User's Manual

Chapter 15 Copper Testing
Specifying Copper settings
SmartClass TPS User’s Guide
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Specifying Copper settings
Before running the copper tests, you need to specify copper settings. The following procedure
describes how to specify the Copper settings.
To specify Copper settings
1 Select Copper from the Main Menu.
2 Select Setup.
The Setup menu appears.
Some of the setup values change, depending on the country settings specified on the Interna-
tional Settings menu.
3 Specify the settings.
Configuring the settings can be done one of two ways:
– Press a number on the key pad that corresponds to the setting you want to configure.
– Use the arrow keys to highlight the setting you want to change, and then press the OK key.
Press the Cancel key to exit a menu.
The following table describes the settings.
Setting Description
Default Pair Specify which two leads will be tested.-
Cable Type Specify which type of cable will be tested.
Custom Cable Mutual
(if Custom cable type)
Specify the mutual conversion factor in F/mile (or per km). This is used for Tip-to-Ring (or
A-B) capacitance.
Custom Cable Ground
(if Custom cable type)
Specify the ground capacitance between Tip (A) to Ground (E), and Ring (B) to Ground (E),
in F/mile (or per km). This is used for Tip (A) or Ring (B) to Ground (E) capacitance.
Cable Gauge Specify the gauge of the cable to be tested.
Temperature Specify the temperature of the cable to be tested.
Units Specify which unit of measure to use: Metric or US.
Termination Specify the volt meter measurement impedance.
Limits Specify pass/fail thresholds.
– Specify the Low and High values for AC Voltage.
If the AC result is below the low value, it passes. If the result is above the high value, it fails.
Values between the high and low are marginal.
– Specify the Low and High values for DC Voltage.
If the DC result is below the low value, it passes. If the result is above the high value, it fails.
Values between the high and low are marginal.
– Specify the Low and High values for Resistance.
If the Resistance result is below the low value, it fails. If the result is above the high value, it
passes. Values between the high and low are marginal.
– Specify the threshold value (length) for Opens.
If the Opens result is above the value, it passes.
– Specify the dB limit for Balance and percentage limit for Capacitive Balance.
If the Balance result is below the low value, it fails. If the Capacitance Balance is above the
high value, it fails.
– Specify the percentage (delta from the Balance measurement) for Good Ground Check.
If the Good Ground result is below the value, it fails.