On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 13:54:12 -0500, "DanG" wrote:

The upside down U - Omega is a continuity tester. DO NOT have it
in this position if there is any current involved, it will fry the
meter. This setting demands a battery inside your tester. When
you touch the two leads together you should read wide open.

While we're nitpicking your post, "wide open" is not clear.

When he touches the leads togeher while the meter is in position 4,
ohms, the needle should go all the way to the right.

BTW, OP there is a knob or the edge of a knob that you can use to move
the needle so that it sits on the right-most line of the scale, Zero
on the ohms scale (marked with an omega at one or both ends) to
calibrate the ohm scale. This needs to be done because unlike the
other measurements, this will vary as your battery gets weaker.

But if you are only checking for continuity, the meter doesn't have to
be that accurate.