Running The Autotest In Smart Remote Mode - Fluke DTX-1800 Technical Reference Handbook

DTX Series CableAnalyzer
Technical Reference Handbook

Running the Autotest in Smart Remote Mode

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If the test reference cords have been disconnected
from the tester's or smart remote's output since
the reference was set, you must set the reference
again to ensure valid measurements.
18 Turn on the tester and smart remote and let them sit
for 5 minutes. Allow additional time if the modules
have been stored above or below ambient
temperature.
19 Verify that the settings described in Table 8-2 on page
8-14 are appropriate.
20 Clean and inspect the connectors on the cabling to be
tested.
21 Connect the tester to the cabling. Figure 8-11 shows
test connections for the 1 Jumper method.
22 Turn the rotary switch to AUTOTEST. Verify that the
media type is set to Fiber. Press
change it if necessary.
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23 Press .
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Caution
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Change Media to
24 If Open or Unknown appears as the status, try the
following:
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Verify that all connections are good.
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Verify that the remote tester is on.
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Try different connections to the cabling until the
test continues. See "Using FindFiber in Smart
Remote Mode" on page 8-50 for details on
FindFiber messages.
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Use the visual fault locator to verify fiber continuity.
25 To save the results, press
following:
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To save the results in a new record, select or create
a fiber ID for one fiber; then press
create a fiber ID for the other fiber; then press
again.
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To save the results with existing OTDR or network
connectivity results for the same link, enter the ID
of the existing results or select the ID from the Auto
Sequence ID list or the List of downloaded IDs; then
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press . Repeat for the other fiber.
IDs that already contain fiber results are preceded
with a "$".
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; then do one of the
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. Select or
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