RapidTrace 700 User Guide
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1. TIAS68 STP WARBLE TONE 1986 CONTRAST MEME SYSTEM SETTINGS ERASE PC LINK 18 24 sp HOURS MINUTES DAY MONTH YEAR 18 24 ADDRESS SETTINGS 92111 0004 Level 1 To access level 2 menu press down then press then release both buttons Level 2 Level 3 18 24 ADDRESS SETTINGS SET TINE SHUTDOUN DISABLE METRES ENG 18 24 SOU ARE ABOUT ERASE THE MEMORY 00 YOU WANT TO CONTINUE T SELECTIVE DOWNLOAD FULL DOWNLOAD Level 4 12 4 3 Set Language 18 24 ADDRESS SETTINGS SET TINE SHUTOGUN DISABLE METRES ENG UK 4 4 Unit of Measure 18 24 ADDRESS SETTINGS SET TINE SHUTOGUN DISABLE METRES ENG UK 4 5 Set Time and Date 18 24 3 HOURS MINUTES DAY MONTH YEAR 18 24 TIAS68 STP URRBLE TONE VP 1896 CONTRAST ME SYSTEM SETTINGS ERASE PC LINK 4 7 Set Velocity of Propogation VP 18 24 TIA568 STP URRBLE TONE LP 19 CONTRAST MEME SYSTEM SETTINGS ERASE PC LINK Menu Level 4 Press to move B to display language Press S or L to change between English UK or USA French German Italian Spanish or Portugese Press A to return to menu Menu Level 3 Presso to move to displayed unit Press SorLto change Select for feet or meters press A to return to menu Menu Level 4 Press to move to desired position Press S and L to i2. VONAT RapidTrace 700 User Guide Issue 1 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 1 1 SECTION 2 2 1 2 2 SECTION 3 SECTION 4 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 4 10 4 11 SECTION 5 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 1 5 5 2 5 5 3 5 5 4 5 6 5 7 5 8 INTRODUCTION Receiving Shipment sese 6 PRODUCT FEATURES Description sss 7 RapidTrace 700 Features 7 SPECIFICATIONS FIRST OPERATIONS Preparing RapidTrace 700 For Use 11 Menu Architecture 12 Selecting Language 13 Set Unit Of Measure 13 Set Time And Date 13 Select Wiring Type 13 Set Volocity Of Propogation 13 Adjusting Contrast 14 Setting Auto Shutdown 14 Address Settings eite edd 14 Volocity Of Propogation 15 USING THE RapidTrace 700 T N V Telecom Network Voltage 16 Services Detection 17 General Operation 17 Test Pass Screen iiec eter d eee e beds
3. 1 Takea cable sample of exact length increment ft of m longer than 60ft 20m 2 Measure the exact length of the cable using a tape measure 3 Connectone end ofthe cable to the RapidTrace 700 Leave the end un terminated and make sure the wires do no short to each other 4 Measurethe length and adjustthe Vp until the exact length is displayed 5 When the exactlength is displayed Vp is established 15 SECTION 5 USING THE RAPIDTRACE 700 5 1 TNV Telecom Network Voltage Testing and Warning The RapidTrace 700 is designed to work on non energized circuits only Make sure that the circuit to be tested is not live before mapping Turn the unit on and plug it into the port to be tested with a patch cord LI LI ELI RapidTrace 700 LAN Tester If a Telecom Network Voltage is present the unit will give a continuous audible warning and display the following Telephone Voltage detected on Pin X 1111 NOTE The pin on the RJ45 connection on which the voltage is detected is displayed In the event of a TNV Telecom Network Voltage Warning the unit should immediately be discon nected and testing stopped since it is not designed for testing on live networks 16 5 2 Service Detection To detect an active data port plug the unit into the port to be tested using a short patch cable and press the L button The display will show the type of data connection or service present from the fol
4. 35 03 05 05 000 71 000m UTP TIA568 Pass 10 36 03 05 05 71 00 0m UTP TIA56 a 10 36 03 0 71 00 0m UTP TIA Spit pair 10 36 03 05 05 n 0 UTP TIA568 Spit pair 10 37 03 05 05 71 UTP TIA56 Spit pair 1037 03 05 05 71 UTP TIA568 Spit pair 71 UTP TIA568 Spit pair 71 000m UTP TIA568 Pass Date when the test was taken Cable VP Wiring type Port address Length to fault Result NB The Port identification on the PC corresponds to the application address setting on the RapidTrace 700 34 SECTION 12 SAVING RESULTS TO A HTML MHTML FILE Change the customer details And press the Save button This is will open a pop window where you can select the Save directory Choose the place where you want the file to be stored This allows you to store anywhere on your computer or your network Saye in gt ey Eee My Recent Documents Desktop My Documents Computer b _ File name ETT 4 LY TETTE Save as type HTML Y Cancel Places 12 1 Sending files electronically You have downloaded your results and saved them Now you wantto email them to your clients Selectthe MHT format This will embed the image into the page 35 12 2 Opening a file to print Previous results can be viewed in a HTML MHTML viewer for example Internet explorer Press the Open button 27 Choose a filename to open Mx Look in 1 lt My Recent Documents Deskto
