Rolls CS1000 User Manual

LIMITED WARRANTY
This product is warranted to the original consumer purchaser to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal installation, use and service for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase as shown on the purchaser’s receipt.
The obligation of Rolls Corporation under this warranty shall be limited to repair or replacement (at our option), during the warranty period of any part which proves defective in material or workmanship under normal installation, use and service, provided the product is returned to Rolls Corporation, TRANSPORT ATION CHARGES PRE­PAID. Products returned to us or to an authorized Service Center must be accompanied by
CS1000
CABLE SCANNER
a copy of the purchase receipt. In the absence of such purchase receipt, the warranty period shall be one (1) year from the date of manufacture.
This warranty shall be invalid if the product is damaged as a result of deface­ment, misuse, abuse, neglect, accident, destruction or alteration of the serial number, improper electrical voltages or currents, repair, alteration or maintenance by any person or party other than our own service facility or an authorized Service Center, or any use violative of instructions furnished by us.
This one-year warranty is in lieu of all expressed warranties, obligations or liabilities. ANY IMPLIED W ARRANTIES, OBLIGATIONS, OR LIABILITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MER­CHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SHALL BE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE ONE YEAR DURATION OF THIS WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTY. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you.
IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF THIS OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY , EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WHATSOEVER. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of special, incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
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ROLLS CORPORATION
SAL T LAKE CITY, UTAH
10/03
• Cable Scan
• T est Tone Generator
• Phantom Power Test
PRELIMINARY
OWNERS MANUAL
INTRODUCTION
SPECIFICATIONS
Thank you for your purchase of the Rolls CS1000 Cable Scanner. In addition to testing ten different cable ends, it has a variable level 1 kHz Tone Generator for testing audio equipment, and a Phantom Power voltage and phase tester. This device was designed with the audio professional in mind. Please take a moment and review this manual as it contains important information for proper operation of the CS1000.
PLEASE NOTE: This Owners Manual assumes the user has a basic working knowledge of audio equipment and connectors.
To prolong battery life, remember to move the TEST TONE / CABLE TEST switch to the OFF position when the CS1000 is not in use
INSPECTION _____________________________________________________
1. Unpac k and inspect the CS1000 box and package. If obvious physical damage is noticed, contact the carrier immediately to make a damage claim. We suggest saving the shipping carton and packing materials for safely transporting the unit in the future.
2. Please complete our online Warranty Registration by visiting our website; www.rolls.com. Click on the REGISTER YOUR WARRANTY HERE line. Or, complete the W arranty Registr ation Card and return it to the factory.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS ____________________________________________
Introduction 1 Inspection 1 Table of Contents 1 Battery Installation 1 Description 2 Section I: Cab le Scanning 3 Section II: 1 kHz Test Tone 4 Section III: Phantom P o wer 4 Schematic 5 Typical Cable Scan Chart 5 Specifications 6 Warranty Back Cover
BA TTER Y INST ALLA TION __________________________________________
The CS1000 operates on a single 9 volt alkaline battery. To replace the battery , press in the small tab on the side of the battery cover and lift it up. Carefully remove the battery from the CS1000 and disconnect the battery cable. Connect a new 9 volt alkaline to the battery cable and place into the compartment. Replace
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the battery cover. Remember to properly dispose of the old battery .
Speak-On® is a registered
trademark of Neutrik
Scan rate: 300mS per LED T est Tone frequency: 1 kHz Test Tone level: -30 dB to + 7 dB balanced Tone output impedance; 100 Ohms unbalanced
200 Ohms balanced No. of LEDs: 17 Estimated battery life: 6 hours of operation Size: 4.65” W x 6.95” H x 2.275” D
(11.8 x 17.65 x 5.78 cm) Weight (with battery): 2.8 lbs.
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TYPICAL CABLE SCAN CHART
CABLE JACKS LEDS
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SEND RECEIVE SEND RECEIVE
Speaker 1/4” Banana 1 1
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Speaker 1/4” Speak-on®111
Instrument 1/4’ 1/4’ 1 1,3
Microphone XLRf XLRm 1 1
Stereo Sound Card 1/8” 1/8” 1 1
MIDI (5 pin) MIDI MIDI 1 1
Telephone RJ11 RJ11 2 5
Note: This will vary greatly depending on the number of wires connected and what type of telephone the cable is for. The chart is for a standard phone line to telephone cable.
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SCHEMATIC
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DESCRIPTION
RIGHT PANEL The right hand side of the CS1000 contains the cable scanning SEND jacks. If you are connecting a cable with an unmatched amount of pins or electronic connections, plug the end with the MAXIMUM connections to this side. The XLR jacks on this side are also used for the Phantom Power VOLT A GE test. This side contains the following jacks: 1/4”, Speak-on®, RCA, XLR Female, 1/8”, XLR Male, 7- Pin MIDI, RJ11, and RJ45.
LEFT PANEL The left hand side of the CS1000 contains the cable scanning RECEIVE jacks in Cable Test Mode. In Test Tone mode, these jacks are the 1 kHz test tone OUTPUT jacks. The XLR jacks on this side are also used for the Phantom P ow er Present test. The left panel contains the following jacks: Banana, 1/4” TRS, Speak-on®, RCA, XLR Female, 1/8” (3.5mm) TRS , XLR Male, 7-pin MIDI, RJ11, and RJ45.
