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BT603 Users Manual

CONTENTS

1. Safety

Information ..................................................................................................... 1

Overview of Features ................................................................................................ 3

3. Physical

Features...................................................................................................... 4

4. Connecting

Cables .................................................................................................... 6

5. Getting

Started .......................................................................................................... 7

Setting System Parameters....................................................................................... 8

6.1. Setting User Information ............................................................................... 9
6.2. Setting System Setup ................................................................................. 10

Communication with External Devices .................................................................... 12

7.1. Uploading Stored Data to a PC .................................................................. 12
7.2. Printing Test Results................................................................................... 12

8. TDR

Testing ............................................................................................................ 14

8.1. Operation

Principles.................................................................................... 14

8.2. TDR

Function.............................................................................................. 15

8.3. LAN Graphic and Coax Graphic ................................................................. 16
8.4. LAN

Numeric............................................................................................... 21

8.5. Coax

Numeric ............................................................................................. 22

8.6. Assigning Mode to Arrow Buttons and Selecting Pulse.............................. 23
8.7. Measurement Accuracy and VOP .............................................................. 23

Summary of Contents for BT603

Page 2: ...on with WHAT IS COVERED COVERAGE LENGTH OF COVERAGE BT603 MAIN UNIT One 1 year from the date of purchase by original buyer or end user PARTS AND ACCESSORIES Ninety 90 days from the date of purchase by...

Page 3: ...r Information 9 6 2 Setting System Setup 10 7 Communication with External Devices 12 7 1 Uploading Stored Data to a PC 12 7 2 Printing Test Results 12 8 TDR Testing 14 8 1 Operation Principles 14 8 2...

Page 4: ...1 2 1 Using DHCP Server 33 11 2 2 Assigning Static IP Address 34 11 3 Link Blink 35 11 4 PING Test 36 11 5 Collecting Network Information 36 dditional Functions 39 12 1 Characteristic Impedance Test 4...

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Page 6: ...damage to the tester and or a hazardous to the user Hence the user must assume the responsibility for ensuring his her safety CAUTION 1 Ban on measuring a live or charged wire 2 Measure after dischar...

Page 7: ...2001 EMC EN 61326 1997 A1 1998 EMC Standard Category Pass ESD IEC 1000 4 2 A EM IEC 1000 4 3 A Burst IEC 1000 4 4 A Surge IEC 1000 4 4 A Conducted RF IEC 1000 4 4 A Class Machinery This test is certi...

Page 8: ...floors etc It also provides a Continuity test function to check out the continuity of cable BT603 is a high tech all in one instrument suitable for installing repairing and maintaining business networ...

Page 9: ...BT603 Users Manual 3 Physical Features 4 Figure 1 Exterior of BT603...

Page 10: ...er on off button Backlight on off button Additionally pressing this button for more than three seconds will turn on off the button sound Setup button for selecting test parameters Mode button for sele...

Page 11: ...connector Shielded Twisted Pair STP Cable Connect it directly to the RJ45 connector Unshielded Twisted Pair UTP Cable Connect it directly to the RJ45 connector Unshielded Multi Core Cable After conne...

Page 12: ...o select a function use to highlight the item press or TDR test See page 14 Wiremap test See page 29 Network analysis See page 31 Crosstalk test See page 25 Additional test functions See page 39 Auto...

Page 13: ...rmation system setup and uploading stored data to a PC To select a category use to highlight the field press or For more information about setting user information see Section 6 1 For more information...

Page 14: ...tting User Information To edit settings press to highlight the field then press You can use User Name as the operator s name and Affiliation as an abbreviated company name Use the buttons to select th...

Page 15: ...previous value To exit this menu press after or before changing values at this point the cursor is not blinking Pressing or selects or confirms or starts the selected function To alter the screen con...

Page 16: ...the cursor and changes the highlighted character Available characters are 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f To exit this menu and save changes press To exit this menu without saving changes press To al...

Page 17: ...e 7 Uploading Screen After connecting the tester to the PC press or to start the download Ensure the software is running on the PC 7 2 Printing Test Results The test results including the measured wav...

Page 18: ...d tester is ready for printing The tester cannot detect an attached printer Printer is not connected An error has occurred during printing Check the printer or refill printer paper then try again The...

Page 19: ...an open cable both the initial pulse and its reflected signal have the same polarity while the inverse polarity occurs in a shorted cable The interval between Position and corresponds to the time diff...

Page 20: ...a TDR Function Use the arrow keys to highlight the required test The words Graphic and Numeric mean that the tester shows the results in the form of waveform or numeric displays respectively For LAN...

Page 21: ...ely See Section 8 6 The cursors must be located at the beginning of reflections The numbers shown indicate the pair being used on the RJ45 connector BNC indicates the BNC connector is being monitored...

Page 22: ...speed of light in vacuum Pulse is the horizontal time width of the pulse for the TDR testing as the width increases the maximum measurable distance increase since the total energy of the pulse is incr...

Page 23: ...can use FILE NAME as the filename and LOCATION as the location where the current test is performed Fields for location and name entry moves the cursor and changes the highlighted character To exit th...

Page 24: ...the memory sector press Information fields To exit this menu without loading any data press or To load the result press then the tester asks you to load or not Select the highlighted answer using pres...

Page 25: ...To change the memory sector press Information fields To exit this menu without deleting any data press or To delete the result press then the tester asks you to delete or not Select the highlighted an...

Page 26: ...or and changes the highlighted character To start testing press or To go back to the previous menu press or before test After test press to go back to the previous menu Calculated distances to the det...

