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File management

MTS

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Save the file on a floppy disk: see "Copying files from one medium to another

(if available)" on page 8-21.

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Copy this file on the PC loaded with the Excel software.

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On the PC open Excel

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In the Excel window select the type of file "Text file» and open the file to

transfer.

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The following window is displayed (example with an OTS file):

Transferring OTS results under Excel (1)

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Select the following parameters:

File type: Delimited

Start import at row: 1

File Origin: Windows (ANSI)

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Click on: Next>. The following window is displayed:

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Summary of Contents for MTS 5100e

Page 1: ...operty of Acterna It is only provided for the operation and maintenance of the instrument It must not be duplicated without the prior written permission of Acterna Acterna Saint Etienne 34 rue Necker...

Page 2: ...ing the correct operation of the MTSe Attention Message warning the user of the risk of damaging the instrument or loosing information if the instructions are not respected Danger Message warning the...

Page 3: ...ulse widths at 1550 nm Class 3A Class 1 Class 1 Class 1 Class 1 Class 1 Singlemode VHD at 1310 nm 10 and 20 s at 1310 nm other pulse widths at 1550 and 1625 nm Class 3A Class 1 Class 1 Class 1 Class 1...

Page 4: ...pends largely on the precautions taken by the user AC DC and battery safety Important In conformance with the recommendations of standard EN 61010 the instrument should be operated within the manufact...

Page 5: ...alysis 1 4 Measurement results 1 5 Introduction 2 1 Interchangeable modules 2 1 Measurements 2 2 Setup 2 2 Results 2 2 Printing 2 3 Memory 2 3 Getting Started 3 1 Before switching on 3 1 Unpacking the...

Page 6: ...of integrating a logo 3 29 Troubleshooting 3 30 MTSe Controls 4 1 Front panel 4 1 Display screen and softkeys 4 2 Directional arrow keys 4 4 Control keys 4 4 Laser activity indicator 4 4 Configuratio...

Page 7: ...ce and reflectance measurements 5 24 Manual ORL measurement 5 26 ORL on a saturated trace 5 27 Locking markers 5 27 Overlay trace function 5 28 Overlay conditions 5 28 Transferring stored traces to th...

Page 8: ...cific Functions 6 13 Memory Functions 6 13 Automatic result storage 6 15 Automatic result printing 6 16 Choosing a non calibrated wavelength 6 17 Setting an audible alarm threshold 6 17 Transferring O...

Page 9: ...8 18 Loading an OTDR trace 8 19 Loading an OTS table 8 20 Deleting a file 8 20 Deleting a directory 8 21 Copying files from one medium to another if available 8 21 Printing one or more stored traces...

Page 10: ...DR results commands 9 16 Commands relative to the OTS modules 9 19 Power meter set up 9 19 Power meter reference query 9 20 Laser source set up 9 20 Reading of OTS results 9 21 Commands relative to th...

Page 11: ...her accessories options 11 7 Application software 11 8 Connectors supplied with the MTSe 11 8 Power meter adapters supplied with the MTSe 11 9 Specifications of the OTDR modules 11 10 Wavelength and p...

Page 12: ...xii USER MANUAL 750000992 16 MTSe Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 13: ...ropagation The detected backscattered or retrodiffusion signal is a decreasing exponential to which peaks caused by reflection from fiber connectors splices or faults are added Typical backscattered t...

Page 14: ...at fiber input A high power source laser should be used Receiver bandwidth should be selected so as to achieve a compromise between pulse rise time and noise level Backscatter power should be represen...

Page 15: ...a light source that is stable in time and in respect to the temperature Verify that the connections the fibers and the receiving cell are perfectly clean Use a reference link between the laser source...

Page 16: ...hout the fiber under test to eliminate as much as possible losses due to the connections To do this use the OTS reference value function For measurements in a laboratory where the two extremities of t...

Page 17: ...form those test is the spectrum analyser This analyser can be connected along the WDM system on all critical measurement points located at the extremities of the links or at the amplifier locations Me...

Page 18: ...1 6 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Measurement Principles MTSe Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 19: ...ultitasking allows several operations to be performed at the same time i e acquisition modification of parameters file analysis printing Software upgrades are easily achieved using the internal 3 1 2...

Page 20: ...ht strength contrast welcome message the country parameters date time date time format length units language the printing parameters internal MTS 5200e only or external printer or copy to file type of...

Page 21: ...print the trace displayed or create the file on the floppy disk Memory The FILE key calls up the file management menu to choose the storage medium internal memory SRAM or hard disk or floppy disk the...

Page 22: ...2 4 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Introduction MTSe Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 23: ...accessories If any part is missing or damaged please contact your local representative see Wavetek Customer Service Centers at the end of the manual The MTSe is delivered with the following accessori...

Page 24: ...e the module is fully pushed back into its slot keep pressure applied to the front face while tightening the two locking screws Important You must fully tighten the screws to their stops The rear pane...

Page 25: ...g around neck and under the arm of the user The carrying strap must then be fixed at one upper and one lower studs as shown in the following figure 2 Possible strap positions Positioning the handle or...

Page 26: ...the MTSe needs to be fully charged before use The following instructions are relevant for both a single battery or for two batteries installed in the instrument The Charge indicator situated below th...

Page 27: ...teries is indicated together with their state of charge If the instrument is fitted with two batteries as soon as one of them has discharged the supply source for the MTSe is automatically switched to...

