Mohr CT100B Series, Operator'S Manual

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Table of Contents
Copyright Notice i
Manual Updates iii
Warranty v
Contacting MOHR vii
Table of Contents ix
List of Figures xiii
List of Tables xv
1. General Information 1
1.1. Product Description . . . . . . . 1
1.2. Power Requirements . . . . . . . 1
1.3. Options and Accessories . . . . . 1
1.4. Unpacking and Initial Inspection 2
1.5. Repacking for Shipment . . . . . 2
2. Safety Summary 3
2.1. Terms in the Manual . . . . . . . 3
2.2. Terms on the CT100B . . . . . . 3
2.2.1. DANGER . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2.2. WARNING . . . . . . . . 3
2.2.3. CAUTION . . . . . . . . 3
2.3. Symbols in the Manual . . . . . . 4
2.4. Symbols on the CT100B . . . . . 4
2.5. Static Charge . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.6. Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.7. AC Power Source . . . . . . . . . 5
2.8. Grounding the CT100B . . . . . 6
2.9. Danger Arising From Loss of
Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.10. Explosive Atmospheres . . . . . . 6
2.11. Do Not Remove Covers or Panels 7
2.12. Connecting Cables to the Test Port 7
2.13. Battery Replacement and Disposal 7
3. Operating Instructions 9
3.1. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1.1. Handling . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1.2. Powering the CT100B . . 9
3.1.3. Caring for the Battery . . 10
3.1.4. Charging and Power Status 10
3.1.5. Batteries and Long-Term
Storage . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.1.6. Low Battery . . . . . . . 10
3.1.7. Nameplate . . . . . . . . 11
3.1.8. Discharge Warning Label 11
3.2. License Codes . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.3. Preparing to Use the CT100B . . 11
3.4. Front Panel Controls and Con-
nectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.5. Rear Panel Connectors and
Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.6. Keyboard Alternate Controls . . 14
3.7. Setting up the CT100B . . . . . 14
3.7.1. Setting Date and Time . . 14
3.7.2. Navigating Dialog Boxes . 15
3.8. Display Features . . . . . . . . . 15
3.9. Menu Selections and Function
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.9.1. M-FUNC Button . . . . . 16
3.9.2.
SCAN
Button Menu . . . 16
3.9.3. SELECT Button . . . . . 19
3.9.4. AUTOFIT/HELP Button 19
3.9.5. CURSOR Button . . . . . 19
3.9.6. FILE Button and Menu . 19
3.9.7. “Blue” MENU Button
and Top-Level Menu . . . 20
3.10. Test Preparations . . . . . . . . . 27
3.10.1. Connecting to the Ca-
ble or Device-Under-Test
(DUT) . . . . . . . . . . .
27
3.10.2. Change Velocity of Prop-
agation (Vp) . . . . . . . 28
3.10.3. Find an Unknown Veloc-
ity of Propagation (Vp) . 29
3.10.4. Smooth Settings . . . . . 29
3.10.5. Sample Resolution . . . . 30
3.10.6. Temperature Correction . 32
3.11. Test Procedures . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.11.1. Measure Distance-to-
Fault (DTF) . . . . . . . 32
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