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CableMaster CM450

Voice, Data & Video Tester with

Length Measurement

USER MANUAL

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• Tests Voice (6 wire), Data (8 wire) and Video

(coax)

• Easy to read, extra large 7-segment LCD

screen with large icons

• Tonegeneraonovervoice,dataandvideo

cables,with4dierenttones

• Measureslengthofenrecableand

individualwirepairs

• RJ (Voice & Data) master remote stores in

boomofcase

• Maps19locaonsatoneme

• Testsandindicatespinswithshorts,

opens,reversals,miswiresandsplitpairs

• Displays“Pass”iconforcorrectlywired

T568A/Bandcrossover/uplink

• Displays“Pass”iconforcorrectlywired6-pin

telephoneplus“Rev”forreverse-pinned

• Lowpowerconsumponforlongbaerylife

• Autopower-o

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CableMaster 450

ENGLISH

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS MANUAL ��3

Symbols and Icons ............................................................................................3

Terms and Descripons ................................................................................... 4

Safety Informaon ...........................................................................................5

ACCESSORIES��6

DESIGN FEATURES ��7

CABLEMASTERDESCRIPTION�� 8

Jacks and Connectors ......................................................................................8

Remote Tester .................................................................................................. 8

LCD Display Screen ........................................................................................... 9

Keypad ...........................................................................................................13

OPERATIONS ��16

Turning the Unit On/O .................................................................................16

Automac Power Down .................................................................................16

Cable Tesng General Guidelines. ..................................................................16

Tesng Voice Cables .......................................................................................17

Tesng Video Cables ...................................................................................... 19

Tesng Data Cables ........................................................................................20

Using ID Mode ...............................................................................................21

Using Tone Mode ..........................................................................................22

Using Length Mode ....................................................................................... 24

MAINTENANCE��29

Baeries ......................................................................................................... 29

Cleaning ........................................................................................................ 29

Storage .......................................................................................................... 29

CUSTOMER SERVICE ��30

Contacng Soing IT Networks ......................................................................30

Addional Accessories .................................................................................. 30

WARRANTY INFORMATION ��31

Registraon ....................................................................................................31

Disposal ......................................................................................................... 31

Returns ........................................................................................................... 31

SPECIFICATIONS ��17

APPENDIX:CABLEWIRINGANDDISPLAYSCREEN ��34

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

The CableMaster is a handheld device used by contractors, repair technicians, and

other authorized users to test, idenfy, and detect potenal faults in voice, video,

and data cables. The CableMaster 450 has the added feature of length measurement,

allowing you to measure the length of a cable as a whole or by individual wire pairs

located within a cable. The test unit oers the following features:

Feature Funcon

Connuity

Tesng

Discerns if the voice, data, and/or video cables being tested have

been wired correctly with no faults.

ID Mapping Idenes cables and determines their exact locaon.

Tone Mode Veries cable wiring paths by sound.

Length

Measurement

Determines the length of an enre cable and/or individual wire

pairs within the cable.

SYMBOLS & ICONS

The following symbols, listed in Table 1, are used throughout the manual or in the

display screen of the test unit to help you avoid personal injury and potenal damage

to the test equipment.

Table1.Symbols and Icons

Symbol Denion

Warning: Potenal for personal injury

Cauon: Potenal for damage or destrucon to equipment.

VOLTAGE Voltage detecon symbol. Immediately disconnect cables from

the main or remote tester.

Conformité Européenne. Conforms with European Economic

Area direcves.

Disposal informaon

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TERMSANDDESCRIPTIONS

Table 2 denes the terms used throughout the document and provides informaon to

assist you with proper operaon and understanding of the test unit.

Table 2� Terms and Descripons

Terms DescriponandUses

Video cable Coax cable with a single pair (2 pin) wiring system

• The pins are paired in order of connuity

• Test this cable using the F-Connector on the main test unit

Data cable Data cables with a 4 pair (8 pin) wiring system

• Pin pairs are not wired by connuity, but follow a cabling

standard

• Test this cable using the RJ45 adaptor on main test unit

Cabling

Standards

Standard wiring design of a cable. The pairing of wires diers

according to cable type.

• Many standards adopt a wire coloring system to help ensure

proper pin pairing

• Common data cable wiring standards are known as T568A/B

Voice cable Phone cable with a 3 pair (6 pin) wiring system

• The pins are paired by connuity, except in the case of a

reverse pinned voice cable

• Use the RJ11 adaptor on the main test unit to test a voice cable

Pins Individual wires within a cable

Two pins paired together are known as pin pairs

F-Connector Jack for a coax cable

RJJack Connector for a voice or data cable. RJ stands for Registered Jack.

• The connector can be located on the tester itself. When

mounted on a wall, the RJ Jack is known as a wall port.

• RJ11 is voice jack

• RJ45 is data jack

RJPlug Cable end that is inserted into a wall port or the test unit

Length

Constant Value

The amount of capacitance in picofarads (pF) per unit distance.

SAFETY INFORMATION

To ensure safe operaon of the CableMaster, follow the instrucons carefully and

observe the warning and cauon messages listed in Table 3. Failure to observe

warnings can result in severe injury or death and can cause damage to the tester.

Table 3� Safety Informaon

Nocaon Denion

The CableMaster is designed for use on unenergized cabling

systems. Connecng the CableMaster to live AC power may

damage the unit and pose a safety hazard for the user.

Poorly terminated RJ plugs have the potenal to damage the jacks

on the CableMaster. Visually inspect an RJ plug before inserng it

into the main or remote tester to ensure you are placing the plug

into the appropriate jack.

