Test-Um Resi-Tester TP300 User manual

Resi-Tester
Test-UmInc.
Test-UmInc.
TheIntelligentTestSolutionsCompany
805-383-1500 /FAX [phone] / www.test-um.com
TU9856(RevA-5/03)
808 Calle Plano /Camarillo, CA. 93012
OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
TM
LCD
DISPLAY
REMOTEUNIT-Squeezeremote
atfingergripopeningsinmain
unittoremove.Usesameconnector
onremoteasonmainunit.
TEST
TERMINATOR
MainUnit-FrontView
TEL-(Telephonecabletest)
Presstopoweronandbegin
testing.Uses3-pairUSOC
standardand6-positionRJjack.
Pressfor2secondstoturnoff
splitpairtest.
TONE-(Tonegenerator)Press
acabletestbuttonforthe
connectorbeingusedfollowed
bytheTONEbutton.Displays
pinsbeingdrivenintermsofthat
connector.
NTWRK-(Networkcabletest)
Presstopoweronandbegin
testing.UsesT568A/Bstandard
and8-positionRJjack.
COAX-(Coaxcabletest)Press
topoweronandbegintesting.
Testsforshorts,opensandID’s
upto10uniqueremotesonthe
F-connjack.Usewithtest
terminatorstoredinbackofRJ
remoteatbottomoftester.
Resi-Tester™OperatingInstructions
PartNo.TP300
WARNING!
CAUTION!
DonotattachtoACpower.TheResi-Tester™maybedamagedandcauseasafetyhazardfortheuser.
Improperlycrimped,damagedorun-crimpedplugscandamagethejacksontheResi-Tester™.Inspectplugsforproper
terminationandcrimpingbeforeinsertingintothetester.Contactsshouldalwaysberecessedintotheplasticgroovesofthe
plug.Donotuse6-positionplugswiththe8-position(network)jack.
Testsnetwork(8-wire),telephone(6-wire)andcoaxcablingsystems
Supports8networkremotesand10coaxremotes(optional,seeaccessorylist)
Largeseven-segmentLCDwithiconsforclearresults
Cabletestresultsdisplayedinwiremapformat
Testsforshorts,opens,miswires,reversalsand
DisplaysPASSiconforcorrectlywiredT568A/B,bothone-to-one&uplink(cross-over)cables
DisplaysPASSiconforcorrectlywired6-pintelephonecablesbothstraight-through&reversed
Tonegeneratormodeforusewithtonetracers
Auto-offinanymodeandlowpowerconsumptionforlongbatterylife
ModularPlugRemoteandCoaxTestTerminatorstoreinthebottomendofthecase
TheResi-Tester™isdesignedtotestallcommonlowvoltagecablingsystemsfoundintodaysautomatedhomes;telephone,
networkorvideo.TheResi-Tester™hasalarge,brightLCDdisplayandfourmomentarybuttonsusedtodirectlyaccess each
function.Theremoteattachestothemainunitforstorageandpatchcabletesting.
TheResi-Tester™isturnedonbypressinganyoneofthefourmomentaryfunctionbuttonsandbeginstestinginthemode for
thebuttonpressedtelephone(TEL),coax(COAX),network(NTWK)ortonegenerator(TONE).Thecorresponding
connectorsatthetopendofthetesterarelabeledthesameastheirmodeswitches.AnLCDiconforthecurrentlyselected
modewillbe onorflashingonthescreen.ToturntheResi-Tester™offwheninoneofthecabletestmodes,pressthebutton
foradifferentcabletestmode,butnottheTONEbutton.PressingtheTONEbuttonwillstartthetonegeneratorintheTelTone,
theCoaxToneorNtwkTonemode,dependingonthecurrentcabletestmode.Thetonemodewillbediscussedindetaillater
oninthissection.
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
splitpairs
BATTERYREPLACEMENT
WARRANTY
WARRANTYSERVICE
NON-WARRANTYSERVICE
Whenthebatterylowiconison,thebatteryshouldbereplacedassoonaspractical.Thecabletestingresultswillbecomeunreliablewhenthebattery
reachesabout4.5volts.Toreplacebattery:
1)Removethescrewfromthebatterydooronthebackoftheunitwitha#1Philips-headscrewdriver.
2)Pullbatteryoutofcavityandremovebatterysnap.
3)ConnectanewAlkaline9voltbatterytobatterysnaps.Placebatterybackintobodywithbatterysnapsplacedtowardfrontendofcompartment.
