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Sidekick

Plus Test Set

• Short/Ground Pair – The FED shorts A (TIP), B

(RING) and E (GROUND). When in this mode,

resistance balance can be measured.

• Longitudinal Balance – The FED places an IEEE

455-1985 Longitudinal Balance Termination on

the pair.

• Stepped Tones – The FED transmits a defined

set of frequencies for loss characterization of

the pair.

2 Modem Update

This function will update the modem firmware from a

USB flash drive. Insert a USB flash drive that has the

modem firmware (Bxxxxxx.w or Bxxxxx.w filenames) in

the root directory and wait for the USB icon to appear

in the top of the Sidekick

Plus display. Press the

key

and then the

key to start the update process. Do not

remove the USB flash drive or disturb the Sidekick

Plus during the modem update. It is recommended

to have external power connected during the update

process since the process could take up to 5 minutes.

3 Wireless

This function will turn on a wireless access point in the

Sidekick

Plus to allow phones, tablets, and PCs access

to test results and system settings. The wireless func-

tion will remain on until another function is selected.

4 Clone

The Clone function provides an easy way to copy the

Modem Profiles, Autotest Scripts, Cable Tables, and

System Settings from one test set to another. Insert

a USB flash drive into the Sidekick

Plus and wait for

the USB icon to appear at the top of the Sidekick

Plus

display. Use the

key to check the boxes that should

be copied to the USB flash drive and then press

. The

Sidekick

Plus will configure the USB flash drive with

the files necessary to perform an update on another

Sidekick

Plus. To update a Sidekick

Plus with this

flash drive, follow the “Device Update” instructions in

the TOOLS MENU.

Summary of Contents for 1155-5003

Page 1: ...REV 5 12 19 Read and understand all of the instructions and safety information in this manual before operating or servicing this tool Register this product at www TempoCom com 2019 Tempo Communication...

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Page 3: ...kage Resistance 27 Measuring Cable Length 30 Time Domain Reflectometer TDR 32 Resistance Fault Locator RFL 39 Checking for Load Coils 46 Measuring Circuit Loss 48 Measuring Circuit Noise and Power Inf...

Page 4: ...s with FED 88 Wideband Noise 90 Longitudinal Noise 90 Noise Spectrum Analyzer 91 Reference Tone 91 APPENDIX E ADSL VDSL FEATURE optional 92 Setup 92 Modem Capability 96 Connecting to the Telephone Lin...

Page 5: ...ca contact your local Tempo distributor This manual describes the operation of the software at the time of publication Minor changes and exten sions may have been made to released software in the mean...

Page 6: ...iddle and the sleeve or ground connector being the main body of the plug In other parts of the world these are known differ ently described relative to the lead colors as Red Ring R B Negative battery...

Page 7: ...r avoiding the hazard Immediate hazards which if not avoided WILL result in severe injury or death Hazards which if not avoided COULD result in severe injury or death Hazards or unsafe practices which...

Page 8: ...l Any other use can impair the protection provided by the unit Do not operate with the battery compartment open Failure to observe these warnings could result in severe injury or death Electric shock...

Page 9: ...es and the circuits they are hard wired to Some examples include conveyor systems and the main circuit breaker panels of a building s electrical system Measurement Category IV Primary supply level Ove...

Page 10: ...le Li ion battery pack AA battery carrier batteries not included AC adapter charger 100 to 250 VAC 50 to 60 Hz 1 A in 12 Vdc 2 5 A min out 12 VDC charger with cigarette lighter plug Media CD ROM with...

Page 11: ...attery compartment The battery compartment door can be accessed with a screwdriver Information on battery replacement is included in the Maintenance section Function Keys The four keys beneath the LCD...

Page 12: ...Starting clockwise from the OFF position the following positions are available for selection VOLTS CURRENT STRESS GRT ground resistance LEAKAGE OHMS LENGTH TDR time domain reflectometer RFL resistanc...

Page 13: ...is used to exit the current menu page 1 Zoom Out key in TDR and Spectrum views 3 Zoom In key in TDR and Spectrum views 7 File Utilities key 9 Save Recall key Marker key in TDR and Spectrum views Disp...

Page 14: ...ower Full power or 100 is shown as four bars A low battery warning flashes on the display screen when the battery is in critical state The unit turns itself off if the low battery warning flashes for...

Page 15: ...key Then press the F2 CONTRAST key Press F1 Bklt ON to disable the auto off timer Press F2 Bklt OFF to turn the backlight off Press F3 Bklt Auto to enable the 5 second auto off timer With the timer e...

