Equipment Supplied; Interface Mode Icons; Setting Up Your Instrument - Fluke 686 Getting Started

68x Series
Getting Started
Refer to the Users Manual for specific information on using your LANMeter
instrument.

Equipment Supplied

The following equipment is supplied with the LANMeter instrument:
r Combination Wire Map and Cable Identifier #0 Remote Adapter
r Instrument Case
r Getting Started Manual
r Users Manual (on CD)
r AC Adapter/Battery Charger
r 3 ½-inch Utility Diskette

Interface Mode Icons

This icon is used in this manual to signify that the text that follows refers to the
Ethernet interface only. The Fluke 683 and 682 have the Ethernet interface
only and the Fluke 686 and 685 can be switched between the Ethernet and
Token Ring interfaces.
This icon is used in this manual to signify that the text that follows refers to the
Token Ring interface only. The Fluke 680 has the Token Ring interface only
and the Fluke 686 and 685 can be switched between the Ethernet and Token
Ring interfaces.

Setting Up Your Instrument

The following sections describe the initial setup and use of your instrument.
r Connecting the AC Adapter
r Changing the Network Interface
r User Interface
r Setup/Utils
r Attaching Cables
r Running a Test
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