Black Box TS1002A, TS1000A-R5, TS1003A User Manual

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AUGUST 2000

TS1000A-R5

TS1002A TS1003A

OMNIScanner

Fiber

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850 nm

1300/1310 nm

Scanner

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1300/1310 nm

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FCC INFORMATION

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio communication. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique publié par le ministère des Communications du Canada.

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NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM)

ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT

INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD

1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado.

2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura.

3. Todas las advertencias en el aparato eléctrico y en sus instrucciones de operación deben ser respetadas.

4. Todas las instrucciones de operación y uso deben ser seguidas.

5. El aparato eléctrico no deberá ser usado cerca del agua—por ejemplo, cerca de la tina de baño, lavabo, sótano mojado o cerca de una alberca, etc..

6. El aparato eléctrico debe ser usado únicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante.

7. El aparato eléctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo sólo como sea recomendado por el fabricante.

8. Servicio—El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo eléctrico más allá a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operación. Todo otro servicio deberá ser referido a personal de servicio calificado.

9. El aparato eléctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posición no interfiera su uso. La colocación del aparato eléctrico sobre una cama, sofá, alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilación, no se debe colocar en libreros o gabinetes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios de ventilación.

10. El equipo eléctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores, registros de calor, estufas u otros aparatos (incluyendo amplificadores) que producen calor.

11. El aparato eléctrico deberá ser connectado a una fuente de poder sólo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operación, o como se indique en el aparato.

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12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada.

13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos, poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptáculos donde salen del aparato.

14. El equipo eléctrico debe ser limpiado únicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante.

15. En caso de existir, una antena externa deberá ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia.

16. El cable de corriente deberá ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo.

17. Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilación.

18. Servicio por personal calificado deberá ser provisto cuando:

A: El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido dañado; u

B: Objectos han caído o líquido ha sido derramado dentro del aparato; o

C: El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia; o

D: El aparato parece no operar normalmente o muestra un cambio en su

desempeño; o

E: El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido dañada.

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TRADEMARKS

The trademarks mentioned in this manual are the sole property of their owners.

CONTENTS

1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1.1 The Digital Solution for Fiber and Copper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1.2 The Graphical User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1.3 OMNIRemote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1.4 OMNIFiber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1.5 ScanLink Tools Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

1.6 OMNIScanner’s Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

1.7 OMNIScanner’s Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

1.8 OMNIRemote’s LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

1.9 OMNIRemote Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

1.10 When to Use OMNIRemote. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

1.11 Connecting OMNIScanner and OMNIRemote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

1.12 OMNIFiber’s LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

1.13 Attaching the OMNIScanner Fiber Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

1.14 Editing with OMNIScanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

1.14.1 Predefined Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

1.14.2 Editing Numeric Fields with the Spin Control . . . . . . . . . . 19

1.14.3 Editing Alphanumeric Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

1.15 Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

1.16 Product Versions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

2. Getting Started: Twisted Pair Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

2.1 Charging OMNIScanner’s Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

2.2 OMNIScanner’s Project Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

2.3 Certification of Network Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

2.4 Setting the Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

2.5 Project Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

2.6 Running an Autotest for Twisted Pair Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

2.6.1 Saving Twisted Pair Autotest Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

2.6.2 Viewing Twisted Pair Autotest Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

2.7 Typical Test Configurations for Twisted Pair Cabling . . . . . . . . . . 36

2.7.1 Basic Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

2.7.2 Basic Link with 110 Block and Modular 8 Jacks . . . . . . . . . . 36

2.7.3 Full Channel with Modular 8 Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

2.7.4 Permanent Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

3. Getting Started: Fiber Optic Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

3.1 Charging OMNIScanner’s Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

3.2 OMNIScanner’s Project Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

3.3 Certification of Fiber Installations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

3.4 Setting the Reference for Fiber Optic Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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3.5 Project Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

3.6 Running an Autotest for Fiber Optic Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

3.6.1 Preparing an Autotest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

3.6.2 Loopback Autotest Using OMNIFiber Main. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

3.7 Running a Fiber Autotest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

3.8 Fiber Autotest Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

4. Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

4.1 Configuring OMNIScanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

4.2 Set Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Set Reference with the OMNIFiber Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

4.3 Autotests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Viewing Details for Copper and Fiber Autotests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

4.4 Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

4.5 Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Editing a Circuit ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

