Bk Precision BK-878B Digital-Multimeter, DMM, LCD 40000 counts User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Safety Summary

  3
• Safety Guidelines

  4
• Compliance Statements

  6
• INTRODUCTION

  12
• PACKAGE CONTENTS

  13
• FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW

  14
  • Front Panel Display Descriptions

    15
  • Front Panel Buttons

    16
• LCD DISPLAY OVERVIEW

  18
  • LCD Display Descriptions

    18
  • Special Display Indicators

    20
• POWERING INSTRUMENT

  21
  • Installing Battery

    21
  • Connecting External Power Source

    23
  • Low Battery Indication

    25
  • Backlit Display (model 879B only)

    26
    • When Using Battery Power

      26
    • When Using External Power

      27
• OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

  28
  • Data Hold

    28
    • Turn On Data Hold

      28
    • Turn Off Data Hold

      28
  • Static Recording

    28
    • Enable Static Recording

      29
    • Using Static Recording

      29
      • Recording Mode

        29
      • Maximum Mode

        30
      • Minimum Mode

        30
      • Average Mode

        30
    • Disable Static Recording

      31
  • L/C/R/Z Select Mode

    31
  • D/Q/θ/ESR Select Mode

    32
  • Test Frequency

    32
    • Selecting Frequency

      33
  • Relative Mode

    33
    • Setup Relative Mode

      34
    • Disable Relative mode

      35
  • Tolerance

    35
    • Tolerance Range

      35
    • Setup Tolerance

      36
    • Disable Tolerance Mode

      39
  • Utility Menu

    39
    • Entering Utility Menu

      40
    • Configuration and Settings

      40
      • Beep Sound Setting (bEEP)

        42
      • Auto power-off Setting (AoFF)

        42
      • Power-up State (PuP)

        44
        • Storable Settings

          45
        • Configure and Save Power-up State

          45
        • Prevent Overwrite of Stored Settings

          47
      • Reset Default Settings (dEF)

        47
    • Exit Utility Menu

      49
      • Saving and Exiting

        49
      • Exiting without Saving

        49
  • Parallel and Series Measurement Mode

    50
    • Default Settings

      50
    • Selecting Measurement Mode

      50
  • Calibration

    51
    • Open Calibration

      51
    • Short Calibration

      52
    • Quick Procedure

      53
    • Recommendations

      54
  • USB

    55
  • Automatic Fuse Detection

    55
• QUICK START GUIDE

  57
  • /CAUTION

    57
  • Inductance Measurement

    58
  • Capacitance Measurement

    60
  • Resistance Measurement

    62
  • Impedance Measurement (Model 879B only)

    63
• REMOTE COMMUNICATION

  65
  • Connecting Instrument to PC

    65
  • USB (Virtual COM) Configuration

    67
  • USB Operation

    67
    • Remote Mode

      67
    • Auto Fetching Mode

      68
      • Enable/Disable Auto Fetching

        69
  • Command Protocols

    69
    • Overview of Command Type and Format

      69
    • Common Command Format

      70
    • SCPI Command Format and Query Format

      70
    • Termination Character

      71
    • Responding Message

      71
      • Returned result

        71
    • Data Types

      72
    • SCPI Commands

      73
      • Summary of Supported SCPI Commands

        80
    • Error Codes

      81
• SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

  82
  • Selecting Test Frequency

    82
    • Capacitance

      82
    • Inductance

      83
  • Selecting Series or Parallel Mode

    84
    • Capacitance

      84
    • Inductance

      85
  • Accuracy Discrepancies

    85
    • Capacitance

      86
    • Inductance

      86
    • Resistance

      86
  • Guard Terminal

    87
• SPECIFICATIONS

  89
  • General Specifications

    90
  • Accuracy Specifications

    91
• MAINTENANCE

  97
  • Service

    97
  • Cleaning

    97
• SERVICE INFORMATION

  99
• LIMITED WARRANTY

  100