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INTRODUCTION
LAN CABLEMETER
The LAN Cable Tester is an easy and effective cable tester with the
ability to identify cable failures, check wiring, and measure cable length
46 in the UTP (Unshielded twisted pair cable), FTP (Foil – screened
(shielded twisted pair cable), and COAX (Coaxial cable) cables.
It not only identifies wiring faults, such as open wires, shorted wires,
INSTRUCTION MANUAL miswires and split pairs, but also tests up to 8 different cables at one
end. A stored cable library provides quick access to common cable
types.

U.S. Pat. No. Des. 446,135

The Cable Tester comes with :
ð One remote identifier #1
RID46-234 (Optional for #2, #3 & #4)
RID46-5678 (Optional for #5, #6, #7 & #8 )
ð One patch cable RJ-45 to RJ-45 30 cm long.
ð RJ45-RJ45 female coupler/connector.
TEST
ð Instruction manual.
ð Carrying case & 6 pcs “AAA” 1.5V Battery.

CAUTION
The tester only connects to inactive cables. The input is protected to
1 withstand low voltages, prolonged connection to active telephone lines
and networks may damage the tester.

T E S E L E C T R I C AL E L E C T R O N I C C O R P . 1
 † WIREMAP test key : Displays wiring connections, opens, shorts,
II. PRODUCT PROFILE
and split pairs.
‡ ▼ ▲keys : Scroll through a selection of choices or multiple
displays.
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COAX FTP/UTP
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ˆ ¿ ENTER key : Enter a selection into the test tool and moves to the
next setting selection.
‰ BNC connector for connecting coaxial cables.
Š RJ45 jack : Standard 8-pin modular jack for connecting UTP and
FTP cable.
1 1 2 3 4 11 Remote Identifiers #1 ~ #8.

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TEST
III. SPECIFICATIONS
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7 7 Cable Length Measurements

5 6 7 8 Range : 1.0 to 350m (2-999 ft)
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Accuracy : 5% + 1m (5% +3ft)
Resolution : Measurement Units in Feet :
Cables < 100 ft : 0.5 ft
 LCD Display : Cables > 100 ft :1ft
A 2-line by 16-character display. For more information, press ▼ ▲ Measurement Units in Meters.
key to display the additional information. Cables < 100 meters : 0.5m
‚ TEST key : Test the attached cable and indicate a pass or failure Cables > 100 meters :1m
information base on the specified parameters for the selected cable.
Failures Detected
ƒ Power key : On or Off.
„ SET key : Access to cable selection, cable calibration, and other test SHORTS
tool settings. Range of short detection : 0 to 350m ( 0 to 999ft)
LENGTH measurement key : Measure the length of each pair of Accuracy of distance to a short (Assumes short is 0Ω)
twisted pair cable or coaxial cables in meters or feet and tests for UTP/FTP : 7% + 3m (7% + 10ft)
anomalies. Coaxial Cables : 10% + 10m (10% + 30ft)
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OPENS
IV. SETUP SELECTIONS
Range of open detection : 0 to 350m (0 to 999ft)
Accuracy of distance to an open :
UTP/FTP : 10% + 1m (10% + 3 ft) The setup mode allows to select and calibrate cable characteristics.
Once changed, these settings are stored and remain in the tester even
SPLIT PAIRS when tester is turned off.
Range of detection : 2 to 350m (6 to 999ft)
Setup items :
Split pair part of the cable must be at least 2 meters (6ft) in length and
r Select cable type (UTP, FTP, or COAX).
greater than 10% of the total cable length.
r Select a wiring standard.
r Select a cable category.
COAX Termination Measurements
r Select a wire size.
Any loop resistance value between 5 and 350Ω is interpreted as a
r Calibrate cable length.
termination resistance. Resistance value below 5Ω is considered
r Enable or disable the Beeper for ON and OFF.
shorts and resistance value greater than 350Ω is not displayed.
Setup Procedure
General Specifications 1. Press SET key.
Display : 2 lines of 16 characters LCD. 2. Press ¿ enter key to set up through the selections.
Power : Six AAA size 1.5V batteries. 3. Press ▼ ▲ keys to select the desired setup condition.
Low Battery Indication : Display shown “LOW BATTERY”. 4. Press ¿ enter key to move to the next setup selection, or press
Battery Life : 100 hours. SET key to exit the setup mode.
Auto Power off : 5 minutes, (When there is no key activity).
Remote Cable Identifiers : #1 (#2 to #4 and #5 to #8 are optional). Power–up selection : Select length measurement units between feet
Input Protection : 50V DC. ( ft ) and meters (m).
LAN Input Connectors : RJ45 and BNC. Power–up setup procedure
1. Turn off the tester, press and hold down SET key, then press and
Environinental Conditions : hold down power key, until display show LENGTH UNIT.
Operating : 0 to +40℃ < 80%RH / Storage : -20 to +60℃ < 70%RH 2. Press ▼or ▲ keys to the desired length units.
Dimensions : Cable Tester 150 x 72 x 35mm 3. Press SET key to store the units and exit this mode.
Remote identifier 60 x 23 x 22mm
Weight : Cable Tester 215g / Remote identifier 35g
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Selecting a Cable Type Procedure 4. Press ▼ ▲ key until “YES” is displayed, then press ¿ enter key.
1. Press SET key to enter setup mode. 5. Press SET key, “User Cal 100m” is displayed.
2. Press ▼▲key until the desired “cable” type is displayed, then 6. Press ¿ Key. These cable parameters are stored and will remain in
press ¿ enter key. memory even if the test tool is turned off. All future measurements for
3. Press ▼ ▲key until the desired “wiring” standard is displayed, this cable type are compared to these new paraneters, until another
then press ¿ enter key. cable is selected or another calibration is performed.
4. Press ▼ ▲keys until the desired “category” is displayed, then 7. Calibrating Cable length for UTP/FTP. Calibration is 100m for
press ¿ enter key. COAX is 10m.
5. Press ▼▲key until the desired “wire size” is displayed, then press
¿ enter key. VI. OPERATING
6. Press ▼▲key until the desired “Beeper” enable or disable,then
press ¿ enter key. A). Test Cables
7. Press SET key to exit this mode. The TEST function tests the attached cable based on the cable’s
compliance with the parameters stored in the tester for the selected
V. CALIBRATING CABLE LENGTH cable. To test a cable, perform the following procedures.
1. Select cable type under test.
The cable characteristics parameter is now defined by the factory 2. Connect the cable under test to the appropria connector on the
settings for the cable selected. But cables are coming from different tester.
batches or manufacturers the characteristic variances will be at up to 3. Press TEST key.
20%, to cause deviations in length measurement. To obtain more The tests are performed depend on whether a remote identifier unit (ID)
accurate measurements, calibrate the tester to the specific cable under is connected to the end of the cable or not.
test. For proper calibration connect the cable under test directly to the
FAILURES DETECTED NO remote unit with remote unit
tester not through a patch cable. To calibrate the tester to the currently
Short Ö Ö
selected cable, perform the following procedure.
Open (nearend) Ö Ö
1. Select cable type under test.
2. Connect a good cable of known length, 100 meters, to the Open (farend) Ö
appropriate tester connector. Length Ö Ö
3. Press SET key, then press ¿ enter key, until the display shown “ Split pair Ö Ö
CAL TO CABLE ? ”. Mis wire Ö

