JDS Uniphase Testifier User Manual
User's Guide
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Testifierf All Cable Tester
Testifier
TONE
COAX
NTWK
TEL
TEL - (Telephone
cable test)
Press to power on and
begin testing. Tests to 3pair USOC on standard
and 6-position RJ-jack.
Press for 2 seconds to
turn off split pair test.
COAX - (Coax cable
test) Press to power on
and begin testing. Tests
for shorts, opens and
ID’s up to 20 unique
remote’s on the F-conn
jack. Use with test terminator stored in back
of RJ remote at bottom
of tester.
TONE - (Tone generator) Press a cable test
button for the connector
being used followed
by the TONE button.
Displays and sends tone
through selected pins
and installed wires.
NTWRK - (Network
cable test) Press to
power on and begin
testing. Tests to T568A/
B standard cable on
8-position RJ-jack.
REMOTE UNIT - Squeeze remote at finger
grip openings in main unit to remove.
Use same connector on remote as on
main unit.
COAX
TERMINATOR
RJ12
RJ45
(Shielded)
RJ12COAX
F-Conn.
RJ45
(Shielded)
Front View
Remote Unit
Top View
Main Unit
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WARNING!
Do not attach to AC power. The Testier™
may be damaged and cause a safety hazard
for the user.
CAUTION!
Improperly crimped, damaged or uncrimped plugs can damage the jacks on
the Testier™. Inspect plugs for proper
termination and crimping before inserting
into the tester. Contacts should always
be recessed into the plastic grooves of
the plug. Do not use 6-position plugs with
the 8-position (network) jack.
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Features
Tests network (8-wire), telephone (6wire) and coax cabling systems
Supports 8 network remotes and 20
coax remotes (optional, see accessory
list)
Large seven-segment LCD with icons
for clear results
Cable test results displayed in wire map
format
Tests for shorts, opens, miswires,
reversals and split pairs
Displays PASS icon for correctly wired
T568A/B, both one-to-one & uplink
(cross-over) cables
Displays PASS icon for correctly wired
6-pin telephone cables both straightthrough & reversed
Tone generator mode for use with tone
tracers
Auto-off in any mode and low power
consumption for long battery life
Modular Plug Remote and Coax Test
Terminator store in the bottom end of
the case
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Description
The Testifier™ is designed to test all
common low voltage cabling systems found
in todays automated businesses and homes;
telephone, network or video. The Testifier™
has a large, bright LCD display and four
momentary buttons used to directly access
each function. The remote attaches to
the main unit for storage and patch cable
testing.
The Testifier™ is turned on by pressing any
one of the four momentary function buttons
and begins operating in the mode for the
button pressed: telephone (TEL), coax
(COAX), network (NTWK) or tone generator
(TONE). The corresponding connectors
at the top end of the tester are labeled the
same as their mode switches. An LCD
icon for the currently selected mode will
be on or flashing on the screen. To turn
the Testifier™ off when in one of the cable
test modes, press the button for a different
cable test mode, but not the TONE button.
Pressing the TONE button will start the tone
generator in the Tel Tone, the Coax Tone or
Ntwk Tone mode, depending on the current
cable test mode. The tone mode will be
discussed in detail later in this section.
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Upon completion of a telephone or network
cable test, the wire map, ID and any faults
are displayed. The top line of numbers
on the display represents the connector
pins on the main unit. The second line
of pin numbers represents the connector
pin numbers of the remote, normally being
the same as the top line for a one-to-one
wired cable. If there is a miswire, the pin
numbers on the second line will indicate the
pin numbers detected and the “Fail” icon
will be on. The icon and the pins involved
in the error will flash. If no connection was
detected for some of the pins, the first and
second line of pin numbers will be blank in
those pin locations. If a short is detected,
the second line will have a ‘-’ in those
positions along with the “Short” icon being
on. If a split pair is detected, those pin
positions on the first and second line will be
flashing the pin numbers detected from the
remote and the “Split” icon will be flashing.
If there are multiple errors to display, there
will be a combination of the above error
displays. The ID icon will have a number
directly to the right of it, indicating the
remote ID number detected from the remote.
A new test is in progress whenever the “Tel”
or “Ntwk” icons are on.
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In the coax mode, the “Open”, “Short” or
“Pass” icon will be on to indicate the results
of a test. If the cable passes, the “ID” icon
will be on as well as a remote ID number, on
the bottom line of the display. The “Coax”
icon turns on when a test is in progress.
As mentioned above, the tone generator
operates in Telephone, Coax and Network
modes. The different modes are provided
so that the pins or pairs being driven with a
tone signal are displayed in terms of one of
the three connectors. The specific mode is
selected by pressing one of the cable test
buttons (TEL, COAX or NTWK) followed by
the TONE button. If the Testifier™ was off
when the TONE button is pressed, the last
cable test mode used will be selected. The
tone generator saves the driven pins for
each mode independently. For example,
selecting a different pin to drive in network
mode will not change the driven pin in coax
mode. Pressing any cable test mode button
will turn off the Testifier™ when in tone
mode.
Telephone (TEL) Cable Test Mode
The Testifier™ assumes the 6-position jack
on the main unit and the remote will be used
for connecting the tester to the cable run to
be tested. This mode uses the 3-pair USOC
6
standard to define the pairs. Connector pins
1-6, 2-5 and 3-4 are the pairs defined by this
standard. The tester will display the “Pass”
icon when all 6 pins are correctly wired in a
one-to-one order. If all 6 pins are correctly
wired in the reverse order, the “Pass” icon
along with a flashing “Rev” icon will be
displayed. Standard telephone cables used
between a phone set and a wall jack are
usually reverse-pinned.
After turning on the telephone cable test
mode, subsequent presses of the TEL
button of less than 2 seconds long, forces
a new test cycle to begin immediately
upon release of the button. This is useful
to immediately begin a new test when
attaching a new cable to Testifier™. Holding
the TEL button down for more than 2
seconds, turns the split pair test off. The
“Split” icon and the word “OFF” appearing
on the screen briefly indicate this. Another
long press will toggle back to the split pair
testing, and so on. When split pair testing
is not required, as in the testing of flat satin
cable, the split pairs can be turned off, so a
cable may pass based on continuity only.
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