Triplett WireMaster XR-2
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1. Reference LEDs Modular Jacks RJ 45 RJ 11 Selector Switch E Recelver LEDs Cable under Test AN TRIPLETT Triplett Corporation One Triplett Drive Bluffton OH 45817 800 TRIPLETT FAX 419 358 7956 www iripkit com Locals Remote Selector Switch 84 822 Rev A 5 00 WireMaster XR 2 FEATURES a Verifies point to point wiring of twisted pair LAN cables telephone cables and other types of cables that use RJ 11 and RJ 45 connectors b Checks for continuity in cable conductors c Generates two distinct warble tones usable for cable tracing d 8 LEDs identify the source and destination of each conductor e Direct connection of 6 pin RJ 11 or 8 pin RJ 45 cables f Allows remote testing of long cable runs up to 1000 feet g TELCO protected h Long battery life SPECIFICATIONS Output Tone Approximately 5 volts peak to peak square wave Protection Will withstand 56 VDC with 400 Ohms series resistance applied across any of the connector s pins for 2 minutes Will withstand 75 VAC peak with 100 Ohms series resistance superimposed onto 56 VDC for 100 milliseconds TELCO bias and ringing current Cable Types Any cable with RJ 11 connectors on both ends or RJ 45 connectors on both ends Battery 9 volt alkaline NEDA 1604A such as Eveready 522 Battery Life Approximately 100 hours Size EACH UNIT 3 7 x 2 4 x 1 1 93mm x 61mm x 28mm Weight EACH UNIT Less than 5 ounces without battery installed2. CONFIGURATION OPTIONS The WireMaster XR 2 TRANSMITTER unit can be configured by placing shorting blocks on the two pin headers on the PC board There are four ditferent options tiat will work in any combination of jumper settings see Figure 1 They are as follows TYPE When no jumper is on J103 the unit defaults to a 4 conductor RJ 11 test The middle four LEDs will sequence 2 3 4 5 2 3 ect if a jumper is placed on J103 the unit will sequence the middle six LEDs to test a 6 conductor RJ 11 cable This option is functional only when the RJ 45 RJ 11 switch is set to RJ 11 TONE When no jumper is on J104 the unit generates a HI pitched warble tone 800Hz and 700Hz toggling between each other A LO pitched warble tone 600Hz and 500Hz is enabled when a jumper is placed on J104 DIRECTION When no jumper is on J105 the unit defaults to the Straight through wiring test The LEDs on the TRANSMITTER unit will sequence in ascending order left to right If a jumper is placed on J105 the LEDs will sequence in descending order right to left This setting allows the RECEIVER LEDs to sequence in order when testing Reversed wiring SPEED When no jumper is on J106 the unit sequences from one conductor to another in about 0 6 seconds If a jumper is placed on J106 the sequencing speed will be 4 times slower Reale a USER PROGRAMMABLE JUMPER DIAGRAM JUMPER FUNCTION NO JUMPER WITH JUMPER noa mee asm Abt 6ahn 10a ron
3. user because with the TRANSMITTER set to FORWARD instead of REVERSE as it is supposed to be set the LEDs on the RECEIVER will sequence from right to left instead of left to right and the 3 LED on the RECEIVER will not light Similarly attempting to test a straight through wired cable with the TRANSMITTER DIRECTION set to REVERSE will result in the same indications on the RECEIVER A simple although not 100 accurate test for this condition is to set the switch on the RECEIVER to LOCAL if the 3 LED now lights it is likely the cable is wired incorrectly for the setting of the DIRECTION jumper If this is the case the TRANSMITTER can be set to the opposite direction to check this particular cable This is done by placing a jumper on J105 as described in DI RECTION if the DIRECTION is changed in the TRANSMITTER and the 3 LED still does not light at the RECEIVER with the switch in REMOTE the wire connected to the 3 pin RJ 45 might be open To find out set the switch on the RECEIVER switch to LO CAL If the 3 LED on the RECEIVER now lights and the LEDs flash in sequence the 3 wire is not open but the cable is mis wired in a configuration called stag gered This is a very unlikely condition but one which is technically feasible It is possible to remotely test cables other than straight through or reverse wired types However the test may not be 100 accurate because the user cannot see which LEDs
