3M 965AMS manual

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3 Contents Introduction ..................................................................................... 5 Getting Started ..........................................................................................5 W elcome Screen ........................................................................................7 Help ...................[...]

4 System Modes .......................................................................................191 AC Charger ...........................................................................................192 DC Charger ...........................................................................................192 Level of Charge ................[...]

5 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Introduction Introduction Getting Started 1. Press the red key to power up the unit or to power down the unit. 2. Press the key to change the contrast. Use the or keys to adjust the contrast on the screen. 3. F1 through F5 are the soft keys. Their function is displayed in the box above the key . Exa[...]

6 Introduction 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Getting Started 5. Some screens require you to choose from a list of possible choices. Use the up and down arrow keys to make your choice. 6. Other screens may allow you to enter information such as telephone numbers. Y ou can position the cursor by using the Left and Right arrow keys. [...]

7 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Introduction Getting Started 8. Use the (escape) key to quit the current screen without making any changes. Use multiple escapes to return to the W elcome screen. 9. The battery symbol in the upper right-hand corner of the display gives an indication of the approximate battery capacity . Each bar re[...]

8 Introduction 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS High Voltage This screen indicates a high voltage (120 V AC/VDC or greater) has been detected between the test leads when not in the V oltage Mode. The tester has opened an internal relay to protect itself from damage. Use standard safety practices for disconnecting the test leads since[...]

9 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS System Setup System Setup Start with the W elcome Screen. Press Setup to review the global settings or to make changes. Country 1. Use the Country setup to congure the tester for a specic country . Selecting a new country will congure the tester with the setups for language, units, clock fo[...]

10 System Setup 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Country 2. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight a country . Y ou will be warned about changing country-specic default values and asked to conrm or cancel your selection. Press OK to continue or press to quit without making changes. Language 1. Use the Language setup to cha[...]

11 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS System Setup Module 1. Use the Module setup to select the type of module that is installed in your tester . The module type is listed on the label on the module. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight Module. Press Change to make changes or to review the current settings. Network Setup 1. Use [...]

12 Units 1. Use the Units menu to change the Units of Measure. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight Units. Press Change to continue or press to quit without making changes. System Setup 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS[...]

13 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS System Setup Units 2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the units you want to change. Press Change Selection to change the units of measure. An “X” in a box indicates your choice. Distance: Feet or Meters: This affects all distances displayed in the 965AMS tester . Degrees: Fahrenheit or[...]

14 System Setup 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS User Info 1. Select User Info to add your T ech ID and job number to be added to saved test results. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight User Info. Press Change to make changes or to review the current settings. 2. Use the blue keys to enter your ID, name, etc. Press Select Job[...]

15 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS System Setup Clock Settings 1. Use the Clock Settings menu to select the clock format and to set the correct time. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight Units. Press OK to continue or press to quit without making changes. 2. Use the blue keys to enter the correct date.[...]

16 System Setup 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Clock Settings 3. Press Select , then enter the correct time using the blue keys. 4. Press Select to enter the date format. Choose month, day , year or day , month, year .[...]

17 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS System Setup Clock Settings 5. Press Select to choose the 12-hour or 24-hour format. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the format. If you choose the 12-hour format, press a.m. or p.m. . Note: Press OK at any time that you have completed your updates.[...]

18 System Setup 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Set Beep Volume 1. Use this menu to change the Set Beep V olume . Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight Set Beep V olume. Press Change to continue or press to quit without making changes. 2. Use the up and down arrow keys to change the beep volume. Press OK to save this volume se[...]

19 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS System Setup Power Down Timeout 1. Use this menu to change the Power Down Timeout . Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight Power Down T imeout. Press Change to continue or press to quit without making changes. 2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the timeout you want to use. Press OK to[...]

20 System Setup 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Custom Cable Use Custom Cable 1 or Custom Cable 2 to create a special cable you are using on a regular basis that has capacitance values that are different from existing cables. Y ou can also access this function in the Opens Setup menu. 1. Press the blue key to enter the Opens measure[...]

21 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS System Setup Custom Cable 4. Use the blue keys to enter the capacitance to ground. Press Select Mutual . 5. Use the blue keys to enter the mutual capacitance. Press Select Ohms .[...]

22 System Setup 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Custom Cable 6. Use the blue keys to enter ohms per thousand feet. Press Select Velocity . 7. Use the blue keys to enter the velocity propagation. If you do not know this value, use 0.68. Press Select Cable .[...]

23 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS System Setup Custom Cable 8. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Custom 1 or Custom 2. Press OK to save the custom cable.[...]

24 Voltage T ermination 1. The V oltage T ermination option allows you to select the input impedance of the 965AMS digital voltmeter (in supported countries only). The input impedance of the internal 965AMS voltmeter is normally 1Mohm. However , some legacy systems use voltage measurement systems with input impedances of 100Kohms. This option is pr[...]

25 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS System Setup Voltage T ermination 2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the V oltage T ermination you want to use. Press OK to save your choice.[...]

26 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions The 12 measurement functions include: DC and AC voltage measurements milliAmps and ground resistance measurements Ohms measurement and Soak T est Self-Calibrate, Stored Results and Ohms-to-Distance Calculator Opens distance measurement Send T ones Resista[...]

27 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Volts-DC or AC The V olts function measures the DC voltage or AC voltage between T ip, Ring and Ground. Volts-DC or AC> Hook-Up RED GRN BLK Ring (B) Ring (B) Ground (Earth) Ground (Earth) Tip (A) Tip (A) Volts-DC or AC> Operation 1. Press the blue key to start the voltag[...]

28 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Volts-DC or AC> Operation 4. Press Ring Gnd to display the R-G voltage. The T -G measurement will be saved on the screen in a smaller box until a new measurement updates the screen. 5. All measurements are erased when you exit this function. Volts-DC or AC> AC Volts 1. P[...]

29 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Loop Current Loop Current measures the loop current in an active line. Loop Current> Hook-Up RED BLK Ring (A) Ring (A) Tip (B) Tip (B) Loop Current> Operation 1. Press the blue key to start this test. 2. This is a continuous measurement until you disconnect the test lead[...]

30 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Loop Current> Operation 3. Over Current W arning The tester has detected a current greater than 1 10 mA. Over current can damage the test set. Use standard safety practices for disconnecting the test leads and eliminating the source of the over current. Disconnect all test [...]

31 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Loop Current>Ground Resistance> Operation 1. Press the blue key to start this test. Press Gnd Resistance to access the Ground Resistance function. 2. Press T est to start the test. The results will be displayed in the box in the center of the screen. 3. This is not a con[...]

