Digital Multimeter HDM3055 Series Manual

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Number

The bright red color (shown below) indicates that the displayed measurement exceeds the limits.

The Number display also indicates how many times the limits have been exceeded.

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For the Number and Bar Meter displays, many primary measurement functions allow you to display

a secondary measurement. See Secondary Measurements for details.

Selecting the Display

Pressing the  key, followed by the Display softkey allows you to select the display type:

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The following table summarizes all display types for continuous mode.

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Number

By default, the instrument displays readings as a number:

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Adding a Label

The Label softkey allows you to add a large text label on the screen. For example, you can use this

to indicate what measurement is being taken by the DMM.

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To enter the text, press Label Text and use the softkeys and front panel arrow keys to modify the

label (below). Then press Done. The label's font automatically shrinks to accommodate longer labels.

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Selecting a Secondary Measurement

Press 2nd Meas to select and display a secondary measurement. For example, for the DCV

measurement function, you can select ACV, Peak, or Pre-Math as the secondary measurement

function. With ACV selected as secondary, the display shows the DCV measurement near to top

of the display, and the ACV measurement near the bottom of the display:

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Specifying the Digit Masking

The Digit Mask softkey specifies the number of digits shown.

For example, the following image shows 6.5 digits.

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In contrast, this image shows 3.5 digits.

The Auto softkey specifies that the number of digits displayed is based on other function-specific

settings, such as the measurement aperture, set in NPLCs. Measurements are always rounded,

never truncated.

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Bar Meter

The bar meter (below) adds a moving bar below the standard Number display.