OK..so I checked the manual and made sure I had the leads in the right holes and I zeroed the meter with the plastic screw under the pointer ...
I still reads 22v on the 50 scale......
Just for an experiment I set my dial to 250v DC and the needle moved to read 22v on the 250 scale..
I'm worried if I hook this thing up to a 12v DV devise that 22v would destroy whatever I have it hooked to......