Keysight Technologies U1701B User manual

Keysight U1701B Dual
Display Handheld
Capacitance Meter
Quick Start
Guide

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Contacting Keysight
www.keysight.com/find/assist
(worldwide contact information for
repair and service)
Safety and EMC Information
The Keysight U1701B is
safety-certified in compliance with
the following safety and EMC
requirements:
– IEC 61010-1:2001/EN
61010-1:2001 (2nd Edition)
– CISPR 11:2003+A1:2004
– IEC 61000-4-2:1995+
A1:1998 +A2:2000
– IEC 61000-4-3:2006
– IEC 61000-4-4:2004
– IEC 61000-4-5:2005
– IEC 61000-4-6:2003+
A1:2004+A2:2006
– IEC 61000-4-11:2004
– Canada: ICES-001:2004
– Australia/New Zealand:
AS/NZS CISPR11:2004
Safety Notices
CAUTION
A CAUTION notice denotes a
hazard. It calls attention to an
operating procedure, practice, or
the like that, if not correctly
performed or adhered to, could
result in damage to the product or
loss of important data. Do not
proceed beyond a CAUTION notice
until the indicated conditions are
fully understood and met.
WARNING
A WARNING notice denotes a
hazard. It calls attention to an
operating procedure, practice, or
the like that, if not correctly
performed or adhered to, could
result in personal injury or
death. Do not proceed beyond a
WARNING notice until the
indicated conditions are fully
understood and met.
Safety symbols
Earth (ground) terminal
Equipment protected
throughout by double
insulation or reinforced
insulation
Caution, risk of electric
shock
Caution, risk of danger
(refer to this manual for
specific Warning or Caution
information)
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For further safety information details, refer to the
Keysight U1701B Dual Display Handheld Capacitance Meter User’s Guide.
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The following items are included with your
capacitance meter:
✔Alligator clip leads
✔Printed Quick Start Guide
✔9 V Alkaline battery
✔Certificate of Calibration
If anything is missing or damaged, please contact
the nearest Keysight Sales Office.
For more detailed information, please refer to the
Keysight U1701B Dual Display Handheld
Capacitance Meter User’s Guide on Keysight Web
site (www.keysight.com/find/handheld-tools).
WARNING
To avoid damage to the device, do not exceed the input
limit. Do not apply voltage to input terminals.
Discharge the capacitor before testing.

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Capacitance Measurement
Procedure:
1Press to power-on the meter.
2To test for capacitance, keep an open circuit on
the test leads and press to subtract the
residual capacitance of the meter and leads.
3Insert the capacitor legs into + and – input
terminals respectively. Ensure that the polarity
of the capacitor’s leg are correct.
4Remove your hands from capacitor to allow it
to be tested.
5Read the measurement on the display.
CAUTION
To avoid possible damage to the meter or the
equipment under test, disconnect circuit power and
discharge the capacitor before measuring
capacitance.

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Features and Functions
No. Keys Functions
1 Power To turn ON/OFF the instrument
2 SET Set high/low limits for compare mode
3 REC Static recording mode
4Comparemode
5TOL Tolerancemode
6REL Relativemode
7HOLD
SAVE
Data hold
To store the setting value into the memory
8RANGE
AUTO
Manual range
Auto range
9HI/LO High/Lowlimits
Backlight display
8
5
4
1
2
3
9
7
6

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How to Enter Setup Mode
Press and hold and power on the
instrument from OFF status.
Release when you hear a beep, the
instrument will then enter setup mode. These
parameters will be remained in the non-volatile
memory even after the instrument is turned off.
To configure the related parameters on setup
mode, ensure that the following procedures are
followed:
1Press (Left) or (Right) to select the
menu item to be set.
2Press (Up) or (Down) to change the
parameter.
3Press to select the digit to be adjusted,
the selected digit will flash.
4Press and hold for more than 1 s to
save your setting.
5Press for more than 1 s to exit setup
mode.

