HT instruments MACROTEST 5035 User Manual

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MACROTEST

5035

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4.1.1. Mode "CAL"
1. Select mode

CAL by means of the FUNC key.

2. Connect the black and blue cables to the instrument input terminals

B1 and B4

respectively:

Connection of instrument terminals during calibration procedure.

3. If the cables supplied with the instrument are not long enough for the measurement you can

extend the blue cable.

4. Connect the crocodiles to the cable terminals.
5. Short-circuit the measuring cable ends making sure that the conductive parts of the

crocodiles make a good contact to each other (see previous picture).

6. Press

the

START/STOP key. The instrument carries out the calibration.

At the end of the test

the result is stored and
used as

OFFSET (that

is to say that it is
subtracted from any
continuity test carried
out) for all the
subsequent
measurements until a
new calibration is
carried out.

CAL

LOW

Ω

0.00

Ω

203

This screen is displayed

for only 2 seconds

then the instrument

emits a double sound

signal (indicating that the calibration is
completed) and displays the default screen
relative to the LOW

Ω test under AUTO mode.

NOTE: The instrument effects the calibration of cables with resistance lower of 5

Ω.

Message

CAL:

means that the
instrument was
calibrated; this
symbol

remains

on the display
for any further
measurement
even though the
unit is switched
off and on again.

Current supplied
by the instrument
during the
calibration
procedure.

START

STOP