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CHAPTER 6: Replacing the Battery

4. Replace the battery door and screw,

being careful not to overtighten the
screw.

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Page 2: ...ll free in the U S Call 877 877 BBOX outside U S call 724 746 5500 FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Mailing address Black Box Corporation 1000...

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Page 4: ...are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause...

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Page 6: ...advertencias en el aparato el ctrico y en sus instrucciones de operaci n deben ser respetadas 4 Todas las instrucciones de operaci n y uso deben ser seguidas 5 El aparato el ctrico no deber ser usado...

Page 7: ...ificios de ventilaci n 10 El equipo el ctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores registros de calor estufas u otros aparatos incluyendo amplificadores que producen...

Page 8: ...iodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilaci n 18 Servicio por personal calificado deber ser provisto cua...

Page 9: ...6 SOHO TESTER TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL Any trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners...

Page 10: ...e 1 Specifications 9 2 Introduction 11 2 1 Overview 11 2 2 The SOHO Tester Illustrated 13 3 Test Modes 15 3 1 Telephone TEL Cable Test Mode 15 3 2 Network NTWK Cable Test Mode 17 3 3 Tone Mode 19 3 4...

Page 11: ...Cable Testing 23 4 1 To Test a Patch Cable 23 4 2 To Test a Coax Cable 24 4 3 To Place a Tone on a Cable 25 5 Interpreting Cable Test Results 27 6 Replacing the Battery 36 7 Troubleshooting 38 7 1 Cal...

Page 12: ...Cable testing 150 hours Tone generator 250 hours Cable Types Shielded or unshielded CAT5e CAT5 CAT4 CAT3 and coax Minimum Cable Length for Testing of Split Pairs 3 ft 0 9 m Coax Cable 100 ohms maximum...

Page 13: ...male Indicators 1 LCD display Temperature Tolerance Operating 32 to 122 F 0 to 50 C Storage 14 to 140 F 10 to 60 C Relative Humidity Up to 90 noncondensing Power 1 removable 9 volt battery Size 5 2 H...

Page 14: ...the tester Contacts should always be recessed into the plug s plastic grooves Do not use 6 position plugs with the 8 position network jack 2 1 Overview The SOHO Tester is designed to test all common l...

Page 15: ...TS593 The numbered coax identifiers and the wire mappers attach to the coax or twisted pair cable s end To tell you which cables are being tested the label numbers on the coax identifiers and wire ma...

Page 16: ...pin telephone cables the tester also displays the PASS icon The tester features a tone generator mode for use with tone tracers It automatically powers off in any mode and consumes low power for long...

Page 17: ...the back of the RJ remote on the tester s bottom TONE Tone generator Press a cable test button for the connector being used then press the TONE button Displays pins being driven in that connector s t...

Page 18: ...This mode uses the 3 pair USOC standard to define the pairs Connector pins 1 6 2 5 and 3 4 are the pairs defined by this standard The tester will display the PASS icon when all 6 pins are correctly wi...

Page 19: ...when attaching a new cable to the tester Hold the button down for more than 2 seconds to turn the split pair test off The SPLIT icon and the word OFF appear on the screen momentarily to indicate this...

Page 20: ...are the pairs defined by this standard The A and B standards are the same except for color coding and are indistinguishable from each other by electrical testing The tester will display the PASS icon...

Page 21: ...egin a new test when attaching a new cable to the tester Holding the NTWK button down for more than 2 seconds turns the split pair test off The SPLIT icon and the word OFF appear on the screen momenta...

Page 22: ...the other pin of the pair This yields a nominal 10 volts peak to peak across the pair A selected pin number or the letters P for pin and S for shield along with the currently selected tone pattern are...

Page 23: ...tone signal will turn off automatically after about 2 hours and 24 minutes 3 4 Coax Mode The SOHO Tester assumes that the coax jack on the main unit and the remote will be used for connecting the tes...

Page 24: ...uring each test cycle This test is automatically executed when the cable is connected you don t need to press a button If voltage is found the VOLTS icon is displayed and testing stops until the volta...

Page 25: ...ast button is pressed in cable testing modes and after approximately 2 hours and 24 minutes in tone mode If you re using the tester for the first time install a battery Mode icons Voltage Detected war...

Page 26: ...the cable into the remote unit 3 Press TEL or NTWK as appropriate for the jack the patch cable is connected to The SOHO Tester will power on and begin testing If the tester was already on press TEL o...

Page 27: ...ain unit Remove the remote unit from the main unit by squeezing the remote lightly between your thumb and forefinger and pulling it out Remove the coax identifier which is installed in a storage pocke...

Page 28: ...other end Due to the shielding effect of twisted pairs the strongest signal is obtained by having one wire of a pair carry tone Selecting a single pin instead of a pair will do this For coax tone is b...

Page 29: ...ifferent pin Holding down the TONE button for more than 2 seconds will select a different tone pattern 3 To power off the tester press any button except TONE The tone signal will turn off automaticall...

Page 30: ...or SPLIT icon will be on if there is a wiring error The wire map will display the end to end connections measured whenever possible The PASS icon see Figure 5 1 will also be on with a flashing UPLINK...

Page 31: ...present Telephone modular plug cables used between the wall jack and a phone set are usually reverse pinned Figure 5 1 T568A B wiring diagram shown at left and the tester s LCD display shown at right...

Page 32: ...rs For example if there is a short in the cable miswires and split pairs may not be detected for the pairs involved in the short fault SHORT The pair has a low resistance connection from one wire of t...

Page 33: ...t MISWIRE When a miswire exists a wire or both wires of a pair are not connected to the correct pins at the cable s other end The wire map shows the pin numbers from line 1 main to line 2 remote A rev...

Page 34: ...are reversed The SOHO Tester is able to test for miswires as long as the wiring errors are in pairs The FAIL icon and the pin numbers which are miswired will be flashing See Figure 5 3 Figure 5 3 Wir...

Page 35: ...s return 1 2 3 6 4 5 and 7 8 are the pairs designated by T568A B for an RJ 45 jack or plug A cable can be wired with correct continuity but not with correct pairing This most often happens when the ca...

Page 36: ...o turn off the split pair error testing Pressing the button for the current cable test mode more than two seconds turns off the split pair testing The SPLIT icon and the word OFF appear on the screen...

Page 37: ...d the tester s LCD display shown at right for a split pair OPEN When an OPEN exists some conductors in the cable you re testing aren t terminated The pin numbers of the unterminated conductors will fl...

Page 38: ...35 CHAPTER 5 Interpreting Cable Test Results Figure 5 5 Wiring diagram shown at left and the tester s LCD display shown at right for an open OPEN icon...

Page 39: ...oximately 4 5 volts Follow the steps below to replace the battery 1 Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw from the battery door on the back of the unit 2 Pull the battery out of the cavity an...

Page 40: ...37 CHAPTER 6 Replacing the Battery 4 Replace the battery door and screw being careful not to overtighten the screw...

Page 41: ...alter or repair the unit It contains no user serviceable parts Contact Black Box at 724 746 5500 Before you do make a record of the history of the problem We will be able to provide more efficient an...

Page 42: ...e it worse 7 2 Shipping and Packaging If you need to transport or ship your SOHO Tester Package it carefully We recommend that you use the original container If you are shipping the SOHO Tester for re...

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