EXFO MaxTester 610 Quick Reference Manual page 2

Setting Up Tests
To setup the Dialer function:
From the Copper Main or Multimeter (if FED option enabled) menu, select
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Dialer and press .
Set up the following parameters as needed.
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From the Enter Number entry, press to open the on-screen
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keypad.
Enter phone numbers using the key pad and add them to the Phone
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Book by pressing the Add to PhoneBook function key.
Enter an Entry Name for the Phone Number, select the Type, and
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Add it. The Phone Book can include a maximum of 50 groups.
You can also setup the Phone Book from the Setup icon, described
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below.
POTS dialing is also integrated into individual test screens to give you
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quick access to the manual dialer function, speed dial and last dialed
lists, without exiting the current test application.
To select a test profile:
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From the Copper Main menu, select Test Configuration and press
Select Profile to list and choose a profile already saved in the internal
2
memory.
3
Select Profile Details to view any of the saved test threshold values and
cable parameters.
4 From this function, you can also perform the following:
Copy a test profile to a USB from the unit's internal memory and vice
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versa.
Delete a profile from the unit (except the default profile).
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Reset the current test setup to the factory default profile by selecting
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Profile Default.
Save changes made to selected profile.
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To Setup parameters common to all tests:
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From the Copper Main menu, select Setup and press .
Select from the following menu items to setup copper tests:
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Phone Book to setup and save groups of phone numbers.
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Cable Book to select, add, clone, and delete a cable, as well as modify
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its details; and load and save a Cable Book.
Application Settings to set up and save software settings and values
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for the cables, using the following pages: General, Standard,
Identification, File Name, and Buzzer.
The General tab also allows you to configure graph-viewing modes.
And Capacitance Measurement allows for 2- or 3-terminal testing.
Factory Default to revert the Phone Book and/or Application
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Settings to the factory default values.
Test Lead Compensation to overwrite the current test lead
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characteristics and start resistance and capacitance compensation
based on the cable temperature of the test lead.
Running Tests
To run a test:
From the Copper Main pane, select the desired test icon and sub-menu icon in the case of Multimeter, Noise
and Frequency Tests, TDR, and Auto Test, and press
Setup/Application Settings - Test Startup Mode is set to Auto. If not, press Start/Stop key to run the test.
Saving Test Results
You can save test results to an internal memory file or export results to an HTML, MHTML, or XML report using
a USB key, during or after a test. Each copper test includes a Save Result tab opening a new screen to do so.
Note: User Auto Test includes an Upload/Save Result tab which
adds an Upload & Save button, and allows you to upload saved
Auto Test results to an FTP site or USB.
To set parameter values and save or export results:
1 Press the up/down arrows to select the desired parameter.
Press the left/right arrow keys to view and select the options,
2
OR
. Press to open the on-screen keyboard to enter or edit a value.
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Press the up/down left/right arrows to navigate the on-screen keyboard.
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Select the desired function key to complete your selection.
Select Result File to save your results to an existing File Name or Upload
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& Save your User AutoTest results to an FTP site or USB.
OR
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Select Save or Export buttons and press
The file format for exporting results is HTML, MHTML, or XML.
Reading Saved Test Results
To read/upload/export/delete saved results:
From the Copper Main pane, select Result Manager.
Results Summary tab allows you to select a File Name and view the results
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from a list of files previously saved in the MT internal memory or a USB.
From the selected results sub-menu, you can view the following:
Summary for test status, general and identification information.
Result Details for measured results for each lead combination and cable
parameters of the test.
Profile Details to view thresholds and setup parameters of the test.
Phone Book for the phone entry dialed during the test. If the dialer was not
used during the test, the Phone Book icon will not appear.
FED Details displays the FED (far end device) State value for the test.
Upload tab initializes a Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection and allows you to
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upload previously saved User Auto Test files to an FTP site or USB. The
Delete button is for deleting selected XML files in internal memory.
Export tab allows you to select a File Name or All files previously saved and
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export the results in the following Report Format: HTML, MHTML, or XML.
Delete tab allows you to delete a selected File Name or All files saved in the
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MT internal memory only.
. The test automatically runs if the
to confirm your selection.
Viewing Test Results
Once a test has run, the results obtained are displayed on the screen.
Multimeter
Tests included are: Voltage, Current, Resistance/Shorts, Resistive
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Balance, Isolation, Capacitance/Opens, Station Ground, and Stressed
Balance (if option enabled). Select an icon to run a test, which will then
display pass/fail status and detailed test results.
The Dialer can be accessed from the Copper Main or Multimeter (if FED
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option enabled) menu, and is integrated into all tests to give you quick access
to the manual dialer function, speed dial and last dialed lists, without exiting
the current test application.
Threshold Settings can be set within each test.
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Pair Detective
The Pair Detective test (a SmartR™ feature) consists of a series of ten
consecutive individual tests and applies a high voltage to the line during isolation
testing.
Note: Before proceeding with this test, ensure the line is inactive.
Summary displays the pass/fail status, the detected device,
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DC-Voltage/Current and Isolation for each selected inactive wire pair, as well
as other detailed results.
Isolation results display a five-level indicator of the measured isolation.
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Isolation Soak Time, Cable Setup, and Threshold Settings can be set up
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from the Summary page.
Multimeter tab displays DC Voltage/Current and Capacitance results, and
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Isolation which displays Resistance and a Soak Counter for each wire Pair.
TDR tab integrates a live TDR test and displays the distance to the most
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significant reflection, in text and graphical measurements.
FaultMapper
The FaultMapper test (a SmartR™ feature) locates bridged taps, shorts, grounds,
and opens, and displays the cable faults in text and graphical format.
The TDR tab provides a shortcut to the TDR test.
Noise Tests
Tests included are: VF Noise, Power Influence, VF Impulse Noise, WB PSD
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Noise, WB Impulse Noise, and NEXT. Select an icon to run a test, which will
then display pass/fail status and detailed test results.
Power Influence, WB PSD Noise, WB Impulse Noise Histogram, and
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NEXT Spectrum display results in graphical format. For WB PSD Noise, you
can view the graph in either portrait/landscape mode.
The Select Graph button opens a new selection of function keys which allow
you to maneuver the graph.
The Dialer tab is integrated into all tests to give you quick access to the
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manual dialer function, speed dial and last dialed lists, without exiting the
current test application.
Threshold Settings can be set within each test.
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