LAN CABLETESTER INSTRUCTION MANUAL I. INTRODUCTION

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1 LAN CABLETESTER 4 INSTRUCTION MANUAL ftnf I. INTRODUCTION The LAN Cable Tester is an easy and effective cable tester with the ability to identify cable failures, check wiring, and easure cable length in the UTP (Unshielded twisted pair cable), FTP (Foil screened (shielded twisted pair cable) cables, and COAX (coaxial cable) cables. It not only identifies wiring faults, such as open wires, shorted wires, iswires and split pairs, but also tests up to 8 different cables at one end. A stored cable library provides quick access to coon cable types. U.S. Pat. No. Des. 44,5 The Cable Tester coes with : One reote identifier # RID4-4 (Optional for #, # & #4) RID4-578 (Optional for #5, #, #7 & #8 ) One patch cable RJ-45 to RJ-45 0 c long. RJ45-RJ45 feale coupler/connector. Instruction anual. Carrying case & pcs AAA.5V Battery. TEST CAUTION The tester only connects to inactive cables. The input is protected to withstand low voltages, prolonged connection to active telephone lines and networks ay daage the tester. II. PRODUCT PROFILE

2 ftnf 0 4 ENTER key : Enter a selection into the test tool and ove to the next setting selection. M (Meory), R (Read) key : Data eory and read ( 99 sets ). RJ45 jack : Standard 8-pin odular jack for connecting UTP and FTP cable. Reote Identifiers # ~ #8. BNC connect for connecting coaxial cables TEST LCD Display : Custo large size LCD. For ore inforation, press key to display the additional inforation. TEST key : Test the attached cable and indicate a pass or failure inforation base on the specified paraeters for the selected cable. Power key : On or Off. SET key : Access to cable selection, cable calibration, and other test tool settings. LENGTH easureent key : Measure the length of each pair of twisted pair cable or coaxial cables in eters or feet and tests for anoalies. WIREMAP test key : T0 display wiring connections, opens, shorts, and split pairs. keys : Scroll through a selection of choices or ultiple displays. 8 III. SPECIFICATIONS Cable Length Measureents Range :.0 to 50 (-999 ft) Accuracy : 5% + (5% +ft) Cables > 50 eters : 0% + (0% + ft) Resolution : Measureent Unit in Feet : Cables < 00 ft : 0.5 ft, Cables > 00 ft :ft Measureent Unit in Meters. Cables < 00 eter : 0.5, Cables > 00 eters : Failures Detected SHORTS Range of short detection : 0 to 50 ( 0 to 999ft) Accuracy of distance to a short (Assues short is 0Ω) UTP/FTP : 7% + (7% + 0ft) Coaxial Cables : 0% + 0 (0% + 0ft)

3 OPENS Range of open detection : 0 to 50 (0 to 999ft) Accuracy of distance to an open : UTP/FTP : 0% + (0% + ft) SPLIT PAIRS Range of detection : to 50 ( to 999ft) Split pair part of the cable ust be at least eters (ft) in length and greater than 0% of the total cable length. COAX Terination Measureents Any loop resistance value between 5 and 50Ω is interpreted as a terination resistance. Resistance value below 5Ω is considered shorts and resistance value greater than 50Ω is not displayed. General Specifications Power : Six AAA size.5v batteries. Low Battery Indication : Display shown +. Battery Life : 00 hours. Auto Power off : 5 inutes, (When there is no key activity). Reote Cable Identifiers : # (# to #4 and #5 to #8 are optional). Input Protection : 50V DC. LAN Input Connectors : RJ45, BNC. Environinental Conditions : Operating : 0 to +40 < 80%RH / Storage : -0 to +0 < 70%RH Diensions : Cable Tester 50 x 7 x 5 Reote identifier 0 x x Weight : Cable Tester 5g / Reote identifier 5g IV. SETUP SELECTIONS The setup ode allows to select and calibrate cable characteristics. Once changed, these settings are stored and reain in the tester even when tester is turned off. Setup ites : Select cable type ( UTP, FTP or COAX ). Select a cable category. Select a wire size. Calibrate cable length. Enable or disable the Beeper for ON (PASS) and OFF (FAIL). Setup procedure :. Press SET key.. Press enter key to set up through the selections.. Press keys to select the desired setup condition. 4. Press enter key to store the setting and ove to the next setup selection, or press SET key to exit the setup ode. Power up selection : Select length easureent units between feet ( ft ) and eters (). Power up setup procedure :. Turn off the tester, press and hold down LENGTH key, then press and hold down power key, until display show.. Press or keys to the desired length units.. Press enter key to store the unit (ft/) and exit this ode.

4 Selecting a Cable Type Procedure. Press SET key to enter setup ode.. Press key until the desired cable type is displayed, then press enter key. 5. Press key to choose proceeding or not proceeding the function, then press enter key.. Press keys until the desired category is displayed, then press enter key.. Press key until the desired is enable or disable, then press enter key. 4. Press key until the desired wire size is displayed, then press enter key. 7. Press SET key to exit this ode.

