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OMNISCANNER User Guide
assigned already. These associated lists will appear in the pop-up lists
for each item. If the Autotest or Cable you want to use is not in a pop-
up list, open (Setup) to select the appropriate item. (See Chap-
ter 4 - Setup: Autotest, Cable, or Project for further information.)
Running an Autotest for Twisted Pair Cabling
1. Connect OMNISCANNER to the near end of the twisted pair cable you
are testing and connect OMNIREMOTE to the far end. (See the Typical
Test Configurations for Twisted Pair Cabling section in this chapter
for more information.)
2. Press the
AUT OTES T
key. When testing
twisted pair cable, OMNISCANNER will immedi-
ately verify that OMNIREMOTE is attached. If
OMNIREMOTE is not attached, OMNISCANNER will
wait until it is attached before running the
Autotest.
3. Press ESC at any time to cancel the Autotest.
4. The AUTOTEST screen is displayed while
Autotest is running.
The Autotest and the Cable name are
displayed at the top of the screen. A gauge
indicates the test progress. Tests will be listed
with their individual (PASS) or (FAIL)
results as soon as a test is completed.
Once all tests are performed, the overall test
Result: is displayed as PASS or FAIL.
Note
The list of tests varies depending on the kind of Autotest that was
performed.
An Autotest will PASS if all the selected tests met the specified
criteria. An Autotest will FAIL if one or more of the selected tests
failed.
If the measured result fails by an amount less than or equal to the
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