2. Turn power switch on: Following the initial powering on of the LANTESTPRO, the unit will display the startup logo with back light for 3
seconds, then will display the top menu for “cable test”.
CTC UNION
LCT ..v1.0
MODE SEL:
cable test
Battery
Low Icon
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Pin Out
100BASE/HUB
UTP id:1
Type
UTP, FTP,
or COAX
Terminator
ID No.
3. LANTESTPRO startup menu
4. LANTESTPRO test menu
5. Press “ENTER” to test the cable.
6. Resuls Displayed
7. Use MODE/SEL to toggle between cable pin out screen and result display, press ESC back test menu.
Cable Testing
During any mode of cable testing, the first screen display will show the top line out and bottom line in of connections 1 through 8 plus G
(shield) as they are scanned. Following this screen page will be the cable indentification. If at least one wire pair is not connected, the display
will read “NO CONNECT”. A shorted cable will read “SHORT”. A question mark in the pin out display indicates a short. An unknown is not
the standard known pin outs or in the User Defined memory.
User Defined Cable
The User Define function allows you to describe your own custom cable pin out which will be entered into the cable indentification database
and saved in the CPU memory. This custom pin out will remain available as long as a fresh battery is in the unit. Two methods are available
for defining a cable. The first method is manual entry, while the second uses an “UNKNOWN” cable as the pin out source. First the manual
method. From the very top of the LANTESTPRO menu (just after power on is completed) select the USER DEF menu by pressing the
MODE/SEL button (step 1 to 2). The MODE/SEL button will now move the cursor to select one of four user memory locations (setp 3). Press
ENTER to select the memory location that the cursor is on. The define display will show (step 4).
MODE SEL:
cable test
MODE SEL:
user defined
USER DEF.
# 1/
2
/3/4
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1. LANTESTPRO test menu
2. LANTESTPRO User Defined menu
3. LANTESTPRO User Defined display (4 locations)
4. LANTESTPRO Define cable display
MODE/SEL
ENTER
MODE/SEL
to location 1~4
the ENTER
Use the ENTER key to set digits 1 to 8, G or blank (not connected), then press MODE/SEL to move to the next space. When completed press
ESC. (step no. 5 to 6)
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defined
pin out
SAVE TO USER
DEF. #2 ?
UNKNOWN DEF.
UTP id:1
SAVE TO USER
DEF. ?
USER DEF.
# 1/2/3/4
5. LANTESTPRO defined pin out
6. LANTESTPRO Save to User Defined Confirmation display
ESC
MODE SEL:
cable test
MODE SEL:
cable test
To save your definition, press ENTER. To exit without saving, press ESC. The alternate method is to save the “Unknown” type.
Select the Location with MODE/SEL and then press ENTER to save. Press ESC at anytime to exit.
Cable Fault Identification Examples:
In the above example, Pin 1 and Pin 2 were found to be shorted.
In the second example, if a least one pair of the wires is not connected, the test result will show as “NO CONNECT”.
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CABLE SHORT
id:1
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ENTER
ENTER
