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Documenting Process Calibrator

Getting Started

PN 3377694
July 2011
© 2011 Fluke Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in USA.
All product names are trademarks of their respective companies.
LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
This Fluke product will be free from defects in material and workmanship for three years from the date of purchase. This
warranty does not cover fuses, disposable batteries, or damage from accident, neglect, misuse, alteration, contamination, or
abnormal conditions of operation or handling. Resellers are not authorized to extend any other warranty on Fluke’s behalf.
To obtain service during the warranty period, contact your nearest Fluke authorized service center to obtain return
authorization information, then send the product to that Service Center with a description of the problem.
THIS WARRANTY IS YOUR ONLY REMEDY. NO OTHER WARRANTIES, SUCH AS FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, ARE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. FLUKE IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR
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do not allow the exclusion or limitation of an implied warranty or of incidental or consequential damages, this limitation of
liability may not apply to you.

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P.O. Box 9090 P.O. Box 1186
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Table of Contents

Title Page

Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1
How to Contact Fluke ..................................................................................................... 1
Safety Information .......................................................................................................... 2
Before You Begin ........................................................................................................... 3
Standard Equipment....................................................................................................... 4
Operation Features ........................................................................................................ 6
Input and Output Jacks.............................................................................................. 6
Buttons ...................................................................................................................... 8
The Battery..................................................................................................................... 10
Display Languages......................................................................................................... 11

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Introduction How to Contact Fluke
The 753 and 754 Documenting Process Calibrators (the To contact Fluke, call one of the following telephone
Product) are battery-powered, hand-held instruments that numbers:
measure and source electrical and physical parameters. • Technical Support USA: 1-800-44-FLUKE
In addition, the 754 supplies basic HART communicator (1-800-443-5853)
functions when used with HART-capable transmitters. • Calibration/Repair USA: 1-888-99-FLUKE
See the 754 HART Mode Users Guide for instructions on (1-888-993-5853)
how to use the HART communication feature. • Canada: 1-800-36-FLUKE (1-800-363-5853)
• Europe: +31 402-675-200
The Product helps troubleshoot, calibrate, verify, and • Japan: +81-3-3434-0181
document work performed on process instruments. • Singapore: +65-738-5655
• Anywhere in the world: +1-425-446-5500
Notes
Or, visit Fluke's website at www.fluke.com.
• All figures in this manual show the 754. To register your product, visit http://register.fluke.com.
• For more instruction and information, To view, print, or download the latest manual supplement,
see the 753/754 Users Manual on the visit http://us.fluke.com/usen/support/manuals.
Product CD.
The latest software trial version of DPCTrack2 can be
downloaded at www.fluke.com/DPCTrack. For more
information see “Communication with a PC”.
753/754 Accessories can be found at
www.fluke.com/process_acc.

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Safety Information • Do not exceed the Measurement


Category (CAT) rating of the lowest rated
 Warning individual component of a Product,
To prevent personal injury, use the Product probe, or accessory.
only as specified, or the protection supplied • Measure a known voltage first to make
by the Product can be compromised. sure that the Product operates correctly.
To prevent possible electrical shock, fire, or • Do not touch voltages > 30 V ac rms, 42 V
personal injury: ac peak, or 60 V dc.
• Do not use the Product around explosive
• Read all safety Information before you gas, vapor, or in damp or wet
use the Product. environments.
• Carefully read all instructions. • Do not use and disable the Product if it
• Use only correct measurement category is damaged.
(CAT), voltage, and amperage rated • Do not use the Product if it operates
probes, test leads, and adapters for the incorrectly.
measurement.
• Keep fingers behind the finger guards on
• The battery must be locked in place the probes.
before you operate the Product.
• Remove all probes, test leads, and
• Recharge the battery when the low accessories that are not necessary for
battery indicator shows to prevent the measurement.
incorrect measurements.
• Only use probes, test leads, and
• Do not apply more than the rated accessories that have the same
voltage, between the terminals or measurement category, voltage, and
between each terminal and earth ground. amperage ratings as the Product.
• Limit operation to the specified • Connect the common test lead before
measurement category, voltage, or the live test lead and remove the live test
amperage ratings. lead before the common test lead.

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• Use only current probes, test leads, and Before You Begin
adapters supplied with the Product.
After you unpack the Product, charge the battery for 8
• Do not touch the probes to a voltage hours (if the battery is outside of the Product, charge for 5
source when the test leads are hours). For more information, see “The Battery” in the
connected to the current terminals. 753/754 Users Manual. When the Battery is inside the
• Use only cables with correct voltage Product, it will only charge if the Product is off.
ratings.
• Do not use test leads if they are
damaged. Examine the test leads for
damaged insulation, exposed metal, or if
the wear indicator shows. Check test
lead continuity.
• Examine the case before you use the
Product. Look for cracks or missing
plastic. Carefully look at the insulation
around the terminals.