4)Replacebatterydoorandscrewbeingcarefultonotovertightenthescrew.
Size:13.2x7.3x4.1cm(5.2x2.9x1.6inches)
Weight:242grams(8.5oz.)withbatteryandremote
Operatingtemperature:0to50C(32to122F)
Storagetemperature:-10to60C(14to140F)
Humidity:10%to90%,non-condensing
(9VAlkalinebattery,typical)timesareforthefullcapacityofthebatteryusedcontinuouslyinoneofthefollowingmodes-
Standby:2.5years
CableTesting:150hours
ToneGenerator:250hours
Shieldedorunshielded,CAT-5E,CAT-5,CAT-4,CAT-3andCoax
1meter(3feet)
100ohmsmaximumDCresistance,centerconductorplusshield
Tp310-Setof10numberedF-conntestterminators
TP63-Adapter,F-connjacktoBNCjack.UsetoconvertCoaxtestterminatorstoBNCjack.
TP62-Adapter,F-connplugtoBNCjack.UsetoconvertmainunitF-connjacktoBNCjack
TP608-Setof7numberedremotesforResi-Tester™orLanRoverPRO™
TP20-7.5”cableassemblywithno-fault6positionplugs,reverse-pinned.Usetomapandtest2,4or6pintelephonewiring.Canbeusedwith
RJ45(8-position)jacksandwillnotdamagepinsorconnector.
TP60-Setof2adaptersRJ45(8-pin)plugtoRJ11(6-pin)jack.UsewithTP608tomapandtest6-pintelephonewiring.
KP410-Security&AlarmSystemadapterkitincludes(9)RJ45toalligatorclipleadsetsandanLB66inazipperedpouch.UsewithTP608tomap
andtestindividualtwistedpairruns.
Test-UmInc.guaranteestotheend-userpurchaserthatitsproductswillbefreeofalldefectsinmaterialand/orworkmanship.Thiswarrantyextends
foraperiodof12monthsforthetestinstrumentand3monthsforthecablesfromthedateofmanufactureorproof-of-purchase.Theobligationsof
Test-UmInc.underthiswarrantyislimitedtotherepairorreplacement(atouroption)duringthewarrantyperiod,ofanypartthatprovestobe
defectiveinmaterialor workmanshipundernormaluse,installationandservice,providedtheproductisreturnedtoTestUmInc.freightprepaid.A
copyofthepurchasereceiptmustaccompanyproductsreturnedtous.Intheabsenceofsuchareceipt,thewarrantyperiodwillcease12monthsfrom
thedateofmanufacture.Thiswarrantydoesnotextendtoproductsthathavebeensubjectedtoneglect,accidentalor improperuse,ortounitswhich
havebeenaltered,repaired,orinspectedbyotherthanTest-Umauthorizedpersonnel.InnoeventwillTest-UmInc.beliableforanyincidentalor
consequentialdamages.
Allunitsreturnedforwarrantyrepairwillberepairedorreplacedfreeofcharge,atthediscretionofTest-UmInc.,andmustbeshippedfreight
prepaid.Intheeventthatasalesreceiptorotherdatedproof-of-purchasedocumentationisnotavailable,aperiod ofnotmorethan12monthsfrom
dateofmanufactureshallapply.
Damagedunitsreturnedfornon-warrantyrepairswillbeinspectedandanestimatedrepaircostforwardedbyphoneor email.Onceanapprovalof
thesecostsisreceived,theunitwillberepaired.ChargesforserviceandreturnfreightwillbeinvoicedonaC.O.D. basisorbyotherprior
arrangement.
SPECIFICATIONS
PhysicalDimensions
Environmental
BatteryLife
CableTypes:
Minimumcablelengthfortestingofsplitpairs:
CoaxCable:
ACCESSORIES
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TheResi-Tester™isdesignedandmanufacturedtoprovidetroublefreeservice.However,ifforsomereasonyourtester
shouldrequirerepair,pleasefollowtheseinstructions.
1.BeforereturninganyproducttoTest-UmInc.,youmustfirstrequestaReturnGoodsAuthorizationNumberbycontactingourCustomerServices
Dept.at805-383-1500.Noshipmentswillbeacceptedwithoutthisnumber,whichmustbeclearlymarkedontheshippinglabel.
2.Shiptheequipmentwithacopyofthesalesreceipt,ifavailable.
3.Attachadescriptionoftheoperationalproblem.
4.Includeacontactname,phonenumber,ande-mailaddressifpossible.
5.Packsecurelytopreventdamageduringshipping.