5. Remote ID button 10 Pass fail test BI colour L E D Buttons 3 to 6 have the following functions when menu is selected 5 To scroll cursor arrow 3 To increment setting 4 To decrement setting 6 Return to menu SECTION 3 SPECIFICATIONS Range Accuracy Cable Types Faults Indicated Fault Location Wiring Schemes Service Indication Voltage Warning Test Inhibit Tone Generator Battery indicator Main Unit Display Fault Display Display Backlight Remote Display Languages Power Supply Auto Power Off 500 ft 150m 5 UTP STP FTP amp SSTP Short Circuit Pair Open Circuit Wire Short Between Pairs Split Cross Pairs Pair Reversals Shield Continuity Near End Remote End or distance if midway TIA568A B USOC amp ISDN Telephone 10BaseT 100Mbit Token Ring Warns of TNV Telecom Network Voltage presence Inhibits Testing in the presence of live voltages Tone generator oscillating 810Hz 1110Hz Gas Gauge Bargraph 128 x 64 pixel Graphical LCD All fault and setting info displayed textually and graphically Electroluminescent Green Red LED English USA and UK German French Spanish Portuguese Italian 4 x 1 5V AA alkaline batteries Selectable disabled 1 2 3 minutes or disabled Battery Life Storage Temperature Operating Temperature Main Unit Weight Main Unit Dimensions Remote Weight Remote Dimensions Safety EMC CE E
6. of your choice On completion of this operation the logo permanently stored 38 SECTION 14 TROUBLESHOOTING AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer Can I change the picture in HTML MHTML view Yes change the bitmap bmp in the program folder The default location for the program is C Program Files RapidTrace 700 The bitmap can be edited in the paint program don t have serial ports can still use the Serial to RJ45 lead If you have USB port then a serial to USB lead is available to connect the RapidTrace 700 You may have to change the port setting in setting properties To set this Right click on the my computer gt properties gt hardware gt device manager gt ports gt com port gt properties gt advanced setting change to port 1 USB to Serial RS232 cable has to be connected with RS232 to RJ45 cable to link PC and RapidTrace 700 When USB connection inserted the Windows will look for the driver The driver provided by the cable supplier connected to the RapidTrace 700 to the PC and followed the steps to upload Procedure but after awhile get an error message box Run Time 9 whatis wrong The most likely solution is that there are no results stored in the RapidTrace 700 or that the results are not getting through to the PC Make sure thatthe port settings are correct 39 40
7. would represent the floor number the next two cabinet the next four represent the port number File Number 00000 9 Fill the job number box Then click the Ok button and the desired results will appear in the results window on the right 37 SECTION 13 PROPERTISE 13 1 Introduction In this short section we will discuss com port settings The bitmap can be changed to your company heading in HTML MHTML 13 2 Settings Some computers have more than one communications port In order to compensate for multiple ports a properties window is provided by clicking on the properties icon Properties This will enable you to change the port number to the port that the RS232 to RJ45 is connected to Only the highlighted should be changed 2 CommPort Properties Properties Port ow z s Off C On r Maximum Speed Echo Connection Preferences Flow Control None Xon Xoff Parity None C RTS Stop Bits C Xon RTS Data Bits 13 3 Changing the bitmap The give the reports a sense of individuality the application provides an opportunity to change the heading of the HTML MHTML file To give an idea of how to do this here two are suggestions Open your website and save the company logo to a directory Press the Bitmap button And select the bitmap that you have just saved Press the Bitmap button And select the bitmap
