Bk Precision BK-5492B Digital-Multimeter, DMM, User Manuals

Table of Contents

• 1.1 Feature Overview

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• 1.2 Input Power and Fuse Requirements

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• 1.3 Package Contents

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• 2.1 Front Panel Overview

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• 2.2 Screen Display

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• 2.3 Front Panel Menu Options

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• 2.4 Front Panel Menu Overview

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• 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 Power-up Sequence

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  • 2.6.3 High Energy Circuit Safety Precautions

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  • 2.6.4 Power-on Defaults

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  • 2.6.5 Warm-up time

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• 3.1 Overview

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• 3.2 Measuring Voltage

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  • 3.2.1 Connections

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  • 3.2.2 Crest factor

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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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  • 3.4.2 Shielding

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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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  • 3.6.2 Threshold resistance level

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• 3.7 Testing Diode

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  • 3.7.1 Connections

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  • 3.7.2 Current Range

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• 3.8 Math Functions

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  • 3.8.1 mX+b

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  • 3.8.2 Percent

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  • 3.8.3 dB Calculation

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  • 3.8.4 dBm Calculation

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• 4.1 Measurement configuration

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  • 4.1.1 Range

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  • 4.1.2 Filter

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  • 4.1.3 Relative

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  • 4.1.4 Rate

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• 4.2 Trigger Operations

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  • 4.2.1 Trigger Model

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  • 4.2.2 EXT Trig & VM Comp

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• 4.3 Buffer Operations

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  • 4.3.1 Store Reading

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  • 4.3.2 Recall Readings

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  • 4.3.3 Buffer Statistics

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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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  • 4.4.3 Configure Limit Beep

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• 4.5 System Operations

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  • 4.5.1 Beeper Control

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  • 4.5.2 Save Settings

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  • 4.5.3 Restore Settings

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  • 4.5.4 Display Control

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  • 4.5.5 Key Sound

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  • 4.5.6 Self-test

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  • 4.5.7 Calibration

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• 5.1 Selecting an Interface

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  • 5.1.1 USB (Virtual COM) Interface

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  • 5.1.2 RS-232 Serial Interface

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  • 5.1.3 GPIB Interface (model 5492BGPIB only)

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• 5.2 USB & RS-232 Interface Operation

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  • 5.2.1 RS-232 Connection

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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 Selecting Parity Mode

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  • 5.2.5 Selecting Terminal Character

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  • 5.2.6 Selecting Echoing

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  • 5.2.7 Software Protocol

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• 5.3 GPIB Interface operation (model 5492BGPIB only)

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  • 5.3.1 GPIB Connection

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  • 5.3.2 GPIB Interface Capability

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  • 5.3.3 GPIB Addressing

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• 5.4 Data Format

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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 Measurement Commands

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  • 6.3.2 DISPlay subsystem

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  • 6.3.3 CALCulate Subsystem

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  • 6.3.4 SENSe subsystem command

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  • 6.3.5 SYSTem Subsystem

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  • 6.3.6 UNIT Subsystem

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  • 6.3.7 TRIGger Subsystem

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  • 6.3.8 Common Commands

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• 7.1 Frequently Asked Questions

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• 7.2 Error Messages

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• 8.1 Technical Specifications

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