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1Introduction ................................................. 1-1
2MainFeatures............................................... 2-1
3Appearance.................................................. 3-1
4Verification................................................... 4-1
4.1 UnpackingtheEasyCheck900................ 4-1
4.2 PackageChecklist.................................. 4-1
4.3 PowerSupply........................................ 4-1
4.4 PowerOn andSelf Check....................... 4-1
5UserInterface............................................... 5-1
6InterfaceandMenuManagement .................... 6-1
7FunctionalDescription.................................... 7-2
7.1 DeviceID............................................. 7-2
7.2 CableTest............................................ 7-2
7.2.1CablePASS...................................7-3
7.2.2Open............................................7-3
7.2.3Short...........................................7-5
7.2.4Miswire.........................................7-6
7.2.5Split Pair.......................................7-6
7.3 Length Test.......................................... 7-7
7.4 ToneGenerator..................................... 7-8
7.5 FlashLinkLED...................................... 7-8
7.6 PingTest.............................................. 7-9
7.6.1Quick Setup..................................7-9
7.6.2CompleteSetup.............................7-9
7.6.3TestStatusIntroduction................7-10
7.7 DHCPandPingTest..............................7-11
7.8 NetScan.............................................7-12
8SystemView................................................8-1
8.1 Softwareversion..................................8-1
9System........................................................ 9-1
9.1 Auto-off............................................... 9-1
9.2 UserData............................................. 9-1
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Thischapterprovidesanoverviewofyourtester.
4.1 UnpackingtheEasyCheck900
Beforeunpacking, pleasecheckwhetherthereisanydamageinth
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carton.Check all partsarepresent as perSection 4.2andperform
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RJ12 toRJ45 cable 2
RJ45 toRJ45cable 2
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UserGuideCD 1
9VBattery 1
4.3 PowerSupply
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NetScan Scan activedevicesin theLAN
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TheEasyCheck900savesthelasttestingstateafterpoweroff.Whenconnecting
tounknown portsor cables,it isbesttobegin withDeviceIDtestmode.
Thefollowingchapterswill takeyouthrougheverytestfunctionin details.
7.1 DeviceID
TheDeviceIDtestidentifieswhatequipment connectedtotheotherendoftheport
or cable.Thetestfirstlooksfor voltagebeingpresentontheconnector pins.
Ifvoltagesarefoundin thetelephonevoltagerange,theLCD will displaythisvoltage
.
Ifnovoltageisdetected, theEasyCheck900 will checkfor Ethernetlinkpulses.Iflink
pulsesaredetected, theEasyCheck900will reporttheEthernetinformation,i.e.
speed. TheEasyCheck900 default cablefor connectingisastraight throughcable.
InthecaseofanetworkcardbeingconnectedtotheotherendoftheEthernetcable,
theEasyCheck 900will display “NIC”,if aHUBor SWITCHisconnected, the
EasyCheck900 will display “HUB or SWITCH”.
Warning,ifyouuseacrossovercabletoconnecttheEasyCheck900,thetesterwill
incorrectly display “HUB or SWITCH”instead of “NIC”.In thecasewherethe
EasyCheck900 reports"AutoMDI/MDI-X',itmeanstheremotedevicesupports
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ConnectaRemotetooneendofthecableandtheEasyCheck900totheotherendfor
afull cabletest.Without aremoteontheotherend, theEasyCheck 900will
automatically perform aone-endtest.
One-endtestmodecanonly diagnosecablefaultsfor shortsandsplit pairs,but is
unabletodisplaythewiremap. TheEasyCheck900 will automatically perform ane
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testevery3secondswith “Testing”beingdisplayed. Toensurecorrectresults,
connectthecabletobetestedbeforetesting.
See theconnectiondiagrambelow.
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IfthecableconformstotheT568A/Bstandard, theEasyCheck900will display “PASS”
andreportthecablelength.IftheRemotewas connected, theEasyCheck 900 will
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Thiserror can only bedetectedwith aremoteatthefarendofthecable.The
EasyCheck900 will report “Open”
whenanywireisnotattachedtoapin correctly.
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