8. 19 Test Failed Screen sss 20 Open And Short Fault 20 Reversed And Split Pair Fault 21 Multipul Faults sess 22 Missing Remote essen 22 Cable Length Measurement 23 Tone Generator sss 24 Backlight 24 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 6 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 SECTION 7 SECTION 8 SECTION 9 9 1 9 2 Section 10 10 1 10 2 Section 11 11 1 11 2 Section 12 12 1 12 2 12 3 Section 13 13 1 13 2 13 3 Section 13 DOWNLOADING TO Linking RapidTrace 700 To PC Selective Download Full Download Erasing Memory WIRING PROTOCOLS MAINTENANCE RapidTrace 700 SOFTWARE Introduction Requirements INSTALLATION Installation Program running USING THE APPLICATION Introduction Downloading Results to PC SAVING RESULTS TO HTML MHTML Sending file electronically Opening file to print Using job and customer button PROPERTIES Introduction Settings Changing the bit map TROUBLESHOOTING AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION A Warning A This instrument meets the safety requirements of IEC61010 1 1995 The RapidTrace 700 is designed for use on de energized circuits only Connection to line voltages will damage the instrument and could be hazardous to the operator This inst
9. L DOUNLORD A Z When the desired combination has been entered press Be ite Press button to move to selective sp SELECTIVE DOUNLOAD download FULL DOWNLOAD Press L to commence download 6 3 Full Download Follow procedure in 6 1 Press to move to full download press L to commence download For both 6 2 and 6 3 progress of the download may be monitored on the PC Download time will vary according to the number of results stored 25 6 4 Erasing RapidTrace 700 Memory Menu Level 3 WHEN THIS FUNCTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED ALL STORED TEST RESULTS WILL BE DELETED ENSURE RESULTS HAVE BEEN SAVED TO PC OR ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED ONCE ERASED THEY CANNOT BE RECOVERED 18 24 YOU ARE ABOUT TO Press to erase memory press 5 to ERASE THE MEMGRY DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE abort press A to return to menu 26 SECTION 7 WIRING PROTOCOL The following drawings are examples depicting cable faults CABLE OK OK Cable is good m Vv U g e DOCOOOOOOOKT gt Pair e gt OCOOOOOOOC gt Pairs 7 ON NA DWH 0 m A OPEN PAIR OP Message Cable OK One specific pair is open It may be one or two wires in the same pair One or more pairs may also be opened in the same cable SHORTED PAIR SH One specific pair is shorted t OOO00OOOOOQC yari e OOOOOOOQOQK D Pair e gt Pair 3 7 M NN DWAR Vv U D 27 M
10. OOQOQK s i gt Pair 3 gt Pair 4 N Oo O a 29 SECTION 8 MAINTENANCE Use only factory specified replacement parts Vonaq Ltd will not be held responsible for any accident incident or malfunction following a repair done other than by its service centre or by an approved repair centre 8 1 Changing the Battery AN Disconnect the instrument from any cable or network link 1 Turn the instrument OFF 2 Loosen the 2 screws and remove the battery compartment cover 3 Replace the batteries with 4 x 1 5V AA alkaline cells observing the polarities 4 Reattach the battery compartment cover 8 2 Cleaning A Disconnect the instrument from any source of electricity Use a soft cloth lightly dampened with soapy water Rinse with a damp cloth and then dry with a dry cloth Do not splash water directly on the instrument Do not use alcohol solvents or hydrocarbons 8 3 Storage If the instrument is not used for a period of more than 60 days it is recom mended to remove the batteries and store them separately 30 SECTION 9 RAPIDTRACE 700 SOFTWARE 9 1 Introduction This manual covers all aspects of the application From installing configuration and using the application which uses HTML MHTML formatted results This means that you don t have the have the latest office Itwill run on older internet explorers The comprehensive addressing system on the RapidTrace 700 can b
11. SD EM Burst Conducted RF Standby mode gt 4000hrs Continuous testing gt 7 5hrs 20 to 70 C 4 to 158 F 5 to 95 RH non condensing 0 to 40 C 32 to 112 F 5 to 95 RH non condensing 350g 12 oz 165 x 90 x 37mm 6 5 x 3 5 x 1 5 40g 1 5 oz 65 x 52 x 25mm 2 5 x 2 0 x 1 0 IEC61010 1 EN61326 1 Compliant with current EU directives EN61000 4 2 EN61000 4 3 EN61000 4 4 EN61000 4 6 10 SECTION 4 FIRST OPERATIONS 4 1 Prepairing RapidTrace 700 For Use Press button to power the tester the following screen will be displayed 18 24 RRPIDTRREE 100 19558 STP WP 19 lt gt Time in 24 hour clock Date DAY MONTH YEAR Wiring Configuration V P Velocity of propogation Battery condition Indicator Number of test results stored max 1 000 Q N The following parameters will need to be set prior to use refer to 4 2 for menu locations 1 2 The RapidTrace 700 time and date is set at G M T Grenwich Mean Time Prior to use the RapidTrace 700 may need to be reset to local time during the course of the year it will need to be reset for day light saving To change Time Date see section 4 3 3 Wiring configuration see section 4 4 4 Set velocity of propogation for cable type and manufacturer see section 4 5 and 4 11 5 Set address settings see section 4 6 11 4 2 Menu Achitecture 18 24 RAPIDTRACE 100 TAS68 SIP VP 1896 18 24
