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WireScope 350 User`s Guide

1. Attach a known length of fiber cable to WireScope 350 and specifiy the length as described above The WireScope 350 constantly monitors the Fiber SmartProbe waiting for a valid test configuration Once this valid configuration 1s detected the aninmation of the fiber connection stops and the Measure button is enabled Press Measure or 53 to update the NVP value The resulting NVP value represents the speed at which light will propagate along the sample cable expressed as a percentage of the speed of light in a vacuum Press Back to return to the Fiber Tools screen Chapter 13 Fiber Tools 109 Chapter 13 Fiber Tools 110 Chapter 14 Database and Memory Overview When you save test results the WireScope 350 stores the saved data into either its internal flash memory or optionally into a removable CompactFlash memory card Y ou can review test results on the WireScope 350 by using the Database tool You can upload saved test results directly from the WireScope 350 or from a CompactFlash memory card to a PC running ScopeData Pro software Size of test result records and memory capacity The amount of memory space that each test result takes up depends on the options that you set before you start testing Generally 1f you save plots with each test the size of each test result file is considerably larger than if you omit plots When you save plots the size of the result file depends on the maximum frequency
2. EN Cable label Wall Plate Sy HQo103WodoA EX Cable label Jack MN HQo103Wo10 ofl ea lu Jol IBM Cable label Jack MN EN Cable label Jack MN HQo103Wo2of HQo103Wo20 Running an Autotest 49 Starting the next autotest From the Autotest Summary screen you can start another autotest by pressing the Start button If you have already saved the previous test the autotest will start without any further delay Autotest Press and hold OK button to stop test 223 37PM assi 2 Q3451PM Quema 1 If you have not yet saved the previous test a dialog box will pop up to confirm that you wish to start another test without saving the previous result ICS TNT NSO 71 gls E A 63 Es Ta an R ire 43 gt a e Restart without saving test results a PS NEXT Pass 26 5 dB H BH RAs PM 45 E 1 27 3 39 PM SEE 2 Pass ails Press the key or Yes to start the next test Chapter 5 Running an Autotest 50 Viewing result details 5 To see a complete listing of all measurements for any completed autotest press the Details button while at the Autotest summary results screen Length amp Delay w Pass NEXT Fail Attenuation Y Pass Return Loss X Fail ELFEXT X Fail PS NEXT X Fail e 827PM a5 E 9 You may need to scroll the list to see all of the measurements in the Test Data window Use th
3. ee 3 49 PM Y 45 IE 0 The Plots screen shows frequency plots for all of the measured pairs or pair combinations For some measurements plots from both the WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 are superimposed on the same set of axes The frequency cursor is set to the point with the worst margin by default when the Plots screen appears You can move the frequency cursor to any point by either touching in the plot area or by using the q key You can move the cursor to the worst case point at any time by pressing the Worst Absolute button or back to the point with the worst margin by pressing the Worst Margin button Running an Autotest 53 Chapter 5 Press the Settings button to customize the displayed plot as Select which plots and the frequency range to display Press OK or Next to continue All Plots All Local Plots All Remote Plots Worst Case Plot Select Single Plot Ns Display plot to frequency 57 0 dB 32 4 dB 24 6 dB 100 MHz 59 0 dB 32 4 dB 26 6 dB e 250 MHz Be C 350 MHz aX Settings Qis50PM 45 AE os x Previous v o Bac spl Help Cancel i The Grapher Setup screen allows you to select which pairs or pair combinations to view and the displayed frequency range The available frequency range choices depend on the maximum frequency setting Selected pair combination Worst case plot selected in Grapher Setup screen
4. The WireScope 350 uses the connecting hardware setting to check for compatibility between the attached test probe and the connecting hardware on the cabling under test This compatibility is especially important when testing Category 6 cabling runs To view the specifications for any connector in the WireScope 350 database from the database menu screen press the Connecting Hardware button Select the connector manufacturer from the list and press EY or the Next button You may need to scroll the list using the 0 key to find your choice If you wish to review the specifications for a generic connector select Unspecified from the list ms Please select the manufacturer of the connectors installed on the cabling that you plan to test You may need to scroll the list by using the up down key 6 Database Reports Press Next or OK to continue Site Cable Specs Wl infra Ml1emTnomas amp Betts Connecting Hardwar QA610PM 45 HIE 78 4 Back ponu Hee Select the connector description from the list available for the selected manufacturer Press ELY or the Next button to view a summary specification report for the selected connector ma Select or enter the connector ma Connector summary description You may need to scroll the list by using the key Press OK to return to Database Press Next to continue Leviton EXtreme Add New Description Performance Grade Edit i D
5. parapa B Summary Data Only does not Network Limits On save plot information up to 3 6 KB per test Site Acme Enterprises Lucent GigaSpeed 2071 Full Data Set saves data to produce test reports with plots w Lucent Gigaspeed up to 81 KB per test depending on settin Cable Pairing T568B Mancuramonte Press OK to return to setup Max Frequency 250 MHz Save Plots On EE Save to Internal Flash Summary Data Only Full Data Set Ye Q2656PM assa 0 Previous 4 Back ps es 7 Help Cancel Chapter 4 Preparing to Run an Autotest 37 Storage Setup setting This setting allows you to choose where to save test results Iori If a CompactFlash memory card is inserted the default choice is to re save test results to the CompactFlash card memory E Otherwise the default choice is to save results to the internal flash Select the test results storage icon and press EY or the Edit button to change the test result storage setting Operators setting Usually a two person team operates the WireScope 350 You can store the names of both the main unit operator and the remote unit operator in each test record Y ou can also store information about which end of the cable run each unit tested for example main unit in telecom closet and remote unit at user location Select the Operators icon and press EW or the Edit button to enter or change operator informat
6. CF d The CFlash card contains a software update for your WireScope It is described below Version 1 0 8 Version Date 2 4 00 Language English Description WireScope350 version 1 1 Beta software release Do you wish to load this update Yes Load Software No Do not load Do you wish to use this CFlash card to update other WireScopes Yes Save Update No Erase Update 27 1 12 PM Y 45 JE 2 q Previous lt Back peal Help Cancel Compact Flash Card Detected Configure W aa System Calibration i Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings 114 The Storage Setup screen describes the software version contained on the inserted CompactFlash card and gives you the option of accepting or rejecting the software upload This screen also allows you to specify whether you wish to upgrade other WireScope 350 units with this card If you specify that you would like to upgrade other WireScope 350s with the CompactFlash card then the WireScope 350 will not erase the software upgrade files from the CompactFlash card after the upgrade is complete If you indicate that you do not wish to use the CompactFlash card to upgrade other WireScope 350 units the WireScope 350 will erase the CompactFlash card after loading the software upgrade in order to provide the maximum possible space on the CompactFlash card for test results storage Press the Next button to continue with
7. Preview the label Print the label Pew A ee pe 1E po eer de il Morse a A heed Hite as ia eat Pot C Lepe Fa ir Pra 14 45 a ma TREF Chapter 17 Printing Cable Identifiers 138 Appendix A Specifications General Appendix A NOTE CAUTION If this equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired and successful operation can not be guaranteed Size Each unit 9 125 x 4 625 x 2 625 HWD 23 17 x 11 75 x 6 66 cm Weight Each unit 2 86 lbs 1 3 kg Power A removable rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride NiMH battery pack typically provides 9 hours of operation between charges depending on use and power management settings An internal fast charger recharges the NiMH battery pack in less than 5 hours Extra battery packs are available Battery pack specification Part Number N2605A 135 7 2 VDC 3800 mAh Power converter External AC to DC power converter Part Number N2595A 110 for 110 VAC models Part Number N2595A 210 for 220 VAC models supplies 12 VDC 1 2 A to the WireScope 350 or DualRemote 350 power connector Power connector polarity Positive on the outer sleeve Negative on the tip Use only the 12V charger adapter supplied with your WireScope and DualRemote Using an incompatible charger adapter can damage your WireScope equipment and void your warranty Display 6 625 16 83 cm diagonal backlit color
8. This feature automates the labeling process and eliminates repetitive data entry for the operator which saves times and minimizes mistakes WireScope 350 Printer Setup Configuring the WireScope 350 to print to the Brady printer 1s a simple process From the Main Menu select System e From the System Settings menu select the Autoprint option and then press Edit e This will bring you to Printer Setup ee ee i ha b emgem i The Autoprint feature when enabled permits on site automatic label printing after each test record is saved Press Autoprint to enable this feature this is enabled when a red check mark is present Connect the Brady interface cable part number N2605A 050 from the serial port on the WireScope 350 to the serial port on the Brady TLS2200 printer Turn on the Brady TLS2200 printer Press lt Func gt lt Exit gt Keys simultaneously to set the printer to Peripheral Mode Chapter 17 Printing Cable Identifiers 137 Saving Cable IDs Once you have completed the test save your test result using one of the following methods e Enter the cable ID e Use a hierarchical site ID Select from an imported cable ID list Printing the Cable ID Once you have completed the test and saved the test result the WireScope will automatically detect the Brady TLS2200 printer and the size of the installed label The Label Print Wizard screen allows you to Set the number of labels to print Select the font size
9. 0 key to find your choice If you wish to review the specifications for a generic cable select Unspecified from the list m Cable Specs A m Connecting Hardware E PM Quai 378 Select the cable manufacturer You may need to scroll the list by using the up down key 6 Press Next or OK to continue E Genesis FS Harbour Industries Select the cable description from the list available for the selected manufacturer Press EX or the Next button to view a summary specification report for the selected cable Select or enter the cable description You may need to scroll the list by using the key 6 Press Next or OK to continue Add New Description Edit a Delete Select Existing Description Systimax 1010 J Systimax 1061 Systimax 1071 Systimax 2010 Systimax 2061B Systimax 2061D 0 50 50 0 0 50 0 0 NV Previous i Cancel i Stored specifications for the selected cable Lucent Systimax 2071 Number of 4 Pairs Cable Construction UTP Nominal Specifications te Unspecified Impedance 100 ohms NYP Pair 1 72 Pair 2 72 Pair 3 72 Pair 4 72 N Previous Cancel WireScope 350 System Settings 125 Chapter 15 The connecting hardware database The connecting hardware database tool allows you to review edit or add to the connecting hardware information that is stored in the WireScope 350
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11. 146 Self Test Probe 146 Serial port 18 Setting baud rate 132 Singlemode 73 site database 124 Site settings 29 sleep timeout 130 SmartProbe 39 Care and protection 39 features 39 viewing probe information 40 SmartProbe test port 18 SmartProbe 73 Software Upgrading 10 Version information 11 Speaker and touch click 130 Specifying the cable 31 Specifying the connecting hardware 32 88 Starting the autotest 45 91 Storage location 89 Save to setting 89 Support Technical 10 System Requirements 9 talkset 135 Talkset jack 18 Technical Support 10 Index 153 contacting 10 telephone style keypad 21 Test probes See SmartProbe Time and date 129 Twinax Testing 71 typewriter style keyboard 21 USB ports 18 Using CompactFlash cards 113 Version information 11 Viewing memory status 112 Warranty Extended 10 Standard 10 WireScope 10 WireScope 350 Printer Setup 137 Index 154
12. 23 12 50 AM 45 ZF 0 221251 AM 45 ZF 0 Chapter 7 Tools 64 Blink Hub Port Ll Chapter 7 Purpose The Blink Hub Port Tool allows you to blink the link LED on a 10 Mbps or 10 100 Mbps Ethernet hub or switch port This feature 1s useful for locating the other end of a cable connected into a live network Operation From the Tools menu press the Blink Hub Port button You can use this tool to blink the link LED on a 10Mbps or 10 100 Mbps ethernet hub or switch port This feature is useful for locating the other end of a cable which is connected into a live network Connect the WireScope to a network outlet and press the Blink Hub Port button to blink the port link Press the Stop Test button to stop blinking the port link LED Wire Scope Blink Hub Port 23 10 13 PM asni When the Blink Hub Port screen appears plug the WireScope 350 into a cable run that terminates in a hub or switch port and press the Blink Hub Port button Results The WireScope 350 applies a periodic 10BaseT link pulse sequence to the attached hub or switch port This sequence will cause the hub or switch port link LED to blink making it easy to identify the opposite cable end in the wiring closet e The blink rate is approximately 1 second e During the test the Blink Hub Port button becomes the Stop Test button which stops the test and returns to the Blink Hub Port button Tools 65 Learn NVP Chapter
13. 7 Purpose The Learn NVP tool allows you to measure the NVP Nominal Velocity of Propagation of an unknown cable type provided that you have a known length Cable samples must be at least 50 feet or 15 meters long Longer samples produce more accurate NVP measurements NVP measurements must be made with an open circuit at the far end of the cable under test Operation From the Tools menu press the Learn NVP button Attach a sample of the cable you wish to characterize Leave the far end of the cable disconnected i e open circuit Measure the length of the cable using a measuring tape or similar method The cable must be at least 50 ft or 15 M Enter the length of the cable sample and press Calculate Cable Length Calculat 22 10 26 PM Bai Attach a known length of cable to the WireScope 350 only Do not connect the far end of the cable to the DualRemote 350 Enter the known length of the sample of cable NVP Press the Calculate button to measure the NVP of the cable sample Results The resulting NVP value represents the speed at which electrical signals propagate along the sample cable expressed as a percentage of the speed of light in a vacuum Tools 66 Measure Length Purpose The Measure Length tool allows you to measure the length of a cable connected to the WireScope 350 The far end of the cable must not be connected to the DualRemote 350 and must not be termina
14. 9 oduc 019 o ee O ER NA n a nent eee 9 System Requirements sra 9 Y AAA nn A Ea 9 Optional ACCES SOME aii daa 9 Sotware UD radeon laca 10 Standatd W arrancar a 10 T echmical Support iaa aia 10 DFE VOCAL tan cnews etwas iaweaded tenet A WaceBeu ance trees 10 Viewing software and hardware version INfOrMAltl0OM oooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnonononnnnnannnnnnnnnn ono nn nnnnnannnnnnnnnnnns ll CHAPTER AA N E ETa 13 CABLE TESTING OVERVIEW acidos 13 O E A decane 13 Twoccndedeerifnieatnon testo aa pi ii 13 AF CSECOMMOUT ALON Seea ai tii 14 DPI CON CUI ALON siii 14 Channel Con OUT AON waxes os Las a a ees hag Tea eng ka nae a eBCR 14 Cabling certification Standards tab 15 CHAPTER Saa A aia 17 WIRESCOPRONERVIE Vean 17 W Ife SCOpe 350 Mal Wat and 17 Color TOUCH sereen USEF UAL CTO CC iaa a ibas 17 CompactFlash Menor CAI SLOP aid Adi 17 Data FOIE NOUS as AA A Oo 18 PO acota e steer 18 SINATTERODE TES E DOTES AAA A A A 18 A A o O AE A 18 OS DI isa 18 TAS A AO ORO A a tea 18 CTI OO DO AAA SANA AAA a aaa 18 WireScope 350 user interface Overview siria ini ii lali ici 19 BASTE S ELIAS 9 AGES Ao Aaa 19 II AT ROTEL LY SEMEL EL IAT TP Wee N A TTI A OS 20 OBO ECCT DONS A A 20 DATSUN OPNS yA AAA a 21 DAME DA E AAA gia AE AE ee Ra ata Gil ha ao ts 22 CREE RA A saad cca NAAA cee eet A 23 PREPARING TO RUN AN AUTOIES Ta 23 Remote Calla dsc 23 TOS ECO DCS aes sci dats de loa desc 24 Smari Probe POTLANTCT ICE AAA AA A AS 24 WireScope probe conf
15. LCD Resolution 240 H x 640 V The display is capable of displaying text and graphics in up to 256 colors SmartProbe test port Attachment point for test probes Interface contains high performance signal channels for measurement functions and two way control interface for reading and controlling active test probes Specifications 139 Serial port Allows the WireScope 350 or DualRemote 350 to connect to PCs or printers Connector is an 8 pin micro DIN Pin out Din pin Signal DB9 pin DB25 pin 1 DTR 4 20 2 RXD 2 3 3 GND 5 7 4 NOT USED 5 TXD 3 2 6 8 NOT USED USB A port WireScope 350 only The USB A port allows the WireScope 350 to connect to USB peripherals Provides up to 100 mA 5VDC for attached USB peripherals USB B port WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 The USB B port allows the WireScope 350 or DualRemote 350 to connect to a PC equipped with a USB port Talkset connector 3 6 mm phone jack WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 Supports two way voice communication between WireScope DualRemote operators over cable run under test Requires Agilent Technologies talkset Part Number N2605A 137 to operate CompactFlash card slot Provides removable non volatile storage for test result files Supports any standard CompactFlash Flash storage card Densities as high as 192MB are presently available Data stored in standard format compatible with PCMCIA ATA specification Appendix A Specifications 14
16. MHz 125 kHz 250 kHz 500 kHz 1 MHz set automatically based on selected standards 0 1 dB 90 dB or 25 dB beyond Category6 basic link limit whichever is higher 40 better than TIA Level III requirement Specifications 141 Attenuation Measures attenuation of all four pairs Frequency Range 1 350 MHz Frequency Step Size 125 kHz 250 kHz 500 kHz 1 MHz set automatically based on selected standards Resolution 0 1 dB Dynamic Range 90 dB Baseline Accuracy 40 better than TIA Level III requirement Return loss Measures return loss of all four pairs from each end of the cabling run under test Frequency Range 1 350 MHz 125 kHz 250 kHz 500 kHz 1 MHz set TOMY CRE ECD DICE automatically based on selected standards Resolution 0 1 dB Dynamic Range 35 dB Baseline Accuracy 40 better than TIA Level III requirement Equal level far end crosstalk ELFEXT Measures far end coupling between pairs in the cabling run under test Measured for all pair combinations Frequency Range 1 350 MHz 125 kHz 250 kHz 500 kHz 1 MHz set MPOHCDEY OECD Dike automatically based on selected standards Resolution 0 1 dB Dynamic Range 90 dB or 40 dB beyond Category 6 link limit whichever is higher Baseline Accuracy 40 better than TIA Level III requirement Attenuation to crosstalk ratio ACR Computed by subtracting the measured attenuation from the measured near end crosstalk NEXT at each frequen
17. Running an Autotest 54 Chapter 5 Locating faults The WireScope 350 measurement plots contain high resolution signal phase information that can be used to map the location of Near End Crosstalk NEXT and Return Loss noise coupling along the tested cabling run This capability 1s especially important when you need to troubleshoot a failing cabling run To view the fault locator screen select either NEXT or Return Loss from the list of measurements on the Test Data screen Press the Locator button J Wiremap Y Pass Plot shows map of Y Length amp Delay Y Pass ie loss NEXT X Fail vs length Attenuation Y Pass for selected palr Return Loss ELFEXT Y Pass e 0 key rolls PS NEXT X Fail out tape to measure e distance to peaks Qze19PM Das on Q2620PM ass IE o By default the Locator screens open with the pair or pair combination selected which has the worst margin You can select other pairs or pair combinations by touching in the list box You can move the tape to measure the distance to any peak on the plot by either touching in the plot area or by using the 0 key NEXT and Return Loss peaks often occur at connection points in the cabling run For this reason the locator screen can be useful for finding the distance to any intermediate connections in the cabling run Running an Autotest 55 Viewing result details on the DualRemote 350 The DualRemote 350 performs at the far end of the cabling run all o
