Microtest CT-8700 User manual

Universal Cable/Harness Tester
8700
User Manual
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Contents
ContentsContents
Contents
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER ICHAPTER I
CHAPTER I GENERAL EXPOSITION
GENERAL EXPOSITIONGENERAL EXPOSITION
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I.1 PACKAGE & EQUIPMENT................................................................................................................. 1
I.2 SYMBOL & WORD.............................................................................................................................. 1
I.3 GENERAL OPERATION GUIDELINES ............................................................................................. 2
I.4 TESTER TOUR..................................................................................................................................... 3
I.4.A THE FRONT PANEL ........................................................................................................................... 3
I.4.B TEST POINTS....................................................................................................................................... 4
I.4.C THE REAR PANEL.............................................................................................................................. 6
I.5 SYSTEM INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................. 7
I.6 KEY DEFINITION................................................................................................................................
I.6.A SYSKEY GROUP .................................................................................................................................
I.6.B FASTKEY GROUP ...............................................................................................................................
I.6.C EDITKEY GROUP................................................................................................................................
I.6.D [ENTER]................................................................................................................................................
I.6.E [TEST] ...........................................................................................................................................
I.6.F [RESET] . .....................................................................................................................................
I.6.G SOFTKEY GROUP ...............................................................................................................................
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HAPTER IIHAPTER II
HAPTER II SYSTEM FUNCTION AND
SYSTEM FUNCTION AND SYSTEM FUNCTION AND
SYSTEM FUNCTION AND CONFIGURATION
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II.1 SYSTEM FUNCTION........................................................................................................................... 9
II.1.A SELFTEST........................................................................................................................................... 10
II.1.B SYSTEM VERSION INFORMATION ............................................................................................... 11
II.1.C METER MODE ................................................................................................................................... 12
II.1.C.A CONDUCTANCE ............................................................................................................................... 13

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II.1.C.B RLC ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
II.1.C.C INSULATION ..................................................................................................................................... 15
II.1.C.D WITHSTANDING............................................................................................................................... 16
II.1.D CALIBRATION .................................................................................................................................. 17
II.1.D.A OPEN/SHORT CALIBRATION ......................................................................................................... 1
II.1.D.B CONDUCTANCE CALIBRATION.................................................................................................... 19
II.1.D.C DC H//V CALIBRATION ................................................................................................................... 20
II.1.D.D AC H/V CALIBRATION .................................................................................................................... 21
II.1.D.E INSULATION CALIBRATION.......................................................................................................... 22
II.1.E PIN SEARCH ...................................................................................................................................... 23
II.1.F 4 WIRING CIRCUIT TEST ................................................................................................................ 24
II.2 SYSTEM SETUP................................................................................................................................. 25
II.2.A SYSTEM ENVIRONMENTS SETUP................................................................................................. 25
II.2.A.A POWER ON SELF-TEST.................................................................................................................... 26
II.2.A.B POWER LINE FREQUENCY............................................................................................................. 26
II.2.A.C KEY STROKE SOUND ...................................................................................................................... 26
II.2.A.D KEY OPERATION.............................................................................................................................. 27
II.2.A.E LCD CONTRAST ............................................................................................................................... 2
II.2.A.F LCD INVERSE.................................................................................................................................... 2
II.2.A.G LANGUAGE ....................................................................................................................................... 2
II.2.B TEST ENVIRONMENT SETUP......................................................................................................... 29
II.2.B.A TEST ALARM .................................................................................................................................... 29
II.2.B.B DISPLAY TEST DATA ...................................................................................................................... 30

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II.2.B.C PRINTER DATA REPORT................................................................................................................. 30
II.2.C DATE & TIME SETUP....................................................................................................................... 30
II.2.D PASSWORD SETUP........................................................................................................................ 31
II.2.E SET OUTPUT PORT .......................................................................................................................... 32
II.3 PRINT FUNCTION............................................................................................................................. 33
II.4 OPEN/SHORT SETUP & TEST ......................................................................................................... 34
II.4.A O/S THRESHOLD SETUP.................................................................................................................. 34
II.4.B O/S SCANNING SPEED..................................................................................................................... 34
II.4.C O/S END DETECTION....................................................................................................................... 35
II.4.D INT. S/O STOP MODE ....................................................................................................................... 35
II.4.E INT. O/S TIMER ................................................................................................................................. 35
II.5 STATISTIC REPORT ......................................................................................................................... 35
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IIICHAPTER III
CHAPTER III SEQUENCE TEST SETUP
SEQUENCE TEST SETUPSEQUENCE TEST SETUP
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III.1 TEST CONDITION SETUP................................................................................................................ 37
III.1.A OPEN/ SHORT.................................................................................................................................... 37
III.1.B CONDUCTANCE SETUP .................................................................................................................. 3
III.1.C R/L/C SETUP .................................................................................................................................. 39
III.1.D TEST MODE EDIT ............................................................................................................................. 42
III.2 RUN THE SEQUENCE TEST ............................................................................................................ 43
III.2.A RUN THE REAL TIME SEQUENCE TEST ...................................................................................... 43
III.2.B RUN THE EXISTED SEQUENCE TEST........................................................................................... 44
III.3 FILE MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................................... 45
III.3.A OPEN FILE ......................................................................................................................................... 45

