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Te st con dit i ons
To a vo i d te st e rro rs :
•Do not test nea r strong m agnet ic f ields (m ag ne ts , lo uds pea k e rs,
transform ers, motors, coils, relays, contactors, electromagnets,
e t c. ) .
•Do no t test near stron g e lect rosta tic fields (high volt age power
lines, t e le v is io n s, com p u te r m on i to rs, e t c. ) .
•Do no t tes t nea r s t ron g RF f ie ld s ( r ad i o o r te le vi sion t ran sm i tte rs ,
walk ie -ta lk ies , cel lu la r p h one s e t c. ).
5 . 2 Te s t i n g a n R J 4 5 ca b le
Never use the
tester on live wires; this may cause shocks
or dam age the meter.
No t e s
•On ly one cable can be tested at a t ime . For examp le, a co ax ia l
ca b le a nd a n RJ4 5 ca bl e ca n no t be tes ted sim u l ta neo usl y.
•The te ste r is int en de d t o t est com p le te cable s. I t m a y n o f in d
f aul ts i n ca b les tha t a re in te nt iona lly incom ple te. Fo r exam p le , t he
standard EI A/TI A 568 RJ45 term ina ted Ethernet cable is ex pect ed
to con ta in 8 co nd u cto rs . I f on ly 4 conductors are used between
the RJ45 connectors, the de vice m ay n ot prope rly iden tify the
f a ul t s.
To t est a cab le:
1 . I nsert o ne end of t he ca ble unde r test in to the appropriate
s o ck e t in t he m a s te r .
2 . I nse rt t he o th e r e nd o f t he cab le in t o t he co rres po nd i ng so cke t
in the rem ote.
3 . Pres s and relea se th e Test but ton [ 1 ] .
The po we r LED will lig ht up for at least 5 se co nd s, in d i ca ti n g t he
device is testing the cable. I f t he p ower LED d oes n ot ligh t,
replace the battery.
5 . 3 Test r esu lt
The ta b les b elo w d es crib e t he te st res ults ( LED s that lig ht u p an d
n um be r o f be ep s) fo r va rio us e r ro r ty pe s.
