Quick Start Guide Cable Prowler ™ Full Color Cable Testing & Report Management CAT 3/5e/6/6a Coax Telephone Cable TCB300 TCB360K1
Network Cable Test Coax Cable Test Telephone Cable Test Soft keys perform the function on the display above each button.
How to Perform a Cable Test • Power on the Cable Prowler. • Connect a network, coax, or telephone cable to the appropriate connector on the top of the Cable Prowler. (Warning! Do not plug an RJ11 cable directly into the Cable Prowler! A standard RJ11 cable will damage the Cable Prowler’s RJ45 jack. Use the included RJ adapter patch cable that is included with the cable Prowler.) • Press the enter button to display the cable test menu.
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Network / PoE Detection • Power on the Cable Prowler. • Connect the Cable Prowler to a switch or active network jack. • Use the left or right arrow buttons to select the Network/PoE icon and press the enter button or press the Network/PoE soft key. • The Cable Prowler will automatically detect and display link capability, connection speed, PoE class, and PoE Min/Max voltages. • To perform a Network Test only, press the PoE soft key. • To save the PoE data, press the Save soft key.
Tone Generator • Power on the Cable Prowler. • Use the left or right arrow buttons to select the tone generator icon and press the enter button. • The cable prowler will automatically activate the tone generator upon entering the tone generator menu. • Connect your cable to either the RJ45 jack or coax connector located on the top of the Cable Prowler. • To switch between network and coax cables, press the coax cable/RJ45 soft key / .
Setup • • • • • • Press the setup softkey to enter the setup menu. Use the up and down buttons to select a setting. Use the left and right arrow buttons to change the selected setting. Press the save soft key Press the defaults soft key Press the Files soft key to save changes. to reset the settings to factory settings. to view stored test results. Cable Prowler Applications See http://http://www.platinumtools.
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