EXFO CableSHARK P3 VF/DSL Cable Qualifier - Manual (Page 7)

CableSHARK P3 User Guide
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SECTION 12 RESISTIVE FAULT LOCATION .................................................................. 189
12.1 R ESISTIVE F AULT L OCATION (RFL) T ESTING ....................................................................... 189
12.1.1 Setting up for a RFL Test ......................................................................................... 190
12.1.1.1 Disconnecting the Station Battery and the Customer ....................................................... 190
12.1.1.2..Connecting the CableSHARK to a Suspect Faulty Pair .................................................... 190
12.1.1.3 Connecting to a Good Pair ............................................................................................... 191
12.1.1.4 Connecting the CableSHARK to the Faulty Pair and a Good Pair.................................... 191
12.1.1.5 Initial RFL Testing............................................................................................................. 192
12.1.1.6 Connecting the Strap................................................................................................... 194
12.1.1.7 Setting up Cable Characteristics ................................................................................. 196
12.1.1.8 Setup the RFL Test for Multi-Section Testing................................................................... 197
12.2 R UNNING A RFL T EST .................................................................................................. 198
SECTION 13 GROUND RESISTANCE.............................................................................. 203
13.1 G ROUND R ESISTANCE T ESTING .......................................................................................... 203
13.1.1 Setting up a Ground Resistance Test ...................................................................... 203
13.2 R UNNING A G ROUND R ESISTANCE T EST .............................................................................. 205
13.2.1 Constant Voltage Source.......................................................................................... 206
13.2.2 Constant Current Source.......................................................................................... 207
13.2.3 Voltage Source plus Ground .................................................................................... 208
13.2.4 Current Source plus Ground..................................................................................... 209
SECTION 14 RINGER DETECTION TESTING ................................................................. 213
14.1 R INGER D ETECTION T ESTING ............................................................................................. 213
14.1.1 Setting up a Ringer Detection Test .......................................................................... 213
14.2 R UNNING A R INGER D ETECTION T EST .......................................................................... 214
SECTION 15 VF TESTING................................................................................................. 217
15.1 S ENDING T ONE (T RANSMITTING L EVEL /F REQUENCY )........................................................... 217
15.1.1 Sending Spot Frequencies ....................................................................................... 217
15.1.2 Sending Variable Frequencies ................................................................................. 219
15.1.3 Sending 3 Tone Slope .............................................................................................. 221
15.1.4 Sending a Tracing Tone ........................................................................................... 222
15.2 R ECEIVE T ONE (R ECEIVING L EVEL /F REQUENCY ) ................................................................. 224
15.2.1 Numerical Level/Frequency...................................................................................... 224
15.2.2 Graphical Level/Frequency....................................................................................... 226
15.2.3 RX 3 Tone Slope ..................................................................................................... 228
15.3 N OISE T EST ...................................................................................................................... 231
15.4 I MPULSE N OISE T EST ........................................................................................................ 233
15.5 P OWER I NFLUENCE ........................................................................................................... 235