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III.3.B OPEN NEW FILE ............................................................................................................................... 46
III.3.C DELETE FILE ..................................................................................................................................... 46
III.3.D SORT FILE.......................................................................................................................................... 47
III.4 VIEW MODE ...................................................................................................................................... 4
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Chapter I
Chapter I Chapter I
Chapter I General Exposition
I.1
I.1 I.1
I.1 Package & Equipment
Standard equipment included in the CT-8700 professional Cable/Harness Tester
are listed below:
 CT-8700 Pro. Cable/Harness Tester x1
 Power cord & Power line adapter x1
 User’s Guide x1
I.2
I.2 I.2
I.2 Symbol & Word
 [xxxx] Fast Key (i.e. [TEST])
 Sy[xxxx] SoftKey, y is the no. of Softkey (1~6),
xxxx is the Function (i.e. S2[PROG])
 {xxxxxxxx} Message on LCD
 |xxxx| Selecting items on LCD ( i.e.|ON|)
 <Pxx> Reference pages (i.e.<P21>)
 (xxxx) English exposition
 Operation Procedure
 Notice/Attention
 Shortcuts

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I.3
I.3 I.3
I.3 General Operation Guidelines
 Alphanumeric Input When save a file that need key in alphanumeric,
this series is use the Edit Key. The first time pressing is number, the second
to fourth pressing each meaning follow the number key from left to right
side of the top capital, For example as below:
Key Key Pressed LCD Display
1 1 1
1 1
1 2 1A
1 1A
1 3 1AB
 Move Click[←][↑][→][↓]to move cursor
 Confirmation Press [Enter]to confirm
 Test/Exit Press [TEST]to start test，[Exit] to exit
 Shift Press [Shift] to launch alternative function

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I.4
I.4 I.4
I.4 Tester Tour
I.4.A
I.4.A I.4.A
I.4.A The Front Panel
(1) LCD Display
(2) S1~S6 SoftKeys
(3) PASS & FAIL & HIPOT LED Indicator
(4) EditKey Group
(5) MoveKey Group
(6) Fastkey Group
(7) SysKey Group
(8) Power Switch
(9) HV Calibration Output
(10) Pin Search Connector
(11) 256 Pin Fixture Connector Slot (4 Slots are shown with 256 Pins. Only A
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I.4.B
I.4.B I.4.B
I.4.B The points
(1) This series is 4 Wire measurement, it can test micro-resistance, but each test
point must have 2 connected point with instrument.
(2)
4 Wire measurement test Traditional 2 Wire
measurement test
The 4 wire measurement greater the accuracy
(3) Wiring map
(3) Wiring map
under impedance test
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(4) When change over from 4 wire to 2 wire measure mode, simply short 2 pins
together then connect to DUT.
(5) When the 4 wire circuit connect incorrect that will lead to the unforeseen
test result.
(6) Please use the fixture wiring function to test the fixture wiring whether
correct or not.

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I.4.C
I.4.C I.4.C
I.4.C The Rear Panel
(12) RS-232 Port(Reserved)
(13) RS-485 Port(Reserved)
(14) Remote Port
(15) Printer Port
(16) GPIB Port(Reserved)
 Please be sure AC voltage setting is consistent with applied voltage.
 Make sure the AC power is grounding.

