Fluke TS54 TDR User Manual page 12

TS54TDR/TS53 PRO Test Sets
Users Guide
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The
handset, you can press
environments such as near heavy traffic. With the mute on, ambient noise is not picked up by
the test set's microphone and therefore not transmitted to the receiver. When the mute is on, it
is easier to hear the person at the other end of the line and easier to hear static or noise on the
line. To turn on the microphone, press
TS54 TDR and TS53 PRO only: When the test set is off-hook and is in Speakerphone mode, you
can press
a Receive-Only Loud Speaker mode. This is a better mode for troubleshooting because it
prevents the speaker from cutting out when a medium to loud noise occurs in your vicinity. To
turn on the speakerphone microphone, press
You can set the Receive-Only Loud Speaker mode to be default mode (see "Make Receive-Only
Loud Speaker Mode the Default" on page 22). In this mode, the
When the test set is muted, MUTE shows on the display.
F
This is key has two functions. It performs the "flash" function when the test set is in Talk mode.
It performs the "pause" function when the test set is in Monitor mode. The flash function is not
available in Monitor mode and the pause function is not available in Talk mode.
If the test set is in Talk mode and is off-hook and you press
signal. The default flash duration is 500 ms. To change the duration, see "Hook Flash Duration"
on page 22.
The pause function is available when you enter numbers into the speed-dialing memory. If you
press
in a Stored Number" on page 15. To change the duration, see "Pause Duration" on page 22.
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On the TS54 TDR test set in Monitor mode, press
measures the distance to the first short or open on the cable. See "Using the TDR (TS54 TDR)"
on page 17. The
(TS54 TDR)
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On the TS53 PRO test sets press
See "Test for Data on the Line (TS53 PRO)" on page 12. The
mode.
(TS53 PRO)
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Table 2. Keys (continued)
key operates only when the test set is off-hook. When you use the test set as a
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to turn off the handset's microphone. This is useful in noisy
N
to turn off the speakerphone's microphone and temporarily put the test set into
F
, a 4 second pause is inserted into the number you are entering. See "Putting a Pause
t
key does not operate in Talk mode.
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again.
N
again.
t
to do the TDR test. The TDR test
U
while in Monitor mode to do a test for data on the line.
N
key has no effect.
F
, the test set generates a flash
U
key does not operate in Talk