5 V. CALIBRATING CABLE LENGTH The cable characteristics paraeter is now defined by the factory settings for the cable selected. But cables are coing fro different batches or anufacturers the characteristic variances will be at up to 0%, to cause deviations in length easureent. To obtain ore accurate easureents, calibrate the tester to the specific cable under test. For proper calibration connect the cable under test directly to the tester not through a patch cable. To calibrate the tester to the currently selected cable, perfor the following procedure.. Select cable type under test.. Connect a good cable of known length ( > 5 and 00) to the appropriate tester connector.. Press SET key, then press enter key until the display shows CAL CABLE. 4. Press key until is displayed, then press enter key. 5. Press SET key to show cable length, press key to adjust the cable length to the exact length.. Press Key. These cable paraeters are stored and will reain in eory even if the test tool is turned off. All future easureents for this cable type are copared to these new paraeters until another cable is selected or another calibration is perfored. Note :. Hidden calibrating cable length ode. Press key to turn off the eter. Press and hold down and keys then press key to turn on the eter, until LCD shows. Press key to cycle display or. Select and press key to enter the calibration ode. Otherwise, please select then press key to escape.. Reset to factory default. Press key to turn off the eter. Press and hold TEST & keys then press eter, until LCD shows. key to turn on the Press key to cycle display or. Select and press key to enter the reset ode. Otherwise, please select then press key to escape. VI. OPERATING A). Test Cables The TEST function tests the attached cable based on the cable s copliance with the paraeters stored in the tester for the selected cable. To test a cable, perfor the following procedures.. Select cable type under test.. Connect the cable under test to the appropria connector on

6 the tester.. Press TEST key. The tests are perfored depend on whether a reote identifier unit (ID) is connected to the end of the cable or not. FAILURES DETECTED NO reote unit with reote unit Short Open (nearend) Open (farend) Length Split pair Mis wire For twisted pair cables, when the tester checks for a cable reote identifier unit (ID) at the other end of the cable and a pass condition exists, the LCD will display the following inforation. Only coaxial cables ust be unterinated for the tester to display the cable s length. If a coaxial cable is open looks just like an unterinated cable, then a length easureent that is less than the known cable length would indicate a possible open in the cable. The tester if a failure is detected, additional inforation can be viewed with the / keys. The failure essages refer to individval wires rather than pairs of wires. The TEST ode failure essages are described in following tables. Test failures (without reote unit) FAILURE DISPLAY DESCRIPTION Short (UTP/FTP) Display shorted wires and ost likely distance to the short. Good cable, cable reote unit ID# detected. OPEN Display open wires and the open whether it is at the near or far end of the cable. Good cable, no cable reote unit detected or the tester ay not sense the reote unit. If testing coaxial cable with a terination, the tester dispalys the total resistance of the cable wires and the terinetion. COAX ST = 49.0 Ω Split Pair Display wire pairings that are incorrect based on the cable selected. A short greater than 0Ω, will cause display a length greater than the actual distance to the short. The tester uses 0Ω to calculate distance to a short.

7 Test Failures with reote unit FAILURE DISPLAY DESCRIPTION Miswire Open Display the incorrect wiring of the end connectors. Display the broken wire and the distance to the break. If a ore accurate length easureent is desired, refer to CALIBRATING CABLE LENGTH described on this anual. Before a length easureent is ade, the tester perfors Test Cables described in this anual to prevent any cable failures fro corrupting the length easureent. Cable length easure procedure.. Select cable type under test.. Connect the cable and test to the appropriate connector on the tester.. Press LENGTH key. 4. Use or key to scroll selection ultiple displays. The inforation that is displayed depends on the type of cable selected. For twisted pair cable, each pair has corresponding length easureent. A 5% difference in length botween pairs, is uncoon. Pair Length Indicate that the length of the pairs within a cable are abnoral different. For 50 UTP Split Pair A portion of the cable assebly has split pairs or a poor quality cable. B). Cable Length Measurent The tester easures the length of both twisted-pair. If the tester is not calibrated to the cable under test, then factory default cable characteristisc are used to copute the length. C). WIRE MAP CHECKING Use the tester wireap function and reote identifier unit (ID), to deterine the wiring status of both the near end and far end of the cable.

8 Wire Map easure procedure.. Select cable type under test.. Connect the cable under test to the appropriate connector on the tester.. Press WIRE MAP key. Good cable with reote unit Wire Map Failure Using reote unit (ID). FAILURE DISPLAY WIRING DESCRIPTION Short (near end) Open Miswire Alternately display an s with actual wire nuber of each wire shorted. Alternately display o with the nuber of each open wire. Displays the wiring detected by the test tool and flash the wire nubers involved in the anoaly. VII. DATA MEMORY AND READ OPERATING. Press MR key each tie, stores one set logged data in eory, LCD shows M and eory location nubers (0 to 99). If no test data can not perfor this ode.. Press MR key for seconds to enter the read eory data ode, LCD shows R and eory location nubers, additional inforation can be viewed with the / key.. Press key to scroll through the logged readings. 4. Press MR key again to exit READ ode, LCD will show Out r EAD. 5. Erase the eory of dataloggeer. Press key to turn off the eter. Press and hold down MR key then press key to turn on the eter, until LCD shows del, press key to cycle display YES or NO, select YES and press key to cleared all eory. VIII. MAINTENANCE. Cleaning : Periodically wipe the case with a dap cloth and ild detergent. Do not use abrasives or solvents. Clean and dry as required.. Battery replaceent : When LCD display shows +, the power of battery has already been in-sufficient to support an accurate test. At this oent replace it with new battery fro the battery copartent. Elso Philips Service, spol. s r. o., Jilenického, SK 90 Trenčín, Slovakia ,