Page 16: ...n analog meter is now displayed Regardless of analog or digital mode the function keys are the same The following tests allow the analog meter function AC DC voltage Stress Leakage Loop Current To ret...

Page 17: ...etail in a later section or when the function is required Fn 9 Screen Shot To capture a screen shot with the Sidekick Plus hold down the Fn key and press the 9 key The current screen will be captured...

Page 18: ...to ground T G now in the upper left corner and T G button is highlighted To return to tip to ring press F1 again F2 R G displays ring to ground R G now in the upper left corner and R G button is highl...

Page 19: ...eep is rapid for voltages greater than 300 VDC and 250 VAC 3 Lead To check the AC voltage on 3 lead press the F3 3 Lead key AC voltage is displayed from the tip to ring tip to ground and ring to groun...

Page 20: ...highlighted To return to tip to ring press F2 again F3 3 Lead displays three readings T G R G and T R F4 AC toggles between AC and DC AC is high lighted when the AC measurement is primary To exit the...

Page 21: ...ing tip to ground and ring to ground in sequence with the active measurement in bold Press the F3 3 Lead key to return the screen to the single pair DC menu Press the F4 AC key to switch the display t...

Page 22: ...ent The following is a guideline for pair performance for DC current Scale 0 to 110 mA Acceptable 23 mA and higher Marginal 20 to 23 mA Unacceptable below 20 mA per Bellcore Telcordia standards specif...

Page 23: ...99 mA 0 01 mA 10 to 100 mA 0 1 mA 100 mA 1 mA Accuracy 2 mA Current measurement in the Sidekick Plus test set uses a different technique to that used in a typical multimeter A resistance simulating a...

Page 24: ...will be Note The STRESS measurement does not identify shorts because a shorted pair is balanced and pro duces good stressed noise readings Use the LEAKAGE measurement to identify shorts STRESS Measure...

Page 25: ...easurement To perform the Longitudinal Balance measurement 1 Connect the test leads black to tip red to ring and green to ground 2 Move the rotary knob to the STRESS GRT position and then press F2 To...

Page 26: ...ts 1 Disconnect the shield of the drop wire from the local ground 2 Connect the green lead to the local ground rod that you are trying to measure 3 Connect the red and black leads to tip and ring as y...

Page 27: ...b to the LEAKAGE OHMS position The Leakage display is the default display The leakage measurement for a single pair appears in the LCD The measurement updates continuously The leakage test also has th...

Page 28: ...M to 10 M 100 k from 10 M to 100 M 1 M from 100 M to 999M Accuracy 3 OHMS To perform this measurement follow these steps 1 Connect the test leads black to tip red to ring and green to ground 2 Move th...

Page 29: ...in sequence on the LCD screen The active measurement will be in bold To check the resistance measurement of a single pair press the F3 Single Pair key to return to the single pair LCD menu Range 0 to...

Page 30: ...pper left corner and T G button is highlighted To return to tip to ring press F1 again F2 R G displays ring to ground R G now in the upper left corner and R G button is highlighted To return to tip to...

Page 31: ...ollowing Range 0 to 30 km 0 to 100 000 ft 0 to 30 m 0 to 99 ft Resolution 0 3 m 1 foot Accuracy 5 0 6 m 5 2 ft 30 to 6095 m 100 to 19 999 ft Resolution 4 digits Accuracy 4 6096 m 20 000 ft Resolution...

Page 32: ...roximate location of the wet section The TDR displays a graph of the tested cable with distance time to reflection on the horizontal axis The on screen cursor helps by displaying in feet or meters to...

Page 33: ...d then use the keypad to enter the velocity of propagation Press the O Back key when the cable is selected or Custom Cable is defined Measuring and Reading Traces The TDR main display contains the fol...

Page 34: ...isplays a marker at the current location of the cursor The distance from the marker to the cursor is displayed on the right side of the screen next to the delta signal Distance Open Short 1 Press F4 M...

Page 35: ...me being used TDR will not be able to see past the load coil The illustration below shows a typical load coil display Bridged Taps Laterals Note If there is more than one bridged tap on the pair the a...

Page 36: ...he wet section distance A to B is not correct because water changes the velocity of propaga tion Vp Subtract the dry section distance from the cable map to obtain the wet distance Or measure from both...

Page 37: ...est Pair Intermittent Continuously displays all TDR traces to capture intermittent faults Reference Pair Yellow and blue leads 7 Press the O Back key to select the type of test and exit Changing the g...

Page 38: ...through the letters and numbers of the key 3 Press F4 Done when complete 4 Use the Tempo Record Manager to download the traces to a PC Displaying a Saved Trace The Sidekick Plus test set can display a...

