APRIL 2001 TS075A-R2 PC Cable Quick Check CUSTOMER Order toll-free in the U.S. 24 hours, 7 A.M. Monday to midnight Friday: 877-877-BBOX SUPPORT FREE technical support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 Mail order: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 INFORMATION Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com SHIELD TELEPHONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PIN D-SUB 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 15 PIN D-SUB 1 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 8 15HD PIN D-SUB 11 1 6 12 2 7 13 3 8 14 4 9 15 5 10 1 14 2 15 3 16 4 17 5 18 6 19 7 20 8 21 9 22 10 23 11 24 12 25 13 PC Cable Quick Check 25 PIN D-SUB CENTRONICS PRINTER TEST CABLE COAX PASS OPEN CONDUCTOR OPEN SHIELD SHORT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 PC CABLE QUICK CHECK TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL Centronics is a registered trademark of Centronics Corporation. HP and LaserJet are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard. XT is a trademark, and AT, IBM, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Mitsubishi is a registered trademark of Mitsubishi International Corporation. Sony is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation. Star Micronics is a registered trademark of Star Micronics America, Inc. Wyse is a registered trademark of Wyse Technology. Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners. 1 PC CABLE QUICK CHECK 1. Specifications Connectors: (1) USB Type A, (1) USB Type B, (1) RJ-11/RJ-45 telephone, (1) RG58/59 BNC coax, (2) DB9 male, (2) DB9 female, (2) DB15 male, (2) DB15 female, (2) HD15 male, (2) HD15 ® female, (2) DB25 male, (2) DB25 female, (1) Centronics 36 female Indicators: (3) LEDs for connector type to test; 67 LEDs for pin ID MTBF: 60,000 hours Power Source: (1) 9-volt battery (included) Size: 9.6"H x 5.4"W x 1.6"D (24.4 x 13.7 x 4.1 cm) Weight: 1.8 lb. (0.8 kg) 2 PC CABLE QUICK CHECK 2. Introduction The PC Cable Quick Check is a universal cable tester that can test any cable with up to 25 conductors. The Quick Check provides a simple check and wiring configuration for any combination of USB Type A, USB Type B, DB9, DB15, DB15 HD, DB25, Centronics 36, and RJ-45 telephone plugs. In addition, RG58 or RG59 BNC can be checked with a simple PASS/FAIL test with full diagnostic evaluation displayed if the cable fails. Your PC Cable Quick Check should also include a 9-volt battery. USB Type B RJ-45/RJ-11 connector USB Type A Coax RG58/59 telephone jacks connector BNC Shield continuity DB9 DB15 36-pin Centronics DB15 HD DB25 HD Select cable Test (Test each wire for ON switch (not continuity and wiring visible as pictured) configuration) 3 SHIELD TELEPHONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PIN D-SUB 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 15 PIN D-SUB 1 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 8 15HD PIN D-SUB 11 1 6 12 2 7 13 3 8 14 4 9 15 5 10 1 14 2 15 3 16 4 17 5 18 6 19 7 20 8 21 9 22 10 23 11 24 12 25 13 PC Cable Quick Check 25 PIN D-SUB CENTRONICS PRINTER TEST CABLE COAX PASS OPEN CONDUCTOR OPEN SHIELD SHORT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 PC CABLE QUICK CHECK 3. Operation 1. Make sure the battery has been connected. (Only use a standard 9-volt battery.) Turn on the switch on the bottom of the Quick Check. 2. Connect your cable to the PC Cable Quick Check. The cable’s connector with the largest number of pins should be connected to the green input side (except for Centronics printer cables, where the DB25 end should be connected to the input side). 3. Repeatedly press the cable select button until the red indicator selects the connector size connected to the green side. 4. The Quick Check will indicate the shield connected if both red lights are on. 5. Press the TEST button to cycle through each individual connection to test for continuity. When there is a red light on the orange side, it shows the continuity and wiring configuration of the red light on the green side. For some cables there are a number of red lights that will indicate multiple connections. No red light on the orange side means no connection. NOTE The lights will go out if the selection is discontinued to save battery life. To restart, press the TEST button and continue the existing test or start a new test by repeating the procedure. 6. To test coax RG58/59 BNC cables, connect the cable and read the display in the lower left corner. Either a green PASS light will show, or a red light will indicate a FAIL and supply the reason. 