MANUAL TEST FUNCTIONS
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DMM (Advanced Shield and EarthGround Testing)
TALAN 3.0
provides Manual DMM testing of the Phone / Line wires against either:
The
Shield
of an RJ45 cable plugged into the Phone or Line Jack of the TALAN
- or -
An additional wire fed into the
EarthGround
Green Banana Jack of the TALAN
Testing Phone / Line wires against the
EarthGround
jack gives a way to determine if a stray wire
in an Ethernet Junction box is being used as a tap or for some other illicit purpose.
To perform this testing, from the Manual DMM test page, press the
Shield Earth
button that
resides just to the right of the
START
button. This will bring up the following display:
The
Shield
and
EarthGround
testing interfaces are shown. The normal
Test Options
selection
for
Pairs
is not functional for
Shield
or
EarthGround
testing. However, there is an individual
selection for each now. This allows the testing event to be customized. The
Wires To Test
can
be customized through the drop down menu item individually for the
Shield
or the
EarthGround
to
All Available Wires
,
Selected Wire
, or
None
.
Note: When selecting the
Shield
to do a specific test, the
EarthGround
selection will be forced
to
None
. Likewise, when selecting the
EarthGround
to do a specific test, the
Shield
selection
will be forced to
None
.
