Instructions / Assembly
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Dwg Name: VDV501-851-1390325ART Dwg No: 1390325
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Color Reference: N/A
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
TONE TRACING ON INSTALLED RJ45/RJ11/RJ12 CABLE (FIG. 7):
1. Connect a known working patch cable to the RJ45 port (if you are
tracing a Data cable) or RJ12 port (if you are tracing a voice cable)
at the top of the tester.
2. Connect the other end of the patch cable to the wall port at the
satellite location of the cable under test.
3. Short press the Tone button
D
to initialize
tone generation. Press the Tone button
D
repeatedly to cycle through available solid
tones (800Hz, 1000Hz, 1200Hz, 1400Hz,
1500Hz) and alternating frequencies
(800Hz/1000Hz, 1000Hz/1500Hz).. For
voice toning, repeatedly press the Voice/
Up
A
button will change the pins or pairs
ofpins the tone is carried on. For data
toning, repeatedly press the Data/Down
C
button will change the pins or pairs of
pins on which the tone is carried.
4. Use an analog tracing probe (Klein
Tools VDV500-123 recommended, sold
seperately) to determine the wire or wires
on which the tone is being transmitted
(see tone probe instruction manual for
details). The tone will be loudest at the
cable to which the VDV Scout
TM
Pro 3 is
connected. Mark the cable with a label.
5. Repeat steps 2-6 for each unknown cable location.
FIG. 7
TONE TRACING ON INSTALLED COAX CABLE (FIG. 8):
1. Attach female-to-female Barrel Connector to the
F-connector port on the top of the tester.
2. Connect a known working patch cable to the Barrel
connector at the top of the main tester body.
3. Connect the other end of the patch cable to the
wall port at the satellite location of the cable
under test.
4. Short Press (for less than 2 seconds)
the Tone button
D
to initialize tone
generation. Press the Tone
button
D
repeatedly to cycle
through the available tones.
Value (in ohms) of tone being
transmitted will display on
bottom row.
5. Use an analog probe to
determine the wire on which
the tone is being transmitted
(see tone probe instruction
manual for details). The tone
will be loudest at the cable to
which the VDV Scout
TM
Pro 3
is connected. Mark the cable
with a label.
6. Repeat steps 2-6 for each
room that has installed cable.
FIG. 8
TESTING CONTINUITY & CABLE IDENTIFICATION SIMULTANEOUSLY:
The VDV Scout
TM
Pro 3 has the capability of simultaneously testing continuity and providing cable location
identification for up to twelve locations with Test + Map™ ID Remotes (sold separately). The VDV Scout
TM
Pro
3 series testers come with the Self-Storing Test + Map™ ID Remote #1. Test + Map™ ID Remotes #2 through
#6 are included in some kits (VDV501-853, VDV770-850), Test + Map™ ID Remotes #7 through #12 are sold
separately in the VDV Scout
TM
Pro 3 Test + Map™ ID Remote Kit (VDV770-851).
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