32 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Ohms Measurements The Ohms Measurement function measures the insulation resistance between the T ip, Ring and Ground. This function can also measure the resistance of the T ip and Ring loop or individual wires. Ohms Measurements> Hook-Up RED GRN BLK Ring (B) Ring (B) Ground[...]

33 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Ohms Measurements> Operation 3. Press Tip Gnd to display the T ip-Ground resistance. The T -R measurement will be saved on the screen in a smaller box until a new measurement updates the screen. 4. Press Ring Gnd to display the Ring-Ground resistance. The T -G measurement w[...]

34 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Ohms Measurements> Voltage Compensation The V oltage Compensation feature compensates for crossed battery on the line. Use “compensated” for most measurements. Press V Comp to turn voltage compensation off and on. The screen displays “Compensated” or “Not Compensa[...]

35 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Ohms Measurements> Soak T est 1. T ake an initial resistance measurement by pressing the Snap Shot key . 2. Y ou will compare this to other active measurements to determine the source of the fault. 3. One of the properties of moisture in a circuit is that the current from t[...]

36 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Ohms Measurements> Soak T est 4. A property of corrosion is that a current owing through the corrosion will cause the corrosion to become a better conductor . The display will show a lower resistance reading if corrosion is the cause. Initial Reading Reading After 1 or 2[...]

37 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Ohms Measurements> Soak T est 5. If the resistance value does not change, the fault is a pure resistive fault. 6. Use Go T o Positive Voltage and Go T o Negative Voltage to reverse the voltage polarity . Use the lowest resistance reading of the two numbers for your measurem[...]

38 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS T oolbox Use the T oolbox to: (1) view saved test results, (2) perform a self calibrate, (3) use the Ohms to Distance calculator , (4) use Internet Explorer and (5) Upload results to the 965AMS Results Manager . T oolbox> Stored Results The Stored Results function allows yo[...]

39 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions T oolbox>Stored Results> Operation 2. If one or more test results have been stored, the ID number for each will be displayed. The ID number is like a le folder and each test result is like a le. The name of the le is the time and date stamp that is generated by [...]

40 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS T oolbox> Self-Calibrate The Self-Calibrate function will verify that all of the internal circuits and test leads are operating properly . Use self-calibrate: • After the rst full battery charge before you put the tester in service for the rst time. • Anytime the [...]

41 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions T oolbox>Self-Calibrate> Operation 1. Press the blue key to enter the T oolbox function. 2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Self- Calibrate function. Press OK to save your choice. 3. The calibration may take up to 1 minute to complete.[...]

42 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS T oolbox> Ohms-to-Distance Calculator Use this function to convert from Ohms to Distance or Distance to Ohms based on temperature and wire gauge. T oolbox>Ohms-to-Distance Calculator> Operation 1. Press the blue key to enter the T oolbox function. 2. Use the up and do[...]

43 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions T oolbox>Ohms-to-Distance Calculator> Operation 4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the wire gauge. Press Select to save and highlight the temperature eld. 5. Use the blue keys to enter the temperature.[...]

44 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS T oolbox>Ohms-to-Distance Calculator> Operation 6. Press Convert to nd the distance. 7. Select Distance to Ohms if you want to convert a distance to an Ohms value. Internet Explorer 1. Internet Explorer is available on the VDSL2 module. 2. Use the up and down arrow ke[...]

45 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions T oolbox> 965AMS Results Manager The 965AMS tester uses the 965AMS Results Manager to upload and convert les from the tester . The following les are supported by the 965AMS Results Manager: • Single T race TDR • Active POTS Autotests • V acant POTS Autotests •[...]

46 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS T oolbox>965AMS Results Manager> Connections 1. T urn on the 965AMS tester and allow the unit to boot up. 2. Connect the 965AMS tester to power . 3. Connect the 965AMS tester to the PC via the USB to 15-pin cable. Note: If the “W elcome to Found New Hardware W izard”[...]

47 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions T oolbox>965AMS Results Manager> Copying Files T o copy les that are saved in a 3M Dynatel 965AMS: 1. Click on the le labelled 965AMS_Results_Manager .exe. 2. Press the Copy All XML_Results Files From 965AMS to PC. 3. Y ou can also delete all the les on the PC. [...]

48 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Opens Opens measures the distance to an “open” circuit. This could be a broken wire, a cut pair or the end of the circuit. Opens> Hook Up RED GRN BLK Ring (B) Ring (B) Ground (Earth) Ground (Earth) Tip (A) Tip (A) Opens> Operation 1. Press the blue key to enter the O[...]

49 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Opens> Operation 3. Use the up and down arrow keys to choose the type of cable that best describes your cable. Press OK to save your choice. 4. This screen displays the T -R distance in the larger active measurement box. Press Tip Gnd to display the T -G distance. 5. The T [...]

50 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Opens> Operation 6. The T -G measurement will be saved on the screen in a smaller box until a new measurement updates the screen. 7. All measurements are erased when you exit this function. Normal Range: A good pair should have the T -G and R-G within about 2% of each other[...]

51 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Opens> Calibrate Cable Use this function to measure the capacitance of a known good pair within a cable of known length. This value can be used as a ‘Calibrated Cable’(or ‘reference’) to nd the distance to an ‘open’ on the same or similar cable. 1. Press Setu[...]

52 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Opens> Calibrate Cable 3. Use the blue keys to enter the known distance. Press Measure . 4. The screen will display the measured capacitance per distance for the reference pair .[...]

53 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions T one Use T one to send a tone on a pair . T one> Set-Up RED GRN BLK Ring (B) Ring (B) Ground (Earth) Ground (Earth) Tip (A) Tip (A) T one> Operation 1. Press the blue key to enter the T one function. 2. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the frequency that you [...]

54 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS T one> Operation 3. Press Send T one to send the tone. 4. Press Stop Tone to stop the tone.[...]

55 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions T one> Edit The Frequency Of A T one There are 10 frequencies that can be stored in memory . If you need a different frequency you can edit any of the displayed frequencies and change to a new frequency . 1. Use the up and down arrow keys to select one of the frequencies to[...]

56 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS T one> Edit The Frequency Of A T one 4. Use the blue keys to enter the frequency in kHz. 5. Press OK . T one> Applications The T one function can be used for three applications: ID T one, Precision T one and Wideband T one. T one>Applications> ID T one 1. Use the I[...]

