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Sidekick
®
Plus Test Set
Cable Type
Use the keypad arrow keys (2 and 8) to scroll through
the cable types. Once the correct one has been high-
lighted, press the F4 key to exit.
If the cable type is not listed, the user may create a
new cable type by accessing the MAIN MENU (Fn-F4)
and selecting 2 Cable Config.
To use a simple custom cable, move to the bottom of
the list and select “Custom Cable”. Use the keypad
arrow keys (2 and 8) until the “VP(%)” column is high-
lighted. Press F1 Edit, and then use the keypad to enter
the velocity of propagation.
Press the O(Back) key when the cable is selected or
“Custom Cable” is defined.
Measuring and Reading Traces
The TDR main display contains the following controls:
• Up (2) or down (8) arrows change the value of the
parameter selected by the F2 Adjust key.
• F1 Less Cable shortens the amount of cable
examined.
• F2 Adjust selects the parameter for adjustment:
Gain/Offset/Averages/VP/PW. Use the up (2) and
down (8) arrows to make changes to the selected
parameter.
• F3 Config function allows the user to adjust all
parameters of the TDR. Press the O(Back) key to
return to the TDR display.
• F4 More Cable increases the amount of cable
examined.