6100-Gfast Multifunction Copper Tester Operation Manual
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4. Press
to confirm the value.
13.3 Cable Setup
The
Cable Setup
page allows you to set
Cable
Parameters
for the TDR test. These values can be
set in
Portrait
or
Landscape Mode
.
Cable Type
displays the ID, Cable Name and
Fill, and allows you to select an entry (with its
associated parameters) from the current Cable
Book, to use for testing. The selection is not
saved when leaving the test. The current Cable
Book entry is shown by default.
Cable Gauge
identifies the gauge system for
measuring wire sizes, in AWG (American Wire
Gauge) units or mm (metric wire size).
Cable Fill
read-only entry 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
allows you to change the
temperature of the cable under test in either
°F
or
°C
.
To select the parameter values:
1. Press the up/down arrow keys to highlight the
desired parameter.
2. Press the left/right arrow keys to view and
select the options.
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.
13.4 Load Trace
The
Load Trace
function allows you to load a saved
trace. The tab opens a page listing previously saved
TDR tests by
File Name
and when the test was saved,
that can be used as the trace files to be loaded. A trace
may be loaded:
Prior to starting the TDR test.
During the TDR test, while it is running.
After the TDR test has been stopped.
Traces may be loaded from either
6100-Gfast internal
memory
or
USB
.
To load a previously saved trace:
1. Press the left/right arrow keys to highlight the
desired Storage Location.
OR
2. Press
to display the list and select the
value.
3. Press the down arrow key to highlight the list
box and press
to open the list.
4. In the list, press the up/down arrows to select
the
File Name
.
5. Press
to load the trace.