Hey George, not silly at all. It wouldn't be the first time I got something wrong. I anm sure of which is the red and black prong, as they feel different. Terry _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George Bell Sent: 21 August 2012 14:11 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: to anyone who has the talking multimetre Silly question perhaps, but have you swapped terminal round in case it's a polarity issue? George. From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of terry Sent: 21 August 2012 13:53 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] to anyone who has the talking multimetre Hi all I just got my multi metre out after not using it for ages, and could do with a reminder of the buttons. I'm trying to test a car battery, and have the dial turned to dc, about 10 o'clock on the dial. It just keeps saying "ol", when the prongs are attached to the terminals. What am I doing wrong? Also, does anyone have the manual for it? Any help appreciated. Terry