4.6 Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

4.7 Autotest Run Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

4.8 Autotest Save Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

4.9 User Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

4.10 Adapter Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

4.11 Remote Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

4.12 Fiber Adapter Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

4.13 Format MMC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

5. Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

5.1 Performing Individual Measurements with OMNIScanner . . . . . 75

5.1.1 Measuring Twisted Pair Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

5.1.2 Measuring Fiber Optic Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

5.1.3 Measuring Coaxial Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

5.2 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

5.3 Twisted Pair Measurements with OMNIScanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

5.3.1 Wiremap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

5.3.2 Length/Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

5.3.3 NEXT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

5.3.4 Attenuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

5.3.5 Return Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

5.3.6 ELFEXT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

5.3.7 ACR/Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

5.3.8 Resistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

5.3.9 Power Sum NEXT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

5.3.10 Power Sum ELFEXT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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5.3.11 Power Sum ACR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

5.3.12 Office Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

5.4 Fiber Optic Measurements with OMNIFiber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

5.4.1 Length/Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

5.4.2 Loss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

5.4.3 Power Meter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

5.5 Coaxial Measurements with OMNIScanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Coax Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

6. Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

6.1 OMNIScanner’s Diagnostic Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

6.2 Wiremap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Wiremap Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

6.3 TDNXT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

6.3.1 Using TDNXT to Diagnose a Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

6.3.2 TDNXT Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

6.4 TDRL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

6.4.1 Using TDRL to Diagnose a Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

6.4.2 TDRL Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

7. Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

7.1 Autotest Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

7.2 Viewing Autotest Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

7.3 Results Stored on a MultiMedia Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

8. Fiber Optic Reference Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

8.1 Establishing the Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

8.2 The Launch/Jumper Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

8.3 The Reference Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

8.3.1 Method B: One Jumper Reference Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

8.3.2 Method A: Two Jumper Reference Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

8.3.3 Method C: Three Jumper Reference Method. . . . . . . . . . . . 118

8.3.4 Method A: Two Jumper Reference Method

in Loopback Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

9. Uploading and Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

9.1 ScanLink Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

10. Updating Scanner Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

10.1 Downloading Software from the WWW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

10.2 Updating OMNIScanner and OMNIRemote Software

from the PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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11. Multi Media Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

11.1 Portable Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

11.2 Multi Media Card Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

11.3 The MMC Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

12. Universal Serial Bus Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

12.1 Installing the USB Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

12.2 Uploading OMNIScanner Test Results to the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

12.3 Downloading Configurations to OMNIScanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

12.4 Remote Controlling OMNIScanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Appendix A: Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Appendix B: Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

B.1 Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

B.2 Battery Charging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

B.3 Battery Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Appendix C: OMNIFiber PASS/FAIL Criteria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Appendix D: Cable Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

D.1 Serial Cable DB9 Female to DB9 Male Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

D.2 Serial Cable DB9 Female to DB25 Male Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

D.3 Serial Cable DB25 Female to DB25 Male Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

D.4 Cable Pinout Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

CHAPTER 1: Introduction

1. Introduction

1.1 The Digital Solution for Fiber and Copper

OMNIScanner is the most advanced hand-held certification and diagnostic tool for the verification of copper links. The Category 7, 6, 5E (Enhanced), 5 and ISO Class F, E, D, and C tester has an extended frequency range of 300 MHz. OMNIScanner provides full software compliance with TIA and ISO/IEC requirements for measurement reporting and analysis (including Length, Delay, ACR, NEXT, ELFEXT, Return Loss, Resistance, PSNEXT, PSACR, PSELFEXT, and Attenuation). In addition, OMNIScanner measures Length, Delay, Impedance, and Resistance on coaxial cabling.

OMNIFiber expands the tester’s capabilities to certify installed fiber links against TIA and ISO standards. Fiber cabling can be verified at 850 and 1300 nm wavelengths.

1.2 The Graphical User Interface

OMNIScanner’s graphical user interface consists of a backlit LCD display, quickaccess menus, arrow keys, and descriptive menu options that guide you through certifying or troubleshooting cabling systems.

1.3 OMNIRemote

For test and certification of twisted-pair cabling, the OMNIScanner requires the OMNIRemote unit at the opposite end of the cabling link under test. OMNIScanner communicates with OMNIRemote to obtain status and perform measurements from both ends of the link.

OMNIRemote is equipped with a speaker to generate tones, and several colored LEDs to indicate overall test results and status.

