Model UT30B/C/D/F: OPERATING MANUAL

CONTENTS

A. Introduction
B. Safety Rules
C. International Electrical Symbols
D. Feature
E. Specification
F. Operation Plate
G. Make Measurement
H. Fuse and battery replacement
I. Accessories

Remark:
The model of UT30B,UT30C,UT30D will be marked as UT30BL,UT30CL
UT30DL,if they have backlight function.

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Summary of UT30 Series DMM

A.Introduction
UT30 series Multimeter is 3 1/2 digits with steady operations,fashionable
structure and highly reliable hand-held measuring instrument. The meter
can measure DC/AC voltage, DC/AC current, Resistance, Frequency,
Temperature, Diode, Transistor hFE, and Continuity. It is an ideal tool for
maintenance.

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B. Safety Rules(1)

CAUTION-FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE, REPLACE

ONLY WITH FUSE OF THE SPECIFIED VOLTAGE AND CURRENT
RATINGS.
l Do not operate the meter unless the bottom case has been closed as
terminal can carry voltage.
l Inspect the insulation of the test leads and make sure there is no
damage to the test leads before using the meter.
l As soon as the battery indicator’s” “±appear, replace the battery to
ensure accurate readings.
l Set the meter to suitable function and range before each measurement.
l Tested values over the maximum range of each measurement can
cause damages to the meter or electric shock to users.
l To avoid damages of the meter, do not turn the rotary switch during
measurement.
l When measuring voltage higher than DC 60V or AC 30Vrms, pay
extra attention to avoid electric shock.
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B. Safety Rules(2)

l Make sure to replace right type and right rating fuse.

l Do not operate or store the Meter under high temperature or humid
condition.
l Do not change internal circuit to avoid damages to the meter and
danger to the user.
l Periodically wipe the case with damp cloth and mild detergent. Do not
use abrasives and solvents.
l The meter is designed to withstand the stated maximum voltages.
If it’s not possible to exclude, without doubts, that impulses, transients,
disturbance or for other reasons these voltages are exceeded, a
suitable prescaler (1:10) must be used.

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C. International Electrical Symbols

Low Battery Earth Ground

Warning Double Insulation
AC current Diode
DC current Buzzer
Fuse AC or DC

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D.General Specifications(1)

1. The maximum voltage, between any terminal and earth, is 600Vrms.

A . The“COM”input terminal is always connected with the black test
lead.
B . The“V,ohm, mA”input terminal is always connected with the red
test lead and is used to measure voltage up to 500V,resistance
and current up to 200mA.
C . The“10A MAX”input terminal is always connected with the red test
lead and is used to measure current greater than 200mA but no
more than 10A.
2. 10A Terminal: non-fused
3. mA Terminal Fuse: ø5x20-0.3A 250V.(Fast)
4. Maximum Display is 1999,and updates two or three times every second.
5. Over range display is “1” or “OL”. (Only UT30F).

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D.General Specifications(2)

6. Temperature:
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Operating: 0 C-40 C (32 F-104 F)
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Storing:-10 C-50 C (14 F -122 F)
7. Altitude:
Operating:2000m
Storage:10000m
8 Relative humidity:Max.relative humidity 80% for temperature up to
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31 C decreasing linearly to 50% relative humidity at 40 C.
9. Battery: 9V NEDA 1604 or 6F22 or 006P.
10. Low Battery Indication: Display “ ”.on LCD.
11. Dimension:75mmx130mmx36mm
12. Weight: approx. 150g(Test Leads not included)

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E.Specification(1)

Accuracy: (a% reading + b digit), which guarantee one year.

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Environmental Temperature:23 C 5 C
Relative Humidity: <75%
1. DC Voltage
Accuracy
Range Resolution
UT30B UT30C UT30D UT30F
200mV 100µV
2000mV(2V) 1mV (0.5%+2)
20V 10mV
200V 100mV
500V 1V (0.8%+2)

Input Impedance:10MΩ for all the ranges.

