Instructions / Assembly
VDV Commander
™
Full-Featured Voice/Data/Video Cable Tester
VDV Commander
™
Series
locates, tests and measures coax, data and telephone
cables to ensure fast and accurate voice/data/video installations. In addition, the
cables to ensure fast and accurate voice/data/video installations. In addition, the
Commander detects Power over Ethernet (PoE), has a full
Commander detects Power over Ethernet (PoE), has a full
Commander detects Power over Ethernet (PoE), has a full
color screen and internal memory to store, download
color screen and internal memory to store, download
color screen and internal memory to store, download
and output test results for easy report management.
and output test results for easy report management.
and output test results for easy report management.
Test coaxial, data (RJ45) and telephone
(RJ11) cables
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Wiremap per TIA-568A/B industry standard
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Identify wiring faults
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Miswire
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Open
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Short
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Split-pair
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Reverse-pair
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Verify shielding
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Single-end cable testing or complete
cable testing with Test-n-Map™ ID Remotes
Detect, identify and test
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
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Detect the presence of PoE
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Detect class and test loads up to 25.5 watts
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Test to ensure adequate power for PoE device
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Test IEEE802.3af and IEEE 802.3at
(PoE Plus) compliant Power over
Ethernet systems
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Identify modes A or B
(Ethernet pairs with power)
PoE
Test to ensure adequate power for PoE device
VDV501-829
VDV501-829
Measure cable length and distance to
a fault with Time Domain Reflectometry
(TDR) technology
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Measure paired-conductor cables: voice, data, video,
doorbell, siamese, lamp-wire and NM cables, up to
1,500 ft. (457 m)
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Accuracy up to ±(5% and ± 1 ft./0.3 m)
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Identify the distance to a short to determine
if a cable is damaged
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Identity cable runs outside specification
to ensure compliance
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Measure cable remaining in a box or on a reel
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Simplify cable estimating and bill jobs
more accurately