Black Box TS870A Specifications

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LANTEST AND LANTEST PRO CAT 5E TESTER/ANALYZERS

Key Features

Test for shorts, opens,
miswires, reversals,
and split pairs.
Cable test results are
displayed in wire map
format with a message
line for shorts and split
pairs.
Automatic start-up
and shutdown: just
plug both ends of the
cable into the tester.
Two-line by
16-character
alphanumeric LCD
with icons shows
clear results.
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T est new or installed premise
wiring for networks and data
systems with the LANTest or
LANTest Pro Kit. It checks
shielded and unshielded UTP and
STP CAT3, CAT4, CAT5, and CAT6,
and also coax cables. (Adapters
for coax are included with the
LANTest Pro Kit.)
Use the tester three ways:
without the remote, with the
remote, or with the Network
Probe (TS155-R3).
To check for shorts, opens,
and split pairs, you won't need the
remote. But to test for miswires
and reversals, you'll need the
remote.
You can also use the tester
with the Network Probe to
generate a tone for testing.
The LANTest Pro CAT5e
Tester/Analyzer Kit includes eight
remotes for testing cable runs to
more than one endpoint. The
length range is 6 to 320 feet (1.8 to
Measure cable lengths and
find faults quickly for up to
eight cable endpoints.
97.5 m) for both the LANTest and
LANTest Pro.
The tester includes a 9-V
alkaline battery and operates in
four modes:
• Cable testing mode. With no
remote attached, the
LANTest checks for shorts,
opens, and split pairs. When
the remote is attached, the
LANTest also checks for
miswires and reversals.
• Length measurement mode.
Measure the length of a
cable in auto select, or
choose each pair to
measure length individually.
Adjust the cable parameter
by the capacitance per unit
length value, or by a known
length of cable.
• Setup mode. Select either
shielded twisted-pair (STP)
cable or unshielded twisted-
pair (UTP) cable. Beeper
on/off and units of measure
are also selectable
variables.
• Tone generator mode.
Select individual wires and
pairs to carry a tone. To
trace tones, you'll also need
to order the Network Probe.
Here's how it works:
Suppose you have a jumble
of cables in a wiring closet.
One of these cables runs to
a nearby office. To find the
other end of the office cable
in the closet, you can use
the tester to generate a tone.
Then, when you wave the
Network Probe near the
bundle of cables, the probe
will beep when it locates the
desired cable.
When you need to find cable
length, test for shorts, opens,
miswires, reversals, and split
pairs, or trace cable, choose the
LANTest CAT5e Tester/Analyzer.
If you need additional remotes to
test multiple cable runs, select the
LANTest Pro CAT5e Tester/
Analyzer Kit.