1.4 OMNIFiber

OMNIFiber transforms OMNIScanner and OMNIScanner2 into a fiber optic tool for testing and certification of multimode and single-mode fiber premise networks. OMNIFiber consists of two identical test heads that attach directly onto OMNIScanner and OMNIRemote to become a part of each unit. Using the 1Button Autotest feature, OMNIFiber measures loss (multimode and single-mode) and length (multimode) over two fibers simultaneously. The measurements are

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compared against the selected LAN standard for instant PASS/FAIL analysis. OMNIFiber measures loss at 850 and 1300 nm over multimode fiber and at 1310 nm over single-mode fiber.

Up to 1000 Autotests can be saved to nonvolatile memory. Saved results can be easily uploaded to the PC with Scanlink software.

1.5 Scanlink Tools Software

PC-based software expands OMNIScanner’s user interface and aids with the management of projects. Scanlink Tools consist of the OMNIScanner Configuration software, the Scanlink Upload software, and the OMNIScanner Remote Control software. These programs allow you to store, retrieve, manage, edit, and print network cabling information. Scanlink Tools; provide the ability to create professional reports, remote control OMNIScanner, and define cable and project configurations that can be downloaded to OMNIScanner.

1.6 OMNIScanner’s Display

Scanner Display Function

1-2 or 12/36: The paired numbers in the display indicate wire pairs. For

example, 1-2 indicates the wire pair of pins 1 and 2. 12/36 indicates two wire pairs tested, the first pair of pins 1 and 2, and the second pair of pins 3 and 6.

Pop-up lists: Pop-up lists are available by pressing ENTER when the

cursor is located on user-definable fields. A predefined selection list will appear, and the rest of the display will be inactive.

Spin Control: The spin control is available on editable fields that allow

for increasing or decreasing numeric values by depressing the up-arrow or down-arrow key.

Scrollbars: Use the up-arrow and down-arrow key on the keypad to

move up and down in a scrollable screen.

Graph: Use the left-arrow or right-arrow keys to move the graph

cursor on the frequency axis. Us the up-arrow or downarrow to zoom in and out of graphs.

1.7 OMNIScanner’s Keypad

ON/OFF

When turned on, OMNIScanner will display the project screen.

Backlight

Press the Backlight key to toggle the backlight between its two levels of brightness. Press and hold the Backlight key to display the Contrast screen. Use the up-arrow and down-arrow keys on the keypad to adjust the display contrast. In addition to contrast adjustments, the screen displays hardware version, software version, serialnumber information, and the date and time when the unit was last factorycalibrated.

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ON/OFF

FUNCTION KEYS

AUTOTEST

BACKLIGHT

ESCAPE

ARROW KEYS

ENTER

HELP KEY

DB9 SERIAL

CONNECTOR

ADAPTER

CONNECTOR

AC ADAPTER

MMC CARD

SOCKET

USB PORT

ALPHANUMERIC

KEYS

UPPER/LOWER CASE

SWITCH KEY

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Autotest

Press the Autotest key to run a custom or predefined Autotest.

ESC

Press the Escape key to cancel the current operation.

Arrow keys

Press the left, right, up, or down arrow key to navigate within a list, menu, graph, or editable field.

ENTER

When in a selection field, press the ENTER key to open the listbox and then select the highlighted item as the new default. When in an editable field, press the ENTER key to start the editing process, and press ENTER again when finished with the editing process.

Alphanumeric Keys

Use the 0 through 9 keys to enter numeric and alphabetic characters in editable fields. Alphabetic and special characters are shown above each numbered key on the keypad. The 1 key allows entry of the following characters: - (hyphen), . (period), and , (comma).

The 0 key allows entry of an empty space.

The alphanumeric keys also allow direct selection of items in numbered lists.

Use this key to toggle between upper- and lower-case letters.

Use this key to quickly display a window listing the functionality of the

function keys in the current display.