57 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions T one>Applications> Precision T one 1. Use the Precision T one to send a tone. 2. Use another 965AMS tester to receive the tone. Press the blue key , then select Loss . 3. The output frequency of the Precision tone is adjustable between 200Hz and 19,999Hz. 4. The output [...]

58 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL (Resistance Fault Locate) Use RFL to nd the distance to a short or ground. Important Note: Y ou must rst use the Auto test , or the Ohmmeter , to determine the type of fault. 1. There are two types of hook-ups, Separate Pair and Single Pair . Separate Pair is more ac[...]

59 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Hook-Up Ring-Ground Separate Pair RED GRN YEL BLU Ring (B) 1/Fault Ring (B) 1/Fault Ground (Earth) Ground (Earth) Ring (B) 2/Good Ring (B) 2/Good Tip (A) 2/Good Tip (A) 2/Good Fault Strap Short Separate Pair RED BLK YEL BLU Ring (B) 1/Fault Ring (B) 1/Fault Tip (A) 1/F[...]

60 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Hook-Up Ring-Cross Separate Pair Fault RED GRN YEL BLU Ring (B) 1/Fault Ring (B) 1/Fault Strap Ground (Earth) Ground (Earth) Ring (B) 2/Good Ring (B) 2/Good Tip (A) 2/Good Tip (A) 2/Good Tip-Ground Single P air RED GRN BLK Ring (B)/Good Ring (B)/Good Ground/Earth Groun[...]

61 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Hook-Up Short Single Pair RED BLK BLU Ring (B)/Fault Ring (B)/Fault Tip (A)/Fault Tip (A)/Fault Good Good Fault Strap Tip-Cross Single P air RED GRN BLK Ring (B)1/Good Ring (B)1/Good Ground/Earth Ground/Earth Tip (A)1/Fault Tip (A)1/Fault Strap Fault Ring-Cross Single [...]

62 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Separate-Pair , Single-Section Operation 2. Press the blue key to enter the RFL function. Press Select until the Fault section is highlighted. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the type of fault that you have. The options include: T ip Cross, Ring Cross, W et Pu[...]

63 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Separate-Pair , Single-Section Operation 4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Single Section. 5. Press Setup to choose the measurement parameters. 6. The rst parameter is the gauge. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to highlight the gauge of your cable. Press Se[...]

64 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Separate-Pair , Single-Section Operation Special Requirement: Enter the cable temperature or the length, but not both. Only one parameter can be entered. There must be one unknown to solve the calculation. For this example, we will use the cable temperature as the know[...]

65 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Separate-Pair , Single-Section Operation 9. Press T est to review the settings. 10. This screen shows the test lead hook-ups and the settings you have selected. Press Start to begin the test. 1 1. If the hook-up is not correct, you will see an error message on the wiri[...]

66 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Separate-Pair , Single-Section Operation 12. During the measurement process, a bar graph of the null voltage for DTS and then for DTF will be visible on the screen. 13. The results of the measurements are displayed on the screen. DTS is the distance to the strap. DTF i[...]

67 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Separate-Pair , Single-Section Operation 14. Press Convert to distance to convert the resistance back to distance. RFL> Separate-Pair , Multi-Section Operation 1. Use the Auto test , or the Ohmmeter , to determine the type of fault. 2. Press the blue key to enter th[...]

68 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Separate-Pair , Multi-Section Operation 3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Separate Pair . Press Select to move to the Multiple-Single section. 4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Multiple sections of cable that have more than one gauge. 5. Press Setup[...]

69 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Separate-Pair , Multi-Section Operation 6. Use the up and down arrow keys to select a section. Press Edit Section to choose the measurement parameters. 7. The rst parameter is the gauge. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to highlight the gauge of your cable. Press Sele[...]

70 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Separate-Pair , Multi-Section Operation 8. Use the blue keys to enter the section length. Press Select to move to the T emp section. 9. Use the blue keys to enter the cable temperature. Press OK to return to the Multiple Gauge screen.[...]

71 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Separate-Pair , Multi-Section Operation 10. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the next section. Press Edit Section to choose the measurement parameters. 1 1. Y ou can add a load coil to the calculations. Press Load Coil to add the H88 load coil to the section. Y[...]

72 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Separate-Pair , Multi-Section Operation 13. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the next section. Press Edit Section to choose the measurement parameters. 14. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to highlight the gauge of your cable. Press Select to highlight the sectio[...]

73 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Separate-Pair , Multi-Section Operation Special Requirement: Enter the cable temperature or the length, but not both. Only one parameter can be entered. There must be one unknown to solve the calculation. For this example, we will use the cable temperature as the known[...]

74 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Separate-Pair , Multi-Section Operation 17. Press OK again to return to the main RFL screen. 18. Press T est to review the settings. 19. This screen shows the test lead hook-ups and the settings you have selected. Press Start to begin the test.[...]

75 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Separate-Pair , Multi-Section Operation 20. If the hook-up is not correct, you will see an error message on the wiring diagram at the point of the error . 21. During the measurement process, a bar graph of the null voltage for DTS and then for DTF will be visible on th[...]

76 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Separate-Pair , Multi-Section Operation 22. The results of the measurements are displayed on the screen. DTS is the distance to the strap. DTF is the distance to the fault. DSTF is the distance from the strap to the fault. This screen also displays the value of the fau[...]

77 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Single-Pair , Single-Section Operation 1. Use the Auto test , or the Ohmmeter , to determine the type of fault. 2. Press the blue key to enter the RFL function. Press Select until the Fault section is highlighted. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the type of fa[...]

78 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Single-Pair , Single-Section Operation 3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Single Pair . Press Select to move to the Multiple-Single section. 4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Single Section. 5. Press Setup to choose the measurement parameters.[...]

79 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Single-Pair , Single-Section Operation 6. The rst parameter is the gauge. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to highlight the gauge of your cable. Press Select to choose the cable length. Special Requirement: Enter the cable temperature or the length, but not both. Only[...]

80 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Single-Pair , Single-Section Operation 8. Enter the temperature using the blue keys. Press OK to return to the main RFL screen. 9. Press T est to review the settings.[...]

81 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Single-Pair , Single-Section Operation 10. This screen shows the test lead hook-ups and the settings you have selected. Press Start to begin the test. 1 1. If the hook-up is not correct, you will see an error message on the wiring diagram at the point of the error . 12[...]

82 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Single-Pair , Single-Section Operation 13. The results of the measurements are displayed on the screen. DTS is the distance to the strap. DTF is the distance to the fault. DSTF is the distance from the strap to the fault. This screen also displays the value of the faul[...]

