Document Outline

• Safety Summary
• Safety Guidelines
• Compliance Statements
• INTRODUCTION
• PACKAGE CONTENTS
• FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW
  • Front Panel Display Descriptions
  • Front Panel Buttons
• LCD DISPLAY OVERVIEW
  • LCD Display Descriptions
  • Special Display Indicators
• POWERING INSTRUMENT
  • Installing Battery
  • Connecting External Power Source
  • Low Battery Indication
  • Backlit Display (model 879B only)
    • When Using Battery Power
    • When Using External Power
• OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
  • Data Hold
    • Turn On Data Hold
    • Turn Off Data Hold
  • Static Recording
    • Enable Static Recording
    • Using Static Recording
      • Recording Mode
      • Maximum Mode
      • Minimum Mode
      • Average Mode
    • Disable Static Recording
  • L/C/R/Z Select Mode
  • D/Q/θ/ESR Select Mode
  • Test Frequency
    • Selecting Frequency
  • Relative Mode
    • Setup Relative Mode
    • Disable Relative mode
  • Tolerance
    • Tolerance Range
    • Setup Tolerance
    • Disable Tolerance Mode
  • Utility Menu
    • Entering Utility Menu
    • Configuration and Settings
      • Beep Sound Setting (bEEP)
      • Auto power-off Setting (AoFF)
      • Power-up State (PuP)
        • Storable Settings
        • Configure and Save Power-up State
        • Prevent Overwrite of Stored Settings
      • Reset Default Settings (dEF)
    • Exit Utility Menu
      • Saving and Exiting
      • Exiting without Saving
  • Parallel and Series Measurement Mode
    • Default Settings
    • Selecting Measurement Mode
  • Calibration
    • Open Calibration
    • Short Calibration
    • Quick Procedure
    • Recommendations
  • USB
  • Automatic Fuse Detection
• QUICK START GUIDE
  • CAUTION
  • Inductance Measurement
  • Capacitance Measurement
  • Resistance Measurement
  • Impedance Measurement (Model 879B only)
• REMOTE COMMUNICATION
  • Connecting Instrument to PC
  • USB (Virtual COM) Configuration
  • USB Operation
    • Remote Mode
    • Auto Fetching Mode
      • Enable/Disable Auto Fetching
  • Command Protocols
    • Overview of Command Type and Format
    • Common Command Format
    • SCPI Command Format and Query Format
    • Termination Character
    • Responding Message
      • Returned result
    • Data Types
    • SCPI Commands
      • Summary of Supported SCPI Commands
    • Error Codes
• SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
  • Selecting Test Frequency
    • Capacitance
    • Inductance
  • Selecting Series or Parallel Mode
    • Capacitance
    • Inductance
  • Accuracy Discrepancies
    • Capacitance
    • Inductance
    • Resistance
  • Guard Terminal
• SPECIFICATIONS
  • General Specifications
  • Accuracy Specifications
• MAINTENANCE
  • Service
  • Cleaning
• SERVICE INFORMATION
• LIMITED WARRANTY