TOP PANEL Battery 9 V: This is the co ver for the 9 volt battery compart­ment. Test Tone / Cable Test Switch: Selects the operating mode of the CS1000 - Cable Test, Test Tone, Phantom Po w er test, or OFF. pwr LED: Indicates the CS1000 is in either Cab le Test or Test Tone mode. When this LED dims, battery replacement will be necessary. Tone Level: Adjusts the le v el of the 1 kHz test tone . The levels indicated by the knob are BALANCED lev els . This means the device being tested is receiving both positiv e and negative
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polarity signals. If y ou are testing an unbalanced de vice , with only the positive signal and ground, divide the amount shown in half . Signal LEDs: These 16 LEDs (8 on the Send side, 8 Receive) indicate sev e ral things:
• In Cable Test mode the lit LED on the SEND side indicates a signal being sent on corresponding pin number, on the RECEIVE side the lit LED indicates which pin that signal is being received on.
• When testing Phantom P o w er V oltage , the bottom fiv e LEDs on the SEND side will indicate the Phantom Po wer voltage .
• When testing Phantom P o wer Presence , LEDs number tw o and three on the RECEIVE side will light if voltage is present on both pins.
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CABLE SCANNING
1 KHZ TONE GENERATOR OPERA TION
Testing A udio cables
The most common (but certainly not all) types of professional audio cables are: Speaker cables, instrument cables , microphone cables , cassette , cd, and vcr/dvd player cab les, headphone/earphone adapter cables, and computer sound card cables. The plugs utilized on these cables are represented on the CS1000. The y are: Banana, Speak-On®, 1/4”, RCA, 1/8” (3.5mm), and XLR.
The remaining types of cables available for testing by the CS1000 are MIDI cables (both 5 and 7 pin), telephone cables (RJ11), and ethernet/CAT5 cables (RJ45).
To test a cable, connect the ends into their appropriate jack. Connect only one plug per side. IMPORTANT: If you are testing a cable with more connections on one side than the other (ie: XLR to 1/4” unbalanced or a 1/4” TRS to dual 1/4” TS Insert cable), plug the end with the maximum number of connections on the SEND side.
Move the T est Tone / Cable T est switch to Cable T est. Make sure the PWR LED lights indicating that the CS1000 is on and the battery is sufficient for testing. The SEND LINE LED will light corresponding to the pin number sending the scan signal, and the RECEIVE LINE LED that corresponds to the pin number receiving the signal will light as the CS1000 proceeds to scan the connections of the cable. For example; if you connect a working XLR microphone cable to their correspond­ing jacks and move the s witch to Cable Test, LEDs 1 and 1 will light, followed by 2 and 2, then 3 and 3. A Typical Cable Scan Chart is provided on page 5 of this manual showing which order the LEDs light when testing a fe w common cab les.
When troubleshooting an audio system, having a test tone is imperative. The CS1000 has the connectors available for virtually every audio system in use. Thus most any audio device can be connected to the CS1000 for signal verification and processing.
The signal from the Tone Generator is sent out the jacks on the left hand side of the unit. This is a balanced signal and, as indicated, the positive signal is on pins 2 and 4, and the negative signal is on pins 3. Pin 1 is g rounded. If you are testing an unbalanced device the output lev el indicated b y the Tone Level knob is exactly half of that shown.
The Test Tone generator is strong enough to drive certain devices directly for testing without additional power . For e xample; a speaker may be directly con­nected to the CS1000 and the 1 kHz tone may be heard from the speaker. Head­phones can be directly driven, as well as telephone lines.
Connect a working cable to the CS1000 TONE OUTPUT SIDE (known as the RECEIVE side when in Cable Test mode), and move the TEST TONE / CABLE TEST switch to TEST TONE. Adjust the T ONE LEVEL control for the appropriate signal output level. If you are testing a mixer’s Microphone Input and thereby its mic preamps, you’ll want to set the TONE LEVEL around -30 to -20 dB. Otherwise you may o v erdrive the mic preamps . If you are testing a Line Input on a mixer or signal processor, set the TONE LEVEL around 0 to +3 dB . For direct de vice testing like a speaker or headphones, set the TONE LEVEL to +7 or maximum.
MIDI Cables
Some MIDI cables only connect pins 3, 4, and 5 since the MIDI standard only uses these pins. Hence , if you connect a MIDI cable to the CS1000, test it and notice only pins 3, 4, and 5 are lighting - the cable is probably good.
Telephone Cab les
Some telephone cables are wired in rev erse order to properly connect the phone line to a telephone. Pin 5 is connected to pin 2, pin 4 is connected to pin 3, and so on. Keep in mind that a handset cable may be tested using the RJ11 jac ks as well.
When testing cables, wiggle the ends as well as the cable around to help v erify there are no shorts or opens in the cable.
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PHANTOM PO WER TESTING _______________________________________ Phantom Power Voltage
To test phantom power voltage, connect the XLR cable with the phantom power to be tested into either the male or female XLR jack on the right hand or SEND side of the unit. Set the switch to Cable Test. The voltage amount will be indicated by the PHANTOM PO WER VOL TAGE LEDs. The flic k ering is normal. The actual voltage amount will be between the LED that’ s lit and the one abo v e it that is not lit. F or e xample , if the >32 LED is lit and the >42 LED is not, the actual phantom power voltage is between 32 and 42 v olts .
Phantom Power Phase
For proper phantom power oper ation, both pins 2 and 3 should have power present. To ensure that both pins have power, connect the cab le with the phantom power to the XLR jacks on the left hand or RECEIVE side of the unit. Set the switch to Cable Test. If none or only one of the PHANTOM PO WER PRESENT LEDs light, there is a problem with the cable or phantom pow er circuitry.
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