18. all result and setting information presently stored in internal flash memory to the CompactFlash card Once the information is moved the internal flash memory is cleared CF H To use the CFlash card the WireScope must first merge the CF Before any new test results can be saved the WireScope must prepare the compact flash card by moving all of the test results already stored in the WireScope internal flash memory to the compact flash card Once these test results are moved to the compact flash card they cannot be re loaded into the WireScope internal flash memory In addition the WireScope may need to copy some system parameters and setting information files from the compact flash card in order to ensure database integrity This process may require several minutes Press Next to confirm your decision to select the compact flash card as the test result storage location NV Previous Cancel contents of internal Flash memory onto the CFlash card Press OK to finish Merging Site Database Merging Limit Database Merging Cable Database Merging Connector Database Merging Result Database Merge Status N Previous Cancel Once this process of merging databases onto the CompactFlash card and cleaning up the internal flash memory is complete you can start saving test results to the CompactFlash card Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings 113 The Wire
19. and press EP or Edit Profile None P oF Category 5E Basic Link i aie he Ta Ps lil lobo E SE ly emi Herr mein Giga Speed hey j Network Limits On Site Acme Enterprises UTP Category 5 wj Unspecified Cable Pairing T568B A Measurements Max Frequency 250 MHz Save Plots On EE Save to Internal Flash Ey Operators e 235PM 45 JE 0 The Cable Setup configuration screen prompts you to specify the manufacturer of the cable that you will be testing If you do not know the manufacturer select unspecified Use the g key if you need to scroll the list of manufacturers In the example above Lucent is selected Then press or Next Preparing to Run an Autotest 31 Chapter 4 NOTE Select or enter the cable description You may need to scroll the list by using the key 3 Profile None Category 5E Basic Link Giga Speed Network Limits On Press Next or OK to continue Site Acme Enterprises E Lucent GigaSpeed 2071 wj Unspecified Cable Pairing T568B Add New Description C Edit a Delete Select Existing Description A Measurements Gigaspeed 1071 GigaSpeed 2071 GigaSpeed 3071 Max Frequency 250 MHz Save Plots On if Save to Internal Flash Ey Operators i N Previous ee 248PM 45 E o The Cable Database configuration screen prompts you to either ente
20. gt w Agilent Technologies A wu 2 nnewating the HP Way Wirescope 350 am www wirescope com 2 Agilent Technologies LA Innovating the HP Way Part Number N2605A 070 Printed in USA Version 2 1 Print Date April 2001 Copyright 1999 2000 2001 Agilent Technologies All rights reserved Trademarks WireScope is a registered trademark of Agilent Technologies Microsoft is a registered trademark Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation Warranty All instruments in this product carry their own individual warranties starting from date of shipment Duration and conditions of warranty for this product may be superseded when the product is integrated into becomes a part of other Agilent Technologies products During the warranty period Agilent Technologies will at its option either repair or replace products that prove to be defective For warranty service or repair this product must be returned to a service facility designated by Agilent Technologies Agilent Buyer shall prepay shipping charges to Agilent and Agilent shall pay shipping charges to return the product to Buyer However Buyer shall pay all shipping charges duties and taxes for products returned to Agilent from another country Agilent warrants that its software and firmware designated by Agilent for use with a product will execute its programming instructions when properly installed on that product Agilent do
21. ld OK Button Memory Card Slot Color touch screen user interface A bright color touch screen simplifies navigation through menus and improves comprehension of test data resulting in faster operation and reduced training times CompactFlash memory card slot The WireScope 350 stores test result data including plot data on removable CompactFlash memory cards This approach allows for unlimited expansion of memory capacity and transferal of test data without taking the WireScope 350 out of service Readily available CompactFlash card readers and adapters allow data to be uploaded directly to either laptop or desktop PCs Chapter 3 WireScope Overview 17 Ports Chapter 3 Digital fault finding Powerful digital fault finding algorithms automatically pinpoint cable fault locations and causes speeding problem resolution and increasing operator productivity SmartProbe Port Stylus sh Clip Screen USB Ports Contrast A amp B Talkset Adjustment Charger J ack ed Serial Port NiMH Battery Pack Flip Out Stand SmartProbe test port The SmartProbe port provides a high performance interface to the full range of compatible SmartProbes This port enables the WireScope 350 to automatically determine what type of probe is attached select appropriate screens and modes and warn you of any configuration conflicts Serial port The RS 232 8 pin DIN serial port provides one alternative interface for communicati
22. mode is off the WireScope 350 functions normally and performs real tests Demo Mode ON Simulated testin OFF Real testing pl N Previous Cancel 74 Length Units You can switch the length units from feet to meters from the System Settings menu 14 Select length units Length Units Feet Meters is o N Previous ih cel iign Cancel dm Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings 133 Calibration Information Selecting Calibration Information then View in the System Settings screen tells you the date when the base line or factory calibration was performed on the WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 It lists the serial numbers for both units followed by the date they were calibrated The region at the bottom lists the software revision of the two units followed by the date the last calibration copper or fiber was performed in the field ias Em ome Se Autoprint The Autoprint feature when enabled permits on site automatic label printing on a Brady TLS2200 printer after each test record 1s saved See http www bradydatacomm com for information on the TLS2200 printer Press Autoprint to enable this feature enabled when check mark is present Connect the serial printer to the RS 232 serial port see page 140 Hina ma ii i i dee doo He Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings 134 Chapter 16 U
23. selected and on how many additional measurements you add into each autotest The WireScope 350 allocates approximately 4MB of internal Flash memory for test result storage The exact amount of memory available depends on the size of the WireScope 350 software that is loaded The following table outlines approximate record storage capabilities for the internal Flash memory when configured for 4MB and for a 32 MB removable CompactFlash card Capacity of Records Internal 32 MB Record 4 MB CFlash Autotest Type Comment Size KB Flash Card Category 5 E or 6 without plots Category 5 E 6 Ambient noise sweep on 3 6 without plots Category 5 or 5E Plots to 100 MHz 33 8 7150 mmm Category 6 Plots to 250 MHz 52 8 480 i Category 6 Plots to 350 MHz with plots saved Ambient noise spectrum saved Complete ELFEXT mode Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings 111 Viewing memory status Chapter 15 At the bottom of all test screens the WireScope 350 provides a quick indication of how much of the available memory is already full e JE 0 Shows how full the internal Flash memory is CF H 0 Shows how full the CompactFlash memory card is To see more detailed information about the status of the current memory location press System on the main menu The System Settings screen will appear Select the memory setting and press EXBor the Edit button The Storage Setup screen will appear The capac
24. start another Autotest by pressing the Start button If you have already saved the previous test the Autotest will start without any further delay If you have not yet saved the previous test a dialog box will pop up to confirm that you wish to start another test without saving the previous result Press Start to start the next test Chapter 11 Running Fiber Autotest 96 Viewing result details To see a complete listing of all measurements for any completed Fiber Autotest press the Details button while at the Fiber Autotest Result screen Data Table Laem I oa i j 1500 E 1 Currently selected parameter highlighted in dark blue You may need to scroll the list to see all of the parameters in the Test Data window Use the key to scroll the list Each measurement is listed together with a summary result e v Passing results are marked with a green check e Failing results are marked with a red X e Measurement results not used in determining overall pass fail status are marked to signify that these results are for information only The parameters listed on this screen may include e Loss measurements at available wavelengths e Length measurements e Delay measurements e Individual network certification results The detailed information about the selected parameter will appear in the Data Table at the top of the Fiber Test Data screen Chapter 11 Running Fiber Autotest 97 Chapter 11 Running
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26. the cabling for compatibility with all of these legacy applications Certify Networks 59 You can review and edit other relevant settings before testing by pressing the Edit Settings button A Network Limits A Network Limits On 7 10Base T Posee oo El UTP Category 5 7 100Base Tx BBY Unspecified Cable Pairing T568B 1000Base T E Save to Internal Flash 155 Mbps ATM BF Operators a Other Edit Settings 45 E 2 Main Menu Help 4 16 PM 45 E 2 Main lt Back Menu Help The Certify Networks settings are a subset of the Autotest settings and can be edited using the same procedures outlined in chapter 4 To start the Certify Networks test return to the Certify Networks setup screen and press EXPor press the Start Test button 4 Network Limits 7 1Basez 7 100BaseTx 7 10008080 7 155 Mbps ATM E other Edit Settings 22 4 06 PM 45 E 2 The Certify Networks test will start You can stop the test before it finishes by pressing the EXP key Chapter 6 Certify Networks 60 Certify networks results The Certify Networks summary results screen lists the network types tested and a summary result You can view more detail about the tested networks by y De ST ly A Swat T sa is Pato fs 22 E Ta dad Cabling suitable for 10Base T 100Base Tx 1000Base T T Syak i Help pressing the Details button The Networks Data screen will ap
27. the q key 1f you need to scroll the list of manufacturers In the example below Lucent is selected Then press ELY or Next E Profile None Category 5E Basic Link 7 Giga Speed Network Limits On Site Acme Enterprises El Lucent GigaSpeed 2071 ml Unspecified 3 Cable Pairing T568B A Measurements Max Frequency 250 MHz e Save Plots On pa EE Save to Internal Flash E o E Operators a o gt 23 01 PM Qs 0 The Connector Setup configuration screen prompts you to either enter edit a connector description or select one from the list already stored on the WireScope 350 If you see the part number of the connecting hardware you are using select it and press EL or OK to complete connector selection and return to the Autotest Settings screen Profile None Ls Category 5E Basic Link Giga Speed AM Network Limits On wj Press Next to add a new cable description for the selected manufacturer Add New Description a Delete Select Existing Description Site Acme Enterprises El Lucent GigaSpeed 2071 3 Cable Pairing T568B A Measurements wo Max Frequency 250 MHz Save Plots On EE Save to Internal Flash EJ Operators v q Previous Cancel 23 21 PM 45 ak 0 If you do not see the connecting hardware you are using already listed in the WireScope 350 select Add New Description and follow the instruct
28. the worst case ELFEXT data points A Select the frequency step mode Certification Mode uses the frequency step size s required by the selected standard document Fast Check Mode uses a 1 MHz frequency step size resulting in faster test time and smaller plot files This option is not suitable for most standards based certification testing Certification Mode Fast Check Mode N Previous Cancel Chapter 4 Select the pair to pair ELFEXT plot storage mode In either case all of the worst case data points are saved Summary ELFEXT Mode stores a composite worst case plot for each of the 6 pair combinations 6 plots total Complete ELFEXT Mode stores 4 plots for each of the 6 pair combinations 24 plots total This option requires up to 13K of additional storage per saved test record Summary ELFEXT Mode e Complete ELFEXT Mode KI Previous Cancel Preparing to Run an Autotest 35 Chapter 4 You can also specify whether the WireScope 350 applies the 3 dB attenuation rule to tests Select Yes or No then press EY or Next You can also specify whether the WireScope 350 automatically calculates the fault location at the end of a failing autotest Agilent Technologies recommends that you leave this setting selected unless you have a specific need to further optimize test speed A Caca PRL o ap Falla When you have finished setting measurement options pr
29. to begin the test The Autotest result summary screen is displayed At this point you can Save the test data review Details of the test or Start a new test by pressing the named button on the screen as described starting on page 46 TN girs Preparing to Run an Autotest 25 Autotest Settings Chapter 4 The WireScope 350 Autotest is designed to be very flexible to support the wide range of cabling certification requirements that you may encounter in the field Before you start testing it is important to verify that Autotest settings match your certification requirements Editing Autotest Settings To edit autotest settings start at the main menu screen Press Autotest This brings up the Autotest Setup screen The Autotest Setup screen summarizes a few key settings You can either start an autotest from this screen or edit settings Boal le Summary None Profile se Category 5E Basic Limit Link a Acme Headquarters TD Certify Networks Tools Database By 2 System Calibration 23 36PM ase E195 22233PM 985 fios To view and edit any autotest settings from the Autotest Setup screen press Edit Settings The Autotest Settings screen will open up Select Settings Profile Aj Edit Settings The currently selected setting is shown in dark blue List of autotest setting categories Summary status for each setting is shown In line on this screen The Autotest Sett
30. 0 Measurements Appendix A Wiremap The wiremap measurement checks for proper end to end continuity and pairing Problems that can be detected are e Short circuit Open circuit Split pairs Length Reversed pairs Transposed pairs Shield continuity faults The length measurement determines the electrical length of the cabling run under test Length measurement requires accurate cable nominal velocity of propagation NVP setting to yield specified accuracy NVP values are automatically loaded when you select a cable from the built in database Accuracy Resolution Minimum Distance Maximum Distance 4 or 2 feet 0 6 M whichever is greater 1 feet 0 3 M lt 100M O feet 0 M 1 100 feet 330 M Propagation delay and skew The Propagation delay function measures the one way propagation delay over each pair of the cabling run under test Accuracy Resolution Minimum Delay Maximum Delay Delay Skew 4 or nanoseconds whichever is greater nanoseconds O nanoseconds 2 000 nanoseconds Calculated as the difference in nanoseconds between the longest and shortest measured propagation delay among the four pairs of a single cabling run Near end crosstalk NEXT Measures near end coupling between pairs in the cabling run under test Measured at both ends of cabling over 6 pair combinations Frequency Range Frequency Step Sizes Resolution Dynamic Range Baseline Accuracy 1 350
31. 31 calibration 145 Certify Networks 28 Copper 28 Fiber 99 CFlash See CompactFlash Channel configuration 14 Charger port 18 Coax Testing 69 CompactFlash Card slot 17 defragmenting 114 Downloading autotest profiles using 115 Installing software using 114 connecting hardware database 126 Data entry options 21 keyboard 21 keypad 21 Database viewer 117 demonstration mode 133 Downloading Autotest profiles from CompactFlash 115 Software from CompactFlash 114 DualRemote 350 56 Environmental Calibration 146 Fast Check Mode 35 Fiber Trace Mode 108 Field Verification 146 finding cable faults 55 Frequency plots 33 Hardware Version information 11 Hierarchical cable labels 30 85 Keys 20 Learn Fiber NVP 108 Legacy Networks 147 Length and Delay 105 Length Limit 82 Length units 129 Link configuration 14 Locating faults 55 Loss Limit 81 Loss Meter 104 maximum frequency 37 measurement options 34 memory capacity 111 multimode 73 Network certification 28 Network Limit 83 On line Help 22 Operators 38 87 90 pairing convention 34 Password profile protection 42 Plot storage 37 Power Meter 106 probe information 75 Profile See Autotest profile Quick Check 64 Recommended service interval DualRemote 350 145 WireScope 350 145 Remote Calibration 23 76 145 reports 122 Save to CompactFlash or internal 89 128 Save to storage location 128 Saving results 48 96 Self Test
32. 350 stores the time and date in each test record This setting allows you to enter the correct time and date and to specify display format options From the System Settings screen select the Time and Date icon and press amp or the Edit button to change time and date settings Ri Enter the current date and time Year Ya 1999 Date Display Method MMDDYY DD MMYY Time ajizssrm Clock Setting 12 Hour 24 Hour e Clock o Clock N Previous v Cancel Fun er joes tenes ipa i User interface You can set preferences for feet or meters screen brightness sounds and the time delay before the WireScope 350 goes to sleep automatically To edit user interface settings from the System Settings screen select User Interface and press EY or the Edit button A Set user interface preferences Length Units Feet Meters Speaker e On Off 2a Touch Click o e On C Off VA Enable Sleep Timeout Sleep Interval Minutes 1 15 Js ob Backlight Brightness 1 15 lr av N Previous v o Cancel a ml of Hace Go He Length Units This setting determines how the WireScope 350 displays length Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings 129 Speaker and Touch Click These settings enable sound to give you audible feedback as you perform operations with the touch screen Enable Sleep Timeout When this setting 1s enabled the WireScope 350 wi
33. Fiber Autotest 98 Chapter 12 Fiber Certify Networks Purpose Some users are not concerned about whether the tested cabling complies with cabling standard performance requirements but rather are interested in directly surveying their cabling for compatibility with popular network applications such as Ethernet at various speeds and ATM Whereas cabling performance standards attempt to be application neutral and consequently take into account the requirements of many applications the Certify Network test profiles implemented in the WireScope 350 are specific to the requirements of each network application interface By running a fiber certify network test you can determine whether the tested cabling run can successfully support the selected network application s Operation Y ou can either run the Certify Network test profiles as part of the fiber autotest function setting this up 1s described in chapter 7 or separately using the Certify Networks test function To run the Certify Networks function independently press the Certify Networks button on the Fiber Main Menu screen The Certify Networks setup screen appears You can directly select which network applications to certify the cabling for by checking the appropriate boxes in this screen LA T am i The Other category encompasses a variety of legacy applications If you select this option the WireScope 350 will analyze the cabling for com
34. Pairs Fiber Cable Testing Overview 73 4 km multimode lt DEAR AAA AR 50 km singlemode Fiber Fiber SmartProbe SmartProbe Conventional Loss Testing Configuration Single Fiber Tested WireScope 350 DualRemote 350 Double Ended Test Configuration Testing Single Fibers Single Ended measurements require that fibers be tested in pairs in a loopback configuration The advantage of Single Ended testing is that only one Fiber SmartProbe is required 2 km multimode ES AAA AAA 25 kin singlemode AAN Fiber SmartProbe Both fibers in pair Fiber Patch Cord tested simultaneously Used as Loopback WireScope 350 Single Ended Test Configuration Connect the Fiber SmartProbe to the WireScope 350 and it automatically configures itself for fiber optic specific testing Chapter 9 Fiber Cable Testing Overview 74 Chapter 10 Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest The Fiber Autotest is a comprehensive test that reports PASS FAIL results based on user configurable limits The Fiber Autotest will optionally generate PASS FAIL results for the fiber optic network specifications stored in the Network Database Before you run the Autotest however it is important to verify that you have properly prepared the WireScope 350 for your certification project Attach FiberProbes Chapter 10 The WireScope 350 has the ability to detect the characteristics of the attached Fiber SmartProbes Based on this information this interfac
35. RANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Agilent Technologies AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES U S Government Restricted Rights The Software and Documentation have been developed entirely at private expense They are delivered and licensed as commercial computer software as defined in DFARS 252 227 7013 Oct 1988 DFARS 252 211 7015 May 1991 or DFARS 252 227 7014 Jun 1995 as a commercial item as defined in FAR 2 101 a or as Restricted computer software as defined in FAR 52 227 19 Jun 1987 or any equivalent agency regulation or contract clause whichever is applicable You have only those rights provided for such Software and Documentation by the applicable FAR or DFARS clause or the Agilent Technologies standard software agreement for the product involved Contents CHAETER E asecnscussuecacuaeuasecvetsossecsscussesuivussdesscasevetwoevereceessessteosecsessersce 9 INTRODUCTION donados
36. S oraino E E O S 75 Viewing Probe TOM S E EON O N AO AA ae 73 es e o A 76 Fiber Autotest Selina dd ios 79 Editing iber GULOLEST senne S A iia 79 Fiber Test CON ONTA ON CE UD A AN 80 LOSST A odios 81 E A O Ge a Seiad eta LE Oe eu AE CORREO 82 Network Cr CANON EE E EEE cad 83 ED LI A a E A A A A N 83 SPCC VINS Me Iber COD uarn a n canes aa la id 56 Modal TRG VALID CUASI 87 SPCC yine the Connec ine NaTdWarE DEA N E oa os E O ENO 88 Save to SIOTACE Location CUM A A A A a 89 OPERA Mi aora 90 CHAPTER T hanana iaa ina cciods 91 RUNNING A FIBER AUTO TEST Sada 91 Starine the Fiber IA ULOteS Leotardo 91 IUNNING GSINGLE ended DEA sc 92 Running a double ended fiber autotest oooccccccnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnss 93 DualRemote LED indicators during Double Ended Autotest ooooooonnccnnnnononnnononnnnnanocononnnonanaconnnnnonos 94 The Fiber Autotest Result Summary Srei snenia a a e E a EE 95 Savio test TES U Enara aa o A ESA N 96 Usine auto Incrementos N OA SNE 96 Siar nohe ner AWE S a or r lidia 96 Nie WINS result detal S aoon a a A N toc 97 CHAPTER ioa gg A N E E E 99 Contents 5 Contents PIBER C BRTIPY NETWORKS Aianei o aataaaaeua mide a aN 99 TT DOSE ANNESI PENNA A O A A almost debuts 99 ODE OPTE eT rane oem Pee rarer tore Terty amen an 99 COTTE Y TEL WOTIS TESIS ISS ASS AE A sate ates care ulate a Seale ita 101 CHALIER A A 103 FIBER TOOLS a ds 103 A ne eee YT NET n
37. Scope 350 internal flash storage stores data in the same way that PCs store data on hard disks Saved files are broken into segments and stored in any free portions available Periodically the WireScope 350 may need to de fragment the internal flash storage in order to reclaim unused space The following dialog box will appear when the WireScope 350 automatically de fragments the internal flash storage The internal flash is being optimized to free up storage space Warning Do not power off the WireScope while this operation is being performed Doing so could result in data loss E Depending on the amount of information stored this process may require several minutes CAUTION Do not turn off the WireScope or remove the battery during de AA fragmenting To do so will likely result in the permanent loss of stored information Installing WireScope 350 software from a CompactFlash card Y ou can install new software on your WireScope 350 from a CompactFlash card This method is the fastest most convenient way to upgrade software Please use the included ScopeData Pro application to copy WireScope 350 software components onto a CompactFlash card in order to prepare it for use in upgrading one or more WireScope 350s Once you have copied the WireScope 350 software components onto the CompactFlash card insert the card into the first WireScope 350 that you wish to upgrade The following screens will appear
38. Serial baud rate The serial port baud rate setting allows you to manually set the data rate for the RS 232 serial port In most cases you will not have to change this setting because ScopeData Pro automatically controls the data rate when communicating with the WireScope 350 over the serial port To manually change the serial port data rate from the System Settings screen select Serial Baud Rate and press EY or the Edit button S Restore Default Settings You can quickly restore all of the WireScope 350 settings to the factory default values To restore the default settings from the System Settings screen select Restore Default Settings and press EY or the Edit button Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings 132 Demo mode The WireScope 350 has a demonstration mode which allows you to simulate a series of tests without actually making any measurements The demonstration mode is convenient for training or for taking a quick tour of the WireScope 350 user interface When demo mode is off the WireScope 350 functions normally and performs real tests To turn demo mode on from the system settings screen select Demo Mode and press EXY or the Edit button The WireScope 350 has a demonstration mode which allows you to simulate a series of tests without actually making any measurements The demonstration mode is convenient for training or for taking a quick tour of the WireScope user interface When demo
39. The WireScope 350 constantly monitors these connections waiting for a valid Single Ended configuration Once this valid configuration 1s detected the cable connections are drawn and the Start Test button is enabled Press Start Test or EXP to begin the Fiber Autotest The test will run to completion and the Fiber Autotest Result screen will be displayed Chapter 11 Running Fiber Autotest 92 Chapter 11 Running a double ended fiber autotest Connect the WireScope 350 and attached Fiber SmartProbe to one end of the fiber pair to be tested Connect the DualRemote 350 and attached Fiber SmartProbe to the other end After pressing Start Test on the Fiber Autotest Setup screen the screen shown below will appear Detecting valid connection cables drawn in The Fiber Autotest screen shows the current state of the fibers connections The WireScope 350 constantly monitors these connections waiting for a valid double ended configuration Once a valid configuration is detected the cable connection s are drawn and the Start Test button is enabled Press Start Test or P to begin the Fiber Autotest If the test configuration is a 2 fiber connection between Fiber SmartProbes with different wavelengths the test will continue with a screen similar to the one below Otherwise the test will run to completion and the Fiber Autotest Result screen will be displayed Swap the fiber patch cables at the patch panels connected to the WireScop
40. When the calibration is complete a status dialog will appear Press or OK to return to the Fiber Main Menu Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest 78 Fiber Autotest Settings The WireScope 350 is designed to be flexible to support a wide range of networking cable and connector certifications you may encounter in the field Before you start testing 1t 1s important that your fiber autotest settings match your certification requirements Editing fiber autotest settings To edit autotest settings start at the Fiber Main Menu and press Fiber Autotest This brings up the Fiber Autotest Setup screen The Fiber Autotest Setup screen summarizes a few key settings You can either start an autotest from this screen or edit settings pt Darker blue highlight ae bl A Lr EL Tuas Era gm g de jas He A Manali To view and edit any fiber autotest settings from the Fiber Autotest Setup screen press Edit Settings The Fiber Autotest Settings screen shown above on the right will open up The Fiber Autotest Settings screen lists all of the current fiber autotest settings categories and summary status for each To view or edit any setting first select it either by touching it or using the q key Selection 1s indicated by a darker blue color highlight Press or the Edit button to open the configuration screen s for the selected setting Once you have opened the configuration screen s for any setting there will be instru
41. WireScope 350 System Settings 127 Each of these modules has a separate serial number You should verify that both of the cable test modules have the same hardware revision number Use the tabs along the top of the screen to switch between viewing WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 information WireScope Dual Remot qa WireScope 350 Save to Storage Location This setting allows you to choose where to save test results cfg Ifa CompactFlash M memory card is inserted the default choice is to save test results to the CompactFlash card E Otherwise the default choice is to save results to the internal flash memory Select the current test results storage icon and press EY or the Edit button to change the test result storage setting For more information about memory management and settings please refer to Chapter 7 Power The power status screen shows the state and charge status for the WireScope 350 battery and the last known charge status of the DualRemote 350 From the System Settings screen select Power and press EX Y or the View button WireScope Dual Remote Current Power Status 100 Battery OK Estimated remaining run time Estimated Battery Time Remaining hours i 271206 PM 100 E78 N Back meu Hee Pressing the DualRemote tab shows the last known charge status of the DualRemote 350 Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings 128 C Time and date The WireScope
42. a 142 Attenuation to crosstalk TAO AE a BAM shi 142 Fo wer s n NEA DE CE SINE diria caca aida 142 POWEFSUMTELREXTIPSELE T Vs di 142 POWER SUI ACR TES A CRD dll das 143 PROS UST GINO Cs airs He aa biosa sick sheik SERE 143 AMBER CANIS S arier i otis aie Sateen ice ae 143 Enyironmentala data 144 TROON OUIA OOK oil batida ci 144 Opera ine END CLOUT ETON CC AA A AS 144 OVA LE LEN DOCTORA AA SATA E 144 IEA RS A A ea A 144 A A E E EE RE 144 MaS UD VO ATi oran 144 IRSAUATON OVCIVO AE O as 144 POU OMA TCE aaa 144 O O r a O stl tnnbatali ded St a Aa 144 DIA Oj MO Ee MMT MENT E A E 144 DC POW CF TI A titi diia 144 Contents 7 Contents AGAPORNIS daa 144 APRENDI Do E A AE EN E 145 MEASUREMENT CALIBRATION padilla ie 145 Multiple Leve Rof Calbrati n ta ia and 145 Baseline Cal Dral Oea a A R 145 Remote Calibratori a A A S 145 Environmental Calibration Internal c oooccnnncnnnnccnnnncnnnnccnnncononocononocnnnrononoconnnccnnarononicanos 146 Field Verification of Baseline Accuracy iia 146 S TOTON a WITCSCONE I O ds cas 146 Self letona DualRemote 3 Oil Add 146 APPENDIA C aeai araea id 147 LEGACY NETWORK Sad O 147 APPENDIX Dorien S A 149 BATTERY INFORMATION cie a E E aon cuuveuiamencenesadueeertaseass 149 Maximize patery rn GEen ioon E a a E E OEE 149 Replacino RDA rte si Baise lonsuhassaretniasoubesknehideaiaiins 150 Batey S a a EA AP EP O O Po PR GP E iO 151 INDE Nara cave siecccteutevscwaccccuseacaubeevesescaccawtatvave
43. any screen e Help launches the help viewer WireScope Overview 20 fir Data entry options In many places within the WireScope 350 user interface you may need to enter numbers or text The text entry icon denotes fields that you can enter text into The WireScope 350 provides up to three alternative ways to enter text e Using a typewriter style keyboard e Using a telephone style keypad e Picking from a list of entries Kia a duel oe me del e When using the telephone style keypad you can enter text by first pressing the A Z key If you have difficulty Pressing the correct key when using the typewriter style keyboard try using the provided stylus ha m The increment and decrement keys provide a quick way to change the value of any cable label field with a single keystroke Chapter 3 WireScope Overview 21 Chapter 3 On line Help f 530PM as JE 6 N Back do Help An extensive on line help system is available on the WireScope 350 To access help for any screen press the Help button Autotest Summary Screen At the top of the screen a test configuration diagram displays the length and wiremap information In the case of a failing test a tape measure may appear to indicate the distance to the most likely location of the worst fault source aL Below the overall pass fail indication a list of worst case margin information is presented
44. asesecousustucuoaaaseeseuseeceeecsvsccaccevusvereetecsss 153 Contents 8 Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction Thank you for purchasing your WireScope 350 The WireScope 350 is the most advanced and productive cabling certification tester available It is designed as a platform to support your cable certification needs for now and well into the future This User Guide will help you to quickly get up and running with your new WireScope System Requirements Items Supplied CAUTION Optional Accessories Chapter 1 The kit you purchased contains everything you need to certify cabling To certify Category 6 cabling you may need to purchase a set of SmartProbes that is matched to the brand of connecting hardware you will be using For a list of available Category 6 SmartProbes please visit www wirescope com The WireScope 350 is available as a basic WireScope 350 Complete Analyzer Kit or as a WireScope 350 Professional Test Kit The items contained in the basic kit are listed below Professional kits contain additional items and the kit is contained in a hard carry case instead of the nylon carrying case N2595A 210 220V Use only the 12V charger adapter supplied with your WireScope and DualRemote Using an incompatible charger adapter can damage your WireScope equipment and void your warranty Refer to the Read Me First information packet for accessories you may purchase for your WireScope 350 Also explore the latest op
45. atch test probes type to the test configuration 1 e Link or Channel but also match to the manufacturer of the connectors used on the cabling to be certified Failure to do this can yield useless certification results z The channel probe listed SmartProbe above has been Hi detected Interface A Do you wish to change the Limit from Basic Link to Channel alo The WireScope 350 has the ability to detect the characteristics of the attached test probes and based on this information and the selected connector and cabling limit settings warn you if there 1s a potential misconfiguration before testing starts In addition to providing a high performance connection for the test signals from the test hardware the SmartProbe interface provides power and a two way control interface to support active test probes All of the Category 6 SmartProbes for the WireScope 350 for example are active This allows critical data such as probe serial numbers compatibility information and how many times the probe has been used to be stored in memory internal to each probe Caring for the SmartProbe test port The SmartProbe port is not designed to be connected to cables that have high voltages present for example voltages present on telephone lines Therefore be certain that no excessive voltages are present before connecting the cable under test to the SmartProbe or Channel Adapter CAUTION Do not connect WireScope test probe
46. ay s worth of testing under normal conditions Starting with a fully charged battery the WireScope 350 is typically able to run for 9 hours before requiring a recharge The DualRemote 350 can run even longer between recharges because it does not have a color screen and therefore consumes less power while operating To maximize battery run time you should e Set the screen backlight brightness to the lowest setting that provides adequate screen readability in the environment where you will be working e Enable the sleep function so that the WireScope 350 can power down its screen and save more power when you leave it unattended for a few minutes To adjust these settings starting from the main menu screen press the System button Select User Interface and press EY or the Edit button Appendix D Battery Information 149 Replacing the battery To change the battery on either a WireScope 350 or DualRemote 350 first power the unit off Make sure that the AC DC power converter is not plugged in to the charger port Battery Release Tab Flip out the stand at the back of the unit and press the battery release tab to release the top edge of the battery pack Rotate the battery pack towards the bottom of the unit and then pull the battery up and back to remove it from the back of the unit Appendix D Battery Information 150 Battery safety Appendix D Battery Contacts To avoid the risk of fire burns or damage to you
47. cable label auto increment behavior For either simple or hierarchical cable labels it is useful to set up an auto increment scheme so that you do not have to manually enter repetitive cable label information when testing a sequence of cabling runs EE Enable Auto Increment will cause the WireScope to automatically suggest the next sequential cable ID when you save test reports Enter start and end values for the auto increment counters Z Enable Auto Increment Value Enter End Value 22 Previous lo o Cancel L dil 1 Enable Auto Increment will cause the WireScope to automatically suggest the next sequential cable ID when you save test reports Enter start and end values for the auto increment counters Building EF loor a W Jack VA Enable Auto Increment Enter Start Value a Enter End Value Ya 295 N Previous v Cancel Select a cable lable field for which you wish to enable auto increment and check the enable auto incrment box Enter a start and end value Repeat for each Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest 85 Chapter 10 field you wish to auto incrment Press or OK to return to the Fiber Autotest Settings screen Specifying the fiber cable You must specify either the part number or the performance characterstics of the cable under test in order for the WireScope 350 to make accurate length and power measurements You can either sele
48. cates that the DualRemote 350 is plugged into a line which has a potentially damaging high voltage present Usually this condition occurs when attempting to test a line plugged in to a telephone switch IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECT THE DUALREMOTE350 FROM THE LINE WHEN THIS WARNING APPEARS Failure to do so may cause permanent damage to the DualRemote 350 hardware Calibration Required The Calibration Required LED indicates that the DualRemote 350 needs to be recalibrated with the WireScope 350 You will not be able to proceed with the autotest until the calibration process is complete Battery The battery LED indicates the current state of the DualRemote 350 battery When the DualRemote 350 is plugged into the AC charger e A solid green color means the battery is charging e A flashing green color means that the battery is fully charged Use only the 12 V charger adapter supplied with your WireScope and DualRemote Using an incompatible charger adapter can damage your WireScope equipment and void your warranty When the DualRemote 350 is not plugged into the AC charger e When the battery LED is off the battery operating normally e A solid red color means that the battery charge is low Progress indicator The progress LEDs indicates approximately how much of the current test is complete 000 ooo Test One Third Test Half Test Complete Complete Complete Pass Fail The Pass Fail LED indicates the pass fail statu
49. comes a high performance optical fiber power meter and loss meter When the Fiber SmartProbe is used the physical length and propagation delay of a fiber optic pair is measured Fiber optic test results are stored in the WireScope 350 s tests database and can be uploaded to a Windows based PC via the same ScopeData Pro software used to manage twisted pair test results The Fiber SmartProbe product line consists of a family of fiber optic test probes each of which can function as both a transmitter and a detector LED based Fiber SmartProbes support both 850nm and 1300nm wavelengths for qualifying multimode fiber Singlemode fiber is qualified by using the laser based 1310nm and 1550nm Fiber SmartProbes This architecture supports both Single Ended and Double Ended measurements and allows multiple combinations of Fiber SmartProbes to be used together for Double Ended measurements Double Ended testing requires two Fiber SmartProbes Fibers can be tested either in pairs or individually and can be up to 4 km long for multimode and 50 km for singlemode When the two Fiber SmartProbes are used in a pair for Double Ended testing a single Autotest can characterize a pair of fibers at two different wavelengths 4 km multimode 50 km singlemode lt Ia E hee ee eee EE Fiber Fiber SmartProbe SmartProbe Both fibers in pair tested simultaneously WireScope 350 DualRemote 350 Double Ended Test Configuration Testing Fiber
