Psiber CableMaster 450 Manuel utilisateur

CableMaster 450

Voice, Data & Video Tester with

Length Measurement

▪Tests Voice (6 wire), Data (8 wire)

and Video (coax)

▪Easy to read, extra large 7-segment

LCD screen with large icons

▪Tone generation over voice, data and

video cables, with 4 different tones

▪Measures length of entire cable and

individual wire pairs

▪RJ (Voice & Data) master remote

stores in bottom of case

▪Maps 19 locations at one time

▪Tests and indicates pins with shorts,

opens, reversals, miswires and split

pairs

▪Displays “Pass” icon for correctly

wired T568A/B and crossover/uplink

▪Displays “Pass” icon for correctly

wired 6-pin telephone plus “Rev” for

reverse-pinned

▪Low power consumption for long

battery life

▪Auto power-off

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User Manual

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CableMaster 450

Voice,Data & Video Tester with Length Measurement

User Manual

Table of Contents

About this Manual...................................................................3

Symbols and Icons..............................................................3

Terms and Descriptions......................................................4

Safety Information..............................................................5

Accessories......................................................................6

Design Features.......................................................................7

CableMaster Description...................................................8

Jacks and Connectors.........................................................8

Remote Tester...................................................................8

LCD Display Screen..........................................................9

Keypad.......................................................................13

Operations.....................................................................16

Turning the Unit On/Off...................................................16

Automatic Power Down...................................................16

Cable Testing General Guidelines....................................17

Testing Voice Cables.........................................................18

Testing Video Cables.........................................................20

Testing Data Cables.........................................................21

Using ID Mode..................................................................22

Using Tone Mode.............................................................24

Using Length Mode..........................................................26

Maintenance.................................................................33

Battery Replacement........................................................33

Cleaning.......................................................................33

Storage....................................................................33

Customer Service...................................................................34

Contacting Psiber Data..................................................34

Additional Accessories .....................................................34

Warranty Information.......................................................35

Registration...............................................................35

Disposal......................................................................35

Returns........................................................................35

Specications....................................................................36

Appendix: Cable Wiring and Display Screen.........................38

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

Symbols & Icons

The following symbols, listed in Table 1, used throughout the manual or

in the display screen of the test unit to help you avoid personal injury and

potential damage to the test equipment.

Feature Function

Continuity Testing Discerns if the voice, data, and/or video cables

being tested have been wired correctly with

no faults.

ID Mapping Identies cables and determines their exact

location.

Tone Mode Veries cable wiring paths by sound.

Length Measurement Determines the length of an entire cable and/

or individual wire pairs within the cable.

Symbol Denition

Warning: Potential for personal injury

Caution: Potential for damage or destruction to equipment.

Voltage! Voltage detection symbol. Immediately disconnect cables from

the main or remote tester.

Conformité Européenne. Conforms with European Economic

Area directives.

Disposal information

The CableMaster is a handheld device used by contractors, repair

technicians, and other authorized users to test, identify, and detect

potential faults in voice, video, and data cables. The CableMaster has the

added feature of length measurement, allowing you to measure the length

of a cable as a whole or by individual wire pairs located within a cable.

The test unit offers the following features:

Table 1. Symbols and Icons

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Terms Description and Uses

Video cable Coax cable with a single pair (2 pin) wiring system

▪The pins are paired in order of continuity

▪Test this cable using the F-Connector on the main test unit

Data cable Data cables with a 4 pair (8 pin) wiring system

▪Pin pairs are not wired by continuity, but follow a cabling

standard

▪Test this cable using the RJ45 adaptor on main test unit

Cabling

Standards

Standard wiring design of a cable. The pairing of wires

differs according to cable type.

▪Many standards adopt a wire coloring system to help

ensure proper pin pairing

▪Common data cable wiring standards are known as

T568A/B

Voice cable Phone cable with a 3 pair (6 pin) wiring system

▪The pins are paired by continuity, except in the case of a

reverse pinned voice cable

▪Use the RJ11 adaptor on the main test unit to test a voice

cable

Pins Individual wires within a cable

▪Two pins paired together are known as pin pairs

F-Connector Jack for a coax cable

RJ Jack Connector for a voice or data cable. RJ stands for Regis-

tered Jack.

▪The connector can be located on the tester itself. When

mounted on a wall, the RJ Jack is known as a wall port.

▪RJ11 is voice jack

▪RJ45 is data jack

RJ Plug ▪Cable end that is inserted into a wall port or the test unit

Length

Constant

Value

The amount of capacitance in picofarads (pF) per unit

distance.

Table 2. Terms and Descriptions

Terms and Descriptions

Table 2 denes the terms used throughout the document and provides

information to assist you with proper operation and understanding of the

test unit.

Notication Denition

The CableMaster is designed for use on unenergized

cabling systems. Connecting the CableMaster to live AC

power may damage the unit and pose a safety hazard for

the user.

Poorly terminated RJ plugs have the potential to damage

the jacks on the CableMaster. Visually inspect an RJ plug

before inserting it into the main or remote tester to ensure

you are placing the plug into the appropriate jack.

The cable’s contacts should always be recessed into the

plastic housing of the receiving jack. Plugging a 6-position

phone plug into the 8-position data jack on the tester has

the potential to damage the outer-most contacts of the

jack. Insert the cable into the appropriate connector on

remote or main tester.

Do not place equipment and its accessories in the trash.

Items must be properly disposed in accordance with local

regulations

Table 3. Safety Information

Safety Information

To ensure safe operation of the CableMaster, follow the instructions

carefully and observe the warning and caution messages listed in Table

3. Failure to observe warnings can result in severe injury or death and can

cause damage to the tester.