Page 39: ...ngs show the distance to the far end strap the distance to the fault and the distance from the strap to the fault The faults can be either low or high resistance or solid or varying wet The readings a...

Page 40: ...or accurate results the K Test requires Fault 1 and Fault 2 are less than 20 M Fault 1 is more than two times Fault 2 Fault 1 Fault 2 is greater than the loop resistance 100 RFL Test To begin the RFL...

Page 41: ...the strap is on the right The resistance of the fault is highlighted Note A B fault error is displayed if voltage is detected between the black and red lead Press F1 Next The display now shows the res...

Page 42: ...ature must also be set for the yellow lead for distance measurement Press F2 Setup to change gauge and temperature Press F1 Next The display now includes distance or resistance from the test set to th...

Page 43: ...er side of the contact see illustration below On an earth the black clip is connected to the cable shield or earth see illustration below Specifications of the RFL test are Distance measurement accura...

Page 44: ...the two faults usually the cable shield or ground Unlike the RFL test method with non faulted strap wires start the K Test without a strap in place at the far end 3 Press F1 Next and the test set will...

Page 45: ...Plus test set and then press F1 Next The test set will then measure and display the fault location and the distance to the strap Specifications of the K Test are Distance measurement accuracy 0 5 of...

Page 46: ...coil may not be detected Note The Sidekick Plus test set will not be able to detect load coils within 152 m 500 ft of the unit or load coils that are less than 914 m 3000 ft from the end of the span...

Page 47: ...l The unit will provide a list of saved traces 3 Select the correct trace using the up 2 and down 8 keys 4 Press F4 Select when complete The previously saved trace will be displayed on the screen 5 Wh...

Page 48: ...t loss is cumulative the reading taken at the point of test indicates the total loss present on a pair 1 Connect the test leads black to tip red to ring and green to ground 2 Move the rotary knob to t...

Page 49: ...try F1 Dial dials the selected phone book number F2 New inserts a new entry into the phone book The user will be prompted for the name and phone number once F2 has been selected F3 Delete deletes the...

Page 50: ...on the cable pair or the external equipment allows noise to leak onto the cable pair Balance Balance is a longitudinal measurement calculated by subtracting the circuit noise measurement from the pow...

Page 51: ...ges to quiet termination The Sidekick Plus test set can handle this change When the quiet termina tion activates the user simply turns the knob from CKT LOSS to NOISE PI The following charts are a gui...

Page 52: ...test leads black to tip red to ring and green to ground 2 Select the Power Influence display using the up 2 and down 8 keys 3 Press F3 Dial to dial a quiet line termination A previously saved number...

Page 53: ...down 8 keys 3 Dial a quiet termination or use the one already established for the Power Influence tests 4 Once connected select F1 Spectrum to enter the spectrum analyzer The following function keys a...

Page 54: ...TOTEST to perform Use the arrow keys to select the proper test and then press F4 Select The following selections are available on the Autotest menu F2 Start begins the test F4 Config allows the user t...

Page 55: ...ideband tests are only available on Wideband enabled units Using the blue pair of the FED connect the red lead of the FED to the Ring B of the telephone pair the black lead of the FED to the Tip A of...

Page 56: ...t Set After the test has completed press F1 Show Graph to show the Wideband Slope graph Use the left 4 and right 6 arrows to move the cursor The Loss and frequency values are shown in the upper right...

Page 57: ...s F1 Open to perform the cord open calibration when each test lead is not connected or touching any terminal or wire A cord shorted calibration is performed with the Black Red Blue and Yellow leads te...

Page 58: ...ious possibilities Enter correct pair type wire gauge and wire temperature with the left 4 and right 6 arrow keys 2 Enter the known resistance or distance by scrolling down until the correct field is...

Page 59: ...asurements 7 Caller ID Pressing 7 while on the TOOLS MENU screen identifies the incoming call Press the O Back key to return to the TOOLS MENU 8 Device Update Pressing the 8 key will perform a device...

Page 60: ...it the parameter Repeat until all necessary parameters have been changed 4 Starting the selected Test Mode Press F3 Start The top banner will show Powering On 5 Note Some Test Modes require the Sideki...

Page 61: ...t is recommended to have external power connected during the update process since the process could take up to 5 minutes 3 Wireless This function will turn on a wireless access point in the Sidekick P...

Page 62: ...ng the left 4 and right 6 buttons The default setting is 60Hz Impedance This option allows the user to select the input impedance for the unit Select 1M or 100K by using the left 4 and right 6 buttons...

