User Manual

VF / DSL Cable Qualifier
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5.1
SELF TESTS AND RESETTING THE CABLESHARK .................................................................... 25
5.1.1 Self Tests......................................................................................................................25
5.1.2 Resetting the CableSHARK..........................................................................................25
5.2 CONNECTING THE CABLESHARK TO THE LINE ........................................................................ 26
5.2.1 Test Cable and Connector Requirements.................................................................... 26
5.2.2 Single-Ended Testing ...................................................................................................27
5.2.3 End-to-End Testing.......................................................................................................28
5.2.4 High Voltage Detection.................................................................................................28
5.3 SAVING AND RECALLING RESULTS ...................................................................................... 29
5.3.1 Saving Results..............................................................................................................29
5.3.2 Recalling Results..........................................................................................................31
5.3.3 Renaming and Deleting Results...................................................................................33
5.3.4 Bulk Transfer of Results ...............................................................................................33
5.4 REFERENCE MASKS........................................................................................................... 33
5.4.1 Comparing a Result to a Reference Mask ...................................................................34
5.5 INDUSTRY STANDARD TEST LOOPS..................................................................................... 38
5.6 BANDWIDTH REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................. 38
SECTION 6 MAIN MENU ........................................................................................................39
6.1 THE CABLE TEST MENU ..................................................................................................... 42
6.2 RESPONDER MODE............................................................................................................ 46
6.3 RECALL RESULTS .............................................................................................................. 47
6.4 THE SYSTEM SETUP MENU................................................................................................. 47
SECTION 7 QUICK START GUIDE TO CABLESHARK TESTS........................................53
7.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 53
7.2 TDR TESTS....................................................................................................................... 53
7.2.1 Automatic TDR Test .....................................................................................................53
7.2.2 Manual TDR Test..........................................................................................................54
7.3 FREQUENCY RESPONSE TESTS .......................................................................................... 55
7.3.1 Single Ended Frequency Response Test.....................................................................55
7.3.2 End to End Frequency Response Test ........................................................................ 55
7.4 ADSL DATA RATE PREDICTION (DMT) TESTS .................................................................... 56
7.4.1 Single-Ended DMT Test (Optional) ..............................................................................57
7.4.2 End-to-End DMT Test...................................................................................................57
7.5 NOISE TESTS..................................................................................................................... 58
7.6 LONGITUDINAL BALANCE TEST............................................................................................ 58
7.7 LOAD COIL DETECTION TEST.............................................................................................. 59
7.8 SPECTRAL DETECTIVE ....................................................................................................... 60
7.9 DIGITAL MULTIMETER (DMM) TEST .................................................................................... 60