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Preferences
and Settings
Preferences & Settings
What are Preferences and Settings?
The way the tester operates is determined by:

User Preferences

Learn Settings

Test Parameter Settings
User Preferences
User Preferences affect how the tester operates and interacts with the operator. For example,
you may choose whether the operator has to press a button to start a test, or have the test start
by itself after the tester senses a connection. User Preferences do
not affect the critical
characteristics of the test.
Learn Settings
Learn Settings affect the way the tester learns a cable. For example, do you want the tester to
learn electrical components in the cable? If so, you need to change one of the Learn Settings
that checks for components. Another Learn Setting determines how low the resistance of a
connection must be before it is recognized as a connection. After a successful learn, the Learn
Settings become the Test Parameter Settings for that cable until it is changed.
Test Parameter Settings
Test Parameter Settings affect how a cable is tested. An example of a Test Parameter Setting is
the level of high voltage applied to a cable during the high voltage test. The Learn Settings
provide the defaults for the Test Parameter Settings. To change the Test Parameter Settings for
a particular test, make the test the
“loaded test” (by creating a new test or retrieving one from
memory), and edit the settings. The Test Parameter Settings determine the parameter
signature, which is the last part of the cable signature.
Most often, the settings used to learn a cable will be the same settings used to test it; however,
there are times when these setting need to be different. The following sections will help you
understand how and why to change the settings.
Preferences
& Settings