ESC

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The functions of the 4 keys located below the display vary depending on the current display. The assigned functions are:

Setup Measurements Diagnostics Results

New Edit Delete Save Options

Save Save with Graphs Save to MMC

Save with Graphs to MMC Copy Project to MMC

Copy Results to MMC Copy Circuit ID

Erase a letter Clear a field List Circuit IDs

Detail Retest Graph Pair

Next Page Previous Page Select

Set Default Switch to 850 nm Switch to 1300 nm

Set Reference Continue Test

Use Method A Use Method B Use Method C

Switch to Continuous Wave Switch to Modulated (2 kHz) Wave

Switch to OMNIScanner Info Switch to OMNIRemote Info

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1.8 OMNIRemote’s LED Indicators

LED Color Description

PASS Green Overall Autotest Result is

PASS.

Status Green OMNIRemote is ready for

(flashing) testing. Green OMNIRemote is active.

(consistent) FAIL Red Overall Autotest Result is FAIL Circuit Orange Hazard condition is detected; Guard LED will be lit in 5-second

intervals until the hazard

condition disappears. REMOVE CABLE FROM HAZARDOUS SOURCE! Charge Green OMNIRemote is inactive, the

AC adapter is present, and the

battery pack is being charged.

Green OMNIRemote battery is fully (flashing) charged. Red OMNIRemote battery is low. (flashing)

1.9 OMNIRemote Keys

ON/OFF

When turned on, OMNIRemote will blink the LEDs.

λ(Lambda)

When OMNIFiber is attached to OMNIRemote, the remote unit can be used as a light source. With the OMNIFiber adapter attached, press the Lambda key to activate the light source and provide continuous or modulated light at 850 or 1300/1310 nm. The green LED of the appropriate wavelength will blink rapidly when modulated light is transmitted. If the transmitted light is continuous, the green LED will not blink. (See OMNIFiber’s LED indicators in this chapter for further information.)

1.10 When To Use OMNIRemote

Most measurements require the use of OMNIRemote at the far end of the cable. For other measurements, OMNIRemote can be connected, but its use is optional. OMNIScanner detects the presence of the remote unit and automatically configures it for the measurement to be performed.

Twisted pair measurements requiring the use of OMNIRemote:

• Autotest

• Wiremap

• NEXT and Power Sum NEXT

• Attenuation

• Return Loss

• ELFEXT and Power Sum ELFEXT

• ACR and Power Sum ACR

Twisted pair measurements not requiring the use of OMNIRemote:

• Length/Delay/Skew

• Resistance

1.11 Connecting OMNIScanner and OMNIRemote

OMNIScanner and OMNIRemote are used together to perform measurements, which allow the scanner to verify installed links or assist in the diagnosis of physical layer network problems. To accomplish these measurements, OMNIScanner and OMNIRemote are connected at either end of a network-cabling link. The end at which the scanner is connected, is referred to as the “Scanner end,” and the end at which the remote unit is connected, is referred to as the “Remote end.”

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OMNIScanner2 displays test results for both ends of the link. Press or

to toggle the display between Scanner and Remote test results.

NOTE

Refer to the graphics in Chapter 2, Getting Started: Typical Test Configurations, for instructions on connecting OMNIScanner and OMNIRemote for basic link and full channel tests.

Indicates

OMNI

Scanner

test

results.

Indicates

OMNI

Remote

test

results.

Toggles the display from Scanner to Remote test results.

1.12 OMNIFiber’s LED Indicators

LED Color Description

850 nm Green OMNIFiber is

transmitting at 850 nm

850 nm Green OMNIFiber is

(flashing) transmitting

modulated light at 850 nm

850 nm Orange Part 1 of Two Way

Test completed,

switch fibers 1300/ Green OMNIFiber is 1310 nm transmitting at 1300/

1310 nm 1300/ Green OMNIFiber is 1310 nm (flashing) transmitting

modulated light at

1300/1310 nm 1300/ Orange Part 1 of Two Way 1310 nm test completed,

switch fibers

1.13 Attaching the OMNIScanner Fiber Adapters

NOTE

Both OMNIFiber adapters have dust caps to protect the ST connectors from dirt. Keep the ST connectors covered when the Fiber Adapters are not in use. This helps to ensure that contaminants from handling fiber do not affect test measurements.

NOTE

Both OMNIFiber adapters have 160-pin connector covers. Keep the 160pin connectors covered when the Fiber Adapters are not in use.

To attach a fiber adapter to OMNIScanner, proceed as follows:

1. Remove the 160-pin connector cover from the OMNIFiber adapter by gently pressing the black pushbutton latches. The cover will be released.

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2. Push the OMNIFiber adapter onto OMNIScanner’s 160-pin connector until it snaps into position.

