Facom 711P.500 Notice D'instructions page 6

Connection
• Insert the red safety plug into the «+» terminal on the 711 multimeter.
• Insert the black safety plug into the «COM» terminal on the multimeter.
• Turn the selector on the multimeter to «V», the voltmeter position.
711P.500 clip to «1 m V/A» ; if the green indicator
• Slide the button on the
light marked ON is constant the battery is fine, if it flashes the battery is too low.
Setting
• Alternating current ~ : direct readover
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(1 mV = 1 A)
• Direct current: press the --- /~ button on the 711 until the « » symbol is
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displayed.
• Use the «sunken» grey button on the 711P.500 clip to set to 000.0 mV on
the multimeter display.
Use
Place the ammeter clip jaws around the wire to be checked, the arrow on the
jaws showing the standard current direction.
Alternating current «~»: when the current passes through the wire, read the
direct value on the 711 multimeter display. To check an alternating current, the
«~» sign has to be displayed on the screen with the « /~» button.
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Direct current «
--- »: when the current passes through the wire, follow the
standard current direction. To check a direct current, the « » sign has to be
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displayed on the screen with the « /~» button.
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Read the actual current on the multimeter screen passing through the wire being
tested . When the «-» sign appears in front of the value displayed, the
(1mV=1A)
direction of the current passing through the test wire does not match the indicator
arrow on the clip, so reverse it. With the 711 multimeter, you can store the
minimum or maximum current value on the display with the MIN/MAX button.
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