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I.5
I.5 I.5
I.5 System Installation
 Operation Procedure
(a) Be sour the AC input voltage selecter on the rear panel, power supply is set
to the proper position (AC 115 or 230V)
(b) Connect the converter and DUT cable
(c) Turn on the power the system will process self -test
(d) After self-test, LCD will display the READY SCREEN as below
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Software Version
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Current Time
(e) Press power switch to turn the system off if needed
 The self-test will be conducted right after the system is turned on. It will take
60 80 seconds.
 At the {READY} status, (Ready Screen display), Softkey S1 to S6 have the
following functions.
 S1 Higher LCD contrast
 S2 Lower LCD contrast
 S5 Display current software version and time
 S6 Select English/Chinese

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I.6 I.6
I.6 Key Definition
I.6.A
I.6.A I.6.A
I.6.A Syskey Group
[Func] Function Menu
[Sys] System Configuration Menu
[Print] Printing Menu
I.6.B
I.6.B I.6.B
I.6.B Fastkey Group
[O/S] Display the Open/Short Status
[Learn] Open/Short Auto Learning
[File] File Management
[Stat] Display the statistic information
[Mode] Test Mode Setup
[Cond] Conductance Test Setup
[RLC] Resistance/Inductance/Capacitance/Diode Test Setup
[H.V.] High Voltage Setup
I.6.C
I.6.C I.6.C
I.6.C EditKey Group
Alphanumeric key Use for key in alphanumeric, including 0~1 and A~Z,．/
[BS] () Back Space
Cursor Keys Use to move cursors, including[←] [→] [↑] [↓]
And [PgUp] [PgDn]
[Exit] Exit from current status/screen
I.6.D
I.6.D I.6.D
I.6.D [Enter] Confirmation
I.6.E
I.6.E I.6.E
I.6.E [TEST] To start test
I.6.F
I.6.F I.6.F
I.6.F [Reset] System will be re-started when pressed to perform
the warm start.
I.6.G
I.6.G I.6.G
I.6.G SoftKey Group
S1~S6 keys are located on the right side of LCD display and correspond for the
auxiliary setup/activate/switch function.

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Chapter II
Chapter II Chapter II
Chapter II System Function and Configuration
System Function and Configuration, including Main Function .System
Configuration Setup and Printing Function, is described detail as following.
II.1
II.1 II.1
II.1 System Function
Main function includes several advanced functions, which are described below:
 Operation Procedure
(a) Press[Func]
(b) LCD display as following
(c) Press [↑] or [↓] to select the item needed
(d) Press [Enter] to confirm selection
(e) press[Exit] to return

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II.1.A
II.1.A II.1.A
II.1.A Selftest
The SELFTEST routine is to test the CPU, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, and
CLOCK.
 Operation Procedure
(a) Press [Func]
(b) Press [↑] or [↓] to select the item and press[Enter]
(c) The program is running self-Test function
(d) LCD display as following
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Stop Self-Test
(e) Press [Exit] to return

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II.1.B
II.1.B II.1.B
II.1.B System Version information
This function provides the instrument information including Model/Test
Capability/Software Version/Edition/Released Date/ Total File Space and Free
File Space Operation Procedure
(a) Press [Func], useing [↑] or [↓] to select the item
(b) Press [Enter]，LCD diplay as following
(c) From LCD display shows, you can get the Model/Test Capability/Software
Version/Edition/Released Date/Taotal File Space and Free File Space

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II.1.C
II.1.C II.1.C
II.1.C Meter Mode
This function including Conductance/RLC/Insulation/withstanding
 Operation Procedure
(a) Press [Func]
(b) Using [↑] or [↓] to select the item
(c) LCD display as following
(d) Press [Enter] to get in to subordinate display of the Meter Mode
(e) LCD display as following

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II.1.C.a
II.1.C.a II.1.C.a
II.1.C.a Conductance
 Operation Procedure
(a) Press [Func] using [↑] or [↓] to select the item
(b) Press [Enter], LCD display as following
(c) Press [↑] or [↓] to select (1) Conductance and press [Enter],
LCD display as following
(d) Press S1[PROG] to transform Port:A/B/C
(e) Press S6 [CAL.PIN], to run calibration pin. and press [Exit] to return

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II.1.C.b II.1.C.b
II.1.C.b RLC
 Operation Procedure
(a) The operation is the same with conductance, in the subordinate menu of
Meter Mode, using [↑] or [↓] to select (2) RLC item, LCD display as
following.
(b) Press [Enter] LCD display as following
(c) Press S1 [PROG] to shift FUNC:L/C/R/D 2.PORT:A/B/C 3.PIN±
(d) Press S3 [ZERO] meter offset (trimming)
Offest (trimming): the purpose of offset (trimming) is to eliminate the
effects of stray capacitance or series impedance in the connecting leads or
fixture.
(e) Press S4 [CLR.ZERO] clear the offest value
(f) Press S6 [CAL.PIN] to run the Calibration function
(g) After executed, press [Exit] to return to meter select menu