Digital Multimeter
Performance Tests
17
Testing the Pushbuttons
To test the pushbuttons
1. Turn the Meter rotary knob to J.
2. Press each button and note that the meter responds with a beep for each button
press.
3. Press and hold B a second time to exit MIN MAX mode.
Testing Meter Accuracy
Perform the accuracy test steps in Table 15.
Table 15. Accuracy Tests
Display Reading
Step Test
Function Range 5500A Output 83 and 88 87
1 600 mV 330 mV, 60 Hz 327.9 to 332.1 327.3 to 332.7
2 600 mV 600 mV, 13 kHz N/A 586.0 to 614.0
3 6 V 3.3 V, 60 Hz 3.281 to 3.319 3.275 to 3.325
4 6 V 3.3 V, 20 kHz N/A 3.214 to 3.386
5 60 V 33 V, 60 Hz 32.81 to 33.19 32.75 to 33.25
6 60 V 33 V, 20 kHz N/A 32.14 to 33.86
7 600 V 330 V, 60 Hz 328.1 to 331.9 327.5 to 332.5
8 600 V 330 V, 2.5 kHz N/A 323.0 to 337.0
9 1000 V 500 V, 60 Hz 495 to 505 494 to 506
10
K AC Volts
1000 V 1000 V, 1 kHz 986 to 1014 986 to 1014
11 600 mV 150 mV, 99.95 kHz 99.93 to 99.97 99.93 to 99.97
12 K Hz
AC Volts
Frequency
600 mV 150 mV, 199.50 kHz 199.48 to 199.52 199.48 to 199.52
13 6 V 0.7 V, 99.95 kHz 99.93 to 99.97 99.93 to 99.97
14
Sensitivity
60 V 7 V, 99.95 kHz 99.93 to 99.97 99.93 to 99.97
15 V Hz
Trigger level
6 V 3.4 V, 1 kHz Sq. Wave 999.8 to 1000.2 999.8 to 1000.2
16 V Hz
Duty Cycle
6 V 5 V, 1 kHz, DC offset 2.5 V
Sq. Wave
49.7% to 50.3 % 49.7 % to 50.3 %
17 6V 3.3 V dc 3.296 to 3.304 3.297 to 3.303
18 60 V 33 V dc 32.96 to 33.04 32.97 to 33.03
19 600 V 330 V dc 329.6 to 330.4 329.7 to 330.3
20
V DC Volts
1000 V 1000 V dc 998 to 1002 998 to 1002
21 600 mV 33 mV dc 32.8 to 33.2 32.9 to 33.1
22
mV
DC Volts 600 mV 330 mV dc 328.9 to 331.1 329.6 to 330.4