50. con You can enter the site name either using the telephone style keypad or the typewriter style keyboard Chapter 10 Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest 84 Chapter 10 Setting up hierarchical cable labels By default the WireScope 350 is set to use simple cable labels composed of just a single field This 1s the format most used by previous generations of cable testers Many customers however prefer to save cable labels in a hierarchical format 4 Press the edit button to pop up a keypad Enter New Site Name 4 Acme Enterprises EN Do you wish to use Simple cable labels containing a single field i e cable number or Hierarchical cable labels containing multiple fields i e building floor wallplate jack for tests saved at this site Simple cable labels Hiesarchical cable labels IA E e O Previous Cancel zy Check each field you wish to include as part of this site s cable label Press Next to continue V E Building V Bi Floor CI Al Closet HB Rack E Panel TM Position 7 all Plate e N i y i N Previous Cancel To configure the WireScope 350 to use hierarchical cable labels set the corresponding radio button on the Site setup screen Press EW or Next to continue site setup Select the fields to include in the hierarchical cable label Press EY or Next to continue on to auto increment settings within site setup Setting up
51. configuration Link a Structured Cabling Link m5 Link Probe Probe G yl N Telecommunications Telecommunications Closet Outlet WireScope DualRemote The Link configuration is intended for use in facilities still in the construction stage The link configuration does not include the user patch cords at either end of the cabling run because these cords are often not installed until after the facility is occupied Because the link configuration does not include the two additional connections which would be added when the patch cords are connected performance standards are more stringent for cabling tested using the link configuration The WireScope and DualRemote attach to the link under test via special link test probes which are terminated in male modular 8 plugs Channel configuration ae Structured Cabling Link User Patch Ll fc User Patch Cord ooo z Cord ciemne Telecommunications Telecommunications E Probe Closet Outlet Probe ge ee e WireScope DualRemote The channel test configuration is intended to provide a comprehensive end to end cabling performance certification The channel configuration does include the user patch cords at both ends of the cabling run The pass fail limits applied when testing with the channel configuration are less stringent than for the link configuration in order to account for the performance degradation inherent in the two additional modular connec
52. ct the cable part number from a pre loaded list of the most popular cable types or you can enter the cable part number and specifications If you manually enter cable specifications it is important to input accurate values for the refractive index or optionally the nominal velocity of propagation NVP for each fiber type Failure to do so will produce inaccurate cable length measurements To enter cable information starting at the Fiber Autotest Settings screen select the cable icon and press or Edit o al a ai Ej is is See Ee cn The first Cable Setup configuration screen prompts you to specify the manufacturer of the cable that you will be testing If you do not know the manufacturer select Unspecified Use the G key if you need to scroll the list of manufacturers In the example above Corning is selected The next Cable Setup configuration screen prompts you to either enter edit a cable description or select one from the list already stored on the WireScope 350 If you see the part number of the cable you are using select it and press or OK to complete cable selection and return to the Fiber Autotest Settings screen If you do not see the cable you are using already listed in the WireScope 350 select Add New Description and follow the instructions to add the specifications data for the new cable Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest 86 Chapter 10 Modal Bandwidth setting Modal bandwid
53. ctions to guide you through any changes to that setting When you exit the configuration screen s for any setting you will return to the Fiber Autotest Settings screen Chapter 10 Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest 79 g Fiber Test Configuration Setup First you must specify whether the Fiber Autotest will be Single Ended or Double Ended Single Ended measurements require that fibers be tested in pairs in a loopback configuration Double Ended testing requires two Fiber SmartProbes allowing fibers to be tested either in pairs or individually To select Single Ended or Double Ended Mode select the Setup icon and press the EXP or the Edit button Select the desired configuration and press OK or to return to the Fiber Autotest Settings screen NOTE The WireScope 350 detects the type of probe inserted into the SmartProbe connector See page 39 for an introduction to this feature and how to view probe information Chapter 10 Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest 80 Loss Limit You are given two options for this parameter Overall Budget Method and Length Loss Method Overall Budget Method configures a fixed loss limit value for each applicable wavelength If a multimode cable is selected you will be asked to specify overall loss budgets for 850 nm and 1300 nm wavelengths If a singlemode cable is selected you will be asked to specify overall loss budgets for 1310 nm and 1550 nm wavelengths Multimode Example ee E el
54. ctured cabling standards Two ended certification testing Chapter 2 heeeeerd l Test Probe _ __ Probe Telecommunications Telecommunications Closet Outlet WireScope DualRemote Standards for structured twisted pair cabling require that both ends of each cabling run be tested in order to find the worst case performance condition For this reason all certification testing requires a two part test set consisting of a main unit and a remote unit each of which contains similar test capabilities One unit tests the cabling run from the telecommunications closet end and the other tests from the telecommunications outlet end at the user location Certification testing is highly automated An Autotest function coordinates a series of measurements between the WireScope and DualRemote devices and then analyzes the resulting data to determine if the cabling run passes or fails the required standards Several key criteria apply in determining pass or fail status for a tested cabling run e Whether the user patch cords are included in the cabling run during the test 1 e Link or Channel test configuration e What standard document and which performance level you want to test the cabling to 1 e what Category or Class are you seeking certification for Cable Testing Overview 13 Test configurations There are two commonly used configurations for certifying installed cabling Link
55. cy point Power sum NEXT PSNEXT Computed for each pair by calculating a power sum total of the pair to pair NEXT from the three other pairs Power sum ELFEXT PSELEXT Computed for each pair by calculating a power sum total of the pair to pair ELFEXT from the three other pairs Appendix A Specifications 142 Power sum ACR PSACR Computed by subtracting the measured attenuation from the computed power sum near end crosstalk PSNEXT at each frequency point Resistance Measures the DC loop resistance for each pair in the tested cabling run Range 5 1 000 Q Accuracy 5 Ambient noise Measures the ambient noise spectrum of each pair immediately after the autotest Frequency Range 1 350 MHz Sensttivity 0 1 mV RMS Accuracy 5 NOTES 1 Fast check mode setting forces frequency step to 1MHz A 2 TIA level III measurement parameter and tester accuracy requirements per TIA Category 6 Draft Addendum to TIA 568 B and ISO IEC 61935 1 draft amendment I 10 99 Appendix A Specifications 143 Environmental Symbols Appendix A 0 CAUTION Indoor outdoor Intended for indoor use Operating temperature range 0 40 C 32 F 104 F Storage temperature 10 C 55 C 14 F 131 F Maximum relative humidity 80 for temperatures up to 31 C 56 F Altitude Up to 3 000 meters Mains supply voltage Not to exceed 10 of the nominal voltage Installation overvol
56. d Autotest Settings screens can be found in Chapter 4 It may be necessary for you to add a new description to the cable database add name specify pair for cable pair count then select Coax then either specify the cable s NVP or select Calculate NVP from length finally add or select the target performance grade for the cable if applicable otherwise Unspecified Running COAX and TWINAX Autotests 69 Chapter 8 When the Coax probe is inserted a default Coax cable is automatically selected You can change to a different Coax cable in the Autotest Settings screen The WireScope 350 is capable of certifying 10Base 2 and 10Base 5 network operation over Coax By selecting Other in the Network Limits of the Autotest Settings screen or in the Summary screen of the Certify Networks screen you can enable the certification of these networks Press the Start Test button from the Autotest Setup screen to perform the Coax Autotest or Certify Network test Results After the test has completed the Autotest result screen below on the left will appear Details screen ath da gE dma BE y The Coax Autotest evaluates length and cable integrity These results are shown in both the diagram at the top of the screen and the table at the bottom Delay and NVP information are also shown The results of coax network certification are also shown in the bottom section of the result screen Press the Details button to display the Wire
57. ducts You can create a settings profile either directly on the WireScope 350 or from within the ScopeData Pro software application on a PC To create a settings profile directly on the WireScope 350 start from the Autotest Settings screen Select the autotest settings profile icon and press or Edit E Profile None Category 5E Basic Link 7 Giga Speed Network Limits On Site Acme Enterprises Lucent GigaSpeed 2071 wj Lucent Gigaspeed Cable Pairing T568B Measurements Max Frequency 250 MHz Save Plots On EE Save to Internal Flash 50AM 45 il 0 Preparing to Run an Autotest 40 NOTE Chapter 4 To create a new profile press Create New Profile and press or Next Enter a name for the new settings profile and press or Next to continue Select which settings to include in the setting profile by checking the boxes next to the corresponding settings A Enter the settings profile A Select which settings will be name included in the settings profile Press Next to continue 6 Limit A Network Tests Site Cable w Connecting Hardware 4 Press the edit button to pop up a keypad Press Next to continue Profile Name 2jwcas Test Probe 3 Cable Pairing A Measurements Max Frequency ESTES ESTES ISIS E ES les Save Plots Cancel i N Previous Cancel If one or more profiles were present theUpdat
58. dware results 2210 40 AM Y 45 hios The tests database screen will appear showing a summary listing of saved test results Each saved result has an associated summary result icon which allows you to see at a glance to see pass fail status and test type For example Yo Denotes a Category 6 autotest which passed Denotes a Category 5E autotest which failed WireScope 350 System Settings 117 To view more detail for any saved test record select 1t from the summary list and press EX or the View button The Autotest summary screen for the saved record will appear You can view details of the saved test by pressing the Details button For more information about interpreting test result details see Chapter 6 IO at oJ qe E O Ee 27 tots 22 PE cr C 74 el sde ire 3 ld o O e O e O O e o O e O o e O e O To review the settings that were loaded at the time the selected test result was saved press the Settings button The Autotest Settings screen will appear Cable label Time and date of test QE 10 15 99 10 52 AM Profile None E Category 5E Basic Link Te Lucent Giga Speed Settings loaded at time of test ME Network Limits Off Site Acme Inc UTP Category 5 MI Unspecitiea cable Pairing T568B eo Max Frequency 100 MHz Save Plots On 211 53 AM 45 377 Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings 118 Chapte
59. e key to scroll the list Each measurement is listed together with a summary result e v Passing results are marked with a green check X Failing results are marked with a red cross e Measurement results not used in determining overall pass fail status are marked to signify that these results are for information only Particularly in the case of failing measurements you may want to see more detailed information The WireScope 350 can present test result data in a variety of formats depending on the type of data e Summary worst case data only e Frequency plots e Locator plots Chapter 5 Running an Autotest 51 El Summary data The WireScope 350 summary data screens present result data in tabular format To launch the summary data screen for any measurement select the measurement from the Test Data screen Then press the Data button The example above shows the summary data screen for the NEXT measurement Diagram shows selected pair Wj Wiremap Y Pass combination Y Length amp Delay Y Pass and which end failed Attenuation v Pass Data table Return Loss X Fail 1 4 5 363 6 Currently ELFEXT X Fail selected pair 1 4 5 4 7 8 i X Fail combination e 3 3 6 2 1 2 Di highlighted odas in dark blue 2 1 2 47 8 45 ZF 0 Main Menu Mep In this case the measured NEXT data did not meet the selected cabling performance limit Category 6 basic link for three of the six possible pai
60. e Selected and Delete choices would be added to the first Profile Setup screen in addition to Create New Profile and Select Existing Profile To select an existing profile press Select Existing Profile then press the profile name displayed My Cat 6 in the example screen and press EP or Next The display returns to the Autotest Settings screens and lists the profile you selected To update an existing profile press the profile name desired My Cat 6 in the example then press Update Selected and press EXP or Next The screens continue as for a new profile but include the existing parameters which you can change as needed To delete an existing profile first select the profile then press Delete You will be prompted to confirm your choice to continue with Delete To upload a profile from CompactFlash card see page 115 Preparing to Run an Autotest 41 Chapter 4 Y ou can enter a performance grade 1 e Category 6 and a test probe count limit optional If you enable Check Probe Test Count you must enter a Probe Test Count Limit value ranging from 100 to 20 000 If you enter either of these items the WireScope 350 will check for compatibility with these settings whenever this settings profile is loaded If you leave either of these settings as Unspecified the WireScope 350 will not check for such compatibility while the settings profile is loaded Press or Next to continue You must also specify which te
61. e and Dual Remote Wait for the fiber cables to be drawn and hit Finish Test Es ta T 1 Swap the fiber patch cables at the patch panels connected to the WireScope and Dual Remote Wait for the fiber cables to be drawn and hit Finish Test AS q a Fiber 1 wey D l E Multimode Testing Y Fiber SmartProbes A 850nm A 1300nm A Ready as Ready ele il It is at this point in a double ended test where the user s must swap the fibers at each end of the fiber cable run before the test can complete Both the WireScope and the DualRemote will play a swap chirrup to indicate this required fiber swap oe E Multimode Testing Y Fiber SmartProbes A 850nm A 1300nm A Ready as Ready Ready to Finish Test Running Fiber Autotest 93 NOTE It is important that this swap occur at the wall outlet or patch panel and NOT EC at the Fiber SmartProbes to insure accurate results The WireScope 350 continues to monitor the connections waiting for a successful swap of the fibers When a valid swapped configuration 1s detected the cable connections are drawn and the Finish Test button is enabled Press Finish Test or to finish the Fiber Autotest The test will run to completion and the Fiber Autotest Result screen will be displayed DualRemote LED indicators during Double Ended Autotest The LEDs on the DualRemote 350 are used to aid you in monitoring performing and evaluating the result of a Double Ended autotes
62. e automatically brings up the Fiber Main Menu screen once the Fiber SmartProbe is attached You are now ready to configure the Fiber Autotest settings e iha Bbm gerna beba i SmartProbe pra ii iira red A Tee Mier came el be Interface y ad Lada r The key to providing this capability 1s that the SmartProbe interface port warns the operator if there is a potential invalid configuration before testing starts E Viewing probe information To access probe information from the Fiber Autotest Settings screen select the probe icon and press EY or View WireS cope and re O DualRemote tabs summarize information about attached probes TE Fu gm ee oe Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest 75 Fiber Calibration Before you begin testing 1t 1s necessary to calibrate the WireScope and DualRemote pair that you will use Remote calibration is a process that allows the WireScope to obtain the reference level for measurement In particular you must insert the required Fiber SmartProbes Before ruming any fiber optic tests Fiber SmartProbes need to be calibrated To calibrate select Calibration from the Fiber Main Menu This brings up the Fiber Calibration screen with two options Single Ended and Double Ended These options are explained in the following two sections Chapter 10 Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest 76 Chapter 10 Single Ended Calibration Attach the Fiber SmartProbe to the t
63. ection e Detailed description of the problem including the exact wording of any error messages Introduction 10 Chapter 1 Viewing software and hardware version information From the main menu screen press the System button At the System Settings screen select the System Information entry in the list of settings and press the View button The System Information screen displays serial numbers and hardware and software version numbers for all of the key subsystems of your WireScope 350 test set Both the WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 consist of a top part known as a host module which contains the user interface and PC interface connections and a bottom part known as a test module Each of these has a unique serial number To view information for the last used DualRemote 350 press the DualRemote tab Introduction 11 Chapter 1 Introduction 12 Chapter 2 Cable Testing Overview Purpose Modern structured cabling systems and components are designed to support a variety of high speed LAN technology interfaces In order to ensure that structured cabling systems provide adequate performance to support these application interfaces cabling standards committees have developed quality control specifications intended to be applied as new cabling is installed The purpose of instruments like the WireScope 350 is to provide a convenient and reliable means of certifying new installations for compliance with stru
64. elete Select Existing Description Category 6 w GigaMax e Extreme NV Previous Cancel gt Previous lo o Cancel WireScope 350 System Settings 126 Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings Sip D System settings allow you to view or change characteristics of the WireScope 5 350 that are not specific to any single test function To view system settings from the main menu screen press the System button A Certify Networks fa Database My GE System ration 22 11 25 PM SFE 1 Main Back Menu Help q System information The system information screen shows the serial numbers and hardware and software version information for both the WireScope 350 and for the last calibrated DualRemote 350 unit To view the system information screen from the system settings screen select System Information and press EY or the View button WireScope Dual Remote ma WireScope 350 Serial 09389501406 Number Software 30014 Revision Boot wig Revision WireScope 350 Host Module Serial 09389501407 Number Hardware 1 0 Revision fy 350 MHz Cable Test Module J Serial 09389501406 B Number Hardware v1 0 Revision 221052 AM Y 45 fios Bac ae Help Both the WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 consist of two portions e A host portion containing the screen or LEDs e A cable test module attached to the bottom of the host Chapter 15
