Fluke DTX Series - Equipment for Certifying Twisted Pair Cabling; Autotest on Twisted Pair Cabling

DTX Series CableAnalyzer
Technical Reference Handbook
3-6
Equipment for Certifying Twisted Pair Cabling
Figure 3-2 shows the equipment needed for certifying
twisted pair cabling.
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TEST
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TALK
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MONITOR
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SAVE
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SETUP
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A Tester and smart remote with battery packs
B Memory card (optional)
C Two ac adapters with line cords (optional)
D For testing permanent links: two permanent link
adapters
E For testing channels: two channel adapters
Figure 3-2. Equipment for Certifying Twisted Pair
Cabling
Autotest on Twisted Pair Cabling
1 Verify that the settings listed in Table 3-1 are
appropriate.
2 Attach adapters appropriate for the job to the tester
and the smart remote.
3 Turn the rotary switch to AUTOTEST and turn on the
smart remote. Connect to the cabling, as shown in
Figure 3-3 for a permanent link or Figure 3-4 for a
channel.
4 Press
Pon the tester or smart remote. To stop the
test at any time, press
I.
5 The tester shows the Autotest Summary screen
when the test is complete (see Figure 3-5 on page
3-10).
To view results for a specific parameter, use
A
D to highlight the parameter; then press H.
If the Autotest failed, press
J Fault Info for
possible causes of the failure.
6 To save the results, press
N. Select or create a cable
ID; then press
N again.