Tone mode for pair identification, cable tracing and troubleshooting:
1. An oscillating audio tone is selectively applied to individual pairs or all lines for tracing.
2. Press and HOLD for 5 seconds =
“Tone applied to Pair 1/2”
3. Press
=
“Tone applied to Pair 3/6”
4. Press
=
“Tone applied to Pair 4/5 or Coax Center Conductor”
5. Press
=
“Tone applied to Pair 7/8”
6. Press
=
“Tone applied to all pairs and Shield (SHD)”
Examples of faulty cable indications on the remote units:
The remotes will only show lights for pairs without faults
Testing STP cables:
1. Connect the main tester to the hub using a patch cord. Connect the remote unit to the wall jack
using a patch cord. If testing cables, attach units directly to the cable ends.
2. Press
=
POWER
“ON”
3. Press
=
“ALL ON” +
“ON” (Cable Good)
OR
=
“ALL ON” +
“ON” (Cable Faulty)
4. Test complete. Go to the next cable test, or perform a “Fault Check” operation to troubleshoot faulty
cables. Do not press the “ON/TEST” button. This will turn off the tester and prevent a “Fault Check”
from being performed.
Testing UTP cables:
1. Connect the main tester to the hub using a patch cord. Connect the remote unit to the wall jack
using a patch cord. If testing cables, attach units directly to the cable ends.
2. Press
=
POWER
“ON”
3. Press
=
“ON/FLASH” +
“ON” (Cable Good)
OR
=
“ON/FLASH” +
“ON” (Cable Faulty)
4. Test complete. Go to the next cable test, or perform a “Fault Check” operation to troubleshoot faulty
cables. Do not press the “ON/TEST” button. This will turn off the tester and prevent a “Fault Check”
from being performed.
Indicator Light Reference:
On
Off
Flashing
ON
TEST
ON
TEST
SHD
7/8
1/2
3/6
4/5
COAX
PASS
ON
TEST
SHD
7/8
1/2
3/6
4/5
COAX
FAIL
Operating Instructions:
1/2
7/8
SHD
3/6
4/5
COAX
Remote indications
for a good UTP cable
ON
TEST
ON
TEST
SHD
7/8
1/2
3/6
4/5
COAX
PASS
ON
TEST
SHD
7/8
1/2
3/6
4/5
COAX
FAIL
1/2
7/8
SHD
3/6
4/5
COAX
Remote indications
for a good STP cable
Testing coaxial cables:
1. Connect the main tester to the hub using a patch cord. Connect the remote unit to the wall jack
using a patch cord. If testing cables, attach units directly to the cable ends.
2. Press
=
POWER
“ON”
3. Press
=
“COAX/SHD” +
“ON” (Cable Good)
OR
=
“COAX/SHD” +
“ON” (Short-Bad)
OR
=
“ON/FLASH” +
“ON” (Open-Bad)
4. Test complete. Go to the next cable test, or perform a “Fault Check” operation to troubleshoot faulty
cables. Do not press the “ON/TEST” button. This will turn off the tester and prevent a “Fault Check”
from being performed.
ON
TEST
ON
TEST
SHD
7/8
1/2
3/6
4/5
COAX
PASS
ON
TEST
SHD
7/8
1/2
3/6
4/5
COAX
FAIL
1/2
7/8
SHD
3/6
4/5
COAX
Remote indications
for a good coax cable
ON
TEST
SHD
7/8
1/2
3/6
4/5
COAX
FAIL
Fault check for troubleshooting faulty cables:
1. Do not turn off the tester after performing a test. The tester must remain on to retain test results.
2. Press
=
“1st Pair to be checked” + “ON” (Pair 1/2 Good)
3. Press
=
“2nd Pair to be checked” + “ON” (Pair 3/6 Bad)
4. Step through the pairs 1/2 through SHD by continuously pressing the “Fault Check/Tone” button. View the
test status of each pair as shown by the examples above. The various test result status indications are as
follows:
AND
Note: An indication of “Cross” means the pairs are either swapped, transposed, crossed with another pair, or has one wire of
the pair swapped with a wire of another pair. A “Split” indicates split pair — one wire of one pair is switched with one wire
of another pair, occurring at both ends of the cable, but is still wired through on a 1-to-1 basis. Split Pair is an indication of
excessive cross-talk (noise) due to unmatched pairs.
ON
TEST
SHD
7/8
1/2
3/6
4/5
COAX
PASS
ON
TEST
SHD
7/8
1/2
3/6
4/5
COAX
FAIL
SPLIT
CROSS
OPEN
SHORT
FAIL
PASS
1/2
7/8
SHD
3/6
4/5
COAX
UTP cable with
Open or Shorted
Pair OR STP cable
with Open or
Shorted Pair 3/6
and Shield
1/2
7/8
SHD
3/6
4/5
COAX
UTP cable with
Open, Shorted or
Split Pair on Pair
1/2 and 3/6
1/2
7/8
SHD
3/6
4/5
COAX
STP cable with
Open, Shorted,
Crossed or Split
Pair 3/6 and Pair
7/8
FAULT
CHECK
TONE
SHD
7/8
1/2
3/6
4/5
COAX
FAULT
CHECK
TONE
SHD
7/8
1/2
3/6
4/5
COAX
FAULT
CHECK
TONE
SHD
7/8
1/2
3/6
4/5
COAX
FAULT
CHECK
TONE
SHD
7/8
1/2
3/6
4/5
COAX
FAULT
CHECK
TONE
SHD
7/8
1/2
3/6
4/5
COAX
Tone applied to Pair 1/2
Remote indications:
1/2
7/8
SHD
3/6
4/5
COAX
1/2
7/8
SHD
3/6
4/5
COAX
Tone applied to Pair 3/6
1/2
7/8
SHD
3/6
4/5
COAX
Tone applied to Pair 4/5
or Coax Center Conductor
1/2
7/8
SHD
3/6
4/5
COAX
Tone applied to Pair 7/8
1/2
7/8
SHD
3/6
4/5
COAX
Tone applied to all pairs
on UTP Cable
1/2
7/8
SHD
3/6
4/5
COAX
Tone applied to all pairs &
SHIELD (SHD) on STP Cable
Note: Due to the low signal output level of the tester, tone applied to individual pairs has a lower volume (when using a tone
probe to hear the signal) than when applying the tone to all pairs. For highest volume level to trace cables, it is recommended
to apply the tone to all pairs (see step 6 above).
7. To trace individual pairs for troubleshooting, apply tone only to the required pair as shown in steps 2 - 5.
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Support: 800.272.8665
· www.paladin-tools.com