Page 63: ...ting is selected by the user when the unit is first used dBm dBrn This option allows the user to select the unit used to display spectral noise and power influ ence data Select dBm or dBrn by using th...

Page 64: ...to the Date Time Setting screen Time Zone This unit can now set the time zone which is used in synchronizing the time with a PC Use the left 4 and right 6 buttons to select a time zone Daylight Savin...

Page 65: ...buttons The default setting is Month Day Year To move to the previous options menu select F2 Previous To move to the next options menu select F3 Next If no more changes are required press the O Back...

Page 66: ...een made press Enter Cable This field contains a description of the type of cable used such as air cored filled poly etc Dia This field contains the description of the cable size either in metric or A...

Page 67: ...le to enter the highlighted section s cable type Press the F1 Previous or F2 Next to select the cable Press F4 Done to return to the Multi Gauge table F2 Edit Length to enter the highlighted section s...

Page 68: ...est thresholds and select which test is to be included only the CustomScript may be edited by the unit F4 Select to use the highlighted script in the Autotest Thresholds for ACV and DCV 4 About Pressi...

Page 69: ...h may be used to remove dirt embedded in the material Be sure to remove the base unit from the softcase prior to cleaning Immersion of the carrying case in water may cause some shrinkage Dry the carry...

Page 70: ...CD does not display check the batteries first If recharging the batteries is not an option the unit can operate from six AA alkaline cells Use the AA battery holder from the accessories bag This batte...

Page 71: ...f the nearest authorized repair and calibration facility The following user replaceable parts and accessories do not void the warranty 1155 0611 Replacement Red Green Black cordset 1155 0614 Replaceme...

Page 72: ...V 0 01 V 10 to 250 V 0 1 V Accuracy 3 Frequency response 40 Hz to 70 Hz Volts DC Range 0 to 300 volts Resolution 0 to 9 99 V 0 01 V 10 to 300 V 0 1 V Accuracy 3 Stress Test Range 0 to 82 dBrnC Resolut...

Page 73: ...ge 0 to 110 mA Resolution 0 to 9 99 mA 0 01 mA 10 to 100 mA 0 1 mA 100 mA 1 mA Accuracy 2 mA Load Coils Locates up to 5 load coils Circuit Noise Range 0 to 90 dBrnC Resolution 0 1 dBrnC Accuracy 2 dBr...

Page 74: ...z for VDSL 1 and VDSL 2 circuits Number of available thresholds 3 Threshold settings 65 dBm to 5 dBm Blank time 10 ms 125 ms 1000 ms Termination 100 135 120 Measurement time 1 minute to 24 hours Stand...

Page 75: ...he cost of transportation charges for shipments to Buyer of repaired or replaced products If requested by Buyer Seller or Seller s Authorized Repair Agency at Seller s expense will begin on site repai...

Page 76: ...e Sales Department negotiates these contracts at the time of purchase Such contracts are customer and or marketing driven Contracts are product customer specific Extended Warranty Extended warranty is...

Page 77: ...r to select the display language The choices are English Spanish French German Russian and Italian Press the number on the keypad for the desired language for instance 1 for English and then press F4...

Page 78: ...her Tip Ring or A B and then press F4 to continue to the next option The fourth option selects the temperature unit Select either Fahrenheit or Celsius and then press F4 to continue to the next option...

Page 79: ...oise 3 Connect the black to tip the red to ring and the green to ground 4 Press F2 Start to begin the test The screen shows thresholds of 40 dBm 45 dBm and 50 dBm set and test in progress Running Ther...

Page 80: ...y configure the impulse noise settings by pressing F4 from the Impulse Noise Test screen The Impulse Noise Setup screen provides the user with the test options available for performing impulse noise m...

Page 81: ...thresholds may be set but a minimum of one will be active at any time A count will be registered when testing each time a noise impulse exceeds the respective thresholds The thresholds may be set for...

Page 82: ...en more easily Easier to see small impedance changes that occur because of twist taps series resistance etc Excellent for analyzing inside wiring and drop wire Testing with Step TDR To use the Step TD...

Page 83: ...se the extra cable causes a drop in the impedance of the line over the length of the bridge The examples below should provide some guidance in determining the type of fault that has been detected by t...

Page 84: ...lus Test Set Bridged Tap at 980 Feet The same thing occurs just less dramatically as distance increases 1K Short The resistance drops lower and then starts to rise again Bad Splice A sudden spike in t...

Page 85: ...85 Sidekick Plus Test Set Cross Hard Short The short causes the resistance to drop to zero Split...

