GW Instek GDM-8200A Series Instruction manual

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Digital Multimeter
GDM-8200A Series
QUICK USER GUIDE
GW INSTEK PART NO.
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The information in this manual was correct at the time of printing.
However, Good Will continues to improve products and reserves
the rights to change specifications, equipment, and maintenance
procedures at any time without notice.
Good Will Instrument Co., Ltd.
No. 7-1, Jhongsing Rd., Tucheng City, Taipei County 236, Taiwan.
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Table of Conte n ts
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..............................................................4
POWERING UP.................................................................5
BASIC...............................................................................6
Voltage/Current................................................. 6
Resistance......................................................... 7
Diode/Continuity/Hz/Period/Temp.................... 8
ADVANCED ......................................................................9
Measurement Combinations............................ 10
GDM-8200A Series Quick User Guide
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INTRODUCTION
The GDM-8200A series quick start guide is intended for users who are not
familiar with the instrument and need a tutorial for quickly accessing its major
functionalities. For more details such as parameters, remote control
commands, optional scanner, digital I/O, and specifications, refer to the user
manual.
This manual consists of the following chapters. Power up the instrument
according to the “Powering up” chapter, and then pick up the relevant chapter
according to your needs.
•Powering up
•Basic (measurement)
•Voltage/Current
•Resistance
•Diode/Continuity/Frequency/Period/Temperature
•Advanced (measurement)
•dBm/dB/Max/Min/Relative/Dual display
•Measurement combinations
Front panel
overview
Measurement
keys
Power Switch
Shift key Input
terminals
Display on/off
switch
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POWERING UP
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POWERING UP
1. Tilt stand Pull out the handle
sideways and rotate it.
Horizontal position Tilt position
2. Connect the
power cord
Connect the power cord to
the AC Voltage input.
3. Press the power
switch
Push the main power
switch on the front panel
to turn the instrument on.
The display contents appear and you are ready to make
measurements.
Powering up the instrument is completed
GDM-8200A Series Quick User Guide
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BASIC MEASUREMENT
Voltage/Current
Measurement item: DCV, ACV, (DC+AC)V, DCI, ACI, (DC+AC)I
1. Connect the
test leads
Voltage
measurement
Current
measurement
(>2A)
Current measurement
(≤2A)
2. Press the
measurement
key
Press the measurement keys on the front panel (For
(DC+AC)V or (DC+AC)I, press both keys together).
The measurement result will appear on the display.
DCV ACV (DC+AC)V
DCI ACI (DC+AC)I
Selected rangeUnitRefresh
rate
Automatic
ranging
AC, DC, or
AC+DC
Manual ranging To select the measurement range
manually, press the Up/Down keys.
For further details, see the Voltage or Current section, Basic Measurement
chapter in the user manual
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BASIC MEASUREMENT
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Resistance
Measurement item: 2W resistance, 4W resistance
1. Connect the
test leads
2W
resistance
4W
resistance
2. Press the
measurement
key
Press the measurement keys on the front panel. The
measurement result will appear on the display.
2W resistance
4W resistance
x 2 (twice)
Selected rangeUnitRefresh
rate
Automatic
ranging
2W or 4W
Manual ranging To select the measurement range
manually, press the Up/Down
keys.
For further details, see the Resistance section, Basic Measurement chapter in
the user manual
GDM-8200A Series Quick User Guide
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Diode/Continuity/Hz/Period/Temp
Measurement item: Diode test, Continuity test, Frequency, Period,
Temperature (Celsius), Temperature (Fahrenheit)
1. Connect the
test leads
All items share the same terminal.
•Diode/Continuity
•Frequency/Period
•Temperature
2. Press the
measurement
key
Press the measurement keys on the front panel (For
Continuity, Period, and Fahrenheit temp, press the same
key twice). The measurement result will appear on the
display.
Diode
Continuity
x2(twice)
Frequency
Period
x2 (twice)
Te mp(Ce ls i us)
Temp(Fahr e nheit)
x2 (twice)
For further details, see the Diode/Continuity/Frequency/Period/Temperature
section, Basic Measurement chapter in the user manual
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ADVANCED MEASUREMENT
9
ADVANCED MEASUREMENT
Measurement item: dBm, dB, Max, Min, Relative, Dual display
1. Make a basic
measurement
Follow the procedures in the Basic measurement
chapter, page6. For measurement combinations (basic
+ advanced, dual display), see page10.
2. Press the
measurement
key
Press the measurement keys on the front panel. The
measurement result will appear on the display.
Item Keys Descriptions
dBm
Shows
10*log10(1000*Vrdg2/Rref)
dB
Shows (dBm −dBmref)
Max
Shows the maximum reading
Min
x 2 Shows the minimum reading
Relative
Shows the relative value
compared with the reference
Dual
display
Shows the result of another
measurement item (example:
AC Voltage as the 2nd item)
For further details including other measurement items (Hold, Compare, and
Math), see the Advanced Measurement chapter in the user manual.
GDM-8200A Series Quick User Guide
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Measurement Combinations
Basic + Advanced measurement combinations
Advanced
Measurement
Basic Measurement
AC/DCV
AC/DCI 2/4W Hz/P °C/°F
dB ●— — — — —
dBm ●— — — — —
Max/Min ●●●●●—
Relative ●●●●●—
Hold (*) ●●●●●—
Compare (*) ●●●●●—
Math (*) ●●●●●—
Dual Display ●●●●— —
(*): For Hold, Compare and Math function details, see the Advanced
Measurement chapter in the user manual.
Dual display combinations
Combinations Any of the following items can be combined together for
dual display measurements (for example ACV + Hz,
DCV + DCI)
•ACV
•DCV
•ACI
•DCI
•Hz/P
Note Selecting other functions (such as 2W resistance) is
possible but may not be useful, and their accuracies are
not guaranteed.
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