3. To remove OMNIFiber, use the pushbutton latches to release the secured adapter.

4. Protect OMNIFiber’s 160-pin connector by snapping the cover back in place.

1.14 Editing with OMNIScanner2

OMNIScanner includes sophisticated easy-to-use editing methods to accommodate a variety of user-definable items. Different fields have different editing procedures. Please follow the described procedures to make editing with the OMNIScanner effortless.

NOTE

All editable fields can be easily recognized by their dotted borders.

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REDEFINED

ISTS

To quickly and easily select Projects, Autotests, Cables, etc., OMNIScanner2 uses predefined lists.

1. Use the up-arrow or down-arrow keys to move the cursor to the field to be edited and press ENTER.

A pop-up list will be displayed while the main screen becomes inactive.

2. Use the up-arrow or down-arrow key to move the cursor to the appropriate item or value and press ENTER to select it as the new default.

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DITING

UMERICFIELDS WITH THESPINCONTROL

1. Use the up-arrow or down-arrow key to move the cursor to the field to be edited. The entire field will be highlighted in black.

2. Press ENTER. Notice that the field is now highlighted in white and the main screen in the background turns gray to indicate that the edit mode has been launched.

3. Press the up-arrow or down-arrow key on your keypad to scroll through the string of numbers.

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4. Press ENTER or ESC to accept the value and terminate edit mode.

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DITINGALPHANUMERICFIELDS

To start the editing procedure for fields that contain alphabetic and numeric characters, use the alphanumeric keypad.

1. Use the up-arrow or down-arrow key to move the cursor to the field to be edited. The entire field will be highlighted in black.

2. Press ENTER. Notice that the field is now highlighted in white and the main screen in the background turns gray to indicate that the edit mode has been launched. The first letter in the field is highlighted in black.

3. Press any numerical key on your keypad to display a small drop-down list containing letters to choose from. Example: Press 8 key to choose t, u, and v or the number 8.

NOTE

Alphabetic and special characters are printed above each numbered key on the keypad. For example, ABC is printed above the 2 key.

4. Use the up-arrow or down-arrow key to move to the appropriate character, or simply press 8 on your keypad repeatedly until the appropriate letter or number appears in the highlighted field. Press the key to toggle between uppercase and lowercase letters.

5. Press the right-arrow to close the drop-down list and highlight the next letter

to be edited. Notice that OMNIScanner does not overwrite existing

characters. To delete single characters use the function key. To clear

an entire field use the function key.

6. Press ENTER to accept the field and exit the edit mode.

1.15 Technical Support

If you have technical questions, call Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500.

NOTE

Before calling Technical Support, please have your serial number and the hardware and software version numbers available.

1.16 Product Versions

To display the software version number, the hardware version number, the serial number, and the factory calibration data for OMNIScanner, press and hold the Backlight key. The CONTRAST screen will be displayed, which contains information that you may need to provide when calling Technical Support.

To display software, hardware, and serial number information for OMNIRemote, connect the units with the supplied test cable and press the function key.

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Select Remote Info to open the REMOTE INFO screen, which contains the date the reference was last set, the hardware and software information, the serial number, the battery indicator, and the factory calibration data.

The serial number can also be found on the back of each unit.

To display information for OMNIFiber, attach the OMNIFiber adapters to OMNIScanner and OMNIRemote, connect the units with the supplied fiber launch cable and press the (Setup) function key.

Select Fiber Into to open the Fiber Info screen, which contains the serial numbers and the date the adapters were last factory calibrated.

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2. Getting Started: Twisted Pair Networks

2.1 Charging OMNIScanner’s Battery

To operate the OMNIScanner and OMNIRemote with battery power, the battery must first be charged. Until the charging cycle is complete, the units can run with the AC adapter plugged in. (See Appendix B, Batteries for more information about the batteries.)

2.2 OMNIScanner’s Project Screen

OMNIScanner’s project screen is designed to allow you to perform all typical workflow operations. The project, the test specifications, and the cable types are all selectable from the OMNIScanner Project screen.

Press the ON/OFF key to power the unit on and display the project screen with

its three user-definable items: Project, Autotest, and Cable.

The first item Project name should be highlighted. Use the down-arrow to move the highlight to the Autotest or Cable field. Press ENTER when a filed is highlighted to change the current Project, Autotest, or Cable. OMNIScanner will auto-sense the Adapter.