6.Shipprepaidto:Test-UmInc,808CallePlano,Camarillo,CA93012
Shipping
Resi-Tester
RemoteUnit-FrontView
RJ45
(Shielded)
RJ12 RJ45
(Shielded) COAX- F-Conn.
RJ12
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Uponcompletionofatelephoneornetworkcabletest,thewiremapdisplay,IDandanyfaultsaredisplayed.Thetoplineofnumbersonthedisplay
representstheconnectorpinsonthemainunit.Thesecondlineofpinnumbersrepresentstheconnectorpinnumbersof theremote,normallybeing
thesameasthetoplineforaone-to-onewiredcable.Ifthereisamiswire,thepinnumbersonthesecondlinewillindicatethepinnumbersdetected
andthe“Fail”iconwillbeon.Theiconandthepinsinvolvedintheerrorwillflash.Ifnoconnectionwasdetectedforsomeofthepins,thefirstand
secondlineofpinnumberswillbeblankinthosepinlocations.Ifashortisdetected,thesecondlinewillhavea'-'inthosepositionsalongwiththe
“Short”iconbeingon.Ifasplitpairisdetected,thosepinpositionsonthefirstandsecondlinewillbeflashingthe pinnumbersdetectedfromthe
remoteandthe“Split”iconwillbeflashing.Iftherearemultipleerrorstodisplay,therewillbeacombinationoftheaboveerrordisplays.TheID
iconwillhaveanumberdirectlytotherightofit,indicatingtheremoteIDnumberdetectedfromtheremote.Anewtest isinprogresswheneverthe
“Tel”or“Ntwk”iconsareon.
Inthecoaxmode,the“Open”,“Short”or“Pass”iconwillbeontoindicatetheresultsofatest.Ifthecablepasses,the “ID”iconwillbeonaswell
asaremoteIDnumber,onthebottomlineofthedisplay.The“Coax”iconturnsonwhenatestisinprogress.
Asmentionedabove,thetonegeneratoroperatesinTelephone,CoaxandNetworkmodes.Thedifferentmodesareprovidedsothatthepinsorpairs
beingdrivenwithatonesignalaredisplayedintermsofoneofthethreeconnectors.Thespecificmodeisselectedbypressingoneofthecabletest
buttons(TEL,COAXorNTWK)followedbytheTONEbutton.IftheResi-Tester™wasoffwhentheTONEbuttonispressed,thelastcabletest
modeusedwillbeselected.Thetonegeneratorsavesthedrivenpinsforeachmodeindependently.Forexample,selectingadifferentpintodrivein
networkmodewillnotchangethedrivenpinincoaxmode.PressinganycabletestmodebuttonwillturnofftheResi-Tester™whenintonemode.
TheResi-Tester™assumesthe6-positionjackonthemainunitandtheremotewillbeusedfor
connectingthetestertothecableruntobetested.Thismodeusesthe3-pairUSOCstandardtodefinethepairs.Connectorpins1-6,2-5and3-4are
thepairsdefinedbythisstandard.Thetesterwilldisplaythe“Pass”iconwhenall6pinsarecorrectlywiredinaone-to-oneorder.Ifall6pinsare
correctlywiredinthereverseorder,the“Pass”iconalongwithaflashing“Rev”iconwillbedisplayed.Standardtelephonecablesusedbetweena
phonesetandawalljackareusuallyreverse-pinned.
Afterturningonthetelephonecabletestmode,subsequentpressesoftheTELbuttonoflessthan2secondslong,forcesanewtestcycletobegin
immediatelyuponreleaseofthebutton.ThisisusefultoimmediatelybeginanewtestwhenattachinganewcabletoResi-Tester™.Holdingthe
TELbuttondownformorethan2seconds,turnsthesplitpairtestoff.The“Split”iconandtheword“OFF”appearingonthescreenmomentarily
indicatethis.Anotherlongpresswilltogglebacktothesplitpairtesting,andsoon.Whensplitpairtestingisnotrequired,asinthetestingofflat
satincable,thesplitpairscanbeturnedoff,soacablemaypassbasedoncontinuityonly.
