Document Outline

• Versiv Technical Reference Handbook
  • LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Chapter 1: Get Acquainted
    • Overview of Features
    • WSafety Information
      • For the Versiv Main Unit
      • For DSX Modules and Twisted Pair Adapters
      • For CertiFiber Pro OLTS Modules
      • For OptiFiber Pro OTDR Modules
    • Contact Fluke Networks
    • Register Your Product
    • Additional Resources
    • Supplements and Updated Manuals
    • Versiv Unit Connectors, Keys, and LEDs
    • AC Adapter and Battery
      • Charge the Battery
      • Check the Battery Status
    • How to Use the Touchscreen
    • The HOME Screen
    • How to Enter Text
    • Set User Preferences
      • Language
      • Date and Time Settings and Formats
      • Number Format
      • Units for Length Measurements
      • Power-Down and Backlight Timeout Periods
      • Audible Tone
      • Power Line Frequency
      • Display Brightness
      • Import User Preferences from a File
    • Overview of Memory Functions
    • How to Install a Strap
    • How to Remove or Install a Module
    • About LinkWare and LinkWare Stats Software
  • Chapter 2: Get Started
    • Tutorial: Certify Twisted Pair Cabling
      • Step 1: See How Much Memory is Available
      • Step 2: Set Up a Twisted Pair Test
      • Step 3: Turn Off the Auto Save Function
      • Step 4: Do an Autotest
      • Step 5: Look at the Results
      • Step 6: Save the Results
    • Tutorial: Certify Fiber Optic Cabling
      • Step 1: See How Much Memory is Available
      • Step 2: Set Up a Loss/Length Test
      • Step 3: Turn Off the Auto Save Function
      • Step 4: Set the Reference
      • Step 5: Measure the Loss of the Test Reference Cords You Will Add
      • Step 6: Do an Autotest in Smart Remote Mode
      • Step 7: Look at the Results
      • Step 8: Save the Results
    • Tutorial: Do a Bi-Directional OTDR Test
      • Step 1: See How Much Memory is Available
      • Step 2: Set Up an OTDR Test
      • Step 3: Turn Off the Auto Save Function
      • Step 4: Give Names to the Ends of the Fiber
      • Step 5: Set Up Launch Fiber Compensation
      • Step 6: Do an OTDR Test from End 1
      • Step 7: Look at the Results from End 1
      • Step 8: Save the Results from End 1
      • Step 9: Do the OTDR Test from End 2
      • Step 10: Save the Results from End 2
      • Step 11: Look at the Saved Results
    • Buttons to Do Tests and Save Results
    • Options for Cable IDs
      • Automatic Increment Function for Cable IDs
      • Auto Save Function
      • Tutorial: Make a Set of Sequential Cable IDs
    • About Projects
  • Chapter 3: How to Certify Twisted Pair Cabling
    • Overview of the DSX CableAnalyzer Modules
    • DSX CableAnalyzer Connectors, Keys, and LEDs
    • The Home Screen for DSX CableAnalyzer
    • Make Sure Your Tester is Ready to Certify Twisted Pair Cabling
    • About Link Interface Adapters
    • Set the Reference
    • Settings for Twisted Pair Tests
    • How to Do an Autotest
    • “Bad Patch Cord” Message
    • Twisted Pair Autotest Results
      • PASS*/FAIL* Results
      • WIRE MAP Tab
      • PERFORMANCE Tab
      • Scalar Results
        • Length, Propagation Delay, and Delay Skew
        • Resistance
      • Frequency-Domain Results
        • How to Save Frequency-Domain Results as a Plot or a Table
      • Insertion Loss
      • Return Loss
      • Impedance
      • NEXT (Near-End Crosstalk)
      • PS NEXT (Power Sum Near End Crosstalk)
      • ACR-N (Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio at the Near End)
      • PS ACR-N (Power Sum Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio, Near End)
      • ACR-F (Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio, Far End)
      • PS ACR-F
      • CMRL (Common-Mode Return Loss)
      • CDNEXT (Common-Mode to Differential-Mode Near-End Crosstalk)
        • CM to DM Conversion in Cables and Connectors
        • Newer Connectors Reduce Mode Conversion
      • TCL (Transverse Conversion Loss)
        • Differential and Common-Mode Signals
        • Effects of Unbalanced Impedance in a Wire Pair
      • ELTCTL (Equal Level Transverse Conversion Transfer Loss)
    • DIAGNOSTIC Tab
    • About dB Rules
      • 3 dB Rule
      • 4 dB Rule
      • 12 dB Rule
      • 62 dB and 65 dB Rules
      • 67 dB Rule
      • 70 dB Rule
    • How to Use the Talk Function
    • About the AxTalk Analyzer Kit
  • Chapter 4: How to Test Twisted Pair Through a PoE Device
    • How to Turn On the AC Wire Map Test
    • When to Keep the AC Wire Map Test Off
