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Cable Test Overview
Detailed Test Results
The Cable Test
menu saves all tests to internal memory and to the SD
card, except when using ID only remotes, to a file with the extension ".tst". If
the SD Card is not inserted into the unit, a warning will appear upon entering
the Cable Test Screen; "AutoSave cable test to SD enabled but SD card not
found". See 5th Systems Settings screen to Enable/Disable auto save to SD.
The Cable Test has two screens; a Detailed Results screen and a
spreadsheet-like Test List screen. Testing can be initiated from either screen
by pressing the Test button
Screen, only a summary of the results is shown. If no test file is defined by
the user, "UNTITLED1.TST" will be used to save test results to. The test file
name that is being used appears in the title bar along with the current
function, Cable Test.
To navigate from the Detailed Results screen to the Test List, touch List
at the bottom of screen. If the List icon is not displayed at the bottom of the
screen, touch more options on the bottom right of the screen
List will be displayed with a highlighted cable test in the list which the
Detailed Results screen was displaying results for. To navigate from the Test
List to the Detailed Results screen, highlight a cable test in the list that you
would like to display the test details for and touch Select
of the screen. To exit the Test List without making a selection, press the Back
button
.
Before testing a cable, the list file should be selected or created to save
results to. The cable type should be selected or created from the cable type
list and the cable name prefix and beginning index number can be defined
Cable Test List
. When initiating a test from the Test List
. The Test
at the bottom
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or kept as default. Each test performed will use the currently selected test
definition.
Note: All these test setup functions are on the Detailed Results screen.
Cable Test Setup
From the home screen, touch Cable Test
touch Select
at the bottom of the screen or the Back button
to the Detailed Results screen:
Creating a New Test List:
Touch New File
at the bottom of the Detailed Results screen, enter a file
name (20 characters max.), and touch OK. Returns to Detailed Results
screen. Test List name will appear in the title bar. See File Manager section
on page 38 for additional File manager instructions.
Opening a Test List:
If a Test List (.tst) file already exists, it can be selected from a directory list,
by touching File Manager
. The file manager screen will open showing
the internal memory directory of TST files. Touch to highlight the desired file
in the list and select File Open
Detailed Results screen.
Selecting a Cable Type:
Touch Cable Type
on the right-hand side of the Detailed Results screen.
A list of defined cable types will be displayed with a scroll bar on the right-
hand side. If the cable type to be used is in the list, highlight it by touching
the line and touch select
to make it the current cable type and return to
the Detailed Results screen. See Cable Type section on page 26 for
instructions to edit, add or delete cable types.
Setting Cable ID Names:
The cable ID naming convention is a prefix plus an incrementing three
digit index number. The prefix should be limited to 9 characters. With the
three digit index there will be a total of 12 characters in the name. From the
Detailed Result screen, touch Edit
Result screen.
The Cable Test Setup screen will appear with the current values for prefix
and index displayed. Touch Edit
type in new name or index and touch OK.
. If the list screen is displayed,
to open the test list and return to the
on the right-hand side of the Detailed
to the right of the value to be changed,
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