Instruction Manual VDV Scout® Pro 2 VDV501-098 VDV Scout® Pro 2 LT VDV501-108 ENGLISH • VOICE, DATA, AND VIDEO CABLE TESTING • DETECTS SHORTS, OPENS, REVERSALS, MISWIRES, AND SPLIT PAIRS • CABLE ID • LENGTH MEASUREMENT (LT MODEL) • TONE GENERATOR • EXTRA-LARGE LCD SCREEN • AUTO POWER-OFF Español pg. 15 Português pg. 29 Français pg.
ENGLISH VDV Scout® Pro 2 & VDV Scout® Pro 2 LT Instruction Manual GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS The Klein Tools VDV Scout® Pro 2 is a portable voice-data-video cable tester. It tests and troubleshoots RJ11, RJ12, RJ45, and F-connector terminated cables and provides built-in tone generation for cable tracing. The VDV Scout® Pro 2 LT combines these features with length measurement. Section headers in RED are relevant only to VDV501-108 VDV Scout® Pro 2 LT.
PORTS AND REMOTES OVERVIEW RJ45 Port: Data cable, Ethernet cable, 8-wire cable, 4 twisted pair cable, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a, Cat7. F-Connector Port: Video cable, coaxial cable, RG6 cable, RG59 cable. RJ11/12 Port: Phone cable, POTS (plain old telephone service) cable, 4-wire cable, 6-wire cable, 2 twisted pair cable, 3 twisted pair cable, Cat3. VDV SCOUT® PRO 2 OR VDV SCOUT® PRO 2 LT LOCATION ID REMOTES Use for cable location identification mapping. Included in kit or sold separately.
ENGLISH DISPLAY 1. Mode: The top line of the display shows the cable type test mode or tone generation mode. 2. Pass/Special Cables: “Pass” will be on if the cable is a properly wired 4-pair T568A/B data cable, a 3-pair one-toone wired voice cable or a video cable with no faults. In addition, the “X-over” illuminates if a properly wired crossover (uplink) cable is recognized, or the “Rev” illuminates if the cable is a properly wired reverse-pinned voice cable.
VDV SCOUT® PRO 2 OWNERS: PLEASE SKIP TO PAGE 7. VDV SCOUT® PRO 2 LT KEYPAD F G ID I F. Voice/Up Arrow: In Length Measurement mode, press and release to measure length of a cable connected to the RJ11/12 port. Press and release again to change which pair of wires length is being measured on. By default, the VDV Scout® Pro 2 LT will test for length on the first pair with no faults found. In Length Constant Edit mode, this button will increase the length constant by 0.1pF.
ENGLISH VDV SCOUT® PRO 2 LT – MEASURING LENGTH Cable Type Length Measurement Mode Test Running Continuously Measured Length = 45 ft. VDV SCOUT® PRO 2 LT – DISPLAYING LENGTH CONSTANT 1. 2. 3. Assure the tester is off and the screen is blank. Press the length button I to enter length mode. Press the length button I again. The length constant will be displayed on the screen for three seconds. Length Constant Display Mode Length Constant = 15.0pF/ft.
Testing Continuity TESTING CONTINUITY - OVERVIEW When testing for continuity of a cable, you are checking that all conductors within a cable are connected properly from one end to the other. Usually, faults occur when terminations on each side are not connected (an "open"), or when adjacent conductors are accidently connected (a "short").
ENGLISH Testing Continuity-Term Coax CABLE IDENTIFICATION - OVERVIEW It is often necessary to identify cables that branch out from the wiring closet in a star-topology network configuration. The VDV Scout® Pro 2 can assist in two ways: The first and most convenient way to identify installed cables is by using location ID remotes. Using location ID remotes, you can trace up to 19 drop locations with one trip to the wiring closet or router.
3 CABLE IDENTIFICATION1- RJ45/RJ12 2 TONE TRACING 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Connect a known working patch cable to the RJ45 port (if you are tracing an Ethernet cable) or RJ12 port (if you are tracing a phone cable) located at the top of the main tester body. Connect the other end of the patch cable to the wall port at the satellite location of the cable under test (not at the wiring closet). Press the tone button D on the keypad to initialize the tone generation.
ENGLISH TESTING CONTINUITY & CABLE IDENTIFICATION SIMULTANEOUSLY – OVERVIEW The VDV Scout® Pro 2 has the capability of simultaneously testing continuity and providing cable location identification for up to eight locations with Test-n-Map™ ID Remotes (included in some kits, or sold separately). The VDV Scout® Pro 2 series testers come with either the standard self-storing remote #1 or the Self-Storing Test-n-Map™ ID Remote #1.
TESTING CONTINUITY & CABLE IDENTIFICATION SIMULTANEOUSLY – INSTALLED COAX CABLE 1. Attach a numbered Test-n-Map™ ID Remote to the F-connector port of each room. Write down the number of the remote and of the room number/description in which it is placed for comparing/identifying the cables later. 2. Take the VDV Scout® Pro 2 to the distribution point (often a wiring closet, switch or router at the other end of the cable being tested). 3.
ENGLISH WIRING AND DISPLAY EXAMPLES Tester Remote Properly Wired T568A UTP: Properly Wired T568A UTP: T568B is electrically identical to T568A, but swaps the green and orange pairs. Either standard will work as long as the same standard is used at both ends of a run or patch cable. Mixing “A” and “B” creates a cross-over cable. Remote Tester T568A Cable with Split Pairs: T568A Cable with Split Pairs: A common error in building a cable is to put all the pairs in pin sequence 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 and 7-8.
WIRING AND DISPLAY EXAMPLES Coax Cable Properly Wired: Coax Cable Properly Wired with ID Remote #1: The #1 ID remote is used to terminate a properly wired coax cable. The video test passes, ID #1 is detected, and the "o"s across the bottom of the screen show that the tester is running tests continuously. Coax Cable with an Open: Coax Cable with an Open: There is a break in the cable continuity. A break in the shield or in the center wire can cause an open fault.
ENGLISH BATTERY REPLACEMENT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Remove single screw in the middle of the back of the VDV Scout® Pro 2 with a #1 Phillips head screwdriver. Remove battery door. Disconnect battery cable and recycle exhausted battery. Acquire a 9 volt alkaline battery (IEC 6LR61, ANSI/NEDA 1640A). Connect battery cable to new battery observing polarity and place into battery compartment. Replace battery door and screw, taking care not to over-tighten it. WARRANTY www.kleintools.
