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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
TONE TRACING ON INSTALLED RJ45/RJ11/RJ12 CABLE (FIG. 7):
1. Connect a known working patch cable to the RJ45 port (if you are
tracing a Data cable) or RJ12 port (if you are tracing a voice cable)
at the top of the tester.
2. Connect the other end of the patch cable to the wall port at the
satellite location of the cable under test.
3. Short press the Tone button
D
to
initialise the tone generation. Press
the Tone button
D
repeatedly to cycle
through the available tones, from a
steady low or high tone, to a warbling
slow or fast tone. For voice toning,
repeatedly pressing the Voice/Up
A
button will change the pins or pairs
of pins the tone is carried on. For data
toning, repeatedly pressing the Data/
Down
C
button will change the pins
or pairs of pins on which the tone is
carried.
4. Use an analog tracing probe (Klein
Tools VDV500-123 recommended,
sold seperately) to determine the
wire or wires on which the tone is
being transmitted (see the Tone
Probe Instruction Manual for details).
The tone will be loudest at the cable
to which the VDV Scout
TM
Pro 3 is
connected. Mark the cable with a label.
5. Repeat Steps 2-6 for each unkown
cable location.
FIG. 7
TONE TRACING ON INSTALLED COAX CABLE (FIG. 8):
1. Attach female-to-female Barrel Connector to the
F-connector port on the top of the tester.
2. Connect a known working patch cable to the Barrel
connector at the top of the main tester body.
3. Connect the other end of the patch cable to the
wall port at the satellite location of the cable
under test.
4. Short Press (for less than 2 seconds)
the Tone button
D
to initialise tone
generation. Press the Tone
button
D
repeatedly to cycle
through the available tones.
Value (in ohms) of the tone
being transmitted will display
on the bottom row.
5. Use an analog tracing probe
to determine the wire on
which the tone is being
transmitted (see the Tone
Probe Instruction Manual
for details). The tone will be
loudest at the cable to which
the VDV Scout
TM
Pro 3 is
connected. Mark the cable
with a label.
6. Repeat Steps 2-6 for
each room that has cable
installed.
FIG. 8
