Operation Manual

Maintenance
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Updating with a PC
1 Install the latest version of LinkWare software on your
PC.
2 Download the DTX CableAnalyzer update file from
the Fluke Networks website, or contact Fluke
Networks to get the update by other means. Save the
file to your hard drive.
3 Make the connections shown in Figure 22 using the
USB or DTX serial cable. (The USB connection, if
available, is faster.) Turn on the tester and the smart
remote.
Note
The DTX serial cable connects a PC’s DB-9 
RS-232 serial port to the miniature RS-232 serial
port on the DTX-1500 testers. This cable is
available from Fluke Networks.
4 Select Utilities > DTX Utilities > Software Update from
the LinkWare menu, locate and select the .dtx (DTX
update) file; then click Open.
5 When the tester is updated, it reboots, then prompts
you about updating the smart remote’s software.
Press
 OK to update the smart remote’s software.
6 To verify the update, turn the rotary switch to SPECIAL
FUNCTIONS; then select Version Information.
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Figure 22. Updating the Software with a PC
USB or
DTX RS-232
serial cable
TEST
LOW BATTERY
TONE
TALK
FAIL
TEST
PASS
TALK
TALK
MONITOR
ENTER
TEST
SAVE
SPECIAL
FUNCTIONS
SETUP
AUTO
TEST
SINGLE
TEST
EXIT
F1 F2 F3