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Standard Equipment
Items included with the product are shown in Figure 1.

TC Cap
AC280 SureGripTM
Hook Clip Set
(2 Red and 2 Black)

Jumper

Fluke-75X-Stackable
Test Lead Set (3 Red and 3 Black)

754-8016,
Strap
TP220-1 Alligator Clip Set
Test Probe (3 Red and 3 Black)
(3 Red and 3 Black)

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Figure 1. Standard Equipment

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Battery Charger/Universal Power Supply

USB Cable
Lithium Ion
Battery Pack

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DPCTrack2
CD HART
Communication
Cable

753/754 Manuals
CD

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Figure 1. Standard Equipment (cont)

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Operation Features
Input and Output Jacks
Figure 2 shows the input and output jacks and connectors. Table 1 explains their use.
Table 1. Input/Output Jacks and Connectors

No. Name Description

 HART jack (754 only) Connects the Product to HART devices.


Pressure module
 Connects the Product to a pressure module.
connector
Jack to measure or simulate thermocouples. This jack accepts a miniature
 TC input/output polarized thermocouple plug with flat, in-line blades spaced 7.9 mm (0.312 in)
center to center.
Input jacks to measure voltage, frequency, or three- or four-wire RTDs
, MEASURE V jacks
(Resistance Temperature Detectors).
SOURCE mA,
Jacks to source or measure current, measure resistance and RTDs, and supply
, MEASURE mA Ω RTD
loop power.
jacks
SOURCE V Ω RTD
, Output jacks to source voltage, resistance, frequency, and to simulate RTDs.
jacks
Jack for the battery charger/universal power supply (referred to as the battery
 Battery Charger jack charger throughout this manual). Use the battery charger for bench-top
applications where ac line power is available.
 USB port (Type 2) Connects the Product to a USB port on a PC.

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Operation Features

1
754 DOCUMENT
ING PROCESS
CALIBRATO
R

HART
15V DC

P1
11

10
2

8
3

9 7 6

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Figure 2. Input/Output Jacks and Connectors

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Buttons
Table 2 tells you about the Product button functions. The softkeys are the four (F1-F4) blue buttons below the display.
Softkey functions are defined by the labels that show above the softkey during operation. Softkey labels and other display
text are shown in this manual in bold type, for example, Choices.
Table 2. Buttons
Button Description

o Turns the Product on and off.

 Selects mA (current) measure or source function. For loop power on/off, go to the Setup mode.

 Selects the dc voltage function in MEASURE mode, or selects dc voltage in SOURCE mode.

t Selects TC (thermocouple) or RTD (resistance temperature detector) measurement or sourcing functions.

p Selects the pressure measurement or source function.

W
X
Softkeys. Does the function specified by the label above each softkey on the display.
Y
Z

 Adjusts the backlight intensity (three levels).

s Enters and exits Setup mode to change operating parameters.

r (754) (754) Toggles between HART communication mode and analog operation. In calculator mode, this key
 (753) supplies the square root function.
(753) Adjusts the Range of the Product.

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Table 2. Buttons (cont)

Button Description

Push  or  to increase display intensity. Push  or  to decrease intensity (six levels).


, , Make choices from lists on the display.
,  Increase or decrease the source level when using the step feature.
In calculator mode, provides arithmetic functions (+ - ÷ ×).

Clears a partial data entry, or prompts for output value when in the SOURCE mode. When you use a
 pressure module, zeros the pressure module indication.

Completes a numeric entry when a source value is set, or confirms a choice in a list. In calculator mode,
 acts as the equals arithmetic operator (=).

Toggles between resistance and continuity functions in MEASURE mode, or selects the resistance
q function in SOURCE mode.

Toggles between ac voltage and frequency functions in MEASURE mode, or selects frequency output in
h SOURCE mode.

Numeric
Used when a numeric entry is necessary.
keypad

 Cycles the Product through MEASURE, SOURCE, and MEASURE/SOURCE modes.

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The Battery
Figure 3 shows how to change and recharge the Battery. The Battery can be charged inside or outside of the Product with
the Battery Charger.

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Figure 3. Battery Removal and Charger Use

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Display Languages

Display Languages
The Product shows information in five languages:
• English
• European French
• Italian
• German
• Spanish
To change the display language:
1. Push s.
2. Push Y twice.
3. Push  three times.
4. Push .
5. Push  or  to highlight the language choice.
6. Push  to confirm the language choice. This language is the power-up default.
7. Push s to exit Setup mode.

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