When using the meter for checking battery voltage.
On the meter.
1. The red lead plugs into the ohm/V (red) hole closest to black hole on the meter.
2. The black lead plugs into black (COM or neg) hole.
3. Set the dial position on DVC 20 (Black solid line is DC Volts).
4. Place the red lead on the + (pos) side of the battery and the black lead on the - (neg)side of the battery.
5. Meter display should read 12.6 or higher for a fully charged battery.
The internal meter battery is used for the display and ohm setting only. If the display looks good the meter should be good to go for battery testing.
To test the meter rotate the dial to the lowest ohm setting the meter should display "1". Now touch the red and black lead tips together the meter should read "0". If it reads anything higher the leads may be bad, the internal battery is low or meter is defective.