65. elete saved test records select the record to be deleted and press the Database Tools button The Test Tools screen prompts you to select all listed records in the database or the selected record default To continue deleting the test s press Delete the test record s CAUTION Deleted test records cannot be restored The WireScope cautions you about your intent to delete the test s To continue click Yes To abort click No The next screen displays the database with the deleted file missing from the list Fr gen Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings 121 Viewing reports On the WireScope 350 you can view reports that summarize key statistics for test records saved in the internal database From the database menu screen press the Database Reports button The first database setup screen will appear Select the site you wish to generate a report for and press EX or the Next button The number of results store in each site appears after each site name in the list a Select the site database to build a report from Press Next to continue Database Reports a fr Scope Comm Site dag Job Order 1690 2 e Cable Specs Connecting Hardware 2212 01 PM 45 Eres Successive database report setup screens prompt you to select which records to include in the report based on the test type pass fail status date of test and cable label values Make the appropriate record criteria selections and
66. erator C Bl Closet o e E Outlet o Re he 0 Other o o o Dual Remote Operator o dE Frank Jones Previous Cancel Enter the name of each operator and the location where he or she is testing This information 1s captured automatically and stored in each saved Autotest file Press or OK to return to the Fiber Autotest Settings screen Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest 90 Chapter 11 Running a Fiber Autotest Starting the Fiber Autotest Make sure that you have attached the correct fiber test probes and configured the 7D proper settings To start an Autotest from the Fiber Main Menu screen press EY or Autotest This brings up the Fiber Autotest Setup screen If you need to you can review settings from this screen before you start the Autotest Press EY again or Start Test The procedures for running a single ended and double ended fiber autotests differ slightly as the following sections describe Chapter 11 Running Fiber Autotest 91 Running a single ended fiber autotest Connect the WireScope 350 and attached Fiber SmartProbe to one end of the fiber pair to be tested Using a fiber patch cable connect the two fibers at the far end of the fiber pair in a loopback configuration After pressing Start Test on the Fiber Autotest Setup screen the screen shown below will appear The Fiber Autotest screen shows the current state of the fibers connected to the Fiber SmartProbe
67. es not warrant that the operation of the product or software or firmware will be uninterrupted or error free Limitation of Warranty The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from improper or inadequate maintenance by Buyer Buyer supplied products or interfacing unauthorized modification or misuse operation outside of the environmental specifications for the product or improper site preparation or maintenance The design and implementation of any circuit on this product is the sole responsibility of the Buyer Agilent does not warrant the Buyer s circuitry or malfunctions of Agilent products that result from the Buyer s circuitry In addition Agilent does not warrant any damage that occurs as aresult of the Buyer s circuit or any defects that result from Buyer supplied products NO OTHER WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Exclusive Remedies THE REMEDIES PROVIDED HEREIN ARE BUYER S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WAR
68. ess EY or OK to return to the Autotest Settings screen Preparing to Run an Autotest 36 Setting the maximum frequency The selected cabling performance limit determines the minimum required test frequency range This setting allows you to specify a larger frequency range than 1s required for the current cabling performance limit Select the test frequency icon and press EY or the Edit button to change the maximum test frequency E Profile None Set the maximum range for Category 5E Basic Link swept frequency measurements e eine Press OK to return to setup iga Spee Al Network Limits On Max Frequency Site Acme Enterprises 100 MHz El Lucent GigaSpeed 2071 w Lucent Gigaspeed 250 MHz Cable Pairing T568B e 350 MHz yo Measurements o Max Frequency 250 MHz e 2 Save Plots On EE Save to Internal Flash 648 PM PM Qs 0 Previous lt Back hee vl Help Cancel Plot storage setting The WireScope 350 can store either a summary data set or a full data set including plots for each test performed The advantage of storing plots is the ability to re evaluate saved test results for standards compliance and troubleshooting purposes To set the WireScope 350 to save plots for each autotest select the save plots icon and press E or Edit Select the degree of detailed data that you wish to store for each Category 5E Basic Link saved test E Profile None
69. ess consists of comparing the measurement output of the WireScope 350 or DualRemote 350 with a traceable reference instrument and then zeroing out any differences between the field test equipment and the reference instrument The resulting calibration data is automatically downloaded to the WireScope 350 or DualRemote 350 and stored in non volatile memory Under normal use conditions the WireScope 350 will require baseline re calibration no more frequently than once per year and in most cases far less frequently The purpose of remote calibration is to establish a common zero reference basis between the WireScope 350 and its associated DualRemote 350 before any end to end measurements are taken You must perform a remote re calibration if you use your WireScope 350 with a different DualRemote 350 or if you upgrade the software in either the WireScope 350 or the DualRemote 350 The WireScope 350 stores the serial number information of the DualRemote 350 that it has been calibrated to Before each measurement the WireScope 350 checks the serial numbers of the DualRemote 350 to which it is connected If the WireScope 350 does not have remote calibration data stored for the detected DualRemote 350 a warning appears asking you to calibrate the DualRemote 350 Agilent Technologies recommend that the remote calibration be run once a day preferably at the beginning of a testing session Measurement Calibration 145 Environmental Calibra
70. est Type VA Autotest VA Certify Networks 7 Other NV Previous Cancel An Filter test records by date of test or by some portion of the cable label Press Next to continue Include a Date Filter Yes No Start Date 10 15 99 End Date 410 15 99 Include a Cable Label Filter e Ye Cable Label Match ho Cancel i N Previous WireScope 350 System Settings 119 Next select the order that you wish to see the summary results listed in If you select Order Result List by Date the results will be listed in the order that they were collected Be Select the order to list test records Select a tree or flat list view Press OK to continue Order Result List By e Date Cable R S 0 K Previous Cancel If you select Order Result List by Cable Label and if the site you are viewing uses a hierarchical cable label format you have the further option of showing the filtered result list as a tree or as a list If you select Show as Tree the resulting list of records shows the cabling plant hierarchy Be Select the order to list test records Select a tree or flat list view Press OK to continue Order Result List By Date Cable Label Select View Option Show as List e Show as Tree e lt Previous Cancel Yoo Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings 120 Deleting saved tests To d
71. est port of the WireScope 350 Connect the transmitter of the Fiber SmartProbe to the detector of the same probe using two short test cables and a coupler between them Press Calibration from the Fiber Main Menu Select the Single Ended option in the Fiber Calibration screen Press Next or the EX button to continue When the WireScope 350 detects a valid connection the OK button will be enabled Press OK or the EY button to perform the calibration When the calibration is complete a status dialog will appear Press OK or the button to return to the Fiber Main Menu Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest 77 Chapter 10 Double Ended Calibration Connect one Fiber SmartProbe to the WireScope 350 test port and one Fiber SmartProbe to the DualRemote 350 test port Connect the two probes together with the two duplex patch cables and couplers supplied with the probes Connect a cable from the transmitter of each Fiber SmartProbe to the detector of the other Make sure that a coupler is connected correctly with each duplex cable Press Calibration on the Fiber Main Menu and select Double Ended Press Next or EY to continue The next screen displayed above will show both the WireScope and the DualRemote 350 As the probes detect the signal being passed between them cables will be drawn to represent the connections When there is a valid connection the OK button will be enabled Press or OK to perform calibration
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73. eter Calibration screen described below Chapter 13 Fiber Tools 106 Chapter 13 Power Meter Calibration The power meter requires a calibration in order to produce accurate power measurements This calibration is a loopback configuration where the transmitter of the Fiber SmartProbe inserted in the WireScope 350 is connected to the detector of the same probe with a SINGLE i e no couplers fiber patch cord The Power Meter Calibration screen shown below appears whenever a new Fiber SmartProbe is detected upon entering the Power Meter tool Pressing the Calibrate button on the Power Meter screen will also bring up this screen The probe inserted into WireScope 350 needs to be calibrated to run the power meter Loopback a short fiber patch from transmitter to receiver for the calibration Loopback a fiber patch from Transmitter to Detector and hit the Calibrate button Ready to Calibrate Q27 04PM Qas adoos Sac ono Hee The WireScope 350 constantly monitors the Fiber SmartProbe waiting for a valid loopback configuration Once this valid configuration is detected the animation of the loopback cable stops and the Calibrate button is enabled Press Calibrate or to begin the calibration The calibration will run to completion and the Fiber Power Meter screen will be displayed Any stored reference and delta power values will be reset after a calibration Fiber Tools 107 Fiber Trace Mode Learn F
74. f the same test functions as the WireScope 350 The WireScope 350 controls the DualRemote 350 during all test functions by communicating with 1t over the cabling run under test ZE Agilan 8 bd a Pair Status 1 4 5 3 6 1 2 j Indicators a Waring 4 Hada oda Indicators attery igen see Test Progress and Result WireS cope a gt Indicators DualRemote Diagnostics m DR AY Fault 1 plit Pairs anid ce mee Diagnostic Indicators n d C ato rs Attenuation gt ELFEXT Return Loss Other Power Indicator Power DualRemote 350 OK Considerable information is available to the DualRemote 350 operator via the DualRemote 350 front panel indicators Pair status indicators 45 36 1 2 7 8 The pair status indicators are bi color LEDs that light green or red at the end of any test to signal the status of each pair Any pair involved in a failure condition will light in red Warning indicators The warning indicators alert the DualRemote 350 operator to conditions that might prevent or impair testing Hub NIC detected The hub NIC detected LED indicates that the DualRemote 350 is plugged into a hub Switch port or a NIC port instead of into a port which is connected to the WireScope 350 This function is not yet supported in software A future software upgrade will add this capability Chapter 5 Running an Autotest 56 CAUTION Chapter 5 Voltage Warning The voltage warning LED indi
75. for key measurements ld Saving test results Review edit test settings Q Viewing result details Start a new autotest gt Save the current test Overview Basic Instructions Help Instructions WireScope Technical Support Probes and Accessories Help Index Autotest Batteries Cable Labels Pressing underlined Calibration aX hyperlink jumps to Certify Networks another help topic Compact Flash Cards lt Back Exit Index When you press the help key you launch the help window which describes the current screen Help screens may contain text graphics and hyperlinks to further information While in the help window the following buttons are available at the bottom of the screen e Back returns to the previous screen e Exit closes the help viewer e Index jumps to the help index window WireScope Overview 22 Chapter 4 Preparing to Run an Autotest The Autotest is the function users run most frequently The Autotest function is designed to provide certification testing of installed cabling Before you run the Autotest however it is important to verify that you have properly prepared the WireScope 350 for your certification project Remote Calibration Before you begin testing it is necessary to calibrate the WireScope and DualRemote pair that you will use Remote calibration is a process that allows the WireScope to compensate for any slight anomalies in its measurement hardware o
76. iber NVP Chapter 13 Purpose Fiber Trace Mode is a troubleshooting tool aimed at helping the installer quickly verify and correct cabling problems Upon entering Trace Mode the transmitter on the Fiber SmartProbe connected to the WireScope 350 is activated This allows you to verify that the light 1s present at the end of the cable Operation Press the Trace Mode button from the Fiber Tools menu This will bring you to the Fiber Trace Mode screen Press Back to exit the tool Purpose The Fiber Learn NVP tool allows you to measure the NVP Nominal Velocity of Propagation of an unknown cable type provided you have a known length Cable samples must be at least 50 feet or 15 meters long Longer samples produce more accurate NVP measurements The tool expects the length specification to differ when in single ended mode and double ended mode Single Ended Mode Length Specification In a single ended configuration the tool expects a single fiber to be connected from the transmitter of the Fiber SmartProbe to its detector When entering length in the tool enter the ENTIRE length of the fiber cable Double Ended Mode Length Specification In double ended configuration the tool expects 2 fibers to be connected from the WireScope 350 to the DualRemote When entering length in the tool enter the AVERAGE length of the 2 fiber cables Fiber Tools 108 Operation From the Fiber Tools menu press the Learn Fiber NVP button
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78. in red From the Fiber Autotest Result screen you can either e Save the current test result by pressing the Save button e Start a new autotest by pressing the Start button e View detailed result data by pressing the Details button Chapter 11 Running Fiber Autotest 95 Saving test results gt When you press the Save button the Save Results screen appears Each saved H test result record must have a unique cable label There are several options for entering the cable label for the saved test result e You can use a typewriter style keyboard e You can use a telephone style keypad e Youcan pick an already saved label from a list e Or if a label list has been loaded you can select a label from the list of cable IDs Details for entering data using the keyboard keypad or using a list are given on page 21 Using auto increment TE Often if you are testing cabling runs in a predictable sequence it can save time to configure the WireScope 350 to auto increment cable labels With auto increment you dramatically reduce the amount of data entry that you must do To setup cable label auto increment please see Site Settings in Chapter 4 In the example sequence below auto increment is set for the panel and position fields of a hierarchical cable label format First test is Second test is labeled Panel 1 labeled Panel 1 Position A Position B Starting the next Autotest From the Fiber Autotest Result screen you can
79. ing standard performance requirements but rather are interested in directly surveying their cabling for compatibility with popular network applications such as Ethernet at various speeds and ATM Whereas cabling performance standards attempt to be application neutral and consequently to take into account the requirements of many applications the Certify Network test profiles implemented in the WireScope 350 are specific to the requirements of each network application interface By running a certify network test you can determine whether the tested cabling run can successfully support the selected network application s Operation Y ou can either run the Certify Network test profiles as part of the autotest function setting this up 1s described in chapter 4 or separately using the Certify Networks test function To run the Certify Networks function independently press the Certify Networks button on the main menu screen A Network Limits 7 10Base T 7 100Base Tx Y 7 1000Base T 155 Mbps ATM Certify Networks Tools Other py Database Edit Settings BED x Calibration 8 49 PM EE 0 4 06 PM Das E 2 The certify networks setup screen appears You can directly select which network applications to certify the cabling for by checking the appropriate boxes in this screen The Other Category encompasses a variety of legacy applications If you select this option the WireScope 350 will analyze
80. ings screen lists all of the current autotest setting categories and summary status for each To view or edit any setting first select 1t either by touching it or by moving the dark blue highlighting using the 0 key Selection 1s indicated by a darker blue color highlight Preparing to Run an Autotest 26 Chapter 4 NOTE Press EXY or the Edit button to open the configuration screen s for the selected setting Once you have opened the configuration screen s for any setting there will be instructions to guide you through any changes to that setting When you exit the configuration screen s for any setting you will return to the Autotest Settings screen Select or create new an autotest profile as directed on page 40 Standard profiles for Cat 5 Cat 5e and Cat 6 are pre defined in WireScope software Setting cabling limits Perhaps the most important setting 1s the cabling performance limit to apply during pass fail certification of autotest results To edit the cabling limit setting select it from the list of autotest settings and press EY or the Edit button to open the cabling limit configuration screens The Limit Setup configuration screens step you through the process The first step is selecting the category class or custom limit Press 3 or Next to continue Preparing to Run an Autotest 27 The second step 1s selecting the test configuration such as Link or Channel since each test configu
81. ion Profile None Category 5E Basic Link Giga Speed MI Network Limits On Site Acme Enterprises Lucent GigaSpeed 2071 wj Lucent Gigaspeed z Cable Pairing T568B A Measurements Max Frequency 250 MHz les Save Plots On EE Save to Internal Flash e 8 02PM 45 E o E Enter the name and test location for each operator e Bl Closet C E Outlet Wire Scope C Other WireScope Operator Ya Bob Smith C Bl Closet e E Outlet 0 Other Dual Remote Operator Ya Frank Jones NV Previous i Cancel Enter the name of each operator and the location where he or she is testing This information is captured automatically and stored in each saved autotest file Press EY or OK to return to the Autotest Settings screen Preparing to Run an Autotest 38 Using test probes It 1s important that any instrument be configured properly 1f the test data 1s to be useful At a construction job site it is especially critical that the cable certification equipment be configured properly before testing begins to avoid wasting time and money by testing to the wrong requirements The WireScope 350 1s designed to minimize the opportunities to make such mistakes through the use of an intelligent test probe SmartProbe port and a robust autotest settings profile capability Understanding SmartProbe test port features With the advent of Category 6 technology you must not only m
82. ions to add the specification data for the new connector Chapter 4 Preparing to Run an Autotest 33 22 Setting the pairing convention Cable pairing determines which cable pairs are attached to which contacts in the modular 8 connector The WireScope 350 relies on this setting to correctly associate cable pair numbers with modular 8 contact numbers To set the cable pairing from the Autotest Setup screen select cable pairing and press EXP or Edit s ae i Profile None Select the pairing convention used at this site Category 5E Basic Link Pair numbers for each pairing Le Giga Speed convention are shown in blue Network Limits On Site Acme Enterprises Press OK to return to setup Lucent GigaSpeed 2071 ul Lucent Gigaspeed O Cable Pairing T568B A Measurements Max Frequency 250 MHz Save Plots On EE Save to Internal Flash E Operators W Pins Only las 12345678 Ea 13PM Qasw iE 0 KI Back hepa Hep Cancel 2 Setting measurement options The selected cabling performance limit determines the minimum set of measurements required The measurement options setting allows you to add optional measurements specify frequency spacing set fault locator behavior and enable warnings during the autotest E Profile None oP Tu ni E l bE EPEE E mi Category 5E Basic Link rre AE Giga Speed Casiri m ees ee AF Network Limits On wowed a c
