Multimeter Symbols Guide With Explanation And What They Mean.
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When you need a multimeter for testing electrical equipment around the home, it's vital to know what all those symbols around the dial mean.
1. Hold Button
After you have taken the reading, you press the hold button when you need to keep/lock the measurement on the screen. If you do not press the button, the measurement will vanish from the screen as soon as you remove the test lead from the object you are testing. This is useful when you want to see the measurement on the screen for some time as per your requirement.
2. Min/Max Button
This button saves the minimum and maximum value of measurement during the usage of the multimeter. A standard multimeter will beep as soon as the current measurement exceeds the saved minimum/maximum value. In some digital multimeters, the screen shows min/max value along with the current measurement.
3. Range Button
A multimeter comes with different ranges of measurement. With this button, you can make changes from the current range to pre-set others as per the availability. It depends on the objects you are testing, whether you need a narrow or a wide range.
4. Function Button
You press this button where you need to activate the secondary functions of dial symbols. You will see these functions of the symbols around the dial highlighted in yellow texts. As a matter of fact, the yellow button on the multimeter is the function button, and it may not always come with a label reading ‘function’.
5. AC Voltage
Represented by capital V with a wavy line on top, the symbol stands for voltage. You have to move the dial to this symbol when you want to measure the voltage of the object. You should use it when you are measuring AC voltage.
SHIFT: Hertz
Just beside the V symbol, you will notice the Hz symbol in yellow colour. As stated earlier, it is a secondary function, and you can use it by pressing the Function button. The symbol measures the frequency of the object in the Hertz unit.
6. DC Voltage
Represented by capital V with three hyphens and a straight line on top, the symbol stands for voltage. Simply move the dial to this symbol when you want to measure the voltage of the object. You should use it when you are measuring DC voltage.
7. AC Millivolts
Represented by mV with three hyphens and a straight line on top, the symbol stands for milli-voltage. You should use it only when you measure AC voltage of very low quantity, preferably in a smaller circuit.
SHIFT: DC Millivolts
By keeping the dial point to the AC millivolts symbol and pressing the function button, you can measure DC millivolts for a smaller circuit. Its symbol resides just beside mV symbol with yellow colour.
8. Resistance
Represented by Ω(omega), the symbol stands for resistance. You need to move the dial to this symbol when you want to measure the resistance of an object. Its secondary function also helps you to find out whether the fuse is intact or not.
9. Continuity
Represented by sound wave symbol, its function is to determine whether there is continuity between two points or not. Therefore, you can determine whether there is an open or short circuit. It is a very important function while finding fault in the circuit and troubleshooting.
10. Diode Test
Just beside the continuity symbol, you will find an arrow symbol with a plus sign. To use this symbol, you have to point the dial to the continuity symbol and press the function button. This symbol helps to find out whether a diode is good or bad.
11. AC Current
Represented by capital V with a wavy line on top, the symbol stands for current. You should use it when you are measuring AC current.
12. DC Current
Represented by capital V with three hyphens and a straight line on top, the symbol stands for current. You should use it when you are measuring DC current.
13. On/Off Switch
This is to turn on and off the screen.
14. Auto-V/LoZ
This function is available only in selected multimeters. It prevents false measurement.
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