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 =====Basic Operation=====
-{{ :benchtop:dmm:dmm_front.png?400}}The front panel of a multimeter is shown. The screen displays the value of the measurement, and options associated with the measurement can be adjusted with the buttons below the screen. The buttons to the right of the screen are used to adjust the measurement type. The functions in blue above these buttons can be accessed by clicking the **[Shift]** button. On the right side of the DMM is where you connect probes.
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+The front panel of a multimeter is shown. The screen displays the value of the measurement, and options associated with the measurement can be adjusted with the buttons below the screen. The buttons to the right of the screen are used to adjust the measurement type. The functions in blue above these buttons can be accessed by clicking the **[Shift]** button. On the right side of the DMM is where you connect probes.
 ===Connecting Probes to the Multimeter===
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 =====Additional Options and Functions=====
 ===Triggering===
-Triggering is used to acquire measurements with greater accuracy. The Digital Multimeter does this by waiting until the test leads read a steady stream of values to report a measurement on the display. The default trigger setting for the Keysight Digital Multimeter is Auto Trigger which takes continuous measurements. Continuous measuring is noisy and is not useful when trying to reach a precise value for a measurement. Continuous measuring is appropriate for checking components for defects and when only estimations of measurement values are needed. In Auto Trigger mode you can stop and resume the taking of measurements by pressing the front panel [Run/Stop] button.
+Triggering is used to acquire measurements with greater accuracy. The Digital Multimeter does this by waiting until the test leads read a steady stream of values to report a measurement on the display. The default trigger setting for the Keysight Digital Multimeter is Auto Trigger which takes continuous measurements. Continuous measuring is noisy and is not useful when trying to reach a precise value for a measurement. Continuous measuring is appropriate for checking components for defects and when only estimations of measurement values are needed. In Auto Trigger mode you can stop and resume the taking of measurements by pressing the front panel **[Run/Stop]** button.
 ==Set Mode==
-Press front panel [Acquire] button and select Trg Src option on the display by using the soft key. Select Auto using the soft key to enter Auto Trigger mode and take measurements continuously. Select Single using the soft key to enter Single Trigger mode and the Digital Multimeter will take a single measurement each time the front panel [Single] button is pressed.
+Press front panel **[Acquire]** button and select Trg Src option on the display by using the soft key. Select Auto using the soft key to enter Auto Trigger mode and take measurements continuously. Select Single using the soft key to enter Single Trigger mode and the Digital Multimeter will take a single measurement each time the front panel **[Single]** button is pressed.
 ==Auto and Manual Trigger Delay==
-The instrument inserts a trigger delay between the occurrence of a trigger and the first measurement. When Delay Auto is selected the instrument automatically determines the delay based on function, range and integration time. However, when Delay Man is selected the user can manually set a delay longer than the automatic delay to allow the input to settle before taking a measurement. These options can be set by pressing the front panel [Acquire] button and using the Delay softkey to select either Delay Auto or Delay Man.
+The instrument inserts a trigger delay between the occurrence of a trigger and the first measurement. When Delay Auto is selected the instrument automatically determines the delay based on function, range and integration time. However, when Delay Man is selected the user can manually set a delay longer than the automatic delay to allow the input to settle before taking a measurement. These options can be set by pressing the front panel **[Acquire]** button and using the Delay softkey to select either Delay Auto or Delay Man.
 ==Number of Samples==
-In Single Mode the user can specify the number of samples to be taken per trigger by using the Samples/Trigger softkey. Press [Acquire] button and select Samples / Trigger soft key. Press up/down selection buttons on the front panel to set the number of samples. This is useful when trying to take a specific number of samples per measurement to be saved to a CSV file using the USB port on the front panel, for more information see the Save Readings section under Advanced Functionality.
+In Single Mode the user can specify the number of samples to be taken per trigger by using the Samples/Trigger softkey. Press **[Acquire]** button and select Samples / Trigger soft key. Press up/down selection buttons on the front panel to set the number of samples. This is useful when trying to take a specific number of samples per measurement to be saved to a CSV file using the USB port on the front panel, for more information see the Save Readings section under Advanced Functionality.
 ===Range===