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CableMaster 400
• tIf multiple wire mapping remotes are found, the ID or fault is displayed
automatically in sequence
Figure 10. Detected Coax Remote
USING TONE MODE
Tone Mode is used to trace cable runs and locate faults by sound. Selection of this
mode emits a cadence from the main tester through the connected cable. The tone is
detected by a tone tracer probe (sold separately. Refer to the Additional Accessories
section).
Note: It may be impossible to differentiate between the tone generated from the test
pair and the sound emitted by neighboring wiring pairs within the cable.
1. Connect one end of the cable to the main tester. The remote tester is not used.
2. Press the TONE MODE button.
3. To select a Tone Cadence, press the TONE MODE button repeatedly to step through
the 4 cadence options: HI, LO, Hi-Lo1, and Hi-Lo2. Stop when you reach the option
you want.
The option you select determines the cadence sent from the main tester, through the
cable, and picked up by the tone tracer probe.
Note: If you do not adjust the cadence, the main tester will default to the last selected
cadence.
4. Press the appropriate cable type button (voice, video, or data) to select a cable for
the tone signal.
5. Press the cable type button again to select different combinations of pins to carry
the tone signal. Each press of the cable type button steps you through the cable’s
wire pairs. The selected pin pair appears in the Wire Map. Figure 11 shows pin pairs
1 and 2 selected for testing a data cable. The following appears in the LCD display
screen:
123 4 5 67 8
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