6100-Gfast Multifunction Network Analyzer Operation Manual
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Setting Up
Copper Tests
The 6100-Gfast is designed to test basic twisted pair
quality, identify and locate faults, and troubleshoot
noise and signal issues. These measurements offer a
quick and thorough method to determine if the cable is
capable of supporting xDSL technology. In addition, it
utilizes noise measurements, longitudinal and stressed
balance tests, and power spectral density tests to
assist in the installation, maintenance, and
troubleshooting of copper cables.
7.1 Copper Test Main Menu
Copper Main
presents the main copper menu page
which allows you to navigate between all the copper
qualification testing applications using the up/down,
left/right arrow keys on the keypad.
Press
to run a test, bring up the sub-menu, or
perform the application of the selected icon.
7.2 Test Configuration
Before performing copper tests, you can set up the
software settings and values for the cables. The 6100-
Gfast allows you to save test parameters and threshold
settings to different profiles and reuse them as needed.
The
Test Configuration
menu provides the utilities to
setup test parameters. The 6100-Gfast supports
several types of copper test applications. Test
parameters and thresholds are saved into a test
configuration profile. A
Profile Default
is provided with
a predefined set of parameters for all test applications.
Note: Cable parameters are not included in these
profiles but can be configured in
Setup
.
Select Profile
lists available profiles saved in
the internal memory. The current active profile
is shown in the upper information header.
An asterisk "
" on the currently
Selected
Profile
name indicates that modifications have
been made to this profile in the
Threshold
Settings
or parameters of a particular test.
At power up, settings are read from the last
loaded profile.
Profile Details
lists the tests for configuration:
o
Pair Detective
o
FaultMapper
o
Auto Test
o
Multimeter
o
Noise Tests
o
Frequency Tests
o
TDR
Copy to USB
allows you to copy all profiles
found in the internal memory to an external
USB device. If the profile name already exists
in the destination folder, you will be prompted
to overwrite existing profile(s).
o
You can overwrite each file individually
by pressing the
Yes
button, or
overwrite all by pressing
Yes to All
.
o
If
Yes to All
is not pressed, then
individual files may be overwritten by