User Manual
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Setting Measuring Parameters 
Direct Selection – Setting the Measurement Type 
Direct Selection – Setting Polarity –
for Direct and Differential Only 
Prerequisites for Touch Current Measurement
• Visual inspection has been passed.
• For protection class I devices: 
Protective conductor resistance testing has been passed.
• Insulation resistance testing has been passed.
Test Sequence for Direct and Differential Current Methods
➭ Set the rotary switch to the I
B
 position.
➭ Select the Direct or Differential measurement type: 
– By setting the parameters 
or 
– Via the MA key
➭ In the case of direct and differential current measurement, 
measurement must be performed with mains plug po-
larity in both directions. Select the respective polarity 
to this end by pressing the NL/LN key. 
➭ Connect the DUT’s mains plug (protection class II) to the test 
instrument’s test socket (see figures 1/3 and 2/3).
Attention!
!
Testing is conducted in the presence of line voltage. 
➭ Start the test: press the START/STOP key. 
➭ Acknowledge the warning which indicates that line 
voltage will be connected to the test socket. 
➭ Contact all accessible conductive parts, one after the 
other, which are not connected to the housing with test probe 
P1.
➭ The measured values are displayed. The measured 
value recording symbol shown at the right appears. 
Each time this key is pressed, the currently displayed 
measured value is saved to the buffer.
➭ Stop the test: press the START/STOP key. 
The save symbol appears (floppy disk showing the 
number of measured values stored to buffer memory) 
and prompts you to save the measured values to an ID 
number.
➭ Read the measured values and compare them with the 
table of permissible limit values.
➭ Press the ESC key in order to discard the measured 
values stored to buffer memory and acknowledge by 
pressing the key shown at the right. 
Test Sequence for Alternative Measuring Method
➭ Set the rotary switch to the I
B
 position.
➭ Select the Alternative measurement type: 
– By setting the parameters 
or 
– Directly by pressing the key shown at the right 
➭ Connect the DUT’s mains plug (protection class II) to the test 
instrument’s test socket (see figure 3/3).
➭ Set the Up(set) and frequency parameters.
➭ Start the test: press the START/STOP key. 
➭ Contact all accessible conductive parts, one after the 
other, which are not connected to the housing with 
test probe P1.
➭ The measured values are displayed. The measured 
value recording symbol shown at the right appears. 
Each time this key is pressed, the currently displayed 
measured value is saved to the buffer.
➭ Stop the test: press the START/STOP key. 
The save symbol appears (floppy disk showing the 
number of measured values stored to buffer memory) 
and prompts you to save the measured values to an ID 
number.
➭ Read the measured values and compare them with the 
table of permissible limit values.
➭ Press the ESC key in order to discard the measured 
values stored to buffer memory and acknowledge by 
pressing the key shown at the right. 
Maximum Permissible Limit Values for Leakage Current in mA 
Key
I
T
Touch current (leakage current from welding current)
Measuring Parameter Meaning
Measurement type
Direct Direct measuring method (via test socket)
Differential Differential current measurement
Alternative Equivalent leakage current measuring method
Permanent connection Permanently installed DUT
Polarity – for direct and differential measurement type only
L/N or N/L Selection of test voltage polarity
U(set) – for alternative measurement type only
110 V, 115 V, 
220 V, 230 V, 240 V
Selection of line voltage as test voltage
Frequency(set) – for alternative measurement type only
48 Hz to 400 Hz Selection of line frequency as test frequency
Measuring 
Parameter
Meaning
Measurement type
Direct Direct measuring method (via test socket)
Differential Differential current measurement
Alternative Equivalent leakage current measuring method
Permanent 
connection
Permanently installed DUT
Measuring 
Parameter
Meaning
Measurement type
L/N or N/L Selection of polarity of the line voltage applied to the test 
socket
Test Standard I
T
VDE 0701-0702:2008 05
DINEN60974-4
VDE 0544-4:2009-06
10 mA










