When used with the amplifier probe, the tone generator allows technicians to identify a wire within a bundle, at a cross connect or at a remote end. It can be used on twisted pair, coax, and de-energized AC wiring.

What is the tone generator used for?

When used with the amplifier probe, the tone generator allows technicians to identify a wire within a bundle, at a cross connect or at a remote end. It can be used on twisted pair, coax, and de-energized AC wiring.

What are the tones generated by the tone generator and when are they used?

When testing audio equipment, a tone generator sends out a sound pulse or test tone, either solid or wavering, at specified octaves and frequencies. … These devices will not only generate a tone, but may also be used to replicate certain electronically produced or recorded audio signals.