To Place A Tone On A Cable - Black Box TS590A User Manual

4. To turn the SOHO Tester off, press
either the TEL or NTWK button.

4.3 To Place a Tone on a Cable

1. Connect the cable to be traced to a
main unit jack. For the best signal, do
not connect a remote to the other
end. Due to the shielding effect of
twisted pairs, the strongest signal is
obtained by having one wire of a pair
carry tone. Selecting a single pin
instead of a pair will do this. For
coax, tone is best applied to the
shield and the shield cannot be
grounded.
2. Power on the tester by pressing the
button associated with the connector
to be used (for example, press TEL
or COAX), then press the TONE
button. Briefly pressing the TONE
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