Battery and Memory status are graphically indicated by gauges with a display ranging from empty (left-hand side) to full (right-hand side).

Press (Setup) to select Autotests configure Cables, and more.

Press (Measurements) to measure a cable’s performance, using a variety of tests.

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Press (Diagnostics) to view and manage stored test results.

Press (Results) to view and manage stored test results.

2.3 Certification of Network Installations

OMNIScanner is designed to efficiently certify cabling installations through its Autotest feature. Test results, test specifications, and cable types are organized into Projects. The Project, its test specifications, and its cable types are selectable from the OMNIScanner Project screen.

OMNIScanner contains a number a predefined projects, grouped by test standards to allow easy and fast operation.

The typical order of operations performed when certifying a cable installation is as follows:

Preparation

Before initial certification, do the following:

1. Run a self-test by setting the reference for OMNIScanner and OmniRemote periodically—for example, weekly.

2. Select the appropriate Project, Autotest specification, and Cable type.

Certification

Do the following for each installed cable to be tested:

3. Attach OMNIScanner to one end of the link, which is typically at the patch panel in a wiring closet.

4. Attach OmniRemote to the corresponding outlet at the other end of the cable link.

5. Run Autotest.

6. Save test results.

Completion

At the end of the day or shift, the test results are uploaded using Scanlink Tools software.

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Scanlink Tools supports the following:

• Upload test results.

• Storage of test results to files (Scanlink compatible format)

• Print test reports

• Export results in CSV format

• Setup Projects

• View Graphs

• Edit Autotest Information

The following sections provide detail on the certification process.

2.4 Setting the Reference

A reference must be set when OMNIScanner2 and OMNIRemote are used as a set for the first time. After the initial reference setting, the process should be repeated periodically to insure unit verification. OMNIScanner stores reference data for up to 5 remote units by serial number.

Modular 8

Channel Adapter

Modular 8 Link Adapter

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1. To set the reference, connect OMNIScanner and OMNIRemote using the test cable and adapter supplied with the scanner (as shown).

2. Turn OMNIScanner on.

3. Press (Setup).

4. Select Set Reference.

5. On finding OMNIRemote, the scanner reports: Acquiring Reference Data. A gauge will indicate the progress.

6. Once the reference values has been recorded, OMNIScanner displays the REMOTE INFO screen.

7. Press ESC to return to OMNIScanner’s SETUP screen.

2.5 Project Selection

A project name must be selected for test-result management. Autotests and Cables were previously assigned to a specific project through the use of the OMNIScanner Configuration utility. (See Chapter 9, Uploading and Printing, for further information about OMNIScanner Configuration.)

1. Use the up-arrow or down-arrow to highlight Project and press ENTER.

2. Select the appropriate Project from the drop-down list and press ENTER.

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3. Use the up-arrow or down-arrow to highlight Autotest and press ENTER.

4. Select the appropriate Autotest from the pop-up list and press ENTER.

5. Use the up-arrow or down-arrow to highlight Cable and press ENTER.

6. Select the cable type to be tested from the pop-up list and press ENTER.

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The Adapter field will automatically change to reflect the adapter that is currently attached. OMNIScanner auto-senses the adapter. If the adapter is changed, OMNIScanner will automatically adjust the content in the fields Autotest: and Cable: to reflect the new setup.

Every Project has certain Autotests and cables assigned already. These associated

lists will appear in the pop-up lists for each item. If the Autotest or Cable you want

to use is not in a pop-up list, open (Setup) to select the appropriate item.

(See Chapter 3, Setup: Autotest, Cable, or Project, for further information.)

NOTE

2.6 Running an Autotest for Twisted Pair Cabling

1. Connect OMNIScanner to the near end of the twisted-pair cable you are testing and connect OMNIRemote to the far end.

(See the Typical Test Configurations for Twisted Pair Cabling section in this chapter for more information.)

2. Press the key. When testing twisted-pair cable, OMNIScanner will immediately verify that OMNIRemote is attached. If OMNIRemote is not attached, OMNIScanner will wait until it is attached before running the Autotest.

3. Press ESC at any time to cancel the Autotest.

Modular 8 Jack

Modular 8

(RJ-45)

Link Adapter

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