83. iting sites You can create or edit site information by selecting the corresponding choice and pressing EY or the Next button The number after the site name is the number of results saved for that site When creating a new site you must enter a name for the site and select and specify the cable label format and characteristics as detailed in Chapter 4 Site Settings NOTE You cannot change the name of an existing site file This restriction is necessary to maintain the integrity of site databases Deleting sites You can delete a site file from this screen by selecting the site and pressing the Delete button CAUTION Deleting a site file deletes all of the test results saved for that site Once you delete a site file there is no way to recover any test results that had been saved to that site file Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings 124 Chapter 15 The cable specifications database The cable database tool allows you to review edit or add to the cable specifications information that is stored on the WireScope 350 Accurate cable NVP Nominal Velocity of Propagation specifications must be selected in order for the WireScope 350 to produce accurate length measurements To view the specifications for any cable in the WireScope 350 database from the database menu screen press the Cable Specs button Select the cable manufacturer from the list and press EW or the Next button You may need to scroll the list using the
84. ity and percent full status of the current memory device are displayed The number of records that can be saved into the remaining free memory with the current autotest settings is also displayed JE Internal Flash Capacity Percent Full Results Saved Results Remaining Where do you wish to store test results E nternal Flash Sa Card Y rios RE Cancel e WireScope 350 System Settings 112 Using CompactFlash cards The WireScope 350 can save test results either in an internal fixed flash memory area or in an optional removable CompactFlash memory card If the CompactFlash slot is empty the WireScope 350 by default saves test results to the internal flash memory area When you insert a CompactFlash card into the WireScope 350 CompactFlash slot the following dialog box appears iE Internal Flash Capacity Percent Full Results Saved Results Remaining Certify Networks Compact Flash Card Detected Configure Results Saved Results Remaining Where do you wish to store test results r A ToS J internal Flash wey BQ System Calibration e HE CFlash Card Qa112PM Bass IE 2 Previous Press the Yes button to begin configuring the CompactFlash card The Storage Setup screen will appear Select CFlash Card and press EY or Next to continue Before the WireScope 350 can begin saving tests records to the CompactFlash card it automatically moves
85. l A Enen Press OK or to complete the setup This returns you to the Fiber Autotest Settings screen Chapter 10 Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest 81 Length Loss Method lets the WireScope 350 calculate the limit for you based on the length of the cable tested You will be able to set values for Connectors Loss per Connector Splices and Loss per Splice The connector and splice losses are added to the loss calculated by multiplying the length of the fiber by the loss Km specification of the selected cable These specifications are shown at the bottom of the Setup screen Press OK or to complete the setup You will be returned to the Fiber Autotest Settings screen W Length Limit The Length Limit parameter allows you to set the maximum cable length allowed To change the length select Length Limit and press EW or Edit Press the edit icon to pop up a numeric data entry keypad Enter the length and press OK or to close the keypad an Beam de ir la E Ex Bii Press OK or to complete the setup and return you to the Fiber Autotest Settings screen Chapter 10 Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest 82 ME Network Certification The WireScope 350 can certify cabling for compliance with the physical medium dependent PMD requirements of popular network interface technologies such as Ethernet or ATM Network certification can be in addition to certification to cabling limits A pass result for a par
86. ll go to sleep 1f there has been no activity for the specified interval When the WireScope 350 is asleep power consumption is greatly reduced prolonging battery life A touch anywhere on the screen or pressing any of the keys will wake the WireScope 350 and return to the screen it was in when it went to sleep Backlight Brightness You can adjust the screen backlight brightness for improved visibility A brighter screen setting consumes more battery power For this reason Agilent Technologies recommends that you set the backlight brightness to the lowest setting that provides adequate screen readability in the environment where you will be working ey Operators Usually a two person team operates the WireScope 350 You can store the names of both the main unit operator and the remote unit operator in each test record You can also store information about which end of the cable run each unit tested for example main unit in telecom room and remote unit at user location Select the Operators icon and press or the Edit button to enter or change operator information Sina Faura dives Ee a Enter the name of each operator and the location where he or she is testing This information is captured automatically and stored in each saved autotest file Press EY or OK to return to the System Settings screen Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings 130 Calibrate touchscreen If you notice that the WireScope 350 is misinte
87. load 1s completed the display tells you that you can remove the CFlash card The autotest profile is now ready for your selection and use For our example the profile is named test To view and select the profile from the Autotest Setup screen press Edit Settings On the next screen with the Profile parameter selected press Edit The Profile Setup screen is displayed with all available profiles listed The downloaded profile test is added to the list To use this profile press to select that profile then press OK The sequence of screens 1s shown below WireScope 350 System Settings 116 Using the Database viewer Chapter 15 You can view any of the data saved in the WireScope 350 s local flash memory or an installed CompactFlash card by using the database viewer To run the database viewer from the main menu press Database The Database menu screen will appear Certify Networks Database Reports Tools Site y Database Cable Specs By YY Oo B System Calibration Connecting Hardware Cerros PM amp asn E 1 231040 AM Y 45 hoos pet gt Viewing saved tests To view saved tests from the Database menu screen press or the Tests Database button Number of tests in database Number of tests in selected site y Database Reports Summary result icons oe with cable labels for Saved tests Cable Specs Use the O key to sl scroll the list of Connecting Har
88. loading WireScope 350 software from the CompactFlash card After the software upload is complete the WireScope 350 will merge any test results stored in its internal flash memory onto the CompactFlash card in order to prepare for storing subsequent test results on the CompactFlash card Downloading autotest profiles from a CompactFlash card The CompactFlash card is a convenient means for quickly downloading autotest profiles After downloading the profile using ScopeData Pro insert the CompactFlash card into the WireScope 350 The unit will detect the card and prompt you to configure Press Yes to continue The Storage Setup screen appears listing Spec database synchronization as the software update for your WireScope The screen displays the question Do you wish to use this CFlash card to update other WireScopes Be sure to select Yes if that is your intent otherwise the profile will be erased once the downloading is completed Then press Next bel tia criei an aiba a Waskiapa dis diarii beba DTI Certify Networks Storage D Compact Flash Card Detected Configure Ds qua ii La mur kis ib biil Datab My Ws ma Ha Dim pii System Calibration Q112 PM Y asu dE 2 Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings 115 Chapter 15 The WireScope 350 then copies the profile from the card and asks you 1f you want to load the profile To do so press Yes to abort press No Once the up
89. map Data screen containing additional information about the test Running COAX and TWINAX Autotests 70 Twinax Testing Chapter 8 El meni NOTE Twinaxial also called Twinax cables are able to carry high frequencies and are most often used for data transmissions and video applications Twinax consists of one twisted pair and a metallic shield Twinax Setup Testing of Twinaxial cable checks only for length and cable integrity Because of this there 1s no need to calibrate before the Autotest Only a subset of the tester settings applies to Twinax testing These settings are shown on the screens below Operation Insert the Twinax probe in the WireScope 350 s SmartProbe port and connect it to the Twinax cable to be tested There 1s no need to use the DualRemote 350 in certifying Coax cables Press the Autotest button on the Main Menu to bring up the Autotest Setup screen shown above Press the Edit Settings button to change any settings A detailed description of the Autotest Setup and Autotest Settings screens can be found in Chapter 4 It may be necessary for you to add a new description to the cable database add name specify 1 pair for cable pair count then select TWINAX then either specify the cable s NVP or select Calculate NVP from length finally add or select the target performance grade for the cable if applicable otherwise Unspecified When the Twinax probe is inserted a default Twinax cable is automaticall
90. me testing with the wrong probes or with the wrong tester settings If the WireScope detects an over voltage condition at the SmartProbe port it displays an error message An example of this warning is provided below The WMiS lt copo 390 his dolteciod as ove wohage condition Please AN Mihia di calle rey inserted ma ihe WireSenpe I4 An example of the over voltage warning given on the DualRemote 350 is shown on page 57 CAUTION Do not connect WireScope test probes or test cables to a voltage source such a telephone jack Excessive voltages can damage WireScope probes and or the WireScope 350 analyzer and void your warranty Chapter 4 Preparing to Run an Autotest 24 Quick Start Guide Chapter 4 You can use the WireScope 350 with minimal settings To do this for link or channel tests insert the required Basic Link or Channel Adapters as required in both the WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 Then turn both units on and calibrate as previously directed Starting at the Main Menu press Autotest This brings up the Autotest Setup screen Certify Networks Wht Y e 3 36 PM Y 45 E 13 KI Back Mia Help Press Select Settings Profile The Select Settings Profile screen is displayed enabling you select a stored profile For our example select Default Cat 5e Click OK to return to the Autotest Setup screen Connect the WireScope 350 and the DualRemote 350 to the cable to be tested Then click Start
91. nd re enter the Length and Delay tool Chapter 13 Fiber Tools 105 After changing any settings in the Quick Setup dialog press OK or EXY to return to the Fiber Length and Delay screen Power Meter Purpose F cie The Power Meter is a troubleshooting tool aimed at helping the installer quickly verify and correct cabling and or equipment problems The Power Meter allows you to connect a cable between equipment or some other light source and the detector of the Fiber SmartProbe then measure the power level The results can be saved to the tests database for later viewing Operation From the Fiber Tools menu press the Power Meter button If the probe inserted in the WireScope 350 has been calibrated see Power Meter Calibration below the screen below on the right will appear This is the Fiber Power Meter tool The Data Table shows a constantly updating power level while indicating the wavelength of the inserted Fiber SmartProbe Test Setup Data Table The tool allows you to store the current power level as a reference by pressing the Set Reference button Once the reference is stored the Delta field is constantly updated to reflect the difference between the Reference value and the current power level This will provide a valid Delta field that shows a constantly updating difference The Save button allows you to save the current values in the Data Table for later viewing The Calibrate button brings up the Power M
92. ng options e Press Clear Peak to reset the peak values in the data table e Press Save to write the current table to the results database e Press the Quick Setup button to bring you up a configuration screen where you will be able to select single or double ended testing and or specify the fiber type See the Quick Setup Overview topic in the Length and Delay section that follows Chapter 13 Fiber Tools 104 Length and Delay Purpose Length and Delay is a test used to quickly measure the length and propagation delay of the fiber under test It uses the currently selected cable s specifications to get the NVP Operation From the Fiber Tools menu press the Length Delay button This brings you to the Fiber Length test screen From here you can either go to the Quick Setup or you can start the measurement The Measure button will only appear when the WireScope 350 detects a valid fiber connection Press the Measure or button to update the length and delay values for each fiber in the Data Table Current configuration and length Data Table Ahk Quick Setup Overview Pressing the Quick Setup button brings you to a screen where you will be able to set the configuration as single or double ended fiber type and the NVP value Here the fiber type and NVP are test specific In other words any changes to the fiber type and NVP will NOT be reflected in the system settings nor will they be preserved if you were to exit a
93. on on the Site setup screen Press EX or Next to continue site setup Select which fields to include in the hierarchical cable label Press EL or Next to continue on to auto increment settings within site setup Setting up cable label auto increment behavior For either simple or hierarchical cable labels it is useful to set up an auto increment scheme so that you do not have to manually enter repetitive cable label information when testing a sequence of cabling runs Select a cable label field for which you wish to enable auto increment and check the enable auto increment box Enter a start and end value Repeat for each field you wish to auto increment Press E or OK to return to the Autotest Settings screen Preparing to Run an Autotest 30 Chapter 4 Specifying the cable Y ou must specify either the part number or the performance characteristics of the cable under test in order for the WireScope 350 to make accurate length measurements You can either select the cable part number from a pre loaded list of the most popular cable types or you can enter the cable part number and specifications If you manually enter cable specifications it is important to input accurate values for the nominal velocity of propagation NVP for each cable pair Failure to do so will produce inaccurate cable length and distance to fault measurements To enter cable information starting at the Autotest Settings screen select the cable icon
94. on with a PC for software upgrades or data transfer An 8 pin DIN to DB 9 cable is included USB ports The WireScope 350 incorporates a universal serial bus USB interface to provide PC and peripheral communication at up to 100 times the speed of a conventional serial port The DualRemote 350 incorporates a USB slave port Talkset jack Both the WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 incorporate talkset jacks to improve coordination within testing teams Plug and play operation allows operators to communicate over the tested cabling between Autotests Charger port An external charger port allows charging of the long life NiMH battery pack WireScope Overview 18 WireScope 350 user interface overview The WireScope 350 is designed for ease of use The bright color touch screen allows for a clear and logical layout of functions at each stage in the cable certification cycle Basic screen layout Several common screen elements are used throughout the WireScope 350 user interface Title Bar Default action shown in darker blue Certify Networks Tools y Database Wy A System n Calibration Qa232eM asf m Status Display Area sack pa Hee Basic Navigation Buttons The title bar identifies each screen The status display area shows the current time set on the WireScope 350 talkset status battery status and storage status 64 The talkset icon appears when the talkset is plugged in The powe
95. onfiguration icon Basic Link Summary margins ass Pass ils BS Rs PM SFE A In the case of a failing test if the calculate fault location option is turned on the WireScope 350 will automatically calculate the distance to the most likely failure source in the tested cable run Failure location and pairs involved in are marked in red aTa atat 22 En Dl Distance to fault shown next to tape measure icon Failing margins shown in red e 648PM 45 IE 1 Chapter 5 Running an Autotest 46 Chapter 5 From the Autotest Result Summary screen you can either e Save the current test result by pressing the Save button described in next section e Start a new autotest by pressing the Start button this results in the following message being displayed A a aa gt Continue by pressing EY or the Yes to discard the measurement or press No to return to the three choices e View detailed result data by pressing the Details button A screen similar to the one shown on page 51 will appear Running an Autotest 47 Saving test results H When you press the Save button the Save Results screen appears Each saved test result record must have a unique cable label There are several options for entering the cable label for the saved test result e You can use a typewriter style keyboard e You can use a telephone style keypad e You can pick an previously saved label from a list e Or if a label list has been loaded
96. patibility with all of these legacy applications Chapter 12 Fiber Certify Networks 99 Chapter 12 You can review and edit other relevant settings before testing by pressing the Edit Settings button The Certify Networks settings are a subset of the Autotest settings and can be edited using the same procedures outlined in Chapter 7 To start the Certify Networks test return to the Certify Networks setup screen and press EXP or press the Start Test button Screens similar to the ones above will step you through the test The process of running a Fiber Certify Networks test 1s the same as that of the Fiber Autotest Refer to the procedures outlined in Chapter 10 for details When the test has run to completion a Fiber Certify Networks Result Summary screen will appear Fiber Certify Networks 100 Certify networks results The Certify Networks summary results screen lists the network groups tested and a summary result The Save and Start options on this screen behave the same as those found on the Fiber Autotest screen See Chapter 10 You can view more detail about the tested networks by pressing the Details button The Networks Data screen will appear The details and margin information for the network selected in the list will appear in the Data Table at the top of the screen Data Table Margin Information Netw orks Chapter 12 Fiber Certify Networks 101 Chapter 12 Fiber Certify Net
97. pear Select the network result you wish to view details for Press or the Data button 37g uit A E aer 152 Ml iar E 2 The detail screen for the selected network type will appear listing margin information Chapter 6 Certify Networks 61 Chapter 6 Certify Networks 62 Chapter 7 Tools Chapter 7 Introduction The Tools menu organizes individual test functions that you can run from the WireScope 350 To access the test functions under the tools menu press the Tools button on the main menu Tools The Tools menu contains three tools Certify Networks Database DY 2 System Calibration ee 9 45 PM 45 AE 1 e Quick Check e Blink Hub Port e Learn NVP e Measure Length To launch any of these tools press the corresponding button Tools 63 Quick Check E Purpose The Quick Check tool provides a quick way of testing for proper continuity and pairing without doing a full autotest Operation From the Tools menu screen press the Quick Check button The quick check starts immediately Re a Mrika gli E ere a gm Y y LE Results The quick check summary result screen indicates a pass or fail for the tested cabling run You can see more detail by pressing the Details button y Ot 571 lle E A A ee A e E Be 74 heb a 43 had aad Y 114 5 Length AE OK 313 6 Length A OK 22 Length AH OK Y 4 7 8 Length
