Klein Tools VDV501-823 User Manual
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CABLE IDENTIFICATION - RJ45/RJ12 TONE TRACING
Testing Continuity
Testing Continuity-Installed
Testing Continuity-Term Coax
Testing Continuity- Installed Coax
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1.
Connect a known working patch cable to the RJ45 port (if you are tracing an Ethernet cable) or RJ12 port (if you are
tracing a phone cable) located at the top of the main tester body.
2.
Connect the other end of the patch cable to the wall port at the satellite location of the cable under test (not at the
wiring closet).
3.
Press the tone button
D
on the keypad to initialize the tone generation. Press it repeatedly to change the tone cadence
from a steady low or high tone to a warbling slow or fast tone.
4.
Press the data button
C
or the phone button
A
repeatedly to select the output port of the tone and the pins the tone
will be placed on.
5.
Take the analog tone probe to the wiring closet or router (the source of the internet connection). Activate the tone probe
(see tone probe instruction manual for details).
6.
Place the tone probe near each cable entering the wiring closet. The tone will be loudest at the cable that the
VDV Scout
®
Pro 2 is connected. Mark the cable with a label.
7.
Repeat steps 2-6 for each room that has installed cable.
CABLE IDENTIFICATION - COAX TONE TRACING
Testing Continuity
Testing Continuity-Installed
Testing Continuity-Term Coax
Testing Continuity- Installed Coax
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Attach barrel connector to the open coax port on the top of the main tester body.
2.
Connect a known working patch cable to the barrel connector at the top of the main tester body.
3.
Connect the other end of the patch cable to the wall port at the satellite location of the cable under test (not at the
wiring closet).
4.
Press the tone button
D
on the keypad to initialize the tone generation. Press it repeatedly to change the tone cadence
from a steady low or high tone to a warbling slow or fast tone.
5.
Press the video button
B
to place the tone on the coax output port.
6.
Take the analog tone probe to the wiring closet or cable splitter (the source of the cable connection). Activate the tone
probe (see tone probe instruction manual for details).
7.
Place the tone probe near each cable entering the wiring closet. The tone will be loudest at the cable that the
VDV Scout
®
Pro 2 is connected to. Mark the cable with a label.
8.
Repeat steps 2-7 for each room that has installed cable.