83 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Single Pair , Multi-Section Operation 1. Use the Auto test , or the Ohmmeter , to determine the type of fault. 2. Press the blue key to enter the RFL function. Press Select until the up and down arrow keys are in the Fault section. Use the up and down arrow keys to sel[...]

84 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Single Pair , Multi-Section Operation 3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Single Pair . Press Select to move to the Multiple-Single section. 4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Multiple sections of cable that have more that one gauge. 5. Press Setup to [...]

85 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Single Pair , Multi-Section Operation 6. Use the up and down arrow keys to select a section. Press Edit Section to choose the measurement parameters. 7. The rst parameter is the gauge. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to highlight the gauge of your cable. Press Select[...]

86 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Single Pair , Multi-Section Operation 8. Use the blue keys to enter the section length. Press Select to move to the T emp section. 9. Use the blue keys to enter the cable temperature. Press OK to return to the Multiple Gauge screen.[...]

87 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Single Pair , Multi-Section Operation 10. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the next section. Press Edit Section to choose the measurement parameters. 1 1. Y ou can add a load coil to the calculations. Press Load Coil to add the load coil to the section. Y ou ca[...]

88 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Single Pair , Multi-Section Operation 13. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the next section. Press Edit Section to choose the measurement parameters. 14. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to highlight the gauge of your cable. Press Select to highlight the section [...]

89 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Single Pair , Multi-Section Operation Special Requirement: Enter the cable temperature or the length, but not both. Only one parameter can be entered. There must be one unknown to solve the calculation. For this example, we will use the cable temperature as the known v[...]

90 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Single Pair , Multi-Section Operation 17. Press OK again to return to the main RFL screen. 18. Press T est to review the settings. 19. This screen shows the test lead hook-ups and the settings you have selected. Press Start to begin the test.[...]

91 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Single Pair , Multi-Section Operation 20. If the hook-up is not correct, you will see an error message on the wiring diagram at the point of the error . 21. During the measurement process, a bar graph of the null voltage for DTS and then for DTF will be visible on the [...]

92 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL> Single Pair , Multi-Section Operation 22. The results of the measurements are displayed on the screen. DTS is the distance to the strap. DTF is the distance to the fault. DSTF is the distance from the strap to the fault. This screen also displays the value of the fault[...]

93 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL> Wet Pulp Use this function to nd the approximate distance to a resistance fault when both wires in a pair are faulted at the same place and a separate good pair or a single common conductor is not available. RFL>Wet Pulp> Hook-Up RED GRN BLK Wire With Lower Re[...]

94 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL>Wet Pulp> Requirements Note: All of the following conditions must be met or this function does not apply: 1. One fault must be at least twice the ohms value of the other fault. For example, a 5 kΩfault has twice the value of a 10 kΩfault. 2. The sum of both[...]

95 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL>Wet Pulp> Operation 2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the gauge of the pair . Press Select or Unknown T emp. to highlight the temperature eld. 3. Use the blue keypad to enter the cable temperature. Press OK to continue.[...]

96 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL>Wet Pulp> Operation 4. The W et Pulp test rst makes a measurement with the far-end open. Press Start to start the test. 5. Strap the pair at the far end, then press Continue . Note: The “Opens Ratio” value displayed on the screen is the ratio of R1/(R2+R1) tim[...]

97 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions RFL>Wet Pulp> Operation 7. DTS—Distance to the strap (far end). DTF—Distance to the fault. DSTF—Distance from the strap to the fault. Press Avg. Result to view a summary of test results. 8. Use the results of this test to nd the distance or run the test multiple[...]

98 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS RFL>Wet Pulp> Error Screens 2. The strap at the far-end is open. There should be a solid short at the far-end. 3. The tester checks to see that the sum of the faults is more than 100 times the loop resistance. Y ou may press Continue with the test, but the results may ha[...]

99 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) The DSL functions include: DSL Loss, DSL Noise, DSL Spectrum Analyzer, Resistive Balance, and DSL Impulse Noise. DSL> DSL Loss Use DSL Loss function to measure the amount of loss in a circuit at a specic frequency . This is typically accompl[...]

100 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS DSL>DSL Loss> Operation 1. Press the blue DSL key to enter the DSL function. Use the up and down arrow keys to select DSL Loss. Use a tone source at the far end that is capable of sending a known output level such as a 965AMS tester . Use 0dBm as the output level or fol[...]

101 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions DSL>DSL Loss> Operation 5. Press OK to make the measurement. 6. The results of the measurement will be displayed as a –dBm level at a specic frequency .[...]

102 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS DSL>DSL Loss> Application Notes DSL Loss measures the signal lost from a tone transmitter (965AMS tester , 3M ™ Dynatel ™ Far End Device (FED) or other capable device) to the measuring 965AMS. High loss is an indication of: 1. A loop that is too long for the potenti[...]

103 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions DSL> DSL Noise Use DSL Noise function to measure the Longitudinal or Metallic Noise on a DSL line. DSL>DSL Noise> Hook-Up RED GRN BLK Ring (B) Ring (B) Ground (Earth) Ground (Earth) Tip (A) Tip (A) DSL>DSL Noise> Operation 1. Press the blue DSL key to enter the[...]

104 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS DSL>DSL Noise> Operation 3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the type of service that you are measuring. 4. Press OK when nished. 5. Press OK to start the measurement for DSL noise.[...]

105 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions DSL>DSL Noise> Operation 6. Press Select Longitudinal to measure longitudinal noise. 7. Press Select Metallic to measure metallic noise.[...]

106 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS DSL>DSL Noise> Application Notes Noise can affect wideband services by taking up valuable bandwidth and reducing speed. Symptoms of high noise can be data errors and loss of connection. The 965AMS tester measures longitudinal as well as metallic noise. Having high noise[...]

107 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions DSL> DSL Spectrum Analyzer Use DSL Spectrum Analyzer (SA) to display a graph of useful signals and interference/noise at specic frequencies up to 30 MHz. DSL>DSL Spectrum Analyzer> Hook-Up RED BLK Ring (A) Ring (A) Tip (B) Tip (B) DSL>DSL Spectrum Analyzer> [...]

108 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS DSL>DSL Spectrum Analyzer> Operation 3. Press Span to change the frequency range. 4. Use the left and right arrow keys to move the cursor . The cursor position will display the frequency and the signal level. 5. Once you have selected a span of 1M or 2M you may add a no[...]

