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The Cable Test section of the Main Unit
is an easy-to-use and very powerful
Tests for a physical hub/switch or PC connection on the cable
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that is plugged into the jack. If a device exists, the wiring pairs
involved are displayed on the adjacent LEDs. See below.
Places a tone and a wiring pattern signal on the cable
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connected to the jack. Use the Remote Probe and the tone
to trace the location of the cable (e.g. in the wiring closet).
Displays the pair configuration and other characteristics of the
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cable on Remote Probe's LED display. Further explanation of the
use of the Remote Probe can be found in section V "Learning the
Remote Probe's faceplate."
Cable Tests without the use of the Remote Probe.
The TVR1000 Main Unit's Cable Test jack senses LAN device
connections (without the use of the Remote Probe). Connections
are displayed on the LED panel below the jack (e.g. if LEDs "1,2"
and "3,6" are lit, it means that pairs 1,2 and 3,6 are connected to a
device). The LAN device can be ON or OFF. This test is most often
used to verify the presence of a LAN device at the far end of a cable
but it also can be used to locate cables that cannot support 100
or 1000 Base-T operation (some 100 Base-T and all 1000 Base-T
devices require 4 pairs of wire so all 4 LEDs must light). In summary,
the tests performed by the Cable Test jack (without the Probe) are:
Tests connection to hub (cable pairs connected to hub).
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Tests connection to PC (cable pairs connected to PC).
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Tests number of pairs required by a PC or hub (plug directly
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into PC or hub).
CABLE TESTS Jack
part of the TVR1000.
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Section V. Learning the Remote Probe's Faceplate
The TVR1000's Remote Probe adds cable tracing and
pairs testing capability to the TVR1000. It must be used
with the Main Unit's Cable Tests jack. The Remote
Probe traces cables and tests the pairs configuration of
the cable by tracing signals placed on the cable by the
Cable Tests jack on the Main Unit. By combining cable
tracing and pairs testing in one unit, the TVR1000 Re-
mote Probe has uniquely turned a two step procedure
into a one-step process.
Tests performed by the Remote Probe (using the Main Unit's
Cable Tests jack)
Locates miswired cables.*
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Locates missing cables.*
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Tests installed cables (pairs wired and type).
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Tests patch cables (pairs wired and type).
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Locates and traces inactive cables.
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Locates active cables to hubs/switches and PCs
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without interfering with LAN performance.
* Main unit only. Does not require the use of the Remote Probe
Tracing tones. The Remote Probe's tip traces tones transmitted
from the Main Unit's Cable Test jack. Any tone detected is amplified
and emitted from the Remote Probe's built-in speaker.
Use this capability to trace the location of wires inside a wiring
closet or wherever cables are bundled. For instance, it is very com-
mon for switch ports to be mislabeled or not labeled at all. These
problems can be solved by placing a tone on the wire
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