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292 Chapter 10
Distance to Fault
Measuring Distance to Fault
Distance to Fault
NOTE If you prefer to have an electronic copy of the location information, see “Saving
Data” on page 469.
Viewing a Single Distance to Fault Sweep
NOTE Every time you wish to perform another single sweep, you need to press the [Single]
key. Pressing the [Restart] key does not start another single sweep—[Restart] only
restarts the averaging.
Displaying the Top Four Faults
When measuring distance to fault, you can display the top four faults with markers
on the trace. Even if the Fault Indicators are not set to
On, the position and the
severity of the top four cable faults are still listed in the Metrics Display section at
the bottom of the screen.
If your Start Distance is 0 m (0 ft), you will see a peak corresponding to 0 m (0 ft).
This is caused by reflection from the junction between your analyzer and the cable
under test. This DC component, sometimes referred to as the “dead zone", does not
3 Highlight [On] Toggle to [On] to display GPS satellite location
information. Toggle to [Off] to remove the location
information
Step Notes
Step Notes
1 [Average/Sweep]
2 [Single] Activates the single sweep. Press [Continuous] if
you want to start multiple sweeps.