12. e configured to identify different job or customers This gives you the ability to store more one than job or customer on the RapidTrace 700 The address setting on the RapidTrace 700 corresponds to the Port identification on the PC application 9 2 Requirements Minimum requirements Processor Pentium 3 500Mhz orAMD K6 equivalent Ram 64 Mbytes Operating system windows 98 ME XP or 2K Other requirements Internet explorer Mozilla or Netscape navigator Internet explorer can be found at www microsoft com ie Mozilla can be found at www mozilla org products firefox Netscape navigator can be found at browser netscape com ns8 e Serial port 31 SECTION 10 INSTALLATION 10 1 Toinstall RapidTrace 700 on your System There should not be the need to reconfigure your computer However if you need to change the port the manual will describe how to do this in section 14 For some windows system s administrative access is required in order to install the software on the PC If set up does not start automatically then click on the set up icon And follow the installation process setup gi Setup Launche There are two major steps in the install process and some choices e You can the enter the ownership detail s but there is no real need for this information e You can change the directory where the program will be stored Click on finish to complete the installation 10 2 Running Programmes Double click on t
13. e numbering sequence may be commenced at any number within the range 0001 to 9999 During testing the address may be amended prior to saving see section 5 4 5 The saved test results may be downloaded to PC using the software provided in selective or full download Selective download will only transfer to PC those results that have been identified by the first five digits of the address Full download will transfer to PC ALL stored results refer to section 6 and section 4 10 to set address characters Procede as follows Press to move Press button S to decrement and button L to increment Press to return to menu 18 24 ADDRESS SETTINGS Sen 004 14 4 11 Velocity of Propogation VP Vp or velocity of propogation value are characteristic of each cable type and brand The Vp is used to measure the length of a cable and to measure fault location The more accurate the Vp the more accurate the measurement result will be The Vp figure quoted when used will show a variation in length of each pair this is caused by different twist ratios and conductor insulation this difference is known as a skew See section 5 6 The cable manufacturer may list the Vp on their specification sheet or may be able to provide it when asked Sometimes this value is not readily available or the user may wish to determine it specifically to compensate for each cable batch variations or for special cable applications This is quite easy
14. essage Open at Near End or Remote End Pin 1 2 Message Short at Remote End or Near End Pin 1 2 REVERSED PAIR RP The wires in one specific pair are Reversed at one end One or more pairs may be reversed in the same cable Message 3 Reversed Pair e a Pin 3 6 1 m Vv U D 7 N N gt O N U U D m A SHORTED WIRES SW Two wires from different pairs are shorted Two or more wires and pairs may be affected in the same cable 4 4 5 200000000 5 gt Pair Message 3 Pair 2 Short at Remote End 6 6 or Near End i D Pair 3 Pin 2 3 7 8 e gt GOOOOOOOOC 9 gt Pairs CROSSED WIRES CW Two wires from different pairs are crossed at one end Two or more pairs may have wires crossed with another pair 4 4 5 s gt Pair 1 Message x 2 Crossed Wires Pin 3 5 at Remote SS DOOCOOOOOOKES gt Pairs End or Near End TS DOOOOOOOOQK 8 gt Pairs 28 CROSSED PAIRS Two pairs are crossed at one end Two or more pairs may be crossed in the same cable A Vv U o Message 3 Pin 127 8 N N U U D E N 1 TS Pair 4 e OOOOOOOOQK 9 LP Pai N N O 0 a N o a SPLIT PAIRS SP One pair uses one wire from another pair The cable will work but cross talk may occur Two or more pairs in the same cable may be split 4 e OOOOOOOOQK 9 s air Message 3 Split Pairs e OOOO