4. usually wired straight through Hence on a typical crossover cable with RJ 45 connectors when the TRANSMITTER is se quencing the LEDs from 1 to 8 the LEDs on the RECEIVER should sequence a Se if any of the LEDs that are supposed to light do not light then the conductors in the cable associated with the unlit LEDs are OPEN If conductors are shorted together the LEDs associated with the shorted conductors may glow dimly or not at all If the LEDs on the RECEIVER flash in an inappropriate sequence the conductors in the cable are mis wired to one or both of the connectors WIRE TESTING INSTRUCTIONS REMOTE TEST Attach the TRANSMITTER to one end of the cable to be tested inserting the cable s connector into the appropriate jack on the TRANSMITTER and setting the switch on the TRANSMITTER to agree with the jack being used Connect the RECEIVER to the other end of the cable inserting the connector on the cable into the appropriate jack on the RECEIVER Use patch cords as necessary if checking installed cables with connectors on waliplates if the TRANSMITTER and RECEIVER cannot be seen si multaneously set the switch on the RECEIVER to REMOTE On a straight through cable with straight through patch cords the TRANSMIT TER DIRECTION J105 must be set to FORWARD The LEDs on the TRANSMITTER and on the RECEIVER will sequence together lighting the same LEDs on the TRANS MITTER and RECEIVER At the RECEIVER end it is
5. LE RESULTS Cable Fault 12345678 NONE Cable OK 21345678 Wire 1 amp Wire 2 reversed 1 45678 Hee T arar bihan 123 5678 Wire 4 Open 45312678 Pair 1 2 transposed with Pair 4 5 12375648 Wire 4 amp Wire 7 are switched 87654 21 RJ 45 Wired in Reverse see WIRE TESTING TRIPLETT ON ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY be rupee wtih under Neuen reeperi ha ear WA ma chupen onara oct daiga prania br peti cf Teena pare nba tnd i preie lente Consut the instactions regenting he proper use and servicing of Ow obligation undar D rameny a ina es n T A A m T E a ea a S within one year trom the date af original purchase This dons not apply to ay of owr which have uena or aktored by unaxthortred h hyde pho to Seer an epi ET ne ms hel aktered deleced ce mmoved Accessories Inchiding Ehidna Banai bed naps aot car ARES ese wi na probed oe a ONI ty oa wasn To register a claim ondar the provisions of this warranty reken the instrument or tes equipment Corporstion Service Department One Drive Saito Oho GA transportation prepaid Upon ee repel al he por we na aaa jose ooh capeiion yoo care i AL WVE BELED BY LAN ADE HEREBY LUITED TO A PENCO OF ONE VEIA FRON DATE OF PURCHASE AND THE PAOWSIONG OF THE Sip ont WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR ad kablity for any damages and which may result fom the ose or misuse of the product by the bis Dacron tir eve ct ta incidental or consequentia above imitation or excision a eaa one o Aa araa 4 Hoot Oa a e wate tae th
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7. are lighting on the TRANSMITTER when he is at the RECEIVER end In general if any of the LEDs that are supposed to light do not light then the con ductors in the cable associated with the unlit LEDs are OPEN if conductors are shorted together the LEDs associated with the shorted conductors may glow dimly or not at all If the LEDs on the RECEIVER flash in an inappropriate sequence the conductors in the cable are mis wired to one or both of the connectors NEXT TEST The WireMaster XR 2 does not perform a NEXT Near End Crosstalk Test NEXT testing verifies that specific conductors in a cable are connected to specific pins on the RJ connectors The WireMaster XR 2 verifies that specific pins are connected together but it does not verify that specific conductors are used to do this On short LAN cables less than 10 feet and telephone cables of any length this is seldom a sme AG tt inated you No representative of Tipiett problem However on long LAN cables crosstalk created by using the wrong conductors in the cable may cause the LAN to malfunction This means that some LAN cables may test OK on the WireMaster XR 2 but may not work when placed into service The Triplett PairMaster will perform NEXT tests on LAN cables BATTERY REPLACEMENT Remove the screw on the back of the TRANSMITTER s case Remove the case front Replace the battery Reassemble the case The RECEIVER unit does not require a battery SAMP
