6100-Gfast Multifunction Copper Tester Operation Manual
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To select the parameter values in Portrait Mode:
1. Press the up/down arrow keys to highlight the
desired parameter.
2. Press the left/right arrow keys to view, select
the options, or increase/decrease values.
OR
3. Press
on a value to open a list box of
options or the alphanumeric editor screen and
use the navigation keys to scroll through.
4. Press
to confirm the value.
Landscape Mode
is the best way to use the
TDR and allows you to view the test results in
landscape mode utilizing the full length of the
high resolution, color screen. Whether the
keyboard is on the right or left is dependent on
your preferred
Landscape Mode Settings
configured in
Setup/Application
Settings/General
.
Note: The saved TDR test only displays the live/primary
trace.
Landscape Mode
generates the following
function keys:
o
Portrait Mode
is used to change the
screen orientation from landscape to
portrait.
o
Select Graph
opens a new selection of
function keys which allow you to
maneuver the graph. (Same as above.)
o
Parameters
displays a small strip
window listing the following values:
Range, Gain, Pulse Width
and
Current Trace
(not in
Auto TDR
).
They can be edited or viewed the same
way as in
Portrait Mode
(described
above), dependent on the TDR test
being run.
o
Cable Setup
displays a small strip
window when selected allowing you to
view the
Cable Type, Cable Fill,
Velocity of Propagation,
and
Cable
Temperature
. For more information,
see
Cable Setup
in portrait mode.
To select the parameter values in Landscape Mode:
1. Press the desired function key.
2. For
Parameters
and
Cable Setup
, press the
up/down arrow keys to highlight the desired
parameter.
3. Press the left/right arrow keys to view, select
the options, or increase/decrease values.
4. Press to confirm the value.
Cable Setup
The
Cable Setup
page allows you to view the
Cable
Parameters
set for the TDR test.
Cable Type
displays the ID, Cable Name and
Fill, with its associated parameters from the
current Cable Book.
Cable Gauge
identifies the gauge system for
measuring wire sizes, in AWG (American Wire
Gauge) units or mm (metric wire size).
Cable Fill
is the type of material the cable is
filled with:
Aircore, Jelly, Pulp, 5 PR,
or
2 PR
.
Setup in the Cable Book.
Velocity of Propagation
is the velocity of
propagation for the cable.
Cable Temperature
is the temperature of the
cable under test in either
°F
or
°C
.