98. press or the Next button to continue through each of these screens Be You can filter included test records by date of test or by some portion of the cable label Press Next to continue Include a Date Filter e Yes No Start Date 10 15 99 End Date 4 10 15 99 Include a Cable Label Filter Yes e No lt Previous Cancel Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings 122 After you set the criteria which defines which test records are included in the report the WireScope 350 analyzes the saved test results and generates a summary report Site database used for By Icon indicates that results heathen are filtered by date in this ated home 4 example Ta i Flaite I Totals for site Totals for site today Chapter 15 WireScope 350 System Settings 123 The site database The site database tool allows you to maintain site related information in the WireScope 350 database Using this tool you can add and configure a new site edit the characteristics of an existing site or delete sites and all of the records saved for that site From the database menu screen press the Site button The first site database setup screen will appear Ber tres Pi a Perera lo re Gs ele a A a A A E Parm da im roe U Cee bi A Database Reports Site ia z i i i Cable Specs Connecting Hardware e 1 00 PM Y 45 E78 Creating or ed
99. r combinations i The data table shows the values and margins for the worst case frequency point for the selected pair or pair combination Negative margins are shown in red By default the summary data screen opens with the pair or pair combination selected which has the worst margin You can select other pairs or pair combinations by touching in the list box or by using the 0 key al E almazara 32 Pl 34 4 dB 41 3 dB 32 3 dB 32 5 dB 2 1 dB 8 8 dB Frequency 100 00 Mhz 97 00 Mhz 1 4 5 2 1 2 ee Selecting pairs 368 6 4 7 8 changes the 2 1 2 47 8 Y diagram and table to 2228 PM Y 45 BE 0 lt Bac pac Help match Chapter 5 Running an Autotest 52 Chapter 5 5 Frequency plots WireScope 350 can display frequency plots for swept frequency measurements This view of the data provides a very complete picture of the performance of the cabling run under test compared to the required test limit To launch the frequency plot screen for any swept frequency measurement select the measurement from the Test Data screen If a frequency plot is available for the selected measurement the Plots button will appear at the bottom of the screen Press the Plots button Limit and PASS lt del wj Wiremap Y Pass Y Length amp Delay Y Pass Limit line shown in red Attenuation v Pass Return Loss Y Pass a Cursor ELFEXT v Pass frequency PS NEXT Y Pass h Data for A selected frequency
100. r 15 Options for viewing saved tests When you have a large number of test results saved on your cable tester 1t can be difficult to quickly find the information that you need when you are reviewing results To solve this problem the WireScope 350 tests database tool offers multiple options for filtering and sorting test records To filter or sort the Tests Database summary view press the Settings button The first Database Setup screen will appear Select the site that you wish to view records from The number of records currently saved in each site is shown after the site name To view all records for the selected site press Select amp View All otherwise press EXor Next to continue with custom filtering options Bas Select the site to view records from Press Select amp View All to select site and view all results Press Next to continue HF Scope Comm saa Job Order 1690 Select amp View All x Previous i Cancel You can choose to show all results passing results only or failing results only You can also filter results by test type You can further filter the results list by test date and by some portion of the cable label Make you selections and continue by pressing EY or the Next button Be Select which test records to display Press Next to continue Show A Copper Results Z Fiber Results Show All Results Passing Results Only Failing Results Only Include T
101. r battery pack do not allow a metal object to touch the battery contacts The battery pack is suitable for use only with compatible WireScope family devices Do not disassemble the battery pack There are no user serviceable parts inside Do not dispose of the battery pack in fire or water Handle a damaged or leaking battery with extreme care If you come in contact with the electrolyte wash the exposed area with soap and water If the electrolyte contacts the eye flush the eye with water for 15 minutes and seek medical attention Do not expose the battery pack to high storage temperatures above 59C When discarding a battery pack contact your local waste disposal provider regarding local restrictions on the disposal or recycling of batteries To obtain a replacement battery part number N2605A 135 contact your local dealer Do not charge the battery pack 1f the ambient temperature 1s above 40 C Battery Information 151 Appendix D Battery information 152 Index Attach FiberProbes 75 auto increment 30 85 Autotest Fiber 79 Autotest profile Create new 40 Delete profile 41 Downloading using CompactFlash 114 password protection 42 Select existing 41 Update selected 41 autotest results 46 Autotest Settings 26 Fiber 79 Autotest settings profiles 40 Backlight brightness 130 Baseline Calibration 145 battery charge status 128 cable specifications database 125 cabling limits 27 Calibrate touchscreen 1
102. r edit a cable description or select one from the list already stored on the WireScope 350 If you see the part number of the cable you are using select it and press EP or OK to complete cable selection and return to the Autotest Settings screen Cancel If you do not see the cable you are using already listed in the WireScope 350 select Add New Description and follow the instructions to add the specification data for the new cable Specifying the connecting hardware You can use this setting to store information in each test record about the type of connecting hardware used to terminate the tested cable runs You can either select the connecting hardware part number from a pre loaded list or you can enter a description or part number The nominal performance grade i e Category 6 of the connecting hardware can be specified in order to assist the WireScope 350 in identifying misconfiguration errors To enter connecting hardware information starting at the Autotest Settings screen select the connector icon and press gt or Edit When testing Category 6 or Class E Channels using the Universal Channel adapters this selection is very important for obtaining maximum accuracy during measurements Preparing to Run an Autotest 32 The first Connector Setup configuration screen prompts you to specify the manufacturer of the connecting hardware that you will be testing If you do not know the manufacturer select unspecified Use
103. r status icon shows the current battery state The percentage figure shows the amount of charge remaining in the battery eo no Plugged into AC adapter Battery charging Ej Fully charged battery El Battery 1s half empty E Battery is empty The storage icon indicates where test results will be saved and how full the memory is CF o H 0 Results saved to compact flash card E U Results saved to internal memory Chapter 3 WireScope Overview 19 Chapter 3 Keys You control the WireScope 350 using a combination of mechanical keys and on screen buttons The Power Key turns the unit on If the unit is already on quickly pressing the power key brings up the sleep shut down dialog box The unit will go to sleep in 5 seconds unless you cancel this option When the unit is asleep touching the screen or keys wakes it up to the state it was in before it went to sleep Pressing and holding the power key for over one and a half seconds shuts down the unit Pressing the OK Key is equivalent to pressing the on screen button shown in dark blue 2 The dark blue color indicates the default action for any screen a y The Up Down Key scrolls screens which contain long lists On screen buttons The following basic navigation buttons are present at the bottom of most screens 221052 AM 9 45 roo N Back aeh Help e Back goes back to the previous screen e Main Menu returns to the main menu from
104. r that of the companion DualRemote unit Connect the WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 per either of the configurations below Precision Calibration OR Cable Link Probe If you are testing link configurations to Category 6 Class E or higher Agilent Technologies recommends that you use the precision calibration cable as this produces the most accurate calibration From the main menu screen press Calibration Follow the instructions to complete the calibration process Chapter 4 Preparing to Run an Autotest 23 Test Probes SmartProbe Port Interface z The WireScope 350 uses test probes to connect to the cabling runs that it certifies All WireScope 350 test probes attach though the SmartProbe port at SmartProbe the top of the WireScope and DualRemote enclosures The SmartProbe port y provides high performance for test signal transmission power to support active probes and a two way control interface between the tester and the test probe A E ad variety of test probes are available including SmartProbes that track usage and configuration data Interface WireScope probe configuration warnings Because it is important to use the correct test probes in order to achieve optimal measurement results particularly for category 6 installations the WireScope 350 warns you whenever it detects a potential conflict between the detected probe and any of the test settings This you to avoid wasting ti
105. ration requires a slightly different set of limits to account for the number of connections included Press EY or OK to finish making the limit setting and return to the Autotest Settings screen m7 Network certification The WireScope 350 can certify cabling for compliance with the physical medium dependent PMD requirements of popular network interface technologies such as Ethernet or ATM Network certification can be in addition to certification to cabling limits A pass result for a particular network technology 1 e 100 Mbps Ethernet indicates that the tested cable run meets the signal to noise ratio SNR requirements necessary to successfully support communications between devices of that type To add network certification into the autotest select 1t from the list of autotest settings and press or the Edit button to open the Networks Setup configuration screens Y Check the boxes corresponding to the network types you wish to certify the cabling for The other Category encompasses a number of less popular legacy applications When you are finished press EY or OK to return to the Autotest Settings screen Chapter 4 Preparing to Run an Autotest 28 iim Site settings The WireScope 350 can store the site name in each test result record This capability helps organize test records and simplifies reporting A characteristic of the site setting 1s the format used to label test records from that site You can sa
106. rema nde Site Acme Enterprises parley br big a Lucent GigaSpeed 2071 esta nal lel el Lucent Gigaspeed 23 Cable Pairing T568B LA Lim G mri A Measurements G7 k LF mmi Max Frequency 250 MHz Dmie DF mmm Save Plots On DF mine D ein E Save to Internal Flash 7 balay Bla E Operators b le ee Q2552PM asa E on A F Main Cra Back Menu Help Select the measurement options icon and press EY or Edit to change measurement options The first Measurements Setup screen lists the measurements required by the cabling limit you have selected Chapter 4 Preparing to Run an Autotest 34 If you uncheck any of the required measurements these tests will still be performed during the autotest but will not be used for determining pass fail Status You can specify optional measurements and analyses to be included in the autotest by checking the applicable boxes A The following measurements are optional and are not required to certify the cabling to the limits you have selected Check any optional measurements that you wish to add to the autotest Press Next to continue ACR PSACR C Resistance Y Y ce a N Previous Cancel Y ou can also set the frequency step size and the format used to store pair to pair ELFEXT data NOTE If you set the WireScope 350 to Fast Check Mode you will not collect enough data to certify the tested cabling runs Either ELFEXT mode captures all of
107. rpreting your screen touches i e entering the value of the key adjacent to the one you are trying to press then you may need to calibrate the touchscreen to bring it into alignment with the underlying display m m Please be sure that you have the stylus that was supplied with the WireScope 350 before you attempt to calibrate the touchscreen Calibrating the touchscreen with a larger pointing device such as your fingertip may degrade the alignment of the touchscreen calibration Select Calibrate Touchscreen from the system Settings Screen and press EXP or the Edit button The following screens will appear Qo f Calibration Calibration Press indicated Press indicated corner with corner with stylus stylus Indication will Indication will Chapter 15 move to next position when reading is complete Calibration Press indicated corner with stylus Indication will move to next position when reading is complete move to next position when reading is complete Calibration Press indicated corner with stylus Indication will move to next position when reading is complete Touch the indicated corner of each screen with the tip of the stylus being careful to touch as close to the corner as possible After each successful touch is registered the hand icon will move to the next corner and continue this process until the touchscreen calibration process is complete WireScope 350 System Settings 131 2
108. s of the last completed test e Green indicates pass e Red indicates fail Running an Autotest 57 Diagnostics The Diagnostics section of the DualRemote 350 front panel provides more detailed information about failing test results WS and DR LEDs indicate at which end of the tested cable the measurement failed Test failed at Test failed at Test failed at both WireS cope end of DualRemote end of ends of cabling run cabling run cabling run A column of diagnostic LEDs provide further detail about the cause s of a test failure The failure causes that can be indicated are Wiremap Split pairs Length Delay Skew any of these conditions NEXT pair to pair or power sum Attenuation ELFEXT pair to pair or power sum Return Loss Other any other failing measurement In the event that the cabling run has multiple test failure causes 1 e NEXT and Return Loss you can use the 0 key to scroll between failure cause indications The current selection is indicated by a blinking LED The pair indicators and WS DR indicators will blink to show which pairs and which cable end correspond to the selected failure cause Power LED The power LED indicates on off status for the DualRemote 350 When this LED is lit the DualRemote 350 is powered on Chapter 5 Running an Autotest 58 Chapter 6 Certify Networks Chapter 6 Purpose Some users are not concerned about whether the tested cabling complies with cabl
109. s or test cables to a voltage source such a telephone jack Excessive voltages can damage WireScope probes and or the WireScope 350 analyzer and void your warranty Chapter 4 Preparing to Run an Autotest 39 Chapter 4 L Viewing probe information To access probe information from the Autotest Settings screen select the probe icon and press E or Edit E Profile None Category 5E Basic Link E Giga Speed Network Limits On Site Acme Enterprises WireS cope and DualRemote tabs Summarize information about attached probes Lucent GigaSpeed 2071 wj Lucent Gigaspeed Cable Pairing T568B A Measurements Max Frequency 250 MHz Save Plots On EE Save to Internal Flash E Operators 2TAM 45 il os You can view the WireScope default or DualRemote probes by pressing the appropriate tab on the top of the display Autotest settings profiles You can quickly and consistently configure WireScope 350 units prior to testing by using a settings profile Loading a settings profile is a fast way to configure multiple settings all at once A WireScope 350 settings profile stores any or all of the settings needed to run an autotest You can save the current state of the WireScope 350 to a settings profile so that you quickly restore settings later or you can load predefined settings profiles which conform to test specifications required for a particular project or brand of cabling pro
110. sing the Talkset Option Chapter 16 The WireScope 350 talkset option part number N2605A 137 allows WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 operators to talk between autotests over the cabling run under test Each talkset option is voice actuated that is a voice message is sent whenever the operator speaks without the need for pressing a talk button This feature permits tests to be performed in an orderly manner and improves testing productivity Operation Insert the talkset plug into the Headset connector on both the WireScope 350 and the DualRemote 350 see page 140 to enable simultaneous two way voice communications Speaking into the microphone activates the voice communications Voice communications are inhibited whenever the WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 are in the process of testing Controls Two controls are contained on the talkset The Volume control enables setting earphone volume to a comfortable The Mute switch allows disabling extraneous voice transmissions when testing in noisy environments Earphone Volume Control Thumbw heel Microphone Mute Switch Using the Talkset Option 135 Chapter 16 Using the Talkset Option 136 Chapter 17 Printing Cable Identifiers The WireScope 350 can print the saved cable identifiers directly to the Brady TLS2200 label printer The WireScope 350 setup is described below and once the printing option is turned on each time the operator saves a test result a label 1s printed
111. st limit for any performance grade the WireScope 350 uses You can pick a single configuration 1 e Category 6 channel or you can select Auto based on probe recommended If you select Auto based on probe the WireScope 350 will adjust the test limit for any performance grade based on the type of the limit link or channel based on the test configuration So in this example if you attach a basic link probe the WireScope 350 would apply the Category 6 basic link test limit Press EXP or Next to continue B Do you wish to lock the i aee eels Ate current profile settings and require Category 5E Basic Link 4 a password in order to open and Lucent Giga Speed modify any of the settings contained within the profile lf yes enter a password for this ip ac 3 profile Site Site 4 Press Next to continue UTP Category 5 4 4 A lock Yes Enable m S Ml Unspecitica 3 ICO n indicates protection 29 Cable Pairing T568B 9 settings Seo PENI aa locked by the a Max Frequency 100 MHz 4 C urrent O Save Plots On 2 profile Enter Password e EE Save to Internal Flash afa Ld Operators Vv N Previous Cancel e 1 45PM 45 om You can password protect settings profiles If you want to alter any settings in a password protected profile you must enter the correct password This feature prevents unauthorized users from altering the cable certification settings To enable pas
112. sword protection select Yes enable password protection enter a password and press EY or OK to finish configuring the autotest settings profile Preparing to Run an Autotest 42 Autotest setup in one step Once there are settings profiles stored on the WireScope 350 you can quickly load a settings profile without going through the detailed autotest settings process Starting from the Main Menu screen press or Autotest Settings Summary No E mono IT settings a Category 5E Basic profile Limit Link loaded Site Certify Networks Site f Tools Select Settings Profile y Database Edit Settings Wh Wie 8 49PM Basa IE 0 217 PM asa AE 0 At the Autotest Setup screen press Select Settings Profile Settings profile loaded All settings complete Select the settings profile that you wish to use and press E or OK to complete the autotest setup process When you return to the Autotest Setup screen you can see that the settings profile is loaded You are now ready to test Chapter 4 Preparing to Run an Autotest 43 Chapter 4 Preparing to Run an Autotest 44 Chapter 5 Running an Autotest Starting the autotest Make sure that you have attached the correct test probes and configured the 7D proper settings or loaded a settings profile a described in the previous chapter Connect the WireScope 350 at one end of the cabling run that you wish to test and the DualRemote 350 a
113. t The following groups of LEDs are used during fiber testing Progress Indicator The three Progress Indicator LEDs are used to aid you in monitoring and performing a Double Ended autotest The following states are possible O O Test Starting Waiting for initial double ended 2 fiber connection O _ TestActive Initial double ended 2 fiber connection detected O O O Test Active Middle LED blinks swap chirrup sounds Waiting for users to swap the two fiber connections O O O Test Active M iddle LED solid ON Swap complete ready to continue test O O Test Complete Result shown on Pass Fail Led Pass Fail The pass fail LED indicates the pass fail status of the last completed test e Green indicates pass e Red indicates fail Diagnostics A column of diagnostic LEDs provide further detail about the cause s of a test failure The failure causes that can be indicated for a fiber test are e Length Delay Skew gt gt Fiber length failure e Attenuation gt gt Fiber loss failure e Other gt gt Fiber Certify Network failure Chapter 11 Running Fiber Autotest 94 The Fiber Autotest Result Summary Screen After the Autotest completes the Autotest Summary screen appears Examples of single and double ended tests are displayed below Measured length of cabling run Single Ended Test Setup Multimode Cable Test Summary margins Double Ended Test Setup Loss Marked as FAIL Failing margins shown
