Klein Tools VDV Scout Pro Mode D'emploi page 9

1. Attach barrel connector to the open coax port on the top of the main tester body.
2. Connect a known working patch cable to the barrel connector at the top of the main tester body.
3. Connect the other end of the patch cable to the wall port at the satellite location of the cable under test
(not at the wiring closet).
Press the tone button D on the keypad to initialize the tone generation. Press it repeatedly to change the tone cadence from
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a steady low or high tone to a warbling slow or fast tone.
Press the video button B to place the tone on the coax output port.
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Take the analog tone probe to the wiring closet or cable splitter (the source of the cable connection). Activate the tone probe
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(see tone probe instruction manual for details).
7. Place the tone probe near each cable entering the wiring closet. The tone will be loudest at the cable that the VDV Scout™
Pro is connected to. Mark the cable with a label.
8. Repeat steps 2-7 for each room that has installed cable.
1. Does the VDV Scout™ Pro measure cable length?
The VDV Scout™ Pro does not measure cable length. The VDV Scout™ Pro LT does measure cable length.
2. Does the VDV Scout™ Pro LT use Time Domain Refl ectometry (TDR)?
The VDV Scout™ Pro LT does not use TDR to measure cable length. The capacitive properties of a cable are used to
determine the cable length.
3. Does the VDV Scout™ Pro test the bandwidth of the cable?
The VDV Scout™ Pro only performs continuity related tests and split pair testing.
4. The screen is fl ashing "3" and "6" with "U" underneath them when I try to test the continuity of an ethernet cable. What
is wrong?
The VDV Scout™ Pro only tests continuity on cables terminated with the self-storing remote that snaps into the bottom of the
tester. It cannot test continuity on cables terminated with the small "ID" remotes.
5. The screen is fl ashing "For ID Test Only" with an ID number showing when I try to test the continuity of an ethernet cable.
What is wrong?
The VDV Scout™ Pro only tests continuity on cables terminated with the self-storing remote that snaps into the bottom of the
tester. It cannot test continuity on cables terminated with the small "ID" remotes.
6. When I am testing continuity of an ethernet or phone cable, there are 3 vertical hash marks moving across the right side
of the screen. What does this mean?
In continuity test mode, the vertical hash marks indicate that the tester is in loop mode. Tests are run continuously on the
cable in this mode, and the tester will turn off automatically if the same test result is returned for 5 minutes. To enable or cable in this mode, and the tester will turn off automatically if the same test result is returned for 5 minutes. To enable or
disable loop mode, hold the data button
is always active. In tone generation mode, the vertical hash marks indicate the tone is active.
7. How do I know which end of a cable is bad?
It is not possible to directly determine which end of the cable is bad with the VDV Scout™ Pro. Assuming that the cable is not
damaged somewhere in its length (i.e. it's a brand new cable), you can sometimes determine which end to redo based on the
diagnostic message. For instance, if the cable says there is this miswire:
Then you can usually determine which end just by looking closely again at your terminations through the clear plug. For
opens and shorts, it is not as easy to determine whether a pin is making contact with the wire just from observation. It could
also be bad at both ends.
8. Why don't I hear anything when the tester is in the tone mode?
In order to hear the tone, an analog tone probe must be used to pick up the signal emitted from the VDV Scout™ Pro. (Try
Klein Tools VDV500-060 or VDV526-054).
P r o p e r l y W i r e d T 5 6 8 A U T P :
Properly Wired T568A UTP:
T568B is electrically identical to T568A, but swaps the green and orange pairs. Either standard will work as long as
the same standard is used at both ends of a run or patch cable. Mixing "A" and "B" creates a cross-over cable.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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or the phone button A
WIRING AND DISPLAY EXAMPLES
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for about 3 seconds. In coax continuity mode, loop mode