109 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions DSL>DSL Spectrum Analyzer> Operation ADSL Upstream T1 HDSL ISDN[...]

110 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS DSL>DSL Spectrum Analyzer> Application Notes Spectrum analysis allows you to visually see a disturbing signal’ s shape by reading and displaying the level of noise in a frequency range. The shape can be caused by ADSL, ISDN, HDSL, T1 or VDSL. This chart shows the ADSL[...]

111 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions DSL> Resistance Balance Use Resistance Balance to measure the: • Loop Resistance between the Red and Black test leads. • Resistance of each conductor to the Green test lead. • Resistance Dif ference between the two conductors. • Percentage of Resistance Dif ference[...]

112 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS DSL>Resistance Balance> Operation 3. Press T est to start the test. DSL>Resistance Balance> Recommended Values Service % Ohms Difference POTS 3% Wideband 1% Parameter OK Marginal Not OK Resistance Balance <1% 1%–5% >5% DSL>Resistance Balance> Applica[...]

113 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions DSL> DSL Impulse Noise Use Impulse Noise to measure short spikes of random amplitude and random frequency . These short bursts can damage data transmission if the amplitude and frequency are spiking into used transmission paths. The 965AMS tester measures spikes eight time[...]

114 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS DSL>DSL Impulse Noise> Operation 3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the type of service that you are measuring. 4. Press OK when nished. 5. Press OK to start the Impulse Noise test. 6. Press Setup to select: Count Threshold T ime Spread Metallic or Longitudi[...]

115 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions DSL>DSL Impulse Noise> Operation 8. Press Restart to begin a new test. 9. Press Setup to return to the setup screen.[...]

116 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS DSL>DSL Impulse Noise> Application Notes Since impulse hits, noise and other power related interference can uctuate during the day you have the option of measuring three different levels. If you traditionally measure Impulse hits at a threshold of 40 dBrn, then selec[...]

117 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions TDR Use the Time Domain Reectometer (TDR) function to map the high-frequency impedance of the cable along its length. The display shows opens, load coils, splits, wet sections, splices, gauge changes, heavy shorts and any other physical deviation from a perfect cable. Each[...]

118 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS “Dip” Events 1. Fault: A resistance fault will show as a dip on screen. The lower the value of resistance, the lower the dip. 2. Short: A short (or zero-Ohm resistance fault) will show up as the lowest dip on the screen. Y ou cannot see events past a short. 3. BridgeT ap:[...]

119 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions TDR> Setup 1. Press the blue key to enter the TDR mode. 2. Press Setup . 3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the type of cable. Press Select Gauge .[...]

120 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS TDR> Setup 4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the wire gauge. Press Select Length . 5. Y ou can choose to start with the shortest range each time you enter the TDR or the last range that you used. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Minimum or Last Used range[...]

121 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions TDR> Single T race Mode Single T race Mode is used for most TDR applications. Y ou can use the single trace manual mode or you can use the Auto TDR mode. TDR>Single T race Mode> Hook-Up RED BLK Ring (A) Ring (A) Tip (B) Tip (B) TDR>Single T race Mode> Operation[...]

122 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS TDR>Single T race Mode> Operation 3. This screen shows the end of a pair at 205 feet. 4. Use the TDR Controls section in this chapter to see all of the parameters that you can adjust. 5. The Auto TDR mode automatically nds potential faults and displays an icon that r[...]

123 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions TDR> Dual T race Mode Dual T race Mode is used to compare two pairs at the same time, usually a faulted and a good pair . TDR>Dual T race Mode> Hook-Up RED BLK YEL BLU Ring (B) 1 Ring (B) 1 Tip (A) 1 Tip (A) 1 Ring (B) 2 Ring (B) 2 Tip (A) 2 Tip (A) 2 TDR>Dual T r[...]

124 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS TDR>Dual T race Mode> Operation 3. The pair under test (red/ black) is displayed at the top of the screen. The reference pair (yellow/blue) is displayed at the bottom of the screen. 4. Any changes in the control parameters affect both traces. It is not possible to contr[...]

125 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions TDR>Differential> Operation 1. Press the blue key to enter the TDR mode. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Differential. 2. Press OK to display a trace. 3. A trace with a straight line would indicate a perfect match between both pairs. This trace shows difference[...]

126 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS TDR> Crosstalk Use Crosstalk to display the amplitude and location of signals that “cross” from one pair to the other , as could be caused by a split. TDR>Crosstalk> Hook-Up RED BLK YEL BLU Ring (B) 1 Ring (B) 1 Tip (A) 1 Tip (A) 1 Ring (B) 2 Ring (B) 2 Tip (A) 2[...]

127 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions TDR>Crosstalk> Operation 3. The location of the crosstalk will be shown as an upward or downward event. TDR> Memory Mode Memory Mode is used to compare a pair under test to a stored trace in memory . TDR>Memory Mode> Hook-Up RED BLK Ring (A) Ring (A) Tip (B) Ti[...]

128 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS TDR>Memory Mode> Operation 1. Press the blue key to enter the TDR mode. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Memory . 2. Press OK . 2. The rst screen in memory mode will show a list of the ID numbers for all stored Single Trace TDR traces. Use the up and down arr[...]

129 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions TDR>Memory Mode> Operation 3. Press the View key to select the highlighted result and display the stored results list for that ID number by type (TDR), date, and time. 4. The stored trace is displayed on the bottom of the TDR Memory screen and the “live” trace on th[...]

130 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS TDR> Peak Mode Use Peak Mode to capture events that may be intermittent. TDR>Peak Mode> Hook-Up RED BLK Ring (A) Ring (A) Tip (B) Tip (B) TDR>Peak Mode> Operation 1. Press the blue key to enter the TDR mode. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Peak. 2. Pre[...]

131 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions TDR>Peak Mode> Operation 4. If the pair being tested is stable (no intermittent faults), then the minimum, maximum and ‘live’ traces should appear as a single line. 5. If any of the control values are changed, the peak histories will be erased and new values will be[...]

132 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS TDR> Controls Cable Length 1. The Length allows you to set the distance from the left side of the screen to the right side. The lengths that you may use are: 100 ft 200 ft 500 ft 1,000 ft 2,000 ft 5,000 ft 10,000 ft 20, 000 ft 30,000 ft 2. The left side of the screen is us[...]

133 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions TDR> Controls Filter 1. The Filter is used to reduce external noise from the trace. V elocity of Propagation 1. The velocity of propagation is a measure of how fast a pulse travels in a circuit. 2. T o get the most accurate distance measurement the VP should be set to the [...]

