diode and Continuity Test

Function Range Resolution Overload Remarks

Diode

Continuity

1mV

0.1

500V DC or AC

Displays the nearest value
of forward voltage drop

Buzzer beeps when

100

F. Frequency (auto-ranging)

Range Resolution Accuracy Overload Protection Remarks

10Hz-

10MHz

Min

0.001Hz

(0.1%+3) 500V DC or VAC

Amplitude a:

1MHz: 300mV rms a 30V rms;
1MHz: 600mV rms a 5V rms

G. Duty Cycle (Model UT205A only)

Range Resolution Accuracy Overload Protection

0.1%-99.9% 0.1% For reference only 500V DC or AC

H. Temperature (Model UT206A only)

-40

o

C~0oC

1

o

C~400oC

401

o

C~1000oC

Range Resolution Accuracy Overload Protection

1

o

C

(4%+4)

(2%+8)

(3%+10)

500V DC or AC

Maintenance

This section provides basic maintenance information including battery replacement instruction.

Do not attempt to repair or service your Meter unless you ar e qualified to do so and have the relevant calibr

-ation, performance test, and service information.To avoid electrical shock or damage to the Meter, do you get
water inside the case.

Warning

A. General Service

Periodically wipe the case with a damp cloth and mild detergent. Do not use abrasives or solvents.

To clean the terminals with cotton bar with detergent, as dirt or moisture i n the terminals can affect readings.
Turn the Meter to OFF position when it is not in use.

Take out the battery when it is not using for a long time.

Do not use or store the Meter in a place of humidity, high temperature, explosive, inflammable and strong magnetic field.

B. Replacing the Battery

(See Figure 9)

Warning

Figure 9

To avoid false readings, which could lead to possible electric shock or personal injury,replace the battery as
soon as the battery indicator “ ” appears.
Make sure the transformer jaw and the test leads are disconnected from
the circuit being tested before opening the case bottom.

Make sure the test leads are removed from the input terminals.

Screw

To replace the battery:

1. Turn the rotary switch of the Meter to OFF position and remove all the
connections from the terminals.

2. Remove the s crew from the ba ttery compartment , and separate the batter y

compartment from the case bottom.

3. Remove the battery from the battery compartment.

4. Replace the battery with a new 9V battery (NEDA1604, 6F22 or 006P) .

5. Rejoin the c ase bo ttom and battery compartme nt, an d reinstall th e screw.

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