Hobbes Test-I User manual

Model No. 258898
user manual

Content
• Introduction
• Product Description
• Button definition
• Features
• Specification
• Instructions for Operation
- Getting Started
- Test Cable
- Fast Test
- Save, Delete, Browse and
Upload the Record
• Driver Installation
- Before Installation
- Driver Installation
- Hardware Connects
- To Uninstall Driver
• Remarks
• Warning
• Warranty
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Introduction
The third generation of PC Cable Tester–
TEST-i, a specially designed multi-function
cable tester that tests and analyzes a
comprehensive range of PC connector types
and the most commonly used flat cables.
The TEST-i not only tests each pins connection
to identify opened circuits, shorted circuits,
crossed wires, mis-wires and pin to pin
connectivity, but can also record up to a 100
test results. The crucial data collected can be
saved and uploaded to a PC for analysis via
USB. With an integrated LCD Display(w/back
light function), users can clearly determine
the cable pin wiring easily and efficiently. The
TEST-i makes an excellent and essential tool
for a system integrator to quickly troubleshoot
and perform pin test on PC cables.
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Product Description
1. Ferric Plate: A.Transmission, B. Receiving
2. LCD display with back light function
3. Control Switch: UP, DOWN, ON/OFF, SAVE, DELETE,
BACK, ENTER
4. FRONT SIDE: with data upload
5. BACK SIDE
6. DC 9V 500mA power jack(adpter not included)
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USB-A USB-B HDMI RCA 1394 4P 1394 4PRCA HDMI USB-B USB-A
Upload RJ-11 SATA 1394 6P RJ-45 RJ-45 1394 6P SATA RJ-11 DC
RJ-48 RJ-48
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Button definition
Button
ON/OFF
(Back Light)
UP/DOWN
SAVE
DELETE
BACK
ENTER
Description
Press ON/OFF button to power
on/off the tester and back light
Press UP/DOWN button to select
the function
Press SAVE button to save the
test result
Press DELETE button to delete
the record
Press BACK button to return to
main menu or previous selection
Press ENTER button to run the
selected function

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Features
• Identify opened wires, shorted wires, crossed-
wires and mis-wires connectivity
• Support 18 flat types of PC connectors
• 100 Test results can be saved and transferred
to PC via USB
• Alphanumeric LCD display with back
light function
• With cable test, cable browsing, quick
test function
• Low battery indicator

Specification
• Product: TEST-i Multi-Function PC Cable Tester
• Model: 258898
• Hardware
-Connectors: IDC40, IDC34, DVI29, HDB15M/F,
DB9M/F, COAX, BNC, RJ11, RJ45, 1394-6P,
1394-4P, SATA, USB(A/B), HDMI, RCA
-Control Switch: ON/OFF(POWER), UP, DOWN,
SAVE, DELETE, BACK(CANCEL), ENTER
-Display: LCD size: 2rows, 16characters,
w/back light
-Power: DC 9V Battery compartment, DC 9V
500mA power jack(adapter not included)
• Emission: CE, RoHS compliant
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Instructions for Operation
Getting Started
1. Push the ON/OFF button to power “on” the
tester, a beep sound will indicate the tester
is working. The LCD display the
following message:
Test Cable ←
Browse →
2. In operating mode, you can press ON/OFF
button to switch the LCD’s back light to
“on”/”off”. By holding the ON/OFF button, the
LCD will display the following message:
Tester Power Off
The tester will power “off” when you release
the button.
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4. In operating status, press UP or DOWN button
to select the desired mode: “Test Cable” for
cable testing, “Browse” to review the saved data,
or “Fast Test” to quickly test cable, then press
ENTER for the desired selection.
Alarm OFF
3. In operating mode, you can hold the DOWN
button 5 sec. to activate the “Alarm” function
after the display shows “Alarm OFF(or ON)”,
press ENTER to turn on/off the alarm and
press DOWN button back to previous menu.
Test Cable
←Browse →
Fast Test ←
→
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Test Cable
1. Use UP or DOWN button to select the pin
number for the cable you want to test, then
press ENTER to start the testing.
Press Enter To
Select Pin Num.
2. When testing is done, LCD will display the pin
to pin connectivity displaying results as follow:
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→
01 04 06 07
08 09 15
→
A01-B03 A02-B06
A03-B01 A04-B07
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Fast Test ←
→
3. If no cable connected on the tester, it will give
off two “beep” sounds and display the
message “Empty”.
Empty
You can select UP and DOWN to check each
pin to pin test result, or press ENTER to select
pin number, or press BACK to return to
main menu.
Fast Test
TEST-i also provides quick test function to test
a large number of cables in a short time.
1. Select Fast Test in main menu then
press ENTER.
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2. Select Define Standard to create the standard
pin to pin connectivity as the model, the
standard will be compared to the other cable
and determine whether the cable is good or
bad. The standard rule is saved automatically.
Test Cable ←
Define Standard
→
A01-B01 A02-B02
A03-B03 A04-B04
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3. If the standard is defined, select Test Cable to
check cable’s status. If the cable’s pin to pin
connectivity matches the standard, TEST-i will
show OK and display the detailed pin to pin
connectivity. If not, TEST-i will show Error and
also display the cable’s detailed information.
OK
→
A01-B01 A02-B02
A03-B03 A04-B04
Error
→
A01-B01 A02-B06
A03-B01 A04-B07
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Saved No.003 OK
2.By pressing DELETE button, the tester will
display two options in the menu: “Delete All”
or “ Delete One” Press UP or DOWN button
for desired selection.
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Delete All
Delete One
Save, Delete, Browse and Upload the Record
1. Press SAVE button to save the last test result
(saving sequence is from 1 to 100).
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3. If deleting a specific record, select “Delete One”
and press UP or DOWN button to choose the
record you want to delete, then press ENTER to
delete the record(Note: by pressing ENTER
again, it will delete the next record saved). Press
BACK to return to the main menu.
Record No.
001
Delete 001 OK
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4. To review saved record, select Browse function
in main menu. Press UP or DOWN button to
select the desired record and press ENTER to
display data.
Browse
002 Record →
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5. To connect TEST-i to a computer(via USB) to
upload the data, driver and software(included)
must be installed on the computer. Please refer
to next section for more detail process.

Driver Installation
A) Before Installation:
1. Uninstall any previous TEST-I driver first prior
to installation from control panel →Add or
Remove program(refer to D) to uninstall driver).
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2. But If an older version, v. 1.0-1.1, has been
installed, the user is not able to uninstall driver
automatically. Please uninstall manually as
follows steps in advance. (normally happens to
Windows XP)
3. Please connect TEST-i device → goes to Device
manger → Universal Serial bus controller →
move to CP2101 USB Composite Device
(either CP210x USB Composite Device or
CP210x USB to UART Bridge Controller)
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4. Right-click the mouse →Update Driver Software
→select the destination folder manually.
5. Install from a list or specific location to TEST-i_
Driver\WinXP_2003_Vista_7 →Follow the on
screen instructions.
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