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- Page 1 CTX200 RJ45/Coax Cable Tester USER MANUAL...
- Page 2 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase the CTX200 RJ45/Coax Cable Tester. The system consists of a Main Tester and a Remote Terminator and Preforms the following tests: Continuity, Open & Short Circuits, Wire Crossed (Reverse and Split) Tests CAT3, 5, 5e, 6, 6A, & 7 Ethernet Cables to TIA568 Specs •...
- Page 3 Ethernet cables have 4 pairs of wires (”twisted pairs”). It is important that the pairs correctly go to connector pins 1,2 ; 3,6 ; 4,5 ; and 7,8. The Pocket CAT tests for the proper pairing and if there is an error it will report it to you (”split pairs”) Connecting cables to the Tester Installed cables: Connect the Main unit to the wall jack, then connect the Remote to the patch panel or far-end wall jack.
- Page 4 Tone is used to locate a cable’s far end. A tone is placed on the cable’s “near end” by the CTX200 Main unit. The probe locates the tone at the far end of the cable. NOTE: Requires Connecting cables to the Tester Plug the cable into the tester’s Main unit.
- Page 5 POCKET CAT FACEPLATE Pass/Fail Indicator Pair/Shield Tested (Coax uses 4/5) Press to test all pairs automatically. Press to test pairs individually. Hold 7 second for Tone and Press again to select pair. Remote Connector: Push or Slide to Remove. Testing RJ45 and Coax Cables Power ON and TEST: Press the ON button.
- Page 6 Testing Examples: Coax The Pocket CAT uses LED 4&5 to display the status of a coax cable test . Connect the near end of the cable to the BNC connector. Connect the far end to the coax terminator (pouch). Good Cable: LEDs BLINK Short in Cable:...
- Page 7 Testing Examples: Ethernet Ethernet cables have 4 pairs of wires (”twisted pairs”). It is important that the pairs correctly go to connector pins 1,2; 3,6; 4,5; and 7,8. The tester tests for the proper pairing and if there is an error it will report it to you. The follow-ing examples are based on EIA/TIA 568B (the most popular ethernet wiring standard).
- Page 8 Split Pairs 1-2 &3-6: Short on Pair 3-6:...
- Page 9 Crossed Pairs 4-5 & 7-8: Copyright © 2019 Triplett...
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