15. he icon shortcut on the desktop or select Start gt Programs gt RapidTrace 700 RapidTrace 700 Cusloenee Dotad Nora e e g u u Progestins Click on properties gt bitmap and select the bitmap that you desire click Ok Default C Program files RapidTrace 700 bitmap bmp 32 SECTION 11 USING THE APPLICATION 11 1 Introduction This chapter will describe how to use the application If no results are stored and download is attempted the following message may be displayed Run Time 9 error 11 2 Downloading results to PC Ensure the RapidTrace 700 is correctly connected to the PC see section 6 1 Commence download by clicking onto the upload button then press button Lon the RapidTrace 700 see section 6 2and6 3 As the records download a progress bar will appear And disappear when the download has been completed The main window will now show the new results The number of test results received will be shown in the window above the tool bar gt RapidTrace 700 Customs Dorate Cusharers Nore Adder Customers Customers Name Commen 0 perma i wath ero 10 Customers Address Meter channel Wiring Rest ISDN Pass ISDN Pass ISON Pass ISDN Pass Port ident 62 x Bnceemd E ve B j 33 Customers Name Customers Address Date Port Ident VP Length Wiring Results 10
16. howing time and date of test wiring standard installed cable length pass fail result and location of site tested All test results for display textually and graphically along with cable length wiring standard V P an outlet address and smart remote ID number audible pass fail tone is emitted by the main unit with a red green pass fail LED on the remote unit When plugged into an active port it will emit an audible tone if telephone voltages are present on any of the pins and will identify 10 base T Token Ring and 100 Mbit connections and inhibit testing in the presence of live circuits an inbuilt tone generator can be selected for cable tracing Features e Stores up to 1 000 test results e Complete with software for download to PC and generating test reports e Rugged case design rated to IP54 e Scratch resistant front screen e 128x64 Electro luminescent backlit display e Detects open circuits shorts crossed wires crossed pairs reversed pairs split pairs and screen faults e Measures length of all 4 pairs and indicates distance to fault e Tone generator for cable tracing e Supports up to 16 uniquely numbered smart remote units 2 2 RapidTrace 700 Features RapidTrace 700 TIA568 STP Vp 79 VONAQ RapidTrace 700 LAN Tester 1 RJ45 Input connector 2 Graphical L C D 3 Service button 4 Length test button 5 Wire map test button 6 Address settings 7 Backlight button 8 Power on off button 9
17. ined see 4 11 23 5 7 Tone Generator The RapidTrace 700 may also be used as a tone generator to trace and identify cables and wires The user will need a cable tone tracer 4 TYPE 568 STP URRBLE TONE UP 19 CONTRAST SYSTEM SETTINGS ERASE FIEFIDRS To select Tone Generator PC LINK Menu level 2 Press to move to Warble Tone press L to select The warble tone screen s WARBLE TONE will be displayed To exit press A 18 24 03 71 05 Z J The injected signal oscillates between 810Hz and 1110Hz six times per second NOTE The auto off function is disabled in Tone Generator mode so that the tone can be injected into a cable for an extended period of time while tracing takes place 5 8 Backlight The display backlight is switched on and off with the button 24 SECTION 6 DOWNLOADING PC 6 1 Linking RapidTrace 700 to PC Prior to commencing the operation read section 3 using the application Fit RS232 to RJ45 adaptor into the PC serial port using the longer RJ45 patch lead plugging one end into the adaptor the other into the RJ45 input connector on the RapidTrace 700 main unit ENSURE THE PC IS PREPARED AND READY TO ACCEPT TEST RESULTS 6 2 Selective Download Menu Level 3 i Press tomovecursorm 5 andl buttons ern will increment and decrement digits 0 9 FUL
