Fluke CableIQ - Page 4

CableIQ Qualification Tester
Users Manual
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Setting User Preferences .............................................................................................. 11
Changing the Language and Length Units ............................................................ 11
Setting the Time and Date ...................................................................................... 12
Entering User Information ...................................................................................... 12
Auto Shutoff ............................................................................................................ 14
Enabling or Disabling the Speaker ......................................................................... 14
Resetting to Factory Settings .................................................................................. 14
Checking the Hardware and Software Versions ......................................................... 15
Qualifying Cabling with the Autotest ......................................................................... 15
Selecting Tests to Run .............................................................................................. 18
Autotest on Twisted Pair Cabling ........................................................................... 19
Connecting to Star Topologies ........................................................................... 20
Connecting to Bus Topologies............................................................................ 22
About Qualification for VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) ........................... 22
Autotest Results for Twisted Pair Cabling .............................................................. 24
Wiremap Results ................................................................................................. 25
Signal Performance Results ................................................................................ 28
Length Results ..................................................................................................... 30
Autotest on Coaxial Cabling (75 Ω) ........................................................................ 32
Discovering Cabling Characteristics ............................................................................. 37
Discover Mode Results for Twisted Pair Cabling .................................................... 38
Discover Mode Results for Coaxial Cabling ............................................................ 42
TDR Plot for Coaxial Cabling ................................................................................... 44
Using Multiple Remote ID Locators in Discover Mode (MultiMap
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Using the Toner ............................................................................................................ 48