User`s manual

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Cable Error
Messages
Cable Error Messages
When an error is found in a tested cable, the tester displays a cable error message. There are
four types of cable error messages -- Low Voltage, Component, High Voltage, and Intermittent.
When a tested cable has an error:
To see the detailed cable error message:
Press View Errors and if needed scroll to
see all of the error,
OR
Press Print Errors if a printer is connected.
The detailed error message shows the Error
Signature and the specific error or errors
Found. In this case a short to Net 1.
Using Error Tones
When the tester finds a cable error, it makes error tones based on the type of error:
Open = single beep
Short = double beeps
Miswires = triple beeps
Error tones can give the operator instant feedback of a problem, even when the operator is not
looking at the display. For instructions on changing speaker volume, see Changing the
Speaker Volume on page 7 and Changing Volume and Display Controls on page 57.
The red
LED lights,
Error tones
sound based
on the type
of error.
The tester displays
the type of test error
on the screen.
ERROR:BBF085-2X8NH
NET 1: SHORT
J1-001 J3-001 TO
J1-002 J3-002
Cable Error
Messages