The cable’s contacts should always be recessed into the plasc

housing of the receiving jack. Plugging a 6-posion phone plug into

the 8-posion data jack on the tester has the potenal to damage

the outer-most contacts of the jack. Insert the cable into the

appropriate connector on remote or main tester.

Do not place equipment and its accessories in the trash. Items

must be properly disposed in accordance with local regulaons.

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ACCESSORIES

The accessories listed in Table 4 below are provided with your purchase of the

CableMaster. These accessories must be used when operang the unit in order to

properly test and idenfy cables. Refer to the AddionalAccessories secon for a

lisng of addional products that can help make tesng easier.

Table 4� CableMaster Accessories

Accessory Descripon

1-5 Network/Coax ID Remotes

with F-Connector Coupler, F81

Cable assembly, RJ45 to

Alligator Clips – 12”

DESIGN FEATURES

• Easy to operate

• Extra large seven-segment LCD screen with icons that clearly display test results

• Tests data (8-wire), voice (6-wire) and video (2-wire) cabling systems

• RJ (Voice & Data) test remote stores in boom of case plus a video ID remote is

included

• Measures length of enre cable and individual wire pairs

• Displays length reading in feet or meters

• Wire mapping remotes for mapping cable runs to wall outlets accompany the

CableMaster

• Cable test results displayed in wire map format with connector pin numbers

• Tests and indicates pins with shorts, opens, reversals, miswires and split pairs

• Displays “Pass” icon for correctly wired T568A/B data cables

• Shows “X-over” for correctly wired cross-over (uplink) data cables and displays

• “Rev” for correctly wired reverse-pinned voice cables

• Tone generator has a selectable tone cadence which is applied to selected pins or

pin pairs

• Conserves power and supports long baery life with Auto-o feature and baery

low icon

• Video and data cables can be connected to the tester at the same me to improve

tesng eciency

• Patch cables may be tested without detaching the remote from the main tester

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CABLEMASTERDESCRIPTION

The CableMaster, illustrated in Figure 1, has four main parts: the connectors, the LCD

display screen, the keypad, and the remote tester.

RJ45 JackF-connectorRJ11 Jack

Keypad

LCD Display Screen

Remote Tester

RJ11 Jack RJ45 Jack

Figure1. CableMaster

JACKS AND CONNECTORS

The main unit connectors located at the top of the CableMaster include two RJ Jacks

for data and voice cables and one F-Connector for video cables.

REMOTE TESTER

The remote tester can be detached from the main unit to test cables over a distance.

The remote test unit has two RJ Jacks for data and voice cables and is integral to

the tesng process. Refer to the Operaons secon of the manual for detailed

instrucons on cable tesng.

LCDDISPLAYSCREEN

The main tester has a high contrast LCD display screen, shown in Figure 2 below. The

LCD screen displays the following: test mode, pass/special cables, cable faults, shield

indicator, baery capacity, locator ID#, voltage detecon, and wire mapping.

Figure 2� LCD Display Screen

TEST MODE

The top line of the display shows the cable type test mode (voice, data, and video).

TONE MODE

Tone Mode must be used with a tone tracer probe. The probe allows you to trace

cable wiring paths and idenfy potenal faults by sound. The following icons appear in

the display screen when Tone Mode is in use:

Cadence – There are four cadence opons: HI, LO, Hi-Lo1, and Hi-Lo2. The last selected

cadence appears in the lower right corner of the display screen.

TonePathSelecon–When tracing a video cable, the selected cadence is transmied

on the coax pin (“P”), the coax shield (“S”), or both the pin and shield (“PS”). The

icons related to the current tone path selecon appear in the lower le corner of LCD

display screen.

Note: The tone tracer probe is sold separately (refer to the Addional Accessories secon)

LENGTH MODE

When the LENGTH/TONE buon is pressed, the measured cable length (in units of feet

or meters) appears in the lower right corner of the LCD display screen and the “L” icon

appears above pins 7 and 8 in the Wire Map. The following values and icons display in

the screen when measuring cable length:

EditCapacitance– When adjusng the length constant value for a cable, the “Edit

Cap” icon appears in the boom of the screen. An “E” icon displays above pins 7 and 8

in the Wire Map to indicate you are in Edit Mode.

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Length Constant Value – A value, measured in picofarads (pF) per foot or meter

appears in the boom of the LCD display screen. This value corresponds to the

selected cable type and can be adjusted at any me. When viewing the length

constant value for a cable type, the “C” icon displays above pins 7 and 8.

PASS/SPECIALCABLES

The second row of the display screen corresponds to the wiring structure of the cable

being tested. The CableMaster displays the following three icons:

Pass– The “Pass” icon appears if the cable has a properly wired 4-pair T568A/B data

cable, a 3-pair one-to-one wired voice cable, or a video cable with no faults.

X-over–This icon displays if a properly wired cross-over (uplink) data cable is

recognized. A crossover cable is a data cable with the 1-2 pair wired to the 3-6 pair.

This allows an Ethernet NIC card without MDIX capability to communicate by wiring

the transmit end of the cable to the receiver on the opposite end of the cable.

Rev– The “Rev” icon is displayed when the cable is a properly wired reverse-pinned

voice cable. A reverse-pinned voice cable has all wires on one cable connector

ordered by connuity and the connector on the opposite end of the cable has the

pins located in a reversed order. Pin 1 connects to Pin 6 on the opposite connector;

Pin 2 connects to Pin 5 and so on.

CABLE FAULTS

There are four possible error condions on the cable: Fail, Short, Split, and Open.

Cable faults appear in the third row of the LCD screen. The faults are described in

Table 5 below. Refer to the Appendix for a visual representaon of cable faults and

how they appear in the Wire Map.

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