    • How to Do an Autotest Through a PoE Device
    • AC Wire Map Results
  • Chapter 5: How to Diagnose Copper Test Failures
    • Causes of Twisted Pair Test Failures
    • The HDTDR Analyzer
    • The HDTDX Analyzer
    • How to Use the Measurement Cursor on the HDTDR and HDTDX Plot
  • Chapter 6: How to Clean Fiber Endfaces
    • How to Use a Fluke Networks IBC OneClick Cleaner
    • How to Use Wipes, Swabs, and Solvent
      • To Clean Bulkhead Connectors
      • To Clean the Optical Connectors on the Modules
      • To Clean Fiber Adapters
      • To Clean Connector Ends
  • Chapter 7: How to Certify Fiber Cabling
    • Overview of the CertiFiber Pro Optical Loss Test Set Modules
    • CertiFiber Pro Connectors, Keys, and LEDs
    • How to Remove and Install the Connector Adapters
    • The Home Screen for CertiFiber Pro Modules
    • Requirements for Reliable Fiber Test Results
      • About the Reference for Fiber Tests
        • When to Set the Reference
        • Good Reference Values
        • How to See the Reference Values
      • About Test Reference Cords and Mandrels
        • About the EF-TRC (Encircled-Flux Test Reference Cords)
        • About Standard Mandrels
        • About APC Connectors
    • Settings for Loss/Length Tests on Fiber
    • Loss/Length Settings for Limits that Calculate a Loss Limit
    • About 1 Jumper Reference Connections
    • Autotest in Smart Remote Mode
      • Step 1: Set the Reference in Smart Remote Mode
      • Step 2: Measure the Loss of the Test Reference Cords You Will Add
      • Step 3: Do an Autotest in Smart Remote Mode
      • Autotest Results for Smart Remote Mode
      • Fiber IDs for Saved Results in Smart Remote Mode
    • Autotest in Loopback Mode
      • Step 1: Set the Reference in Loopback Mode
      • Step 2: Measure the Loss of the Test Reference Cord You Will Add
      • Step 3: Do an Autotest in Loopback Mode
      • Autotest Results for Loopback Mode
    • Autotest in Far End Source Mode
      • Auto Wavelength Modes
      • Step 1: Set the Reference in Far End Source Mode
      • Step 2: Measure the Loss of the Test Reference Cord You Will Add
      • Step 3: Do an Autotest in Far End Source Mode
      • Autotest Results for Far End Source Mode
    • Bi-Directional Tests
    • How to Use the Talk Function
  • Chapter 8: The Power Meter and Light Source
    • How to Monitor Power and Loss
    • How to Control the Light Source
      • Use the Display to Control the Main Tester’s Light Source
      • Use the Module’s Button to Control the Light Source
  • Chapter 9: How to Use the OptiFiber Pro OTDR Module
    • Overview of the OTDR Module
    • OptiFiber Pro Connectors, Keys, and LEDs
    • The Home Screen for OptiFiber Pro Modules
    • Settings for OTDR Tests
    • OTDR Settings for Limits that Calculate a Loss Limit
    • About Launch and Tail Cords
      • How To Compensate for Launch and Tail Cords
        • Methods of Launch Compensation
        • About Launch/Tail Cords with Low-Reflectance Connectors
        • How to Set Up the Launch Compensation Function
        • How To Enter Lengths Manually
        • How To See the Launch Compensation Settings
      • About the Launch Events that the Tester Adds to OTDR Results
      • How to Retract the Launch/Tail Cord
    • OTDR Port Connection Quality
    • How to Do an OTDR Test
    • OTDR Results
      • EventMap
      • Event Table
      • OVERALL FIBER RESULTS Screens
      • EVENT DETAILS Screen
      • About Measurements that Show “<“ and “>”
      • OTDR Trace
      • How to Use the Measurement Cursor on the OTDR Trace
      • Bi-Directional OTDR Tests
        • How To Do a Bi-directional Test
        • How To Do Bi-directional Tests for All IDs in a Set
      • How to Do Bi-Directional Averaging
    • Real Time Trace
    • Manual OTDR Mode
    • The FaultMap Test
      • How to Do the FaultMap Test
      • FaultMap Screen
  • Chapter 10: The FiberInspector Test
    • How to Do the FiberInspector Test
    • How to Use the Core Scale
  • Chapter 11: The Visual Fault Locator
    • Visual Fault Locator Applications
    • How to Use the VFL
  • Chapter 12: How to Diagnose Problems in Fiber Links
    • Common Causes of Problems in Fiber Links
    • Causes of Loss/Length Test Failures
    • Causes of OTDR Test Failures
  • Chapter 13: Test Results
    • View Saved Results
    • How to Add a Result to a Saved Fiber Results
    • How to Replace a Saved Result that Failed
    • Delete, Rename, and Move Results
    • Manage Results on a Flash Drive
    • Upload Results to a PC
    • View the Memory Status
  • Chapter 14: Projects
    • Why Use Projects?