134 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS TDR> Controls Pulse Width 1. Pulse W idth allows you to select the width of the TDR pulse. A longer pulse width is required for longer range settings. 2. The tester automatically chooses the best pulse width for each length selected. 3. Y ou can change the pulse width inde[...]

135 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions TDR> Controls TDR Save 1. T races can be stored in the single trace mode. None of the other TDR modes can be saved. Up to two-hundred traces can be stored. 2. Press the key to enter the Save mode. Use the blue keys to enter an alphanumeric ID. Enter the numbers and letters[...]

136 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS TDR> Controls 4. The data entered into each eld will remain present for every saved result until explicitly changed or cleared. In this way information that is infrequently changed such as the T ech ID does not need to be re-keyed every time. These two elds are appen[...]

137 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions POTS T ests available with the POTS key include Loss, Noise, Longitudinal Balance, Load Coil Counter , Caller ID, Ringers, Level T race, Kick T est and V oice Band Spectrum Analyzer . POTS> Loss Use Loss to measure the loss from the far-end of a circuit to the near-end usi[...]

138 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS POTS>Loss> Operation 1. Press the blue key to enter POTS menu. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Loss. 2. Press OK to start the test. 3. Dial a milliwatt number . There are 2 ways to enter the milliwatt numbers: 1. Use the blue keys to enter the number just like [...]

139 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions POTS>Loss> Operation 2. O r, use the memory mode. The 965AMS can store up to 10 numbers in the quiet line memory list. Press Setup to select or edit numbers from memory . a. Use the up and down arrow keys to nd the quiet line number for the central ofce you want t[...]

140 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS POTS>Loss> Operation c. Press Select to move to the DTMF or Pulse dialing section. Use the up and down arrow keys to select a dialing method. DTMF pulsing is the default value. d. Press Select to move to the loop start-ground start section. Use the up and down arrow key[...]

141 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions POTS>Loss> Operation e. Press Dial to begin the test. 4. Point to Point Measurements a. Use a 965AMS tester or a 965DSP tester set to the tone mode. b. V erify that both ends of the circuit are on the same frequency . c. Press Send T one at the sending end. d. Press Mea[...]

142 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS POTS Loss Measurement Normal Range Parameter OK Marginal Not OK Balance > 60 50–60 < 50 dB Loss < 6 6–8.5 > 8.5 dBm Noise < 20 20–30 > 30 dBmC POTS> Noise Use Noise to measure the Noise, Power Inuence, and the calculated Balance of a pair . POTS&[...]

143 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions POTS>Noise> Operation 3. Enter the quiet line number for the central ofce you are calling. There are 2 ways to enter the quiet line numbers: 1. Use the blue keys to enter the number just like you were dialing a standard telephone. If you have a combination milliwatt [...]

144 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS POTS>Noise> Operation a. Use the up and down arrow keys to nd the quiet line number for the central ofce you want to measure. b. Use Edit Number to add new numbers or to edit existing numbers using the blue keys. c. Press Select to move to the DTMF or Pulse dialin[...]

145 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions POTS>Noise> Operation d. Press Select to move to the loop start-ground start section. Use the up and down arrow keys to select a method. The default is loop start. Press OK to return to the main Dial Noise screen. e. Press Dial to begin the test. 4. Results screen:[...]

146 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS POTS Noise Normal Range Parameter OK Marginal Not OK Balance > 60 50–60 < 50 dBm Loss < 6 6–8.5 > 8.5 dBm Noise < 20 20–30 > 30 dBmC POTS> Longitudinal Balance Use Longitudinal Balance to measure the active Longitudinal Balance on the pair . This te[...]

147 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions POTS>Longitudinal Balance> Operation 1. Press the blue key to enter the POTS menu. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Longitudinal Balance. 2. Press OK to start the measurement. 3. Dial a quiet line number . There are 2 ways to enter the quiet line numbers: 1. Use[...]

148 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS POTS>Longitudinal Balance> Operation 2. O r, use the memory mode. The 965AMS can store up to 10 numbers in the milliwatt number memory list. Press Setup to select or edit numbers from memory . a. Use the up and down arrow keys to nd the quiet line number for the cent[...]

149 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions POTS>Longitudinal Balance> Operation c. Press Select to move to the DTMF or Pulse dialing section. Use the up and down arrow keys to select a dialing method. DTMF pulsing is the default value. d. Press Select to move to the loop start-ground start section. Use the up an[...]

150 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS POTS>Longitudinal Balance> Operation e. Press Dial to begin the test. 3. The results are displayed on the screen. POTS Longitudinal Balance Normal Range Parameter OK Marginal Not OK Balance > 60 50–60 < 50 dB Loss < 6 6–8.5 > 8.5 dBm Noise < 20 20–3[...]

151 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions POTS>Load Coils> Hook-Up RED GRN BLK Ring (B) Ring (B) Ground (Earth) Ground (Earth) Tip (A) Tip (A) POTS>Load Coils> Operation 1. Press the blue key to enter POTS menu. Use the up and down arrow keys select Load Coils. 2. Press OK to see the Load Coil screen. 3. [...]

152 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS POTS>Load Coils> Operation 4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the correct wire gauge. Press OK to return to Load Coil screen. 5. Press T est to start the test. 6. The results show 3 load coils and the rst load coil is at a distance of 6,032 feet.[...]

153 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions POTS>Load Coils> Operation 7. It is not necessary to have any particular length of cable before the rst load coil, but you must have at least 3,000 feet of cable after each load coil for the Load Coil function to count properly . POTS> Caller ID Caller ID detects [...]

154 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS POTS>Caller ID> Operation 1. Press the blue key to enter the POTS menu. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Caller ID. 2. Press OK to start the test. 3. The results of the test will be displayed on this screen. Certain result boxes may be blank if the information i[...]

155 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions POTS> Ringers The Ringers function measures the capacitance associated with one or more ringer circuits on the line. One old style mechanical ringer has a capacitance of 0.47 µF . Newer phones have electronic ringers that have much lower capacitance than 0.47 µF POTS>[...]

156 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS POTS>Ringers> Operation 3. During the measurement an hour glass will be visible at the bottom of the display . When the measurement is complete, the Ring- Ground, T ip-Ring and T ip-Ground ringers will be displayed. T o display the equivalent capacitance count, press Di[...]

