LANTEK User Manual - Ideal Industries

Chapter 3
Structured Cable Field Calibration and Testing
USING JOBS TO STORE TEST RESULTS
The LANTEK tester can store cable test results under separate Job names. You can
create Jobs, assign any name to them, and store test results on a Job-by-Job basis.
By using Jobs, you can logically group and store test results in a descriptive manner
You can set up a separate Job for each floor in a building, each building on a campus,
each customer, or for any other user-defined classification.
To create a New Job:
1. Select Stored Results on the Ready screen. Press ENTER. At this point, you will
see a list of all the jobs which are currently available. If you have never created a
Job, the list will be empty.
2. To create a new Job select . The Job Options screen appears.
3. Press the ARROW keys to select New Job. Press ENTER. The New Job screen
appears.
4. Type a name into the text field on the New Job screen using the alphanumeric
keyboard. Press a key a second or third time to select the second or third
character on the key. Press the RIGHT ARROW key or wait a few seconds to
advance to the next character position.
5. After entering the name, press ENTER, returning to the Job Options screen where
you can Access Job information, Delete Jobs, Rename Jobs, make a Job the current
Job, or create more Jobs. The new active job name is displayed at the top left
corner of the display.
SAVING CURRENT AUTOTEST RESULTS
The maximum individual Autotest results of 500 TIA CAT 6 with graphs or 30,000 plus
without graphs can be stored in the LANTEK internal tester memory and accessed
later using the Test Results menu. Autotest results can be saved immediately following
the test.
‣ Only overall passed Autotests can be automatically saved.
‣ The entire set of test results is saved as one file.
‣ Test results are automatically saved if the AutoSave preference is enabled. Refer
to Setting Preferences.
‣ Test names are automatically assigned to completed tests. If a different name is
desired, a test can be named manually using the ‘Rename’ selection.
To manually save Autotest results (AutoSave Disabled):
1. Press SAVE. The Test Saved screen will be displayed for a brief period, showing
the name the test is saved under.
2. If the current name already exists, a warning screen appears asking you to
overwrite the currently existing file or rename the results to another file or new file
name.
3. Press NO to exit and return to the previous screen without performing a save
operation. Press YES to overwrite the existing file.
4. Select to rename the current test. The Save Test screen will appear with a
new name option.
5. Press ENTER to accept the change and return to the Test Results screen.
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