114. t the other Settings Summary My Cat 6 Profile Category 6 Basic Link Limit Site Site Select Settings Profile Edit Settings a mh oP System Calibration e S49PM 45 E os QR 4 35 PM SEE 1 To start an autotest from the Main Menu screen press EY or Autotest This brings up the Autotest Setup screen If you need to you can review settings from this screen before you start the autotest Press again or Start Test 10g Teo q Clap ery Swen a 20 acia 2 Cl AS A zJ Dual Remote Searching for Remote a Please connect remote device to far end Wire Scope Autotest Press and hold OK button to stop test lt i gt E TE a 45 a 7 T man 45 If you have not connected to the DualRemote 350 a Searching For Remote dialog box will come up until you connect the DualRemote 350 If the DualRemote 350 is connected to the other end of the cabling run the progress indication dialog will come up A bar graph will update as the test progresses To stop the test before it is complete press EXP Press and hold OK button to Chapter 5 Running an Autotest 45 The autotest result summary screen After the autotest completes the Autotest Summary screen appears Examples of passing and failing tests are presented below Measured length of cabling run oo H Wiremap diagram 205 fT ds 2 32 BES Limit icon Category 6 PASS a Test c
115. tProbe port of the DualRemote 350 Press the EY key The result LED on the front panel of the DualRemote 350 indicates the outcome of the self test If the self test fails the DualRemote 350 requires a new baseline calibration or repair Measurement Calibration 146 Appendix C Appendix C Legacy Networks This is a list of the Legacy networking protocols supported by the WireScope 350 and the DualRemote 350 These networks are listed under the Other option in both the Certify Networks settings screen and in the Network Limits setting located in the Autotest Setting screen The copper networks are listed with pins used and the fiber networks are each listed with its corresponding wavelength Copper Network Token Ring 4 Mbps Active 4 Mbps Passive 16 Mbps Active 16 Mbps Passive 100Base T4 802 12 TP PMD 25 Mbps ATM 51 Mbps ATM ISDN Arcnet 3X AS 400 3270 Coaxial Cable 10Base 2 10Base 5 Fiber Network FDDI Fibre Channel Sx Fibre Channel Lx OC 3 Sx 155 Mbps OC 3 Lx 155 Mbps OC 12 622 Mbps OC 48 2 5 Gbps Token Ring Pairs Used Wavelength 1300 nm 1310 nm 850 nm 1300 nm 1300 nm 1300 nm 1310 nm 1300 nm 1310 nm 1310 nm 850 nm Legacy Networks 147 Appendix C Legacy Networks 148 Appendix D Battery Information Maximizing battery run time The rechargeable NiMH battery packs that power the WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 should be adequate to support a full d
116. tage Category II Pollution degree 2 On Off DC power input AC adapter tip polarity This symbol indicates a positive DC voltage on the outer barrel of the connector and ground on the inner contact This arrangement is described as Negative Tip Polarity Use only the 12V charger adapter supplied with your WireScope and DualRemote Using an incompatible charger adapter can damage your WireScope equipment and void your warranty Specifications 144 Appendix B Measurement Calibration This section describes the calibration techniques employed in the manufacturing and maintenance of the WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 to assure accurate and consistent measurement performance Multiple Levels of Calibration Baseline Calibration Remote Calibration Appendix B Multiple levels of calibration are employed in the design and production of the WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 to assure reliable measurement accuracy Baseline calibration assures NIST traceability and precise agreement with a laboratory Spectrum Analyzer This is performed at the factory Remote calibration establishes a zero reference for accurate attenuation measurements This should be performed in the field on a daily basis Environmental calibration ensures maximum accuracy in the presence of temperature and humidity variations This is executed automatically by the WireScope 350 and the DualRemote 350 before every test The baseline calibration proc
117. ted 1 e open ended Operation From the Tools menu press the Measure Length button Fs mom a mm ee e mE ime A AAA Press the Measure button to measure the length of the cable Results The length of the cable is displayed Chapter 7 Tools 67 Chapter 7 Tools 68 Chapter 8 Running COAX and TWINAX Autotests Coax Testing Chapter 8 Pym The WireScope 350 and the DualRemote 350 support both Coaxial and Twinaxial standards This chapter will instruct you how to test to these standards Coaxial cable also called Coax consists of an insulated central conducting wire wrapped in another cylindrical conducting wire Both of these wires are encased in an insulating layer and an outer protective layer Coax is typically used in carrying high speed data and in CATV Coax Setup Testing of coaxial cable checks only for length and cable integrity Because of this there is no need to calibrate before the Autotest Only a subset of the tester settings applies to Coax testing These settings are shown on the screens below Operation Insert the Coax probe in the WireScope 350 s SmartProbe port and connect it to the coaxial cable to be tested There is no need to use the DualRemote 350 in certifying Coax cables Press the Autotest button on the Main Menu to bring up the Autotest Setup screen shown above Press the Edit Settings button to change any settings A detailed description of the Autotest Setup an
118. th describes the grade of the selected fiber This grade 1s significant in determining the loss and length limits for gigabit Ethernet network certification Better fiber with a larger modal bandwidth value supports higher losses and longer lengths than fiber with a smaller modal bandwidth The modal bandwidth settings will only appear 1f a 62 5 125u or a 50 125u fiber cable 1s selected The actual loss and length limits for 1000Base SX at 850nm are dependent on the fiber type and the modal bandwidth of the selected fiber To modify the modal bandwidth information starting at the Fiber Autotest Settings screen select the modal bandwidth icon and press E or Edit 2 Setup Double Ended X No Probe Detected EN Loss Limit Length Loss P Length Limit 300 m Network Limits On Modal bandwidth describes the grade of the selected fiber The selected fiber is described below This grade is significant in determining the loss and length limits for gigabit Ethernet network certification Better fiber with a larger modal bandwidth value supports higher losses and longer Site Unspecified E 625 125 Modal BW 200 MHz Km R Unspecified lengths than fiber with a smaller modal bandwidth Selelct the desired value and press OK to return to setup Modal Bandwidth di Save to CFlash Card Ey Operators 160 MHz Km 200 MHz Km Selected Fiber Cable Unspecified 62 51125 Fiber Construc
119. the part number of the connecting hardware you are using select 1t and press EY or OK to complete connector selection and return to the Autotest Settings screen der im erredh ni fos o by y on ay A If you do not see the connecting hardware you are using already listed in the WireScope 350 select Add New Description and follow the instructions to add the specification data for the new connector Save to Storage Location setting This setting allows you to choose where to save test results mori Ifa CompactFlash memory card is inserted the default choice is to save test results to the CompactFlash card E Otherwise the default choice is to save results to the internal flash memory Select the test results storage icon and press EX or the Edit button to change the test result storage setting Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest 89 Chapter 10 Operators setting Usually a two person team operates the WireScope 350 set You can store the names of both the main unit operator and the remote unit operator in each test record You can also store information about which end of the cable run each unit tested for example main unit in telecom closet and remote unit at user location Select the Operators icon and press EW or the Edit button to enter or change operator information E Enter the name and test location for each operator e Bl Closet C E Outlet Wire C Other WireScope Op
120. ticular networking technology indicates that the tested cable run meets the loss and length requirements necessary to successfully support communications between devices of that type To add network certification into the autotest select Network Limits from the list of autotest settings and press or the Edit button to open the Fiber Networks Setup configuration screens CA siete ea ran Check the boxes corresponding to the network types you wish to certify the cabling for The Other Category encompasses a number of less popular legacy applications When you are finished press or OK to return to the Fiber Autotest Settings screen Site Settings The WireScope 350 can store the site name in each test result record This capability helps organize test records and simplifies reporting A site setting specifies the format used to label test records for that site You can save either e A simple cable label with only one field i e cable number e A hierarchical cable label that contains multiple fields i e Building Floor Wall Plate Jack Number Chapter 10 Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest 83 Select the site icon and press EXY or the Edit button to enter or change the site settings You can either select an existing site name 1f you already have one loaded or enter a new site name Press Create New Site Name and press EP or Next to continue To enter a new site name press the edit i
121. tion 62 51125 408 PM Y 45 En N Previous lo o KI Back bora Help canes Select the fiber s modal bandwidth specification and press OK or EXY to return to the Fiber Autotest Settings screen Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest 87 Chapter 10 pad Specifying the connecting hardware You can use this setting to store information in each test record about the type of connecting hardware used to terminate the tested cable runs You can either select the connecting hardware part number from a pre loaded list or you can enter a description or part number The connector type specified assists the WireScope 350 in determining the test configuration Some connectors such as MT RJ do not allow for fiber swapping Selecting this type of connector will disable the swap feature used in Double Ended testing To enter connecting hardware information start at the Fiber Autotest Settings screen and select the connector icon and press EY or Edit The first Connector Setup configuration screen prompts you to specify the manufacturer of the connecting hardware that you will be testing If you do not know the manufacturer select Unspecified Use the g key if you need to scroll the list of manufacturers e A UI e Preparing to Run a Fiber Autotest 88 Chapter 10 The next Connector Setup configuration screen prompts you to either select a connector from the list stored on the WireScope 350 or add a new description If you see
122. tion Internal The purpose of the environmental calibration is to compensate for the effects of ambient temperature and voltage variations The WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 use internal calibration paths to connect the signal source and measurement circuits together to establish a local calibration reference before each measurement The WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 automatically perform an internal environmental calibration before each measurement so no operator involvement is required Field Verification of Baseline Accuracy Appendix B The Self Test Probe part N2594A 015 can be used in the field to verify the baseline accuracy of a WireScope 350 or DualRemote 350 The Self Test Probe makes use of the SmartProbe port interface in the WireScope 350 and DualRemote 350 to automate the setups required to perform this function Self Test on a WireScope 350 Make sure that the WireScope 350 display is showing the main menu screen Attach the self test probe to the SmartProbe port of the WireScope 350 Press the EP key Self Test Probe A passing self test indicates that the baseline calibration data for the WireScope 350 is still valid If the self test fails the WireScope 350 requires a new baseline calibration or repair Please contact WireScope technical support 1f the self test fails Self Test on a DualRemote 350 To run a self test on the DualRemote 350 attach the self test probe to the Smar
123. tional accessories described on Agilent Technologies website http www wirescope com Introduction 9 Software Upgrades Standard Warranty Technical Support Chapter 1 Software upgrades for the WireScope 350 are available for download from Agilent Technologies website http www wirescope com Refer to your ScopeData Pro User s Guide for instructions for downloading software to the WireScope 350 The DualRemote 350 uses the identical software contained in the WireScope 350 Any mismatch in software versions is detected during the Remote Calibration procedure 23 The WireScope 350 will guide you through the procedure for downloading software from the WireScope 350 to the DualRemote 350 The standard one year limited warranty against defects in materials and workmanship is contained in the Read Me First information packet supplied with your kit Optional extended warranties for analyzers and accessories are available as described in the information packet and on Agilent Technologies website http www wirescope com If you have questions or comments about your WireScope 350 contact our Technical Support department e Phone 800 931 0055 or 508 486 0450 e FAX 508 486 0650 e Email support wirescope com Before you call When contacting the Technical Support department please be ready to provide the following information e Serial numbers and software version of the WireScope and DualRemote units see next s
124. tions Chapter 2 Cable Testing Overview 14 The WireScope and the DualRemote attach to the channel under test via special channel probes which provide a modular 8 jack interface for connection to the user patch cords Cabling certification standards Chapter 2 Although tremendous progress has been made to date in the area of structured cabling specifications standards development is a continuous process driven by technology innovations and market forces As a consequence there has been and will continue to be an ongoing evolution in the certification requirements specified for commercial cabling projects At present the structured cabling industry is in the process of making the transition from Category 5 to Category 6 products and standards This transition will continue for some time as product innovation continues and as standards documents continue to evolve For the most up to date discussion of structured cabling standards please visit www wirescope com standards Cable Testing Overview 15 Chapter 2 Cable Testing Overview 16 Chapter 3 WireScope Overview WireScope 350 hardware The WireScope 350 1s packaged in a rugged enclosure designed to withstand the challenges present in a construction environment A tough skeleton with an over molded bumper protects against damage during drops or accidental knocks SmartProbe Port Strap Strap Cleat Cleat Color Touch Screen On Off Up Down Button Button
125. ve either e A simple cable label with only one field 1 e cable number A hierarchical cable label that contains multiple fields 1 e building floor telecom room panel port number Select the site icon and press EY or the Edit button to enter or change the site settings You can either select an existing site name 1f you have one already loaded or enter a new site name First enter a site name Press the edit icon to pop up a data entry keypad Enter the site name either using the telephone style keypad or the typewriter style keyboard Then press OK Chapter 4 Preparing to Run an Autotest 29 Chapter 4 Setting up hierarchical cable labels By default the WireScope 350 is set to use simple cable labels composed of just a single field This 1s the format that most previous generation cable testers used Many customers however prefer to save cable labels in a hierarchical format 4 Press the edit button to pop up a keypad Enter New Site Name Acme Enterprises 7 ES Do you wish to use Simple cable labels containing a single field i e cable number or Hierarchical cable labels containing multiple fields i e building floor wallplate jack for tests saved at this site Simple cable labels Hiesarchical cable labels i x Previous Cancel To configure the WireScope 350 to use hierarchical cable labels set the corresponding radio butt
126. works 102 Chapter 13 Fiber Tools Introduction The Fiber Tools menu organizes individual fiber test functions that you can run from the WireScope 350 To access the test functions under the Fiber Tools menu press the Tools button in the Fiber Main Menu The Fiber Tools menu contains five tools e Loss Meter Length and Delay Power Meter Trace Mode Learn Fiber NVP To launch any of these tools press the corresponding button Chapter 13 Fiber Tools 103 Loss Meter g Purpose Aa The Loss Meter is a troubleshooting tool aimed at helping the installer quickly verify and correct cabling problems The Loss Meter continuously reports the loss on each fiber optic cable connected The Loss Meter performs the test in real time and displays results based on the current configuration and the number of fiber optic cables connected to the SmartProbe s Operation From the Fiber Tools menu press the Loss Meter button or the button since Loss Meter is highlighted in darker blue Current configuration im it Fl im mmm TT The Loss M eter PEE data table shown in real time The Loss Meter shows the current test configuration and constantly updates the measured loss values for all applicable wavelengths in real time The Fiber Loss Meter screen shows the results of the measurement in the Data Table From here the measurements can be saved for use later as viewing The tool offers the followi
127. y selected You can change to a different Twinax cable in the Autotest Settings screen The WireScope 350 does not specify any networking standards that run on Twinax cable Any attempt to run a Certify Networks test on a Twinax cable will trigger an error message stating that none of the networks selected are configured to run on this type of cable Press the Start Test button from the Autotest Setup screen to perform the Twinax Autotest Running COAX and TWINAX Autotests 71 Results After the test has completed the result screen below on the left will appear One twisted pair with Shield Details Screen Data Table The Twinax Autotest evaluates length and cable integrity Twinax cable integrity includes the detection of a properly connected shield These results are shown in both the diagram at the top of the screen and the table at the bottom Delay and NVP information are also shown Pressing the Details button shows more information about the test Chapter 8 Running COAX and TWINAX Autotests 72 Chapter 9 Fiber Cable Testing Overview Introduction Getting Started Chapter 9 The Fiber SmartProbe for the WireScope 350 simplify installation testing in mixed twisted pair and fiber optic installations Testing of both multimode and singlemode optical fiber is supported by the Fiber SmartProbe family of products Simply attach the Fiber SmartProbe to the SmartProbe port of the WireScope 350 and the unit be
128. you can select a label from the list of cable IDs Using the typewriter style keyboard cimier i aia A A E 2 cal 972 E Ta ol ari When you press the Save button by default the Save Results screen appears open to the typewriter style keyboard option You can enter text and numbers using either your fingertip or the provided stylus Using the keypad If you are entering mostly numbers you may prefer to use a telephone style keypad with bigger keys Press the Keypad button to switch to the keypad mode Chapter 5 Running an Autotest 48 Using the list If you have already saved test records on the WireScope 350 and would like to save the current test under one of the already entered cable labels you may prefer to pick the cable label from a list Press the List button to switch to list mode ERI Cable label Cable labe EN Building Floor1 101Al Na DEF ee 9 04PM 45 E 0 1 Using auto increment Often if you are testing cabling runs in a predictable sequence it can save time to configure the WireScope 350 to auto increment cable labels With auto increment you dramatically reduce the amount of data entry that you must do To setup cable label auto increment please see Site Settings in Chapter 4 In the example sequence below auto increment is set for the wallplate and jack fields of an hierarchical cable label format EN Cable label Jack gl HQo103Wolol a

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