Running A Test - Fluke 686 Getting Started

Running a Test

The instrument displays the top-level softkeys after it is turned on. The
MORE label above the Setup/Utils softkey label indicates that there are
additional softkeys on this level. Press E to access the second row of
softkeys. Figure 7 shows the instrument's Ethernet top-level softkeys and
Figure 8 shows the instrument's Token Ring top-level softkeys.
Use the following general procedure to run and stop a test.
1. Configure the instrument as required for your Ethernet or Token Ring
network. Verify that the Connector Type and the network speed
parameters are correct under Network Configuration, which is accessed by
pressing the Setup/Utils softkey from the top-level softkeys.
2. Select the desired test category by pressing the appropriate top-level
softkey. (Figures 5 and 6 show the LANMeter instrument's softkey trees.)
3. Highlight the desired test to run.
The exact steps required to highlight a test depend on which test you want
to run. The first test is automatically highlighted. Otherwise, you either
press the test softkey once or press E, then press the test softkey once
(if there is a second row of tests).
4. Attach the appropriate cables. Refer to the previous "Attaching Cables"
section for more information.
Press the C softkey and select Configure to configure the test that
5.
you are about to run unless you want to use the default settings. Some
tests do not have configurable parameters.
Press the test softkey a second time or press I to run the test.
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7. Observe the test results.
Press G. (Some tests stop automatically and do not require pressing
8.
G.)
Enterprise LANMeter
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