TheResi-Tester™assumesthe8-positionjackonthemainunitandtheremotewillbeusedfor
connectingthetestertothecableruntobetested.TheTIA/EIA568A/Bstandardisusedtodefinethepairs.Connectorpins1-2,3-6,4-5and7-8are
thepairsdefinedbythisstandard.TheAandBstandardsarethesameexceptforcolor-codingandareindistinguishablefromeachotherbyelectrical
testing.Thetesterwilldisplaythe“Pass”iconwhenall8pinsarecorrectlywiredinaone-to-oneorder.Ifall8pins arecorrectlywiredwiththe1-2
and3-6pairscrossed,the“Pass”iconwillbedisplayedalongwithaflashing“Uplink”icon.UplinkcablesarealsoknownascrossoverorT568A-
to-T568Bcablesandarecommonlyusedtoconnecttwocomputersortwohub/switchesdirectlytogether.
Afterturningonthenetworkcabletestmode,subsequentpressesoftheNTWKbuttonoflessthan2seconds,forcesanew testcycletobegin
immediatelyuponreleaseofthebutton.Thisisusefultoimmediatelybeginanewtestwhenattachinganewcabletothe Resi-Tester™.Holdingthe
NTWKbuttondownformorethan2seconds,turnsthesplitpairtestoff.The“Split”iconandtheword“OFF”appearingon thescreen
momentarilyindicatethis.Anotherlongpresswilltogglebacktothesplitpairtesting,andsoon.Whensplitpairtestingisnotrequired,asinthe
testingofflatsatincable,thesplitpairscanbeturnedoff,soacablemaypassbasedoncontinuityonly.
Thetonemodegeneratesaudiotonesforusewithtonetracersonallpairs,aselectedpairoraselectedpin.Thesignal generatedonapair
hasthesignalononepinandthecomplementofthesignalontheotherpinofthepair,yieldinganominal10voltspeak-to-peakacrossthepair.The
pinnumberofthepinortheletters“P”(forpin)and“S”(forshield)beingdrivenwithtoneandthecurrentlyselected tonepatternaredisplayedon
thescreenalongwiththe“Tone”iconandtheiconfortheconnectorassumedtobeused.Onceinthetonegeneratormode,theTONEbuttonstepsto
thenextconnectorpin(s)driveoptionforpressesoflessthan2seconds.WhentheTONEbuttonispressedandhelddown forlongerthan2seconds,
thetonepatternoptionsaresteppedthroughinturnuntilthebuttonisreleased.ThetonepatternoptionsareHi,Lo, HiLo1andHiLo2.TheHiLo
optionsaredualorwarbletonesofdifferingpatternduration.PressinganybuttonotherthanTONEturnsofftheResi-Tester™.Thetonewillturn
offautomaticallyafterabout2.4hours.
TheResi-Tester™monitorsforvoltagebeingpresentonthejacksduringeachtestcycle.Ifvoltageisfound,the“Volts!”iconis
displayedandtestingstopsuntilthevoltageisremoved.
Telephone(TEL)CableTestMode-
Network(NTWK)CableTestMode-
Tone-
Volts! -
InstructionsforUse Resi-Tester™powersoffautomatically9minutesafterthelastbuttonpressincabletestingmodesandafter2.4hoursin
tonemode.Besuretoinstallabatteryifusingforthefirsttime,seebatteryinstallationsection.
CABLETESTING
ToTestaPatchCable (seecautionaboutcableswithbadplugsabove)
1)Plugoneendofpatchcableintomainunit.
2)Plugotherendofcableintoremoteunit.
3)PressTELorNTWKasappropriateforthejackthepatchcableisconnectedto.TheResi-Tester™willturnonandbegin atesting.Iftesterwas
alreadyon,pressTELorNTWKtoinitiateanewtest.Resultsareinvalidifacableisattachedduringatestinprogress.
4)ToturnResi-Tester™off,pressCOAXbutton.
ToTestCoax
ToPlaceToneonaCable
1)AttachoneendofcabletobetestedtoF-connectoronmainunit.
2)Removeremoteunitfrommainunitbysqueezingtheremotelightlybetweenthethumbandforefingerthroughtheopeningsprovidedinthemain
unitandpulloutofstoragepocket.Removecoaxremotefromstoragepocketonbacksideofremoteandattachtotheotherendofthecabletobe
tested.
3)PresstheCOAXbuttontoturnontheunitandbegintesting.Theresultsareupdatedaboutonceasecond.
4)ToturnResi-Tester™off,pressTELorNTWKbuttons.
1)Connectcabletobetracedtoamainunitjack.Forbestsignal,donotconnectaremotetotheotherend.Duetotheshieldingeffectoftwisted
pairs,thestrongestsignalisobtainedbyhavingonewireofapaircarrytone.Selectingasinglepininsteadofapair willdothis.Forcoax,the
Toneisbestappliedtotheshieldandtheshieldcannotbegrounded.
