RTD measurement from the front panel
To configure 3 or 4-wire RTD measurements from the front panel:
1. If needed, change to the temperature function (TMP is displayed) by pressing the FUNC key.
2. Select the temperature measurement function by pressing the CONFIG key, and then pressing
the DMM key. FUNC flashes on, then off. Press the ENTER key or wheel. FUNCTION? is
displayed on the first line of the display and the second line displays available functions. Use the
left or right arrow keys of the knob to select TEMP.
3. Set units of measurement degrees:
â–ª Turn the navigation wheel to scroll to the "UNITS" menu item (right most menu item).
â–ª Press the ENTER key.
â–ª Using the navigation wheel, select the units (Celsius, Kelvin, or Fahrenheit).
â–ª Press the ENTER key.
4. Set three-wire or four-wire RTD device attributes:
â–ª Turn the navigation wheel to scroll to the "THERMO" menu item and press the ENTER key.
â–ª Turn the navigation wheel to scroll to the "THREERTD" or "FOURRTD" temperature
connection and press the ENTER key.
â–ª Turn the navigation wheel to select the RTD type (PT100, D100, F100, PT3916, PT385, or
USER) and press the ENTER key.
5. Press the EXIT key twice to leave the "TEMP ATTR MENU."
6. Connect the temperature transducers to be measured.
7. If using a switching module, perform the following steps to close the channel. Note that for 3 or 4-
wire RTD measurements, you will close the primary (INPUT) channel (1 through 10). The channel
that it is paired to closes automatically.
â–ª Use the navigation wheel to dial in the channel number.
â–ª Press the CLOSE key.
8. Press the TRIG key and observe the displayed reading.
9. To measure other switching channels, repeat steps 6 and 7.
10. When finished, press the OPENALL key to open all channels.
RTD measurement from the remote interface
You can use the remote command dmm.fourrtd (on page 11-178) or dmm.threertd (on page 11-231)
to set attributes.
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