Guntermann & Drunck DVICenter DP16 Configuration and Operation User Manual
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System settings and functions
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For each tested port, the following data is determined and displayed:
How to show cable information:
1. Press
Ctrl+Num
(default) to open the on-screen display.
2. Press
F12
to open the Information menu.
3. Select
Cable information
and press
Enter
.
4. Enter the number of the port you want to measure and press
Enter
.
Value
Meaning
Result
Ok:
The cable connection to the remote station was measured suc-
cessfully.
Error:
There is no or a faulty cable connection to the remote station.
Busy:
The measurement could not be finished within the given time
frame.
Pair:
Wire pairs displayed by columns (
1-2
,
3-6
,
4-5
and
7-8
)
Value
Meaning
State
Open:
The wire pair has an open end.
Possible causes are a cable break or a cable that was not connected.
Short:
The wire pair is short-circuited.
XShrt:
The wire pair is connected to another wire pair.
X1-2:
The wire pair is connected to wire pair 1-2.
X3-6:
The wire pair is connected to wire pair 3-6.
X4-5:
The wire pair is connected to wire pair 4-5.
X7-8:
The wire pair is connected to wire pair 7-8.
Imped:
The wire pair shows a faulty terminating resistor (impedance
error).
Length
Approximate length of the successfully measured distance to the
remote station
Dist.
Approximate distance (of the cable connection) to the point of failure
Skew
Time delay of the signals on the different wire pairs
IMPORTANT:
Any measured connections are interrupted during measuring!
NOTE:
The port to which „your“ user module is connected to cannot be meas-
ured.