ACT6000 User Guide – January 2021 Page 2 of 52
ACT6000 Advanced Communication Tester
INDEX Page
1. General description ........................................................................................... 3
2. Safety and conformity information ...................................................................... 4
2.1. Community directive 2002/96/EC ..................................................................4
3. Functions and measurements type .................................................................... 5
3.1. Functions .....................................................................................................5
3.2. Measurement types ......................................................................................5
3.3. Measure Saving & Export .............................................................................6
3.4. Power Supply and Battery charge .................................................................6
4. Technical Specifications .................................................................................... 7
5. Commands and Connections description ......................................................... 14
5.1. Front panel Commands description............................................................. 14
5.2. Upper panel Connections Description ......................................................... 15
6. Use mode (frequent commands, menu hierarchy) ............................................ 16
7. LINE TESTS Pre-configured SELT Sequences (by ASW 1/II) ........................... 17
7.1. LINE TESTS Pre-configured Single Transmissive Measurements ................ 21
7.2. LINE TESTS Pre-configured DELT (End-to-End) Sequence ........................ 22
7.3. LINE TESTS Pre-configured Telephone DELT (End-to-End) Sequence ........ 26
8. Subscriber Simulator ....................................................................................... 27
9. TDR Fault Locator ........................................................................................... 28
10. Events Tests ................................................................................................... 30
10.1. Micro-interruptions Test .............................................................................. 30
10.2. Impulsive Noise Test .................................................................................. 31
11. Digital Multimeter ............................................................................................ 32
11.1. DC/AC Voltage Measurement ..................................................................... 32
11.2. DC/AC Capacitance Measurement ............................................................. 32
11.3. Resistance Measurement (Loop and/or Insulation) ...................................... 33
11.4. Low Insulation Localization (RFL) without extraneous voltage ...................... 35
11.5. Fault Localization (RFL) with extraneous DC voltage ................................... 36
11.6. Resistive Balancement “R-bal” measurement .............................................. 38
11.7. Line / Load Impedance Response ............................................................... 38
12. Signal Analyzer & Generator ........................................................................... 39
12.1. Generator & Meter ..................................................................................... 40
12.2. Spectrum & Network Analyzer (for Base and Medium Band) ........................ 41
12.3. Spectrum & Network Analyzer (for High Band) ............................................ 42
12.4. Guide for generic manual transmissive measurements ................................ 43
- RMS Noise in Base Band with Generator & Meter.............................................. 43
- Spectral Noise / Level with Spectrum Analyzer .................................................. 43
- Power Spectral Density (with Spectrum Analyzer in High Impedance) ................ 44
- Return Loss with Network Analyzer ................................................................... 44
- Longitudinal Balance Attenuation with Network Analyzer .................................... 45
- Near End Crosstalk “NEXT” with Spectrum Analyzer.......................................... 45
- Insertion Loss meas. End-to-End manual or semi-automatic mode. ................... 46
13. File Manager ................................................................................................... 47
14. Configurations and Utilities ............................................................................... 48
15. Appendix 2 - DPBO verification ....................................................................... 51