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For twisted pair cables, when the tester checks for a cable remote Test failures (without remote unit)
identifier unit (ID) at the other end of the cable and a pass condition FAILURE DISPLAY DESCRIPTION
exists, the LCD will display the following information. Displays shorted wires and
Short (UTP/FTP) 12 SHORT < 2.1m
PASS ID#8 most likely distance to the short.
100m Good cable, cable remote unit ID#8 detected. Displays the most likely
Short COAX COAX ST < 10.6m
distance to the short.
Display open wires and the
PASS ID#? Good cable, no cable remote unit detected or OPEN 12 OPEN < 50.5m open whether it is at the near or
100m the tester may not sense the remote unit. far end of the cable.
Displays wire pairings that are
If testing coaxial cable with a termination, the tester dispalys the total Split Pair 13 SPLIT PR incorrect based on the cable
resistance of the cable wires and the terminetion. selected.
A short greater than 0Ω, will cause display a length greater than the
COAX ST = 49.0 Ω actual distance to the short. The tester uses 0Ω to calculate distance
to a short.
Only coaxial cables must be unterminated for the tester to display the
cable’s length. If a coaxial cable is open looks just like an unterminated Test Failures with remote unit
cable, then a length measurement that is less than the known cable FAILURE DISPLAY DESCRIPTION
length would indicate a possible open in the cable. Display the incorrect wiring of the
Miswire 12 63 45 78
end connectors.
The tester if a failure is detected, additional information can be viewed Display the broken wire and the
Open 6 OPEN < 100.0m
with the ▼/ ▲keys. The failure messages refer to individval wires distance to the break.
rather than pairs of wires. The TEST mode failure messages are Indicates that the length of the pairs
described in following tables. Pair Length PAIR LENGTH within a cable are abnormal
different.
A portion of the cable assembly has
Split Pair 13 SPLIT PR
split pairs or a poor quality cable.

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B). Cable Length Measurment C). WIRE MAP CHECKING
The tester measures the length of both twisted-pair and coaxial Use the tester wiremap function and remote identifier unit (ID), to
cables. If the tester is not calibrated to the cable under test, then determine the wiring status of both the near end and far end of the
factory default cable characteristisc are used to compute the length. cable.
If a more accurate length measurement is desired, refer to
Wire Map measure procedure.
“CALIBRATING CABLE LENGTH” described on this manual.
1. Select cable type under test.
Before a length measurement is made, the tester perfom “Test
2. Connect the cable under test to the appropriate connector on the
Cables” described on this manual to prevent any cable failures from
tester.
corrupting the length measurement.
3. Press WIRE MAP key.
Cable length measure procedure. Near End → 12 36 45 78 ID Good cable with
1. Select cable type under test. Far End → 12 36 45 78 #8 remote unit
2. Connect the cable and test to the appropriate connector on the
tester. Wire Map Failure Using remote unit (ID).
3. Press LENGTH key.
FAILURE DISPLAY WIRING DESCRIPTION
4. Use ▼or ▲key to scroll selection multiple displays.
Alternately display an “s”
Short 2 2 with actual wire number of
The information that is displayed depends on the type of cable (near end) 3 3
each wire shorted.
selected. For twisted pair cable, each pair has corresponding length
measurement. Alternately display “o” with
2 2
A 5% difference in length botween pairs, is uncommon. Open 3 3 the number of each open
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12 100m 45 99.5m wire.
For 100m UTP 36 100m 78 100m
Displays the wiring detected
2 2 by the test tool and flash the
The length of coaxial cable terminated in a resistance cannot be Miswire 3 3
wire numbers involved in the
determined by the tester. anomaly.

For 100m coaxial cable COAX 100m

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VII. MAINTENANCE

1. Cleaning :
Periodically wipe the case with a damp cloth and mild detergent.
Do not use abrasives or solvents. Clean and dry as required.
2. Battery replacement :
When LCD display shows “LOW BATTERY”, the power of battery
has already been in-sufficient to support an accurate test. At this
moment replace it with new battery from the battery compartment.

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