Cable Types

Shielded and unshielded Twisted Pair (STP and UTP) LAN cabling:

• TIA Category 3, 4, 5, 5E and 6: 100W
•  ISO/IEC Class C and D: 100W and 120W
  Foil-Screened Twisted Pair (ScTP): 
• TIA Category 3, 4, 5, 5E and 6: 100W 
• ISO/IEC Class C and D: 100W and 120W
  Shielded Twisted Pair (STP): 
• 150W IBM Type 1, 6, and 9(adapter required)
  Coax: 
• 10BASE5 ThickNet, 10BASE2 ThinNet, RG-58, RG-58 Foam, RG-59, RG-59 Foam, RG-8, RG-8A/U, RG-62
  Fiber: 
• Multimode and singlemode fiber using fiber test accessories

Test Standards

• TIA Category 3 and 5e per TIA/EIA-568B
• TIA Category 5 (1000BASE-T) per TIA TSB-95
• TIA Category 6 per TIA/EIA-568B.2-1 (Addendum #1 to TIA/EIA-568B.2)
•  ISO/IEC 11801 Class C and D (new)
• ISO/IEC 11801-2000 Class C and D (new)
• STP cabling, (IBM Type 1, 150 W)
• ANSI TP-PMD
• IEEE 802.3 10BASE5, 10BASE2 
• IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
• IEEE 802.5

Speed of Autotest

Full Autotest of Cat 5 UTP cable, including 6 pair combinations for NEXT in both directions, in approximately 35 seconds.

Supported Tests Parameters

(Range of test is determined by network or selected standard)
NEXT, NEXT @ Remote
Wire Map
Characteristic Impedance
Length
DC Loop Resistance
Propagation Delay
Return Loss (RL), RL @ Remote
Delay Skew
Attenuation
Attenuation-to-Crosstalk Ratio (ACR), ACR @ Remote
Power Sum ACR, PSACR @ Remote
ELFEXT, ELFEXT @ Remote
Power Sum ELFEXT, PSELFEXT @ Remote
Power Sum NEXT, PSNEXT @ Remote

• Monitor provides an audible tone to indicate amount of traffic
• Monitors 10BASE-T Ethernet traffic using the Monitor RJ45 jack
• Monitors 100BASE-TX Ethernet traffic using the Monitor RJ45 jack
• Auto-negotiates between 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX using the Monitor RJ45 jack
• Blinks the Link Light on a 10BASE-T, 10/100BASE-TX or a 100BASE-TX hub

Cable Tone Generator

Provides a tone generator that can be detected by a handheld tone probe

Display

Graphic bit-mapped LCD with back light and adjustable contrast

Input Protection

Protected against continuous telco voltages and 100 mA over-current. Occasional ISDN over-voltages will not cause damage

Case

High impact plastic with shock absorbing overmold

Dimensions

Main unit and smart remote including link interface adapter:
11" x 5" x 3" (28 cm x 12.7 cm x 7.6 cm)

Weight

Main unit: 3 lbs., 4 oz (1.5 kg)
Smart remote: 3 lbs., 1 oz (1.4 kg)

EMC

EMC Compliant

Power 

Main instrument and smart remote:
Rechargeable NiMH battery 7.2V, 3400 mAH
Typical battery life 8-10 hours, with recharge time of 4 hours
May be charged while in the instrument (while operating or off-line)

Language Support 

English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese

Calibration

Service center calibration period is 1 year. Self-calibration required every 30 days.