18. lowing list Token Ring 10base T 100Mbit No Service Unknown Service 5 3 General Operation Setthe instrument to the desired VP and wiring scheme see section 4 4 4 5 4 11 Make sure no Telecom Network Voltages or other services are detected see 5 1 Attach the instrument to one end of the cable to be tested Attach the remote unit to the other end of the same cable Press the button 17 The display will briefly show the following message while testing is being performed k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k KKK Test in Progress k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k KKK This screen is quickly followed by the test results screen Test Pass OK Screen Test Failed Screen 18 5 4 Test Pass OK Screen ID 1 Pass TIA568 Vp 79 L 103m 45 A2111 0004 No When testing ISDN wiring any resistive terminators should be switched out of the circuit or disconnected Failure to do so could lead to erroneous test results The left side of the display shows information about the test per formed and the status of the test result 1 The first line shows the unique identity of the active remote unit connected to the far end in this case ID1 There are 15 additional active remote units available as optional accessories ID 2 to ID 16 2 The test status PASS is indicated on the second line A tes
19. ncremen or decrement When time and date are set correctly press to return to menu Menu Level 2 Press to move s totype Press or L to select type TIA568 UTP USOC STP USOC UTP ISDN when desired type is displayed press A to return to menu Menu Level 2 Press to move B to V P Press 5 or L to increment or decrement value selectable between 50 and 99 when required value is shown Press to return to menu See also section 4 11 13 4 8 Adjust Contrast Menu Level 2 18 24 03 1 E nee Press to move to contrast Press S or HAREE TONE L toincrease or decrease contrast Press CONTRAST A to return to menu SYSTEM SETTINGS ERASE MEMORY PC LINK 4 9 Set Auto Shutdown Menu Level 3 Press to move m to shutdown Press S or L to select between disabled 1 3 5 minutes Press A to return to menu 18 24 ADDRESS SETTINGS SET TINE SHUTOGUN DISABLE METRES ENG UK 4 10 Address Settings Menu Level 4 The RapidTrace 700 will store up to 1 000 test results each result is stored under a unique 9 character address these nine characters are divided into two groups The first comprises of five characters which may be used in a combination of alpha A Z or numeric 0 9 allowing identification of customer building floor number or cabinet etc The last four characters are numeric only 0 9 for port identification and will automatically increment for each test result saved Th
20. p e My Documents wr My Computer mwe si Files of type HTML x Cancel Open as read only LI My Network Places From here you can select the file and view it 1 Fe pi Fewees Tose Mee Oe Q Dat Poe Pred Bese mul ELS lt BY Arde hen Qi Customers Name Customers Address Date Port Ident VP Length Wiring Results 1000 22 01 05 6Z7000000 1 308m ISON Pass 10 00 220705 627000001 909 ISON Pass 10 00 220705 627000002 71 906m ISDN Pass 10 00 220705 627000002 n 907m ISDN Pass 1001 220705 6270000004 n 907m UTP TASES Pass 10 01 22 07 05 627000005 11 907m UTP TASES Pass 90 Meter perminant link with upto 10 Meter channel 36 12 3 Using Job and Customer buttons These features are to be used in conjunction with the RapidTrace 700 Job Customer Addressing by job Depending which way you have configured your RapidTrace 700 this will determine which button you need press To explain the first five digits in address port identification represent a job number and next four would represent each of the results File Number 00000 9 Fill the job number box Then the Ok button and the desired results will appear in the box on the right Addressing by Customer The first digit represents the customer Identification and next two
21. rument is protected against connection to telecom network voltages according to EN61326 1 Safety is the responsibility of the operator International Electrical Symbols This symbol signifies that the instrument is protected by double or reinforced insulation Use only specified replacement parts when servicing the instrument A This symbol on the instrument indicates a WARNING and that the operator must refer to the user manual for instructions before operating the instrument In this manual the symbol preceding instructions indicates that if the instructions are not followed bodily injury installation sample and product damage may result Risk of electric shock The voltage at the parts marked with this symbol may be dangerous 1 1 Receiving Your Shipment Upon receiving your shipment make sure that the contents are consistent with the packing list Notify your distributor of any missing items If the equipment appears to be damaged file a claim immediately with the carrier and notify your distributor at once giving a detailed description of any damage SECTION 2 PRODUCT FEATURES 2 1 Description The RapidTrace 700 is a hand held structured cabling tester and trouble shooter designed for use on screened and unscreened cables Fitted with RJ45 connectors and wired to either 568 A B U S O C or I S D N standards It will store up to 1 000 test results for downloading to P C to produce an installation test report s
