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User Manual

CableMaster 450

Test. Identify. Qualify.

www.psiberdata.com

For technical information and support please

contact the Psiber Office in your country.

Psiber Europe:

Psiber Data GmbH

a Softing Company

Lise-Meitner-Straße 3

82152 Krailling

Germany

Phone: +49 (89) 8913 6060

e-mail: [email protected]

www.psiberdata.com

Psiber Asia-Pacific:

Psiber Data Pte. Ltd.

a Softing Company

3 Science Park Drive

#03-09 The Franklin

Singapore Science Park 1,

Singapore 118223

Phone: +65-6569-6019

e-mail: [email protected]

www.psiberdata.com

Rev. 102015_V02

Summary of Contents for CableMaster 450

Page 1: ...ndividual wire pairs RJ Voice Data master remote stores in bottom of case Maps 19 locations at one time Tests and indicates pins with shorts opens reversals miswires and split pairs Displays Pass icon...

Page 2: ...9 Keypad 13 Operations 16 Turning the Unit On Off 16 Automatic Power Down 16 Cable Testing General Guidelines 17 Testing Voice Cables 18 Testing Video Cables 20 Testing Data Cables 21 Using ID Mode 22...

Page 3: ...al wire pairs within the cable Symbol Definition Warning Potential for personal injury Caution Potential for damage or destruction to equipment Voltage Voltage detection symbol Immediately disconnect...

Page 4: ...iring system The pins are paired by continuity except in the case of a reverse pinned voice cable Use the RJ11 adaptor on the main test unit to test a voice cable Pins Individual wires within a cable...

Page 5: ...o the plastic housing of the receiving jack Plugging a 6 position phone plug into the 8 position data jack on the tester has the potential to damage the outer most contacts of the jack Insert the cabl...

Page 6: ...es listed in Table 4 below are provided with your purchase of the CableMaster These accessories must be used when operating the unit in order to properly test and identify cables Refer to the Addition...

Page 7: ...layed in wire map format with connector pin numbers Tests and indicates pins with shorts opens reversals miswires and split pairs Displays Pass icon for correctly wired T568A B data cables Shows X ove...

Page 8: ...aster Jacks and Connectors The main unit connectors located at the top of the CableMaster include two RJ Jacks for data and voice cables and one F Connector for video cables Remote Tester The remote t...

Page 9: ...in use Cadence There are four cadence options HI LO Hi Lo1 and Hi Lo2 The last selected cadence appears in the lower right corner of the display screen Tone Path Selection When tracing a video cable t...

Page 10: ...ys the following three icons Pass The Pass icon appears if the cable has a properly wired 4 pair T568A B data cable a 3 pair one to one wired voice cable or a video cable with no faults X over This ic...

Page 11: ...to indicate the shorted pin pairs This dash will appear directly below the flashing pairs in the Tester Pin field Split A split also known as an AC signal fault occurs when wires are not twisted toge...

Page 12: ...umber line indicates Open pins Pin pairs will flash if they are split Battery Low The battery low symbol illuminates when the battery is nearing depletion The symbol flashes when the battery needs to...

Page 13: ...re 3 Some buttons have more than one function The functions are explained in Table 6 For each cable test results are displayed in the Wire Map of the LCD display screen Figure 3 Keypad Length Measurem...

Page 14: ...tons simulta neously changes the length measurement unit from feet to meters Video The Video button tests coax cables terminating at an F Connector In Length Mode the blue arrow allows you to adjust t...

Page 15: ...s transmitted from the unit through the selected wire pairs of the cable being tested LENGTH MODE Length Mode indicated by a double arrow is used to measure the entire length of a cable and its pin pa...

Page 16: ...in that mode immediately Turn Unit Off Press the O ID button to power down the tester The display screen will go blank Automatic Power Down The CableMaster automatically turns off to conserve battery...

Page 17: ...to Note The CableMaster is designed for use on unenergized cabling systems Connecting the CableMaster to live AC power may damage the unit and pose a safety hazard for the user Poorly terminated RJ pl...

Page 18: ...o run a single test on the 6 position connected voice cable press the VOICE MODE button The following appears in the LCD display screen see Figure 4 The Voice icon appears in the upper left corner The...