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Accessory Description

1-5 Network/Coax ID

Remotes with

F-Connector Coupler, F81

Cable assembly, RJ45

to Alligator Clips – 12”

Table 4. CableMaster Accessories

The accessories listed in Table 4 below are provided with your purchase

of the CableMaster. These accessories must be used when operating the

unit in order to properly test and identify cables. Refer to the Additional

Accessories section for a listing of additional products that can help

make testing easier.

ACCESSORIES

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No. 1 - 5 Coax Remotes

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No. 1 - 5 Network Remotes

F-Connector Coupler

DESIGN FEATURES

▪Easy to operate

▪Extra large seven-segment LCD screen with icons that clearly display

test results

▪Tests data (8-wire), voice (6-wire) and video (2-wire) cabling systems

▪RJ (Voice & Data) test remote stores in bottom of case plus a video ID

remote is included

▪Measures length of entire cable and individual wire pairs

▪Displays length reading in feet or meters

▪Wire mapping remotes for mapping cable runs to wall outlets ac-

company the CableMaster

▪Cable test results displayed in wire map format with connector pin

numbers

▪Tests and indicates pins with shorts, opens, reversals, miswires and

split pairs

▪Displays “Pass” icon for correctly wired T568A/B data cables

▪Shows “X-over” for correctly wired cross-over (uplink) data cables and

displays “Rev” for correctly wired reverse-pinned voice cables

▪Tone generator has a selectable tone cadence which is applied to

selected pins or pin pairs

▪Conserves power and supports long battery life with Auto-off feature

and battery low icon

▪Video and data cables can be connected to the tester at the same

time to improve testing efciency

▪Patch cables may be tested without detaching the remote from the

main tester

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CableMaster Description

The CableMaster, illustrated in Figure 1, has four main parts: the

connectors, the LCD display screen, the keypad, and the remote tester.

LCD Display Screen

RJ11 Jack F-connector

RJ45 Jack

Keypad

Remote Tester

RJ11 Jack

RJ45 Jack

Figure 1. CableMaster

Jacks and Connectors

The main unit connectors located at the top of the CableMaster include

two RJ Jacks for data and voice cables and one F-Connector for video

cables.

Remote Tester

The remote tester can be detached from the main unit to test cables over

a distance. The remote test unit has two RJ Jacks for data and voice

cables and is integral to the testing process. Refer to the Operations

section of the manual for detailed instructions on cable testing.

LCD Display Screen

The main tester has a high contrast LCD display screen, shown in Figure

2 below. The LCD screen displays the following: test mode, pass/special

cables, cable faults, shield indicator, battery capacity, locator ID#, voltage

detection, and wire mapping.

Test Mode

The top line of the display shows the cable type test mode (voice, data,

and video).

Tone Mode

Tone Mode must be used with a tone tracer probe. The probe allows you

to trace cable wiring paths and identify potential faults by sound. The

following icons appear in the display screen when Tone Mode is in use:

▪Cadence - There are four cadence options: HI, LO, Hi-Lo1, and

Hi-Lo2. The last selected cadence appears in the lower right

corner of the display screen.

▪Tone Path Selection – When tracing a video cable, the

selected cadence is transmitted on the coax pin (“P”), the coax

shield (“S”), or both the pin and shield (“PS”). The icons related

to the current tone path selection appear in the lower left

corner of LCD display screen.

Note: The tone tracer probe is sold separately (refer to the

Additional Accessories section)

Figure 2. LCD Display Screen

Battery Low

Locator ID #

Mode

Pass/Special Cables

Cable Faults

Shield Indicator

Tester Pin #

Wire

Map Remote Pin #

Voltage Detected

Warning

12345678

Voice Data Video

Voltage!

Rev

Open

Short

Split

Pass

Fail

Tone

X-over

Shielded

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Length Mode

When the LENGTH/TONE button is pressed, the measured cable length

(in units of feet or meters) appears in the lower right corner of the LCD

display screen and the “L” icon appears above pins 7 and 8 in the Wire

Map. The following values and icons display in the screen when measur-

ing cable length:

▪Edit Capacitance – When adjusting the length constant value for a

cable, the “Edit Cap” icon appears in the bottom of the screen. An “E”

icon displays above pins 7 and 8 in the Wire Map to indicate you are

in Edit Mode.

▪Length Constant Value – A value, measured in picofarads (pF) per

foot or meter appears in the bottom of the LCD display screen. This

value corresponds to the selected cable type and can be adjusted at

any time. When viewing the length constant value for a cable type,

the “C” icon displays above pins 7 and 8.

Pass/Special Cables

The second row of the display screen corresponds to the wiring structure of

the cable being tested. The Tri Tester™ displays the following three icons:

▪Pass – The “Pass” icon appears if the cable has a properly wired

4-pair T568A/B data cable, a 3-pair one-to-one wired voice cable, or a

video cable with no faults.

▪X-over – This icon displays if a properly wired cross-over (uplink)

data cable is recognized. A crossover cable is a data cable with

the 1-2 pair wired to the 3-6 pair. This allows an Ethernet NIC card

without MDIX capability to communicate by wiring the transmit end

of the cable to the receiver on the opposite end of the cable.

▪Rev – The “Rev” icon is displayed when the cable is a properly

wired reverse-pinned voice cable. A reverse-pinned voice cable

has all wires on one cable connector ordered by continuity and the

connector on the opposite end of the cable has the pins located in a

reversed order. Pin 1 connects to Pin 6 on the opposite connector; Pin

2 connects to Pin 5 and so on.

Cable Faults

There are four possible error conditions on the cable: Fail, Short, Split,

and Open. Cable faults appear in the third row of the LCD screen. The

faults are described in Table 5 below. Refer to the Appendix for a visual

representation of cable faults and how they appear in the Wire Map.

Table des matières

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