Bk Precision BK-2831E Digital-Multimeter, DMM, VFD 20000 counts CAT II 300 V User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Notice

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• Safety Notice Supplement

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• Safety Summary

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• Chapter 1 General Information

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  • 1.1 Feature Overview

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  • 1.2 Incoming Inspection

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• Chapter 2 Overview

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  • 2.1 Front Panel Overview

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  • 2.2 Annunciators on Screen

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  • 2.3 Front Panel Menu Reference

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  • 2.4 Front Panel Menu Overview

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  • 2.5 Rear Panel Summary

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  • 2.6 Power up

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    • 2.6.1 Power Line Connection

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    • 2.6.2 Input Terminals

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    • 2.6.3 Power-up Sequence

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    • 2.6.4 High Energy Circuit Safety Precautions

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    • 2.6.5 Power-on Defaults

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    • 2.6.6 Warm-up time

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  • 2.7 Display

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• Chapter 3 Basic Measurements

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  • 3.1 Preparation

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  • 3.2 Measuring Voltage

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    • 3.2.1 Connections

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  • 3.3 Measuring Current

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    • 3.3.1 Connections

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    • 3.3.2 Front Panel Fuse Replacement

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  • 3.4 Measuring Resistance

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    • 3.4.1 Connections

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  • 3.5 Measuring Frequency and Period

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    • 3.5.1 Trigger Level and Measurement Errors

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    • 3.5.2 Gate Time

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    • 3.5.3 Connections

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  • 3.6 Measuring Continuity

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    • 3.6.1 Connections

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  • 3.7 Testing Diode

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    • 3.7.1 Connections

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  • 3.8 Measuring True RMS AC+DC

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    • 3.8.1 Connections

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    • 3.8.2 Using the 2nd parameter display

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  • 3.9 Math Functions

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    • 3.9.1 Percent

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    • 3.9.2 dB Calculation

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    • 3.9.3 dBm Calculation

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• Chapter 4 Measurement Options

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  • 4.1 Measurement configuration

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    • 4.1.1 Range

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    • 4.1.2 Relative

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    • 4.1.3 Rate

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  • 4.2 Trigger Operations

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    • 4.2.1 Trigger procedure

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    • 4.2.2 Reading Hold

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  • 4.3 MAX / MIN

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  • 4.4 Limit Operations

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    • 4.4.1 Enabling limits

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    • 4.4.2 Setting Limit Values

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  • 4.5 System Operations

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    • 4.5.1 Beeper Control

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    • 4.5.2 Baud rate

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    • 4.5.3 Selecting the Terminal Character

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    • 4.5.4 Key Sound

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• Chapter 5 Remote Operation

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  • 5.1 USB & RS232

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  • 5.2 Serial Interface Operation

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    • 5.2.1 USB interface configured as virtual COM RS232 interface

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    • 5.2.2 Sending and receiving data

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    • 5.2.3 Selecting Baud Rate

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    • 5.2.4 Software Protocol

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  • 5.3 Data Format

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• Chapter 6 SCPI Command Reference

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  • 6.1 Command structure

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  • 6.2 Command Syntax

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    • 6.2.1 Commands and command parameters

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    • 6.2.2 Short-form Rules

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    • 6.2.3 Basic Rules of Command Structure

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    • 6.2.4 Multiple Command Rules

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    • 6.2.5 Command Path Rules

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  • 6.3 Command Reference

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    • 6.3.1 DISPlay subsystem

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    • 6.3.2 FUNCtion subsystem

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    • 6.3.3 VOLTage subsystem

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    • 6.3.4 CURRent subsystem

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    • 6.3.5 RESistance subsystem

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    • 6.3.6 FREQuency and PERiod subsystem

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    • 6.3.7 TRIGger subsystem

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    • 6.3.8 FETCH Subsystem

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    • 6.3.9 SYSTem Subsystem

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    • 6.3.10 Common Commands

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• Chapter 7 Specifications

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• SERVICE INFORMATION

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• LIMITED WARRANTY

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