    • Tutorial: Make a New Project
      • Step 1: Give the Project a Name
      • Step 2: Specify an Operator
      • Step 3: Set up Tests for the Project
        • To set up a twisted pair test for the project
        • To set up an fiber loss/length test for the project
        • To set up an OTDR test for the project
      • Step 4: Make ID Sets for Twisted Pair and Fiber Cabling
        • To see the CABLE ID SETUP screen
        • To make a cable ID set for tests on twisted pair cabling
        • To make a cable ID set for tests on fiber cabling
      • Step 5: Give Names to the Ends of the Fiber for OTDR Tests
      • Step 6: Turn on the Auto Save Function
    • Tutorial: How to Use a Project for Tests with a CableAnalyzer Module
      • Step 1: Attach a CableAnalyzer Module
      • Step 2: Select a Project
      • Step 3: Select a Test for Twisted Pair Cable
      • Step 4: Do an Autotest
      • Step 5: Monitor the Status of Your Project
    • Tutorial: How to Use a Project for Tests with OptiFiber Pro and CertiFiber Pro Modules
      • Step 1: Attach an OptiFiber Pro Module
      • Step 2: Select a Project
      • Step 3: Select an OTDR Test
      • Step 4: Select the Correct ID and Fiber End if Necessary
      • Step 5: Do OTDR Tests on End 1 of the Link
      • Step 6: Do OTDR Tests on End 2 of the Link
      • Step 7: Add Results from a Loss/Length Test
      • Step 8: Monitor the Status of Your Project
    • How to Change Settings as You Use a Project
      • To Change the ID
        • To Use a Different, Unused ID from an ID Set that Has a First and Last ID
        • To Use an ID You Used Before
        • To Use an ID that is Not in an ID Set that Has a First and Last ID
        • To Change the ID when the Set Has Only a Next ID
      • To Change the Tests in a Project
        • To Select a Different Test that is in the Project
        • To Add a Test to a Project
        • To Include a Fiber Test in the % Tested Value
        • To Change the Settings for a Test in the Project
      • To Save Results in a Different or New Project
    • How to Make ID Sets
      • About Next ID Sets
      • Import an ID Set into a Project
      • Delete an Imported ID Set
    • How to Manage Projects
      • View Results in a Project
      • Rename a Project
      • Copy a Project to Make a New Project
      • Delete a Project
      • Manage Projects on a Flash Drive
      • Copy Project Settings to Other Testers
  • Chapter 15: Custom Media and Test Limits
    • How to Make a Custom Twisted Pair Cable Type
    • How to Change the NVP
      • How to Set the NVP to a Specified Value
      • How to Find a Cable's Actual NVP
      • How to Reset the NVP to the Default Value
    • How to Make a Custom Fiber Type
    • About the Index of Refraction
    • How to Make a Custom Fiber Test Limit
      • Select a Custom Fiber Type or a Custom Limit
      • Edit an Existing Custom Fiber Type or Test Limit
      • Delete a Custom Fiber Type or Test Limit
  • Chapter 16: Maintenance
    • Maintenance
    • Verify Operation
    • Clean the Tester
    • See Information About the Tester
    • Update the Software
    • Extend the Life of the Battery
    • Store the Tester
    • Remove the Battery
    • Calibration
    • If the Tester Does Not Operate as Usual
    • Clean the DI-1000 Video Probe
    • Options and Accessories
  • Chapter 17: Specifications
    • Environmental and Regulatory Specifications
    • DSX-5000 CableAnalyzer Module Specifications
      • Tests and Frequencies Supported
        • DSX-5000 Modules
      • Times for a Full, 2-Way Autotest
      • Standard Link Interface Adapters
        • DSX-PLA004 Class FA Permanent Link Adapters
        • CHA004 Class FA Channel Adapters
      • Twisted Pair LAN Cable Types Tested
    • Summary of Performance Specifications
      • Length
      • Propagation Delay
      • Delay Skew
      • DC Loop Resistance
      • Input Protection
      • Measurement Accuracy
      • HDTDX Analyzer Specifications for Cables <100 m (328 ft)
      • HDTDR Analyzer Specifications for Cables <100 m (328 ft)
      • Characteristic Impedance
    • CertiFiber Pro OLTS Module Specifications
      • CertiFiber Pro Power Meter Specifications
      • CertiFiber Pro OLTS Loss/Length Specifications
    • OptiFiber Pro OTDR Module Specifications
      • Visual Fault Locator
      • DI-1000 Video Probe
    • Power
    • Traceable Calibration Period
    • Certifications and Compliance
    • Internal Memory for Test Results
    • USB Flash Drive
    • Serial Interfaces
    • RJ45 Connector
    • Headset Jack
    • Display
    • Weights
    • Dimensions
    • Regulatory Information
  • Appendix A: OTDR Tests on Long Fiber Links
    • Make a Custom Fiber Type, If Necessary
    • Use a Launch Cord of the Correct Type
    • Use a Launch Cord of the Correct Length
    • Use a Launch Cord that Has the Correct Connectors
    • Use the Correct Test Limit
  • Appendix B: Reference Method Names
  • Appendix C: Reference Methods for Fiber Cabling
    • Introduction
    • 1 Jumper Reference
    • 2 Jumper Reference
    • 3 Jumper Reference
    • Modified 1 Jumper Reference
  • Index
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