User Manual

8. How to use the instrument with a PC
8.1. Connection of the instrument with a computer
Follow these steps to connect the instrument to a computer:
1. Connect the supplied RS-232 USB Interface cable with the RS-232 Port on the back side
of the device.
2. Start your computer and connect the interface-cable with a USB-Port.
3. Turn on the computer.
4. Proceed driver installation as described in chapter 8.2.
8.2. Installation of the supplied software
We have included a software program in Windows to log and display data collected with your
instrument. The program is called "Bench Multimeter". The Software can be used with Windows
XP, Vista and 7 Systems.
Follow these steps to install and run the software:
1. Start your computer and run Windows.
2. Insert the supplied CD in your computers drive.
3. Open the CD-folder manual with “Computer”.
4. Execute the “Bench Multimeter.exe” in the folder “Software”.
5. Follow ON-Screen prompts to complete the installation.
6. To run the program, double click the “Bench Multimeter” icon on your desktop.
7. Activate the Interface of your device by pressing the “HOLD/USB”-key for ~2 sec. until
“RS-232” lights up in the display.
8. In the Software, select the COM-Port of the device as you can find under the “Windows
Device Manager” (e.g. COM 3)
8.3. USB-driver Installation
1. Connect the multimeter to your PC-System
2. Windows starts the automatic driver search function- an internet connection is required
3. After the driver installation, a COM-Port is assigned to the device in the “Windows Device
Manager”
Note:
If no COM-Port is assigned to the device in the “Device Manager”, it seems that the automatic driver
search did not work properly. You can find the latest USB-driver on our homepage for manual
Installation.
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