Autotest Test Series For Coaxial Cables; Calibration; Twisted Pair Cabling - IDEAL Networks LanTEK III Manual

5.8.1

Autotest Test Series for Coaxial Cables

Cable Types
RG59 31 or 92 m
RG6 31 or 92 m
IBM Coax
TWINAX, ARCNET
10BASE2
(IEEE 802.3)
10BASE5
(IEEE 802.3)
5.9

Calibration

A field calibration must be performed if:
• Channel adapters are used
• During the last 7 days no calibration has been performed. The user receives a
message, informing him that a field calibration is required.
•
The test adapter has been changed.
• A patch cord has been changed.
Field calibration is not necessary for Permanent Link Adapters.
5.9.1

Twisted Pair Cabling

1. Use Arrow Keys to navigate to "Calibration" and press Enter to open job list.
Calibration requires one patch cord each for the Display handset (DH) and the Remote
handset (RH).
NOTE:
It is imperative not to mix up the corresponding patch cords for Display handset (DH) and
Remote handset (RH), and they must also be used for the cable test. We recommend to
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