Automatic Power-Down; Testing Cables; Powertone™ Positive Identification System - Fluke Networks TS100 Mode D'emploi

Automatic Power-Down

To save battery power, the tester automatically turns
off after five minutes if it is not connected to anything,
or one hour after you connect to a cable. Also, if the
ON/STANDBY button is held down for more than 20
seconds, the tester turns off. This prevents battery drain
should some object in your tool box be leaning on the
button.

Testing Cables

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When testing telephone cables, connect
only to non-working circuits. If
accidentally connected to a working ADSL
or hi-cap circuit, the tester will cause an
outage.
To test a cable, attach line cord clips to a pair of wires at
one end of the cable you are testing.
The tester displays the distance (in meters) to the
closest fault it finds. Table 1 describes the tester's
display and beeper indications.
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PowerTone Positive Identification System
The tester injects a tone onto the connected pair
concurrently with fault locating signals. This tone is
compatible with most tone probes. When you are
using a tone probe to identify a wire pair, the tone
volume from nearby wires may be indistinguishable
from the tone from the target pair. The PowerTone
Positive Identification System lets you positively
identify the wire pair. The tone has 5 frequency and
cadence options.
To use the PowerTone System:
Connect the tester to a wire pair; then turn on the
1
tester.
Caution
At the other end of the cable, use your tone probe
2
to find the wire pair by probing for the pair with
the loudest tone.
Short the wire pair together, then release the
3
short.
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If you DO NOT hear a change in the tone,
then you have not found the correct pair.

If you DO hear a change, then you have
POSITIVE CONFIRMATION that you have
found the correct pair.
The tone is not audible on the tester's beeper.
Figure 2. PowerTone Positive Identification System
Operation
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