22. t PASS is confirmed by a double beep from the main unit and a double green flash on the LED of the active remote unit 3 Next information about the test type selected along with a mea sured value of the cable length and an indication of the current VP setting is displayed If a fault is found an appropriate message will be displayed along with a warning tone on the main unit and a red flashing LED on the remote unit 4 Shows the address identification which will be stored on acceptance 5 Gives the option of storing the results under the number shown by pressing the button L or aborting by pressing button S If Sis pressed the option is given to change the address 19 5 5 Test Failed Screen 5 5 1 Open and Short Fault In the event of an Open fault the following is displayed ID1 451236785 FAILED TIA568 L 94ft Vp 71 451236788 Open at remote end Pin 7 Notice the word FAILED under the cable ID1 and also the detailed mes sage at the bottom of the display The graphical portion of the display also shows that the fault is an open on pin 7 at the remote end by showing a break in the line at this point NOTE In the event that an open or short circuit fault occurs at either end of a cable or link under test the unit will show the fault as at the near end or the remote end These faults are the most common and are mainly due to termination problems If the fault occurs some way along the cable or link under
23. test then a display similar to the one shown below will occur Notice that on this occasion the actual measured distance to the fault is given In the event of a Short fault the following is displayed ID1 451236785 FAILED TIA568 L 94ft TT Vpz71 451236788 Short at 36ft Pin 1 2 In this situation the graphical portion of the display also shows that the fault is a short between pins 1 and 2 and the short is drawn at an approximation to the distance along the cable or link under test at which it occurs 20 5 5 2 Reversed and Split Pair Fault In the event of a Reversed Pair fault the following is displayed ID1 FAILED TIA568 4 L 94ft 4 1236785 Vp 71 51236788 Reversed Pair Pin 4 5 In the event of a Split Pair fault the following is displayed ID1 FAILED 2 3 NN TIA568 L 94ft oS Vp 71 45123 Split Pair Pini 23 6 NOTE For cables less than 6 ft 2m in length the tester is unable to distinguish a Split Pair condition In this event cable too short the following screen is displayed briefly before the screen to warn the user that a Split Pair test has not been car ried out k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k KK Too Short for Split Pair Test k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k KK 21 5 5 3 Multiple Faults In the event of a multiple fault or a cable or link with more than one fault on it the tester will report the faults in the following order of priorit
24. y Shorts Reversals Opens For example on a cable with an Open on pin 3 and a Short between pins 7 and 8 only the Short in pins 7 and 8 will be reported 5 5 4 Missing Remote If a wire map test is performed without a remote unit connected at the far end the following screen will be displayed fils Si REMOTE UNIT 22 5 6 Cable Length Measurement n e m of The remote unit does not need to be attached for this test to be performed Although it does not matter if it is attached any terminators on ISDN wiring or sockets should be switched out of the circuit or disconnected Attach the main unit to one end of the cable and press the L button The length of all four pairs in the cable are measured and the results dis played simultaneously as shown below Pr Pr Pr Pr TIA568 UTP Vp 71 In this example the length of pair 3 6 is missing as there is a fault on the pair which is preventing the TDR circuit from measuring the length Length will be displayed in the selected units either meters or feet and the Vp and cable testing standard will also be displayed Length measure ment accuracy depends on the correct setting of the Vp Velocity of Propa gation for the cable under test If the Vp is not known for a particular cable then a known length of that cable at least 60ft or 20m long may be connected to the instrument and the Vp adjusted until the correct length reading is obta
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