General Tools and Instruments DAMP68 v.1 - Manuel (Page 6)

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1. 3-1/2 digit LCD
(DAMP60); 3-3/4 digit
LCD + analog bar
graph (DAMP68)
2. Clamp jaw
3. Function switch
4. Backlight button
(DAMP60);
Backlight/HOLD button
(DAMP68). On both
models, pressing and
holding this button for
2+ seconds turns
display backlight on
for 10 seconds. On
DAMP68, pressing
this button briefly
holds/releases
displayed
measurement.
5. MAX button (DAMP60);
 ZERO button
(DAMP68). On DAMP60, pressing this button
displays maximum value of displayed
parameter over time. On DAMP68, pressing
this button “zeroes out” the display (subtracts
the offset) before measuring DC current. In
auto ranging mode, pressing the
 ZERO
button again displays the offset value.
6. SHIFT button (DAMP60 and DAMP68).
Press to select:
1) resistance measurement, diode check or
continuity check mode (DAMP60);
2) resistance measurement, diode check,
continuity check or capacitance measurement
mode (DAMP68);
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7
9
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Fig. 1. The controls,
indicators and
connectors of the
DAMP60 and DAMP68