8. e aen to Fon _ ras ormecron_ Forward REVERSE 108 seen nomma stow _ Figure 1 SAFETY WARNING The WireMaster XR 2 test set is not designed to be used on energized cables This test set will not withstand a direct cross to 110 VAC 60Hz power line Failure to follow this waming will lead to product failure or personal injury WIRE TRACING TONE GENERATION The TRANSMITTER can generate one of two distinct warble tones a low pitch or a high pitch These are user selectable by moving shorting blocks inside the unit see CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Two TRANSMITTER units one set for HI pitch and the other set for LO pitch can be used to trace two cables at the same time without creating confusion see Figure 2 The tones are sent automatically when the unit is tumed on For direct connection insert the cable s plug into the RJ 45 or RJ 11 jack Connecting via a wall plate or wiring hub requires the use of a patch cable optional accessory The far end of the cable being traced can be located by using an inductive amplifier such as the Triplett HOUND or HOUND 2 PROBE NOTE Use on live LAN or Telephone cables will yield erroneous results NEVER TEST ENERGIZED CABLES WIRE TESTING INSTRUCTIONS LOCAL TEST FOR JUMPER CABLES Attach the TRANSMITTER to one end of the cable to be tested inserting the cable s connector into the appropriate jack on the TRANSMITTER and setting the switch on the TRANSMITTER to a
9. gree with the jack being used Connect the RECEIVER to the other end of the cable inserting the connector on the cable into the appropriate jack on the RECEIVER If the cable being tested is a jumper cord and both the TRANS MITTER and the RECEIVER units are visible to the user set the switch on the RE CEIVER to LOCAL Observe the LEDs on the TRANSMITTER and the RECEIVER as they sequence through the test Ona straight through cable the LEDs on the TRANSMITTER and on the RECEIVER will sequence together regardless of whether the TRANSMITTER is set to FORWARD or REVERSE direction lighting the same LEDs on the TRANSMITTER and RECEIVER On some cables some LEDs on the RECEIVER may not light This may be normal depending on the number of conductors in the cable For example telephone cables which use 6 pin RJ 11 connectors often have only 2 or 4 conductors in them Consequently only 2 or 4 LEDs will light up on the RE CEIVER Telephone cables are often wired in reverse so when LEDs 2 3 4 and 5 light up in sequence on the TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER set to FORWARD LEDs 5 4 3 and 2 will light up in sequence on the RECEIVER LAN crossover cables conforming to the EIA 568 standard have two pairs of wires crossed over in the cable Pins 1 amp 2 at one end of the cable are wired to pins 3 amp 6 at the other end of the cable The other wires in the cable although unnecessary in most LAN systems using the 568 standard are
10. only possible to observe that the LEDs are flashing in sequence from left to right 99 of the time this is adequate indication that the wiring is correct On reverse wired cables the TRANSMITTER DIRECTION J105 must be set to REVERSE The LEDs on the TRANSMITTER and on the RECEIVER will sequence opposite to each other At the RECEIVER end it is only possible to observe that the LEDs are flashing in sequence from left to right 99 of the time this is adequate indication that the wiring is correct However using a straight through wired cable as an example since the LEDs on the TRANSMITTER cannot be seen it is not possible to tell if a particular LED on the TRANSMITTER is lit when the same number LED on the RECEIVER is lit That is it is not possible to tell if the TRANSMITTER is sequencing 1_2_3 etc while the RE CEIVER is sequencing 1_2_3 etc The TRANSMITTER might be sequencing 5_6_7 etc while the RECEIVER is sequencing 1_2_3 etc At the RECEIVER end the se quencing of the LEDs would seem to indicate that the cable is OK when it is actually wired wrong For this reason the 3 LED RJ 45 label on the RECEIVER performs a special stagger test If the RECEIVER S circuitry detects a possible mis wiring the 3 LED i not light even though the actual wire going to the 3 pin of the connector may be OK This might be because the cable is reverse wired A reverse wired cable should be obvious to the
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