Page 19: ...the VOICE MODE button is held down or the O ID button is pressed or after 5 minutes of no change in the test results 5 Trouble shoot if cable faults open short fail or split are detected The pins expe...

Page 20: ...4 Press the VIDEO MODE button to start continuous testing The follow ing updates appear in the LCD display screen see Figure 7 The Video icon illuminates in the upper right corner A progression of o s...

Page 21: ...tester 3 Single Test To run a single test press the DATA MODE button The following appears in the display screen see Figure 8 The Data icon appears at the top of the screen The cable wiring structure...

Page 22: ...a Video Voltage Rev Open Short ID Split Pass Fail Tone X over Shielded 1 8 9 10 Note The test loops until the DATA MODE button is held down or O ID button is pressed or after 5 minutes of no change in...

Page 23: ...follows A progression of o s appear on the bottom of the display to indicate ID Mode is active If wire mapping remotes are found the connector type il luminates and a numeric value 1 to 19 appears in...

Page 24: ...to step through the 4 cadence options HI LO Hi Lo1 and Hi Lo2 Stop when you reach the option you want The option you select determines the cadence sent from the main tester through the cable and picke...

Page 25: ...buttons steps through the tone path options Figure 12 below shows P selection in Video Mode 6 Use the tone tracer probe to locate faults and track wire runs behind walls floors and ceilings Figure 11...

Page 26: ...citance is too large dashes will display for the length 1 Make sure the CableMaster is turned OFF 2 Insert the cable plug into the corresponding receiver on the main tes ter RJ11 jack for voice cables...

Page 27: ...rresponding to the cable you plan to measure voice video or data Note If you do not select the cable type button mode matching the connected cable the tester will try to measure the previously tested...

Page 28: ...ype icon appears at the top of the screen Length of pin pairs in units of feet or meters displays in lower right corner of the screen The L icon displays indicating you are in Length Mode A bouncing b...

Page 29: ...oice data or video appears in the top of the screen The length constant measured in picofarads displays in the bottom of the screen Note Each press of the LENGTH TONE button toggles between displaying...

Page 30: ...e The length constant value last set for each connector type voice video or data is stored in the unit s memory If you have not adjusted the length constant value for any or all cable types the defaul...

Page 31: ...alue when the length constant is displayed Continuously pressing the UP or DOWN buttons keeps the length constant on the display screen Toggling begins when a few seconds have lapsed after the last bu...

Page 32: ...of the cable per foot or meter Accuracy is dependent on how close the instrument can be set to the cable constant for the cable being measured The length constant can vary from cable to cable of the s...

Page 33: ...attery door Doing so can damage the test unit Cleaning Use a damp clean cloth to clean the tester Disconnect all cables from the CableMaster prior to cleaning Failing to do so can damage the unit and...

Page 34: ...c Psiber Data Pte Ltd Phone 65 6569 6019 e mail asiasales psiber data com www psiberdata com Additional Accessories Table 9 below lists the additional accessories that are available for purchase throu...

Page 35: ...ct to neglect accident or improper use or to units which have been altered or repaired by other than an authorized repair facility For European Customers Return of Equipment To return a product to Psi...

Page 36: ...Vac Operating Environment Operating temperature 0 to 50 C 32 to 122 F Storage temperature 20 to 60 C 4 to 140 F Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing Cable Types Tester supports shielded or unshielded cabl...

Page 37: ...racy Without Length Constant Accuracy 3 plus 1 foot Cable Length Minimum of 2 000 ft CAT5E cable with 15 pF ft length constant Default Length Constants Restored with power on reset Voice 17 4 pF ft Vi...

Page 38: ...ins TM Remote Tester Pins 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 Voice Voice Voice Data Data Data Video Video Video Voltage Voltage Voltage Rev Rev Rev Open Open Open Short Short Short ID ID...

Page 39: ...Open Short Short Short Short ID ID ID ID Split Split Split Split Pass Pass Pass Pass Fail Fail Fail Fail Tone Tone Tone Tone X over X over X over X over Shielded Shielded Shielded Shielded Properly Wi...

Page 40: ...siber Data GmbH a Softing Company Lise Meitner Stra e 3 82152 Krailling Germany Phone 49 89 8913 6060 e mail info psiber data com www psiberdata com Psiber Asia Pacific Psiber Data Pte Ltd a Softing C...

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