157 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions POTS>Level T race> Hook-Up: RED GRN BLK Ring (B) Ring (B) Ground (Earth) Ground (Earth) Tip (A) Tip (A) POTS>Level T race> Operation 1. Press the blue key to enter POTS menu. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Level Trace. Press OK to start the test. 2. The [...]

158 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS POTS>Level T race> Operation 3. A dip in the graph indicates the presence of a load coil. This graph shows one load coil. Note: Level trace cannot calculate the distance to the load coil. 4. Use the left and right soft keys to move the cursor across the graph. As the cu[...]

159 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions POTS> Kick T est Use the Kick T est function to continuously measure the voltage, resistance and opens length on a pair . POTS>Kick T est> Hook-Up RED GRN BLK Ring (B) Ring (B) Ground (Earth) Ground (Earth) Tip (A) Tip (A) POTS>Kick T est> Operation 1. Press th[...]

160 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS POTS>Kick T est> Operation 2. Press Setup to enter the type of cable. 3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the cable type. Press OK to start the test. 4. This screen displays the T -R measurements. Press Tip Gnd to see the T -G measurements.[...]

161 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions POTS>Kick T est> Operation 5. This screen displays the T -G measurements. Press Ring Gnd to see the R-G measurements. 6. This screen displays the R-G measurements. POTS> Voice Band Spectrum Analyzer Use V oice Band Spectrum Analyzer to view a graph of useful signals [...]

162 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS POTS>Voice Band Spectrum Analyzer> Operation 1. Press the blue key to enter the POTS menu. Use the up and down arrow keys to select V oiceband SA. 2. Press OK to start the measurement. 3. Move the cursor left or right to view individual frequencies. Pressing F2 will tog[...]

163 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Auto T est Use Auto T est to automatically perform the following tests: Active POTS, V acant POTS, V acant W ideBand and Smart Auto T est. Auto T est> Active POTS Use Active POTS to perform an automatic sequence of tests on Active POTS lines. The tests include: DC V oltage[...]

164 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Auto T est>Active POTS> Operation 1. Press the blue key to enter the Auto T est function. Use the up and down arrow to select Active POTS. 2. Press Loss Setup to set up the telephone numbers for the milliwatt line in the central ofce. Y ou can store up to 10 differen[...]

165 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Auto T est>Active POTS> Operation 3. If you have entered telephone numbers in the Dial Loss function or the T alk Set function, they will be shown in the telephone number section. If you have not entered any telephone numbers in the Dial Loss function or the T alk Set f[...]

166 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Auto T est>Active POTS> Operation 5. Press Select to move to the loop start-ground start section. Use the up and down arrow keys to select a method. The default is loop start. Press OK to return to the main Auto T est screen. 6. Press Noise Setup to setup the telephone [...]

167 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Auto T est>Active POTS> Operation 7. Central Ofce with a combination milliwatt and quiet line termination: Press Edit Number and enter a digit that is a valid rst digit for the central ofce. This will break dialtone and the measurement will be taken as if it we[...]

168 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Auto T est>Active POTS> Operation 9. Press Select to move to the DTMF or Pulse dialing section. Use the up and down arrow keys to select a dialing method. DTMF is the default value. 10. Press Select to move to the loop start-ground start section. Use the up and down arr[...]

169 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Auto T est>Active POTS> Operation 1 1. Press T est Pair 1 to start the Active POTS tests. Note: The volume of the test can be adjusted using the up and down arrows. 12. Certain auto test results are compared against pass/fail limits to provide a quick- look at the pair [...]

170 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Auto T est>Active POTS> Operation 14. Press Pass/F ail to see only the OK, Y ield, or Stop symbols. Auto T est> Vacant POTS Use V acant POTS to perform an automatic sequence of tests on V acant POTS lines. When you use the 3M ™ Dynatel ™ Far End Device II 1342 or[...]

171 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Auto T est>Vacant POTS> Operation 1. Press the blue key to enter the Auto T est function. Use the up and down arrow keys to select V acant Pots. Press Setup to choose the measurement parameters. 2. Press Select to select the gauge of your cable. Use the up and down arro[...]

172 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Auto T est>Vacant POTS> Operation 3. Press Select to move to the type of cable. Use the up and down arrow keys to select your type of cable. 4. Press OK to return to the main Auto T est screen. 5. Using the 3M ™ Dynatel ™ Far End Device II can provide more informati[...]

173 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Auto T est>Vacant POTS> Operation 8. Certain auto test results are compared against pass/fail limits to provide a quick- look at the pair condition. The pass/fail status is indicated in the results box by an “OK” for pass, a “Y ield” sign for marginal and a “S[...]

174 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Auto T est> Vacant Wideband Use V acant Wideband to perform an automatic sequence of tests on V acant W ideband circuits. The tests include: DC V oltage, AC V oltage, DC Resistance, Opens, % Capacitance Balance, Load Coil, W ideband Loss, W ideband Noise, Longitudinal Bala[...]

175 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Auto T est>Vacant Wideband> Hook-Up RED GRN BLK Ring (B) 1 Ring (B) 1 Ground (Earth) Ground (Earth) Tip (A) 1 Tip (A) 1 Auto T est>Vacant Wideband> Setup 1. Press the blue key to enter the Auto T est function. Use the up and down arrow keys to select V acant Wideb[...]

176 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Auto T est>Vacant Wideband> Setup 2. Press Select to select the gauge of your cable. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the gauge. 3. Press Select to move to the type of cable. Use the up and down arrow keys to select your type of cable.[...]

177 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Auto T est>Vacant Wideband> Setup 4. Press Select to move to the service type. Use the up and down arrow keys to choose the type of service. 5. Press Select to move to the termination type. Use the up and down arrow keys to choose the termination. Press OK to return to [...]

178 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Auto T est>Vacant Wideband> Setup 6. Press T est Pair 1 to start the test. 7. Certain auto test results are compared against pass/fail limits to provide a quick- look at the pair condition. The pass/fail status is indicated in the results box by an “OK” for pass, a [...]

179 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Auto T est>Vacant Wideband> Setup 9. Press Pass/Fail to see only the OK, Y ield, or Stop symbols. 10. Press WB Slope to see the graph of the slope. 1 1. Press OK to return to the main T est Results screen.[...]

180 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Auto T est> Expert Pair T est Use the Expert Pair T est to detect, identify and locate the most common pair faults without having to change test leads. In most situations, the 3M ™ Dynatel ™ Far End Device II 1342 or 1343 (FED) is required to provide the most complete [...]

