Patent ID: 8482292

Claim:
A method for detecting a status of a communication wire, comprising: providing a first contact member in a connection portion to which a connecting portion of the communication wire having the connecting portion at an end portion thereof is to be connected, the first contact member being brought into contact with a shielding member of the communication wire when the connecting portion is connected to the connection portion; providing a second contact member in the same connection portion in which the first contact member is provided, the second contact member is not electrically connected to the first contact member, the second contact member being brought into contact with the shielding member when the connecting portion is connected to the connection portion; applying a predetermined voltage to the first contact member; grounding the second contact member; detecting at least one of a potential between the applying component and the first contact member, or a potential between the second contact member and the grounding component; and executing predetermined processing, based on a detection result from the detecting component.