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Tone Mode
When the TONE button is pressed, the “Tone” icon appears in the middle
of the LCD display screen and a bouncing ball activity indicator is shown
in the lower left corner of the screen. The “RF” symbol will display to the
left of the “Tone” icon when you set Tone Mode to measure the network’s
insertion loss. When using Tone Mode, the icons and values described in
Table 8 appear in the LCD display screen.
Table 8.
Tone Mode Icons and Values
Icons and Values
Description
Tone Path Selection
The selected cadence is transmitted on the coax
pin (“P”), the coax shield (“S”), or both the pin and
shield (“PS”).
▪
The icons related to the current tone path selection
appear in the lower left corner of LCD display
screen.
Frequency
If the unit is set to measure network insertion
loss, one of the following frequencies (measured
in MHz) displays in the lower right corner of the
screen: 10.0, 20.0, 30.0, or 40.0 (see Figure 7).
Cadence
If the unit is set to identify cable runs, one of the
following tone options appears in the lower right
corner of the display screen: HL1, HL2, Hi, and Lo
(see Figure 8).
Note:
Refer to the
Using Tone Mode
section to learn how to run
the two tone tests.
figure 7.
RF Tone with 10.0 MHz Frequency
figure 8.
Tone Mode with Lo Cadence