Overload protection: At 200mV range, it’s protected at 230V(AC / DC
Current), others are protected at 500V(AC or DC).
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E.Specification(2)

2. AC Voltage
Accuracy
Range Resolution
UT30B UT30C UT30D UT30F
200mV 100µV (1.2%+3)
2V 1mV
20V 10mV (1%+3)
200V 100mV (1.2%+10)
500V 1V (1.2%+3)

Input Impedance: (approx. 5MΩ ) of UT30B\C\D, but all ranges of

UT30F are 10MΩ .
Frequency: 40-400Hz
Display: RMS of Sine Wave Value (Average Value)
Overload protection: At 200mV range, it is protected at 230V(AC / DC
Current), others are protected at 500V(AC or DC )
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E.Specification(3)

3. DC Current
Accuracy
Range Resolution
UT30B UT30C UT30D UT30F
200µA 100nA
2000µA(2mA) 1µA (1%+2)
20mA 10µA
200mA 100µA (1.2%+2)
10A 10mA (2%+5)

Overload Protection: 0.3A/250V fuse, No fuse at 10A,measuring time

limit is equal to or less than 10 seconds, and time interval should be equal
to or over 15 minutes.
Measuring voltage drop: Full range is 200m V.

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E.Specification(4)

4. AC Current(Only UT30F)
Range Resolution Accuracy
200mA 100µA (1.8%+3)
10A 10mA (3%+7)

Overload Protection: 0.3A/250V fuse, No fuse at 10A,measuring

time limit is equal to or less than 10 seconds; time interval is equal to or
over 15 minutes.
Frequency response: 40Hz-400Hz
Display: RMS of Sine Wave Value (Average Value)

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E.Specification(5)

5. Resistance
Accuracy
Range Resolution
UT30B UT30C UT30D UT30F
200Ω 0.1Ω (0.8%+5)
2000Ω(2kΩ) 1Ω
20kΩ 10Ω (0.8%+2)
200kΩ 100Ω
2MΩ 1kΩ
20MΩ 10kΩ (1%+5)

Overload Protection: All ranges are 230V(DC/ AC current).

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E.Specification(6)

6. Temperature(Only UT30C)

Range Resolution Accuracy

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-40 C 150 C
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1 C
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(1%+3)
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150 C 1000 C
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1 C
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(1.5%+15)

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E.Specification(7)

7. Frequency(Only UT30F Auto Range)

Range Resolution Accuracy
2kHz 10MHz 1Hz 10kHz (0.1%+3)

Overload Protection: 230V(AC / DC current)

Input Sensitivity: (10Hz- 1MHz) 500m V;
(1MHz-10MHz) 1V.
MAX input scope 10V.
8. Square Wave Output(Only UT30D)
Range Illustration
Output approx. at 50Hz Square Wave .As a simple
OUT signal source , with 100kΩ resistance output.

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E.Specification(8)

No overload protection for this range; make sure voltage

output of calibrated equipment is less than 10V to avoid damages to the
Meter.
9. Diode, Transistor, Continuity Beeper Test
Function Range Resolution 30B 30C 30D 30F Remark
Display
Diode 1mV voltage
drop
approximation.
Ibo 10µA
Transistor hFE 1β Vce 3V
Continuity others 70Ω
Beeper 1Ω Buzzer sound
Test
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F.Operation Plate

Overload Protection: 230V(DC/ AC current),Only

Operation Plate(see figure 1)
1. Liquid Crystal Display
2. Data hold or backlight selection button
except UT30F(AC/ DC exchange)*
3. Rotary Switch
4. Transistor Test Jack
5. Common Input Jack
6. 10A Input Jack ( figure 1)
7. Input Jack for General Measurement
* If the model has backlight function as UT30BL,UT30CL,UT30DL,
press the button abidingly over 3 seconds,backlight will be opened, it
will shut off automatically after 20 seconds late.
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G.Make Measurements(1)

First, set rotary switch to proper position. When the battery is low,“ ”will
appear on LCD. Second, the “ ” symbol beside the input jack warns you
when testing current and voltage. Input values must not exceed the limit.
1.DC Voltage Measurement(see figure 2)

( figure 2)

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G.Make Measurements(2)

1) Never measure voltage value exceeding 500V, although it is possible

to get the reading. This may cause damages to the internal circuit and
danger to users;
2) Set rotary switch to maximum range, if the voltage value to be tested
is unknown. Then according to reading requirement adjust to a lower
range until satisfactory reading is obtained.
3) If “1”or “OL” is shown on LCD, set to the higher range because the
selected range is overloaded.
4) At every range, input impedance is 10MΩ This can cause measuring
tolerance at high impedance, If circuit impedance is equal to or less
than 10kΩ ,you can ignore the tolerance(0.1% or lower).

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G.Make Measurements(3)

2. AC Voltage Measurement (see figure 3)

(figure 3)

Same as DC voltage measurement.