Page 27: ...P value used to calculation of distance It is the percentage of the speed of light moves the cursor and changes the highlighted character To start testing press or To go back to the previous menu pres...

Page 28: ...n the width of the measuring pulse can be increased or decreased using the 8 7 Measurement Accuracy and VOP If the VOP is set accurately the tester performs at an accuracy of 4 for coaxial UTP and STP...

Page 29: ...ted by pairs in order to make it less vulnerable to crosstalk It makes VOP to deviate approximately by 2 You can determine a cable s actual VOP by adjusting the measured length to match a known length...

Page 30: ...TP or STP using the RJ45 connector Figure 19 Selecting Crosstalk Test The tester provides two types of crosstalk test See 9 1 and 9 2 changes the highlighted item Press or then the selected item is ma...

Page 31: ...ch as those for 10 base T 100 base TX and 1000 base T in terms of the crosstalk Figure 20 Numeric Test for Crosstalk Type of applications changes the highlight To select application press or when high...

Page 32: ...ays an error message Confirm that cable connection is correct or use a longer cable If the cable tested meets the standards it shows Pass If not it shows Fail To perform the test again press To select...

Page 33: ...shows the current setting To change its mode press See Section 8 6 Distance between Cursor1 and Cursor2 or VOP To swap them press Cursor1 and Cursor2 To move them use with its mode set to CURSOR1 and...

Page 34: ...shows faults such as open shorted reversed crossed and split pairs which can arise in cabling This test requires the remote identifier which should be attached to the far end of the cable Note that t...

Page 35: ...or the pair press then you can see the result of each pair To perform the test again press Test result message Pairs in the cable ID number of the remote identifier connected to the tester The test re...

Page 36: ...ces connected to the network 11 1 Inspecting Activity of the Port Figure 24 is displayed if the port is active Figure 24 When the Port is Active Advertised speed and duplex that are supported by a net...

Page 37: ...ection 11 3 Press or to go back to the previous menu Press or to start the selected function Figure 25 is displayed if the RJ45 connector is not correctly connected to the port or there is no network...

Page 38: ...mask and DNS server address The result is displayed as in Figure 26 Figure 26 Searching for a DHCP Server The tester finds a DHCP server Press to go back to the previous menu Assigned IP address of th...

Page 39: ...Address When no DHCP server is available you can assign the network setting manually Figure 27 Assigning Fixed IP Address IP IP address NM subnet mask GW gateway address The IP Net Mask and Gateway f...

Page 40: ...er setting the information then press to move to the next screen 11 3 Link Blink This function helps you determine which cable is connected to which port on a network hub or switch This function gener...

Page 41: ...tester may not receive any response Figure 29 PING Test The round trip time in mili seconds Press or to go back to the previous menu Press to perform the ping test again 11 5 Collecting Network Inform...

Page 42: ...ile to stop collecting IP addresses of the devices In this figure the highlighted device has the address of 192 168 0 1 Device names on the network MAC addresses of the devices In this screen only fir...

Page 43: ...to see more detailed information of the highlighted device Number of the device and the total number of detected devices changes the selected devices Press or to go back to the previous step Press to...

Page 44: ...provides three additional functions Characteristic impedance test Continuity test and Tone generation Figure 31 Menu Screen of Additional Functions To select the item use or to highlight the item then...

Page 45: ...2 RJ45 3 6 RJ45 4 5 RJ45 7 8 RJ45 BNC Characteristic impedance It is calculated on the position of Cursor2 therefore it should be located within the cable length Distance between Cursor1 and Cursor2 o...

Page 46: ...red resistance If this does not exceed 150 then a buzzer sound is generated so that the continuity of the cable is confirmed Connector used for testing To change the connector press or then the test i...

Page 47: ...frequency of 810 1100 Hz through the connector therefore it is possible to trace the cable with a standard tone probe not supplied available from most electrical outlets Figure 34 Tone Generation To s...

Page 48: ...r the TDR test provides the information of cable length and delay skew by pairs 13 1 Selecting Test Functions Figure 35 Selecting Auto Test Functions Test items To select them move the highlight using...

Page 49: ...window by window manner Figure 36 Auto Test Result LAN TDR Cable pairs Distance to termination Type of termination OP stands for open end SH does for shorted end To move to the next page test result p...

Page 50: ...ult 10 BASE T 100 BASE TX and 1000 BASE T Cable pairs When the pair passes the test PASS is displayed If not FAIL is displayed To move to the next page test result press To perform the test again pres...

Page 51: ...ed by the tester to measure signal 4x4 table shows the results To move to the next page test result press To perform test again press Figure 39 Auto Test Result Continuity Cable pairs Resistance betwe...

Page 52: ...test results by pressing the button during the auto test The tester provides 50 sectors to save the auto test results You can easily manage the sectors as shown in Figure 13 Figure 14 and Figure 15 F...

Page 53: ...you purchased the tester from Warning To avoid possible fire electric shock personal injury or damage to the tester Do not open the case No user serviceable parts are inside Replacing electrical part...

Page 54: ...supported and adopted this instrument warranty period up to 90days from the original purchase date 1 Complimentary Support Technical Material issue within first 90days warranty period 2 Support Incide...

Page 55: ...xing IP test Link partner ability measurement 10M half 10M full 100M half 100 full 10M half 10M full 100M half 100 full duplex support function MAC address editing IP scan IP MAC address NetBIOS name...

Page 56: ...e signal transmission Display 2 5 128 x 64 mono graphic LCD Power 11 8 V Li Polymer 1 800 mAh 15 V 1 A AC DC adapter Operating time 6 hours charging time 4 hours Peripherals USB cable provided Serial...

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