Platinum Tools TCB300, TCB360K1 Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

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Cable Prowler

Full Color Cable Testing & Report Management

CAT 3/5e/6/6a
Coax
Telephone Cable

TCB300
TCB360K1

Network Cable Test Coax Cable Test Telephone Cable Test

Soft keys perform the

function on the display

above each button.

Back

Enter

RJ45 jack

Micro USB Port

F-connector Jack

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Cable Prowler Quick Start Guide

Test

Direction cursors to

move in LCD display

On/Off

How to Perform a Cable Test

• Power on the Cable Prowler.

• Connect a network, coax, or telephone cable to the appropriate connector

on the top of the Cable Prowler.

(Warning! Do not plug an RJ11 cable directly into the Cable
Prowler! A standard RJ11 cable will damage the Cable Prowler’s
RJ45 jack. Use the included RJ adapter patch cable that is
included with the cable Prowler.)

• Press the enter button to display the cable test menu. The Cable Prowler

will automatically perform a test upon entering the cable test menu.

• To test coax or telephone cable, press the coax or telephone soft key.

• If a remote is NOT being used (one ended test), the Cable Prowler will

test the length of each pair, opens, shorts, or split pairs. Performing a
one ended test will not verify connectivity on the opposite end of the
cable.

• If a remote is being used, connect the remote to the opposite end of the

cable.

• To calibrate the VOP, connect a known length of cable to the Cable

Prowler and press the up/down/left/right buttons to increase or
decrease the VOP. Press the left and right buttons to select and change
the VOP one digit at a time.

• While adjusting the VOP, press the test button every so often until the

length of the cable is displayed.

• Press the green test button or the loop mode soft key to

perform additional tests.

• To save a cable test, press the save icon.

• Use the arrow buttons and the enter button to name the cable test le.

• Press the save icon to save the cable test le.

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