User`s manual

Range The range parameter sets the range of input signal levels the multimeter is
to accept and measure. Consider the following when determining a range:
1. Measurement speed is increased when a fixed range is specified.
2. The selected range should include all of the input signal levels you
expect to measure. For the best resolution, select the lowest possible
range.
3. Setting an AC voltage range changes the DC voltage range to a
corresponding value and vice versa.
4. The range must be specified before specifying a resolution. You must
also set a fixed range in order to specify an aperture time of 10 µs.
Setting the Range The DC voltage, AC voltage, and resistance ranges are given in Table 4-5
on page 92.
The percentage (%) of overrange is the amount the input can exceed the
range value shown and still be measured on that range.
The commands used to specify a range are:
MEASure:measurement?
[
range|AUTO|DEF|MIN|MAX[,resolution|DEF|MIN|MAX]][,(@channel_list)]
CONFigure:
measurement
[range|AUTO|DEF|MIN|MAX[,resolution|DEF|MIN|MAX]][,(@channel_list)]
VOLTage:RANGe
range | MIN | MAX
RESistance:RANGe
range | MIN | MAX
VOLTage:AC:RANGe
range | MIN | MAX
where:
range
= measurement range from Table 4-5.
AUTO = sets autorange.
DEF = sets autorange.
MIN = sets the minimum range of 0.113 Vdc / 0.0795 Vac / 232 Ω
if MEASure or CONFigure is used. Sets the minimum range of 0.125 Vdc /
0.0875 Vac / 256
Ω if range is used.
MAX = sets the maximum range of 300 V / 1048576 Ω.
If no range parameter is specified in the MEASure or CONFigure command,
autorange is set. However, to specify a
MIN or MAX resolution while
autoranging,
AUTO or DEF must be explicitly specified. This prevents the
MIN or MAX resolution from being interpreted as a range setting.
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