7. Consult your equipment manuals for the correct wiring configuration for your cable, or look in the table that starts on the next page. 4 PC CABLE QUICK CHECK This table shows some common cables and their connectors. To find the correct pinning for each cable, look in the “Pinout” column. The number there refers to one of the pinouts that start on page 7. Table 3-1. Wiring configuration for standard cable application. 5 PC CABLE QUICK CHECK Table 3-1 (cont.). Wiring configuration for standard cable application. 6 PC CABLE QUICK CHECK Standard Pinouts for Common PC Cables Pinout 1 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DB25 male DB25 female 22 20 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Pinout 2 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DB25 male DB9 female 8 7 5 4 4 6 3 2 1 Cable for IBM AT to HP LaserJet and most HP plotters. Pinout 3 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DB25 male DB25 female 5 4 7 20 20 6 2 3 8 Cable for IBM XT and PS/2 serial port to HP LaserJet, Plus, II, III, 7475A and most plotters (except HP 7550). Pinout 4 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DB25 male/female DB25 male/female 11 12 7 2 3 1 RS-232 null-modem cable. As connections are the same, check to make sure cable is not reversed. 7 PC CABLE QUICK CHECK Pinout 5 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DB25 male 36-pin Centronics 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 17 16 33 36 31 32 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 30 29 27 25 23 21 19 33 36 31 32 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Two different configurations for IBM printer cable used with IBM XT, AT, PS/2 and compatibles to standard parallel printers. Pinout 6 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DB25 male DB9 female 9 4 1 5 6 8 7 2 3 IBM AT and compatibles to modem cables. Pinout 7 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DB25 male DB9 female 5 3 2 Null-modem cable. Pinout 8 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DB9 female RJ-45 8 5 1 6 3 2 4 7 Star Micronics DP8340 to IBM AT cable. 8 PC CABLE QUICK CHECK Pinout 9 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 HD DB15 male HD DB15 male 15 14 13 12 11 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 VGA (PS/2) monitor cable for use with data switches. This cable is used for connecting computers with VGA cards to video data switches. Pin #9 is removed. Since the connectors are the same, check to make sure cable is not reversed. Pinout 10 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DB25 male DB25 male 14 7 4 20 3 2 1 Star Micronics SP312 printer cable, SP312 to Wyse term. Since the connectors are the same, check to make sure cable is not reversed. Pinout 11 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DB25 male DB9 female 8 1 56 3 2 S H I E L D Star Micronics SP312 to IBM AT printer cable. Pinout 12 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 HD DB15 male DB9 male 5 4 9 9 8 7 6 3 2 1 IBM PS/2 and VGA cards NEC Multisync monitor cable. Connects the IBM PS/2 or other VGA cards to NEC Multisync monitors. 9 PC CABLE QUICK CHECK Pinout 13 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 HD DB15 male DB9 male 9 8 1 1 1 1 5 4 3 IBM PS/2 and VGA card to Sony 1302 monitor cable. Connects the IBM PS/2 or other VGA cards to the Sony 1302 and 1303 monitors. Pinout 14 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DB25 male HD DB15 male 14 13 11 10 8 7 6 5 3 2 1 Connects IBM PS/2 and other VGA cards to Mitsubishi Diamond Scan and Thompson Ultrascan monitor. Pinout 15 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DB9 male DB9 female 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Extension cable for standard XT, AT monitors. Pinout 16 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DB9 male DB9 male 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Standard monitor cable. 10 PC CABLE QUICK CHECK Pinout 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 HD DB15 male HD DB15 female 15 14 13 12 11 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Extension cable for VGA/IBM PS/2 monitors. Pinout 18 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DB25 male DB25 male 25 17 16 2 14 3 4 6 571 11 10 12 13 15 Cable for connection of parallel ports on two computers. Pinout 19 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DB25 male RJ-45 6 7 5 8 4 3 2 Star Micronics DP8340 to Wyse terminal cable. Pinout 20 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DB25 male DB25 female 5 8 7 6 2 3 1 Star Micronics SP312 to IBM AT cable. NOTE USB Type A to B connectors are pinned straight-through 1–1, 2–2, 3–3, and 4-4. 11 © Copyright 2001. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved. 1000 Park Drive • Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 • 724-746-5500 • Fax 724-746-0746