Platinum Tools VDV MapMaster 3.0 T130, VDV MapMaster 3.0, T130 User Manual

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IS T130 GJ Rev A 0417

© 2017 Planum Tools, Inc, California USA

T130 User Manual

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Contacting Platinum Tools, Inc.

For information on this product or any Platinum Tools product,
please visit us at www.platinumtools.com.

For support or other inquiries, please contact us at:

Email: [e-mail]

Phone: [phone] or 800-749-5873

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Table of Contents

Overview.......................................................................................... 4

VDV MapMaster Features ............................................................... 5

Safety Information ........................................................................... 6

VDV MapMaster 3.0 Parts ............................................................... 7

Screen Icons ................................................................................... 9

Test Results and Other Functions ................................................. 10

Using the Tester ............................................................................ 12

Cable Testing ................................................................................ 14

Remotes ........................................................................................ 18

Interpreting Test Results ............................................................... 18

Video (Coax) Cables ..................................................................... 20

Voice (POTS) Cables .................................................................... 20

Set Up Menus ................................................................................ 21

Setting the Cable Capacitance ...................................................... 22

Pass/Fail Settings .......................................................................... 22

Single-Ended Testing .................................................................... 23

Port Link Light ............................................................................... 23

Continuous Loop Testing .............................................................. 24

Backlight and Built-in LED Flashlight ............................................ 24

Tone Mode .................................................................................... 25

Accessories ................................................................................... 26

Specifications ................................................................................ 28

Warranty ........................................................................................ 29

Figure 1—Display Screen and Keypad Icons ................................. 8

Figure 2—Wire Map ...................................................................... 12

Figure 3—Mis-Wire ....................................................................... 12

Figure 4—Shorts ........................................................................... 13

Figure 5—Split Pairs ..................................................................... 13

Figure 6—Remote ID Number....................................................... 13

Figure 7—Tester Modes ................................................................ 14

Figure 8—Set Up Menu Map......................................................... 16

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Overview

The VDV MapMaster™ 3.0 is designed to test and measure
lengths of all common low voltage cabling found in today’s

network, video or telephone systems. It also maps the
locations of cable ends by sending a tone on the cable that
can be traced with a tone tracer or by blinking the LED on the

port jack. The VDV MapMaster™ 3.0 has a large, bright back-

lit LCD display and glow-in-the-dark buttons to directly access

each function. The remote stores inside the main unit for ease

of cable testing. The VDV MapMaster™ 3.0 is turned on by

pressing the power button and begins operating in the last
mode used or the selected mode: twisted pair (DATA), coax
(VIDEO), telephone (VOICE), tone generation (TONE) or Port
Link-Blink (LINC).

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Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Warranty

Platinum Tools warrants this product to be free from defects in
material and workmanship for 12 months for test equipment
and 3 months for cables and accessories from the date of
purchase. Liability is limited to the repair and or replacement of
the product. Warranty excludes batteries included with the
product. NO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Platinum
Tools is not liable for consequential damages.

Low Baery Icon ashes when baery voltage

Measurement Technology Capacitance tesng

Length Accuracy Without
Length Constant Accuracy

± 3% plus + 1 

Cable Length Measure­ment

1 to 2,000  CAT5e cable with 15
pF/ length constant

Default Length Constant

(Restored with power on
reset)

Voice (Twisted pair): 17.4 pF/
Video (Coax): 16.5 pF/
Data (Twisted pair): 15 pF/

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Specifications

Display Large 2.75” Backlit Monochrome LCD

Dimensions 6.8˝ x 3.2˝ x 1.4˝ (17.3 x 8.1 x 3.5 cm)

Weight 10.8 oz. (305 grams) with baery and

remote

Operang
Temperature

0˚C/32˚F to 50˚C/122˚F

Storage
Temperature

-20˚/-4˚F to 60˚C/140˚F

Humidity 10% to 90%, non-condensing

Maximum Voltage

between any two

connector pins
without damage

RJ12/RJ45/F: 50V DC or AC

Baery Life 9V alkaline baery typical

Standby: 4 years
Acve: 425 hours

Cable Types: Shielded or Unshielded; CAT7, CAT6A,

CAT5e, CAT5, CAT4, CAT3, Coax

Maximum Cable
Length Tesng

0 to 1,000 feet (305 meters)

Minimum Cable

Length for Split Pair
Detecon

1.5 feet (0.5 meters)

Maximum Coax

Cable Length

Varies depending on cable resistance.

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VDV MapMasterTM 3.0 Features

Cable Verification

• Test, Measure, and Map data, coaxial video and voice
cables

• Fault testing for opens, shorts, mis-wires, reverses and
split pairs

• Highly accurate length, opens and split detection using
capacitive technology

• Port Link-Blink to visually identify connected ports on a

switch or router

• Verify end-to-end grounding of shielded data cables

• Single-ended testing for shorts

• Wiremap testing to EIA T568A/B standards and cross-

over cables

• Loop mode for continuous testing

• Recognizes up to 20 unique remote ID numbers for map-

ping cables

• Built-in 4-cadence Tone Generator for audible tracing of
cable runs

• Auto-off and low power consumption for extended battery
life

Conveniences

• Built-in LED Flashlight

• Easy-to-read Large Backlit LCD Display

• Glow-in-the-Dark Buttons

• Audible Beep for Additional Feedback

• Ergonomic Slip-resistant Side Grips

• Self-stored Master Remote - Squeeze remote at finger

grip openings in main unit to remove

• RJ45, RJ12 and F-Jack on Main Unit and Remote