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G.Make Measurements(4)

3. DC Current Measurement(see figure 4)

(figure 4)
1) Do not measure when value between open voltage and earth is
exceeding safety voltage 60V because it may cause damages to the
measuring object or instrument and also hurt the user.

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G.Make Measurements(5)

2) Before measurement, cut off the power to the object to be measured

and inspect if input terminal or rotary switch is set to the right range
then you can measure the object with power on.
3) If the magnitude of current is unknown, set rotary switch to the highest
range and then adjust to a lower range until a satisfactory reading is
obtained.
4) If the meter is overloaded on mA input jack the fuse will melt up. In this
case, replace with a new fuse with same specification.
5) The dimension of fuse is ø5x20(mm)and the specification is F.0.3A/
250V (FAST).
6) For 10A input jack, it is non-fused. For safety, each measuring time
should be equal to or less than 10 seconds. Time intervals should be
equal to or over 15 minutes.

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G.Make Measurements(6)

4. AC Current Measurement(Only for UT30F)(see figure 5)

(figure 5)

Same as DC current measurement

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G.Make Measurements(7)

5. Resistance Measurement (see figure 6)

1) To avoid damages to the Meter when
measuring resistance, cut off the power
of the object and make sure there is no
charge in capacitor.
2) Test lead wires take 0.1Ω -0.3Ω tolerance
when measuring resistance. To get an
accurate reading, subtract the short circuit
values of the 2 test leads.
3) It will take several seconds for the display (figure 6)
to become stabilized when resistance value
is over 1MΩ.

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G.Make Measurements(8)

6. Diode measurement (see figure 7)

1) Avoid damages to the meter. When
measuring diode, cut off the power supply
of the object and make sure there is no
charge in capacitor.
2) When measuring voltage drop of diode,
transistor, and other semiconductor
component at diode function, its silicon
semiconductor structure should be normal
positive reading and stay between 0.5V
(figure 7)
and 0.8V. Negative display being “1” means
open circuit; when the red test lead is
positive pole and the black one is negative pole.

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G.Make Measurements(9)

7. Transistor hFE Measurement (see figure 8)

1) Check that the transistor is
PNP or NPN type.
2) Connect the transistor to be
measured to the corresponding
jacks.
3) LCD display hFE reference value.
4) Measuring condition:Ibo 10µA,
Vce 3V

(figure 8)

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G.Make Measurements(10)

8. Temperature Measurement:(Only for UT30C)(see figure 9)

1) Insert the black K type thermocouple
(P/N:41700103) into “COM” socket.
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Red lead of temp. probe into “ C” socket,
LCD displays the measuring value with
o
unit in C.
2) The temperature probe limits to below
o
250 C. For a higher degree of temperature
measurement, use another hand-held
thermocouple (P/N:41700107). The LCD
display room temperature when unloading
the probe.
(figure9)

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G.Make Measurements(11)

9. Square Wave Output:(Only UT30D) (see figure 10)

1) To avoid damages to the meter, do
not let output terminal reach
higher then 10V voltage.
2) The frequency is 50Hz.
3) The output voltage range will be
over 3V when it is loaded 1MΩ.
4) Use square wave output to repair
audio equipment.

(figure10)
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G.Make Measurements(12)

10. Frequency Measurement (Only for UT30F)(see figure 11)

1) Do not input voltage over 230V RMS to
avoid damages to the meter.
2) The LCD will display reading when the
measured frequency is more than 10V,
but the read out may exceed specification.
To obtain an accurate, stable reading, an
external attenuator should be used.
3) To measure high frequency signal in high
interferenced environment use shielded
cable.
(figure11)

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Fuse and battery replacement

H. Fuse and battery replacement(see figure 12)

1) Turn the rotary switch to OFF position,and
remove the test leads from terminals.
2) Remove two rubber feet and two screws from
the bottom case.
3) Separate the bottom case from the top case.
4) Replace the battery or fuse with in user s
manual specification.
5) Rejoin the bottom case and top case,and
reinstall two screws and two rubber feet.
(figure12)

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I.Accessories

1) Operating manual
2) Test leads
3) Thermocouple(Only for UT30C)

** END **
This operating manual is subject to change without notice.

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Manufacturer:
Uni-Trend International Limited
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Kwun Tong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2950 9168
Fax: (852) 2950 9303
Email: info@uni-trend.com
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