Page 86: ...Plus Test Set Untwisted Pair The resistance jumps during the length of the untwisted cable Water The water causes a drop in impedance for the length the cable is in water and then rises slowly again...

Page 87: ...rform a Step TDR test over the length of the cable and determine if a bridged tap exists If so the autotest will fail and provide the distance to the bridged tap as shown below If no bridged taps are...

Page 88: ...100 and 75 line impedances are selected to measure the loss of reference signals up to 8 8 MHz Wideband Loss with FED With a Far End Device FED connected to the far end of the pair Wideband Slope Inse...

Page 89: ...st set cables should be calibrated Calibration Status Not Calibrated To calibrate go to FED Cal under Cord Calibration in the TOOLS Menu Calibrated No further calibration needed After the test has com...

Page 90: ...z F For HDSL circuits up to 245 kHz G For ADSL circuits up to 1 1 MHz V9 For ADSL and VDSL circuits up to 8 8 MHz V17 For VDSL circuits up to 17 7 MHz V35 For VDSL circuits up to 35 MHz Longitudinal N...

Page 91: ...u To enter the TOOLS MENU turn the knob to AUTOTEST TOOLS and then press the Fn key With the Wideband feature the Loss Ref Tone trans mits a reference tone frequency up to 4 4 MHz Use the keypad arrow...

Page 92: ...these steps to configure the modem and create a profile 1 Move the rotary knob to the ADSL VDSL position 2 Press F1 Setup to display the list of modem pro files and folders available in the test set 3...

Page 93: ...y to check or uncheck the highlighted profile After the selections are made press the O Back key to save the selec tion and return to the Profile configuration view 8 Configure the link termination by...

Page 94: ...ut it will not benefit from increased bit rates Enabled The modem will respond and enable Vectoring commands Note The Vectoring status can be viewed in the Connection Info screen during modem synchron...

Page 95: ...ter the username for network authentication For Password enter the password for network authentication Bridge Mode Setup DHCP is the only mode available in Bridge Mode IPoE Setup For Mode select DHCP...

Page 96: ...results as the customer s CPE these values should be configured the same as the customer s CPE SRA Seamless Rate Adaptation Bitswapping Interleave Depth Co Min Margin PhyR Settings Connecting to the T...

Page 97: ...after synchronization occurs In the header you will notice icons A ADSL V VDSL or X Auto mode If the modem is configured for Auto mode the icon will have an X in it until the modem figures out what se...

Page 98: ...bonded mode The results are organized from low to higher level of testing High FTP HTP Traceroute Ping Test results above are shown only if authentication is successful Upper Layer Status Connection I...

Page 99: ...ption Link Rate Actual connection rate Max Rate Maximum calculated rate Capacity Percent usage of the DSL connection Link Rate Max Rate 100 SNR Margin Signal to noise margin of the service Power Avera...

Page 100: ...s of frame Press up 2 to advance to Band Status VDSL or Hlog Band Status VDSL only The Band Status screen displays the Line Attenuation LATN Signal Attenuation SATN Signal to Noise Margin SNR Margin a...

Page 101: ...or attenuation The horizontal axis is the bin index and the vertical axis is bits Press up 2 to advance to the SNR graph SNR per Tone The SNR graph shows the signal to noise ratio of each channel freq...

Page 102: ...modem DSLAM and span in between Upper Layer Testing Upper Layer tests are performed after a successful user authentication is complete and an IP address is assigned to the modem None of the following...

Page 103: ...iscon nected the Ping function will need to be restarted The Ping function will not be enabled if the modem did not authenticate Traceroute Test Traceroute will give all of the IP address between the...

Page 104: ...tination you wish to download Press Enter when complete and the unit will automatically start the HTTP test FTP Test The FTP test will download the file specified in the FTP address while displaying t...

Page 105: ...ts for bonded VDSL circuits can take up to 30 seconds Displaying Saved Results To display a saved modem connection result 1 Press the 9 Save key to enter the Save Recall menu The menu bar will change...

Page 106: ...ng Notes Charging during xDSL Testing The Sidekick Plus test set will not charge its battery when the modem is powered on The external power supply will provide power to the unit so the battery will n...

Page 107: ...interleave delay LLCSNAP logical link control sub network access protocol PAP password authentication protocol PPPoA point to point protocol over ATM PPPoE point to point protocol over Ethernet PTM pa...

Page 108: ...Company 2019 Tempo Communications Inc www TempoCom com 1390 Aspen Way Vista CA 92081 USA 800 642 2155 An ISO 9001 Company 2019 Tempo Communications Inc www TempoCom com Tempo Europe Ltd Brecon House W...

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