User Manual

CableSHARK P3 User Guide

CAPACITANCE

nF/mi or nF/km:

Allows the user to specify the cable’s capacitance constant. See Appendix B for

more information on loop characteristics.

RESISTANCE

Ohm/mi or

Ohm/km

Allows the user to specify the cable’s resistance constant. See Appendix B for more

information on loop characteristics.

ATTN at 300kHz

dB/mi or dB/km

Allows the user to specify the cable’s attenuation constant. See Appendix B for more

information on loop characteristics.

The Function button command selection at the bottom of the Frequency Response Test Setup Menu

consists of five options available to the operator. The first three options (EDIT/SELECT, SELECT

PREVIOUS, SELECT NEXT) enable the modification of the test parameters (residing near the upper part of

the screen). The last two options at the bottom of the screen are CABLE TESTS and MAIN MENU. For

some options for which a numeric value must be entered, only three options may appear: EDIT/SELECT,

CABLE TESTS and MAIN MENU.

To modify a test parameter, it must first be highlighted with the cursor. A test parameter can be highlighted

by moving the cursor to the desired parameter with the Cursor Pad UP/DOWN arrow buttons. The following

are brief descriptions of each of the function button options:

EDIT/SELECT

Pressing the function button corresponding to EDIT/SELECT invokes a menu

wherein a desired parameter can be highlighted by using the Cursor Pad

UP/DOWN arrow buttons and/or the function buttons corresponding to PAGE

UP and PAGE DOWN (should they exist). Press the function button

corresponding ENTER to select the highlighted parameter.

SELECT PREVIOUS

Pressing the function button corresponding to SELECT PREVIOUS scrolls

backward through each of the parameters that are available for the highlighted

option.

SELECT NEXT

Pressing the function button corresponding to SELECT NEXT scrolls forward

through each of the parameters that are available for the highlighted option.

CABLE TESTS

Pressing the function button corresponding to CABLE TESTS causes the

CABLE TESTS pop-up menu to appear.

MAIN MENU

Select the function button corresponding to MAIN MENU to return to the Main

Menu.