2)TurnonResi-Tester™bypressingthebuttonassociatedwiththeconnectortobeusedfollowedbypressingtheTONEbutton.Shortpressesofthe
TONEbuttonwillselectadifferentpin.HoldingdowntheTONEbuttonformorethan2secondswillselectadifferenttonepattern.
3)ToturnResi-Tester™off,pressanybuttonexceptTONE.Thetonewillturnoffautomaticallyafterabout2.4hours.
INTERPETINGCABLETESTRESULTS
fromtoreversepair
ThePassiconwillbeonifthecablehasallpinsproperlyconnectedperT568A/Bfornetworkcablesorper3-pairUSOCfortelephonecables.The
Fail,Short,OpenorSpliticonwillbeonifthereisawiringerror.Thewiremapwilldisplaytheend-to-endconnectionsmeasuredwhenever
possible.
ThePassiconwillalsobeonwithaflashingUplinkiconifanetworkcablehasthe1-2andthe3-6pairstransposedtoindicateaproperlywired
uplink(crossover)cable.InTelephonemode,theReviconwillflashifallconnectedpinsareinreverseorderandthe Passiconwillalsobeonifall
6connectionsarepresent.Telephonemodularplugcablesusedbetweenthewalljackandaphonesetareusuallyreversepinned.
(Seefailureexampledrawings)Thethreeclassesoffaultsdiscussedbelowareinorderofseverity.Theseverityhas todo
withtheabilityofamoresevereerrortomasklesssevereerrors.Forexample,ifthereisashortinthecable,miswiresandsplitpairsmaynotbe
detectedforthepairsinvolvedintheshortfault.
Thepairhasalowresistanceconnectionfromonewireofthepairtotheotherwireofthepairortoanyotherwireinthecableorthe
shield.AshortisindicatedbytheShorticonbeingonandflashing-'sintheappropriatepinpositionsonthesecondlineforthepinnumbersinvolved
intheshortsplusaflashingSiconiftheshieldisshortedtoapin.
Awireorbothwiresofapairarenotconnectedtothecorrectpinsattheotherendofthecable.Thewiremapshowsthepin numbers
line1(main)line2(remote).Aisaspecialcaseofamiswireinwhichthepairiswiredtothecorrectpairofpinsortoanother
designatedpairofpins,butthetwoleadsarereversed.TheResi-Tester™isabletotestforsplitpairerrorsaslongasthewiringerrorsareinpairs.
TheFailiconandthepinnumbers,whicharemiswired,willbeflashing.
-Asplitpairisanerrorinthetwistingofthewirestogetherwithinthecable.Thecablesgenerallyaremadeupofeightwirestwisted
togetherin4pairs.These4pairsaredesignatedaspairsbythewiringstandardsandareintendedtocarryasignaland itsreturn.1&2,3&6,4&5and
7&8arethepairsdesignatedbyT568A/BforaRJ45jackorplug.Acablecanbewiredwithcorrectcontinuitybutnotwith correctpairing.This
mostoftenhappenswhenthecableisterminatedconsistentlyatbothends,butinthewrongorder.AdynamicorACtestisrequiredtodetectthis
typeoferror. TheSpliticonandthepinnumbersonthefirstandsecondlineofthewiremapwithsplitpairsflash
whenthereisasplitpairerror.
Resi-Tester™hastheabilitytoturnoffthesplitpairerrortesting.Pressingthebuttonforthecurrentcabletestmodeformorethan2secondsturns
offthesplitpairtesting.The“Split”iconandtheword“OFF”appearsonthescreenmomentarilytoindicatethis.The splitpairtestingwillresume
thenexttimethetesteristurnedon,ormaybetoggledbackonbyanother2secondpressofthecurrenttestmodebutton.
DefinitionofErrors-
Short-
Miswire-
SplitPair
Iftheonlyerrorisasplitpairerror,thecablehascorrectcontinuity.Ifcrosstalkisnotaconcern,asinflatsatin cable,thecableis
goodiftheonlyerroristhesplitpairerror.
Batterylow
Resi-TesterLCDDisplay
TM
Mainunitpinnumbers
Remotepinnumbers
RemoteIDnumber
ShieldConnected
Pass&FailIcons
ModeIcons
VoltageDetectedWarning
SpecialCableIcons
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SHORT
T568A/BPassingCable(unshielded)
(1nottwistedwith2;3nottwistedwith6)
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OPEN
MISWIRE
DARK=ON
=FLASHING
LIGHT
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123456
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