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Features and Functions
Actions Steps
To power ON or OFF Press
To enable data hold function Press
To trigger holding next reading Press
momentarily
To exit data hold mode Press for more
than 1 s
To enable recording function
– The beeper will beep when a new MAX or MIN
value has been recorded.
– The static recording captures stable values and
updates the memory. It will not record values that
are overloaded, OL or below 10 count value.
Press
To cycle through maximum, minimum, average, and
present readings
–MAX, MIN, AVG or MAX AVG MIN annunciator will
be turned on respectively to indicate which value
is being displayed
Press
momentarily
To exit the recording mode Press for
more than 1 s

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To enable relative function
– Relative function shows the difference between
the measured value and the offset reference value.
The display may show a non-zero value due to the
presence of test leads. Use the relative function to
nullify the residual.
– Relative function can operate in both auto and
manual ranging mode but the function cannot be
set when an overload value exists.
–REL annuciator will be displayed.
Press
To renew the relative value Press again
To exit relative mode Press for
more than 1 s
To select manual range and to turn off the AUTO
annunciator Press
To step up a range at a time Press again
To select auto-range
– In auto range mode, the AUTO annunciator is
displayed and the instrument will select an
appropriate range for resolution if the reading is
greater than the maximum available range. OL will
be displayed.
– The instrument will select a lower range when the
reading is less than 9% of full scale.
Press for
more than 1 s
To enable the tolerance mode and to set the display
value as a standard reference
–TOL annunciator will be displayed.
– The tolerance will be displayed on the secondary
display.
– The instrument range will be locked.
Press
To exit tolerance mode Press and
hold for more than 1 s
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To cycle through 1%, 5%, 10% and 20% tolerance
– will be indicated.
– Beeper will beep once if the test value is within the
selected tolerance. If the test value is out of the
tolerance, the beeper will beep three times.
– This mode cannot be enabled under the following
conditions:
– After setting the recording mode
– After setting the compare mode
– Display showing either OL or below 10 counts
Press
momentarily
To enable compare mode
– Measuring range will be locked
– will be displayed and the secondary display
will indicate C# #, meaning which set has been
used for compare mode. The two right digits
indicate current compare set. The # # range from
01 to 25.
– The primary display shows the present
measurement. In this state, it is ready for testing.
– If the reading is beyond the high limit, will be
indicated. will be indicated if the reading is
out of the low limit. The beeper will beep three
times and the secondary display will indicate nGo.
– If the reading is within the high and low limits, the
beeper will beep once, and the secondary display
will indicate Go. After three seconds or when the
reading is lower than 10 counts, the instrument
will return to its ready state.
– The secondary display will indicate C01 to C25
according to the comparison record that has been
selected.
Press
To save comparison set for next entry Press and
hold for more than 1 s
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To exit compare mode Press
To view the High/Low limit value to be used as
compare mode Press
momentarily
To cycle through HI limit, LO limit, and present values
on the primary display
– The secondary display showed as H # #, L # # and
C # # respectively.
– After three seconds without pressing this button
again, it will return to the present value display.
Press
To toggle HI and LO limits for adjustment Press
momentarily
To enter HI/LO limits setting mode
– The secondary display will flash H01 and the
primary display will indicate the value of HI limit.
– The following buttons will be used for this setting
mode:
– To select which digit to be adjusted
– To increase or decrease the current digit’s
value
– To select High or Low limit to be set.
– To store the setting value in the memory. The
beeper will beep twice if the selected value has
been stored. If the current setting do not meet
the rule that the high limit must be equal or
greater than the low limit, the beeper will beep
three times.
– To select next compare setting. To cycle
through L01 (or H01) to L25 (or H25), then
return to L01 (H01) setting.
Press for
more than 1 s
Press (Left) or
(Right)
Press (Up) or
(Down)
Press
Press for
more than 1 s
Press
momentarily
Actions Steps

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To exit the HI/LO limit setting mode Press for
more than 1 s
To toggle backlight ON/OFF
Backlight turns off automatically after setting period
by setup mode.
Press and
hold for more than 1 s
Actions Steps
CAUTION
Degradation of some product specifications can
occur in the presence of ambient electromagnetic
(EM) fields and noise that affects the product’s
power line or I/O cables. The product self-recovers
and operates to all specifications when:
– the source of the ambient EM field and noise is
removed,
– the product is protected from the ambient EM
field, or
– the product cabling is shielded from the
ambient EM noise.

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2014, 2017
Edition 4, July 1, 2017
Printed in Malaysia
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