181 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Auto T est>Expert Pair T est> Hook-Up RED GRN BLK Ring (B) 1 Ring (B) 1 Ground (Earth) Ground (Earth) Tip (A) 1 Tip (A) 1 Auto T est>Expert Pair T est> Operation 1. Press the blue key to enter the Auto T est function. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Exper[...]

182 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Auto T est>Expert Pair T est> Operation 2. Use the up and down keys to select the wire gauge. Press Select . 3. Use the up and down keys to select the type of cable. Press OK .[...]

183 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions Auto T est>Expert Pair T est> Operation 4. Press T est Pair 1 . 5. Review the screen for the correct setup information. Press Test to start the test. 6. T est results.[...]

184 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Auto T est>Expert Pair T est> Operation 7. Use to exit this screen. W ait for the 3M ™ Dynatel ™ Far End Device II to reset before you choose another screen.[...]

185 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions # T alk Set The T alk Set # function allows you to use the 965AMS tester as a talk set on an active line to send DTMF or pulse dialing. T alk Set> Hook-Up RED GRN BLK Ring (B) Ring (B) Ground (Earth) Ground (Earth) Tip (A) Tip (A) T alk Set> Setup 1. Press the blue # ke[...]

186 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS # T alk Set> Setup 3. Use the up and down arrow keys to choose one of the 10 memory locations. These locations are not numbered. 4. Press Edit Number . 5. Use the blue keys to enter the phone numbers. Use the left and right arrow keys to position the number as needed. 6. U[...]

187 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions # T alk Set> Setup 8. Press OK to save this phone number . 9. Press Select to choose the type of pulsing. Use the up and down arrow keys to choose DTMF or Dial Pulse. DTMF is the most common. 10. Press Select again to choose the type of dial tone start mode.[...]

188 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS # T alk Set> Setup 1 1. Use the up and down arrow keys to choose between Loop Start and Ground Start. Loop Start is the most common. Note: Ground start requires the green test lead to be connected to a grounded shield. Press OK to complete the setup. T alk Set> Operatio[...]

189 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Measurement Functions # T alk Set> Operation 2. Press Off Hook to draw dial tone. 3. Press Dial to dial the number . 4. The speaker and microphone are located on the front of the unit. Speaker Microphone 5. The up and down arrow keys adjust the receiver volume.[...]

190 Measurement Functions 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS # T alk Set> Operation 6. Press Mute to mute the microphone. Press T alk to un-mute. 7. Press On Hook to end the call. T alk Set> Applications 1. This function can be used as a butt set to dial out or to receive incoming ringing tone. 2. Y ou can also use this function [...]

191 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Care & Maintenance Care & Maintenance System Modes 1. The 965AMS tester is a microcomputer-controlled device that is very similar to a laptop computer . The tester will be in one of 3 modes: Active, Standby , or Power Down. 2. Active Mode: Press the red key to wake-up the tester . It is re[...]

192 Care & Maintenance 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS AC Charger Use the AC charger to charge the NiMH battery pack. Plug the AC cord into the AC charger and into a power outlet. Plug the DC cord into 965AMS tester . Make sure that the key on the plug ts properly into the slot in the connector . The AC charger is meant for c[...]

193 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Care & Maintenance Level of Charge The battery icon in the upper right of all screens indicates the battery charge. Four black bars in the icon indicate full char ge. Zero black bars indicate the battery pack is very low and should be charged immediately . A warning screen appears when there a[...]

194 Care & Maintenance 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Battery Pack The 965AMS tester uses a Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery pack. T ypical life of battery pack is two years. T o change the battery pack: 1. Power down the unit. 2. Place the unit upside down on a soft surface. Loosen the 5 screws. 3. Remove the battery cover [...]

195 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Care & Maintenance Battery Pack 5. Plug in the new battery connector . 6. Place the battery in the compartment. 7. Replace the cover . 8. T ighten the screws. Caution: Battery may explode, leak or catch re if exposed to high temperatures or re. Recycle or dispose of properly . T o preven[...]

196 Care & Maintenance 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Battery Holder The plastic battery holder that comes with the unit uses six “AA” alkaline batteries (alkaline batteries are not included). Use alkaline batteries only when the NiMH battery pack is discharged and the AC adapter is not available. T ypical lifetime of the a[...]

197 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Self-T est Board Self-T est Board A self-test board is included with the 965AMS tester to verify the performance of Opens and RFL. This is particularly important if operating conditions (shock, temperature, etc.) have changed and you want to check the function accuracy . 3 965AMS Self-T est Board&[...]

198 Self-T est Board 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Self-T est Board> Check RFL Performance 1. Connect the test leads as shown. Press the key on the 965AMS tester . 3 965AMS 2. Press the Setup key , enter 70°F (21°C) for temperature. 3. Press the OK key to accept. 4. Select Separate Pair hookup, then continue. Y ou should see [...]

199 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Specifications Specifications Electrical Specifications Functions Range Resolution Accuracy Voltage (DC) 0 to 99.9 V 100 to 300 V 0.1 V 1 V 1% ± 0.5 V 3% Voltage (AC) Meter resistance 100 k or 1 m 0 to 99.9 V 100 to 250 V 0.1 V 1 V 1% ± 0.5 V 3% Current Shunt resistance 0 to 59.9 mA 60 to 110[...]

200 Specifications 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Electrical Specifications Functions Range Resolution Accuracy T one output ID tone Precision tone- 600 Ω Zout 200 to 1000 Hz, fixed level 200 to 9999 Hz, -20 to +1 dBm 10 k to 19.99 kHz, -20 to +1 dBm 8 volt peak to peak 1 Hz, 0.1 dB 1 Hz, 0.1 dB +1 Hz 1% Hz, 0.2 dB 2% Hz, 1 dB [...]

201 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Specifications Electrical Specifications Functions Range Resolution Accuracy Caller ID (U.S. and Canada only) Carrier level Date, time, number , name -4 to –32 dBm — 1 dBm ±2 dBm Short range wideband specifications (without SA option) Wideband loss 100, 135 Ω Zin Wideband tone output–10[...]

202 Specifications 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS General Specifications Drop test Survives 3 ft (1 m) drop onto concrete, (survives 5 ft drop onto concrete with soft case) using ASTM D4169 assurance level I method 5276 Vibration Meets Mil 810F method 514.5 Water , dust and chemical proof Meets IP65 per IEC 529(1989) for rain and[...]

203 3M™ Dynatel™ Advanced Modular System 965AMS Contact 3M Contact 3M Customer and T echnical Support: 1-800-428-8688 Repair Center: 1-800-426-8688, option 2[...]

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