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- Page 1 Instruction Manual VDV Scout Pro 2 ® VDV501-098 VDV Scout Pro 2 LT ® VDV501-108 ENGLISH • VOICE, DATA, AND VIDEO CABLE TESTING • DETECTS SHORTS, OPENS, REVERSALS, MISWIRES, AND SPLIT PAIRS • CABLE ID • LENGTH MEASUREMENT (LT MODEL) •...
- Page 2 ® Instruction Manual GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS The Klein Tools VDV Scout Pro 2 is a portable voice-data-video cable tester. It tests and troubleshoots RJ11, RJ12, ® RJ45, and F-connector terminated cables and provides built-in tone generation for cable tracing. The VDV Scout ®...
- Page 3 PORTS AND REMOTES OVERVIEW RJ45 Port: Data cable, Ethernet cable, 8-wire cable, 4 twisted pair cable, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a, Cat7. F-Connector Port: Video cable, coaxial cable, RG6 cable, RG59 cable. RJ11/12 Port: Phone cable, POTS (plain old telephone service) cable, 4-wire cable, 6-wire cable, 2 twisted pair cable, 3 twisted pair cable, Cat3.
- Page 4 60 minutes after the last button press. The tone is compatible only with analog tone tracers such as the Klein Tools VDV500-060 or VDV526-054. It will not be audible without the aid of an analog tone probe.
- Page 5 VDV SCOUT PRO 2 OWNERS: PLEASE SKIP TO PAGE 7. ® VDV SCOUT PRO 2 LT KEYPAD ® Voice/Up Arrow: In Length Measurement mode, press and release to measure length of a cable connected to the RJ11/12 port. Press and release again to change which pair of wires length is being measured on.
- Page 6 ENGLISH VDV SCOUT PRO 2 LT – MEASURING LENGTH ® Cable Type Length Measurement Mode Test Running Continuously Measured Length = 45 ft. VDV SCOUT PRO 2 LT – DISPLAYING LENGTH CONSTANT ® Assure the tester is off and the screen is blank. Press the length button to enter length mode.
- Page 7 Testing Continuity- Installed Coax Testing Continuity-Term Coax Note: Only Klein Tools Universal RJ12 Jumper Cable (VDV726-125) or an approved equivalent should be used in the RJ45 jack of † the Test-n-Map™ ID Remotes. Using a non-universal RJ11/12 patch cable could result in damaged contact pins.
- Page 8 ® ® voltage on the cable. By using an analog tone probe (Klein Tools VDV526-054, VDV500-060, or most other manufacturers’ analog Testing Continuity- Installed Coax tone probes, sold separately), a cable can be identified by the tone it is carrying. This technique only allows one cable to be traced per tone generator, but has additional benefits like the ability to trace a cable manually behind certain wall materials, or trace unterminated cables of non-standard types.
- Page 9 CABLE IDENTIFICATION - RJ45/RJ12 TONE TRACING Connect a known working patch cable to the RJ45 port (if you are tracing an Ethernet cable) or RJ12 port (if you are tracing a phone cable) located at the top of the main tester body. Connect the other end of the patch cable to the wall port at the satellite location of the cable under test (not at the wiring closet).
- Page 10 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each unknown cable until all have been labeled. You can use these labels to determine which rooms should be connected to the cable splitter, or to troubleshoot intermittent connections in the future. Note: Only Klein Tools Universal RJ12 Jumper Cable (VDV726-125) or an approved equivalent should be used in the RJ45 jack of the ‡...
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Page 11: Frequently Asked Questions
Why don't I hear anything when the tester is in the tone mode? In order to hear the tone, an analog tone probe must be used to pick up the signal emitted from the VDV Scout Pro 2. Pro 2. ® ® ® (See Klein Tools' VDV526-054 or VDV500-060, sold separately). - Page 12 ENGLISH WIRING AND DISPLAY EXAMPLES P r o p e r l y W i r e d T 5 6 8 A U T P : Properly Wired T568A UTP: T568B is electrically identical to T568A, but swaps the green and orange pairs. Either standard will work as long as the same standard is used at both ends of a run or patch cable.
- Page 13 WIRING AND DISPLAY EXAMPLES C o a x C a b l e P r o p e r l y W i r e d : Coax Cable Properly Wired with ID Remote #1: The #1 ID remote is used to terminate a properly wired coax cable. The video test passes, ID #1 is detected, and the "o"s across the bottom of the screen show that the tester is running tests continuously.
- Page 14 DISPOSAL / RECYCLE Do not place equipment and its accessories in the trash. Items must be properly disposed of in accordance with local regulations. Prior to disposal of this product, please contact Klein Tools for proper disposal options.