LANTEK CABLE TESTER USER'S GUIDE - Ideal Industries

TROUBLESHOOTING 10/100/1000 BASE-T ................................................................... 3-39
CHAPTER 4 COAX CABLE FIELD CALIBRATION AND TESTING.................... 4-1
UNDERSTANDING COAX CABLE .................................................................................... 4-1
COAX STANDARDS .................................................................................................. 4-1
COAX AUTOTEST SUITE............................................................................................. 4-2
COAX FIELD CALIBRATION AND TESTING PROCEDURE .......................................................... 4-2
TROUBLESHOOTING COAX CABLING............................................................................... 4-4
CHAPTER 5 FIBER OPTICS CABLE FIELD CALIBRATION AND TESTING
(FIBERTEK TM ) ............................................................................................ 5-1
SETTING AUTOTEST PREFERENCES ................................................................................. 5-1
Specifying a Module (Fiber Type) ......................................................................... 5-1
FIELD CALIBRATION (GENERAL) .................................................................................... 5-3
PERFORMING A FIELD CALIBRATION................................................................................ 5-4
AUTOTEST CONFIGURATION......................................................................................... 5-4
Method ‘A’ ........................................................................................................ 5-5
Method ‘A’ Alternate .......................................................................................... 5-6
PERFORMING A FIBER AUTOTEST ................................................................................... 5-7
Setup & Calibration for Loopback Testing (Single Handset) ...................................... 5-7
Loopback Testing .............................................................................................. 5-8
Length Test (Dual Handset) ................................................................................ 5-9
Dual Wavelength Attenuation Test Setup ............................................................ 5-10
Dual Wavelength Attenuation Testing ................................................................. 5-10
TESTING WITH FIBER STANDARDS ............................................................................... 5-11
INTERPRETING AUTOTEST RESULTS FOR FIBER OPTICS ....................................................... 5-12
Pass/Fail Reporting .......................................................................................... 5-12
Saving Current Autotest Results ........................................................................ 5-12
Manually Saving Autotest Results (AutoSave Disabled) ......................................... 5-12
Manipulating Job Folders .................................................................................. 5-12
Viewing Result Details ...................................................................................... 5-13
MEASURING RETURN LOSS ........................................................................................ 5-13
CHAPTER 6 FIBER OPTICS DIAGNOSTICS (TRACETEK TM )........................... 6-1
TRACETEK VS. OTDR ............................................................................................. 6-1
OTDR Operating Principles .................................................................................. 6-1
TRACETEK OPERATING PRINCIPLES .............................................................................. 6-3
USING TRACETEK .................................................................................................. 6-3
High Resolution................................................................................................. 6-4
Medium (Med) Resolution ................................................................................... 6-4
Low Resolution.................................................................................................. 6-4
TRACETEK OVERVIEW ................................................................................................ 6-4
TRACETEK DISPLAY ................................................................................................ 6-5
TESTING WITH TRACETEK ......................................................................................... 6-8
SAVING TRACETEK RESULTS...................................................................................... 6-9
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