Page 28: ...ety Each cell includes a resealable pressure relief mechanism safety vent to prevent excessive build up of pressure in the cell in the event it is overcharged or exposed to extremly high temperatures...

Page 29: ...ation it is possible to change to mains operation without data loss Note During mains operation it is possible to change to battery operation without data loss But it is necessary to wait about 3 minu...

Page 30: ...ic of the MTSe showing the modules and options installed If the battery level is too low less than 10 then a warning is displayed on the screen You must store your results and switch off the unit If t...

Page 31: ...option of the File manager menu called by the FILE button Attention Do not stop the process of software upgrade you may damage the unit Attention During the installation the MTSe must be used from th...

Page 32: ...e boot software is then installed 6 You can press ON when the MTSe is ready LED ON flashing to check it is operating correctly 7 Switch off the MTSe and unplug the external power before starting to lo...

Page 33: ...ne of them will cancel the previous selection To configure the instrument Press the SET UP button the configuration menu is displayed with the last type of configuration defined Test System or Instrum...

Page 34: ...background country parameters date time date time format length units language printer parameters printer type copy on file printer contents input output parameters remote control Centronics port allo...

Page 35: ...the right Use the displacement keys or to choose the required value System Set up screen Adjusting the screen contrast B W screen only This adjustment is only available with a B W or passive color sc...

Page 36: ...me 5 min or 15 min at which time the instrument will automatically power down if no key is pressed To disable this function from the Screen window move the cursor to Auto Off and choose the No option...

Page 37: ...Minute keys are displayed Press the or displacement keys to modify the minutes and hours Setting the date Press the SET UP button then with the System Setup key in the Country window move the cursor t...

Page 38: ...rinter connected to the Centronics port Choice of the printing mode This choice is present on the MTS 5200e version if the internal printer is selected Normal printing in the direction of the length o...

Page 39: ...s Baud rate 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 Protocol None Xon Xoff Rts Cts Parity None Even Odd Data bits 7 or 8 bits Stop bits 1 or 2 bits Terminator CR LF or CR LF See chapte...

Page 40: ...ubric To scroll this window press the then the and directional arrow Printing To allow you to keep a copy of the results as a record you can at any moment dump the display to the internal printer if v...

Page 41: ...luding the following informations is printed to the top of the copy Table 1 Example of header for OTDR results Instrument parameters MTS 5200e 101 1 27 Instrument used for the acquisition serial numbe...

Page 42: ...e page 5 4 Table 2 Example of header for WDM results Instrument parameters MTS 5200e 865 3 22 Instrument used for the acquisition serial number software version Module 5071 WDM 280 Identification of t...

Page 43: ...ld used to detect the channels S N Distance Distance between the channel peak and the reference point for the noise Noise Acqu BW Reference bandwidth used for noise acquisition High sensitivity Power...

Page 44: ...xamples concern the 4 possibilities given in the menu System setup on the line Printer Print Contents print of the trace only the table only the trace and the table the screen Example of printed Trace...

Page 45: ...USER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 23 MTSe Printing Example of printed Table Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 46: ...3 24 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Getting Started MTSe Example of printed Trace Table Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 47: ...USER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 25 MTSe Printing Example of hardcopy Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 48: ...arked on the printer itself is given below Paper feed path Push the lever up Position the new roll of paper and feed the paper by hand following the path indicated below until it comes out of the rear...

Page 49: ...page 3 16 Use the following procedure to copy to a file on a floppy disk 1 Press the FILE key and select the Media Floppy disk the File naming Manual or Auto see Filename on page 8 2 and the file form...

Page 50: ...lling is an MTSe press the SET UP key and validate the Talk Set function from the Instrument Configuration menu see page 3 12 the Talk Set icon becomes light with the headset light The icon appears at...

Page 51: ...n the headers of printouts can be replaced with the user s logo Conditions Dimensions of user s logo The user s logo must have the following dimensions Height 40 pixels Width 400 pixels this dimension...

Page 52: ...tery is installed or that the mains adapter is connected You are using the MTSe normally when it suddenly switches off The instrument may be configured to automatically switch off after five minutes o...

Page 53: ...The MTSe front panel contains the controls display and the indications necessary to analyze the measurement the display and to the right the associated softkeys the ON OFF switch and the On and batte...

Page 54: ...ent resolution and that can also be backlit either an 8 4 inch TFT color screen option 5000 COL or an 8 inch passive color option 5000 PAS or B W screen with adjustable contrast Charge On Help Print F...

Page 55: ...fiber number N way time and date of the start acquisition A and B cursor position A B cursor delta distance slope and attenuation difference between two cursors Range indicated after Measurement resul...

Page 56: ...p to configure the system parameters display date language printing etc Instrument Set up to configure the instrument choice of the module or modules to use RESULTS The RESULTS key displays the result...

Page 57: ...its values are displayed to the right of the parameter To modify the value of a parameter use the and directional arrows to highlight the option chosen A message at the bottom of the screen indicates...

Page 58: ...e chosen characters from uppercase to lowercase and vice versa on the word an underscore indicates what character is selected To enter text Press the No Caps Caps key to change the characters proposed...

Page 59: ...Connect the keyboard to the Centronics connector of the MTSe Using the SET UP System Setup keys access the Interface I O setup menu On line Centronics choose the option Keyboard Note The keyboard mus...

Page 60: ...next line use the and keys to go from on line to the next or the preceding on the third line press enter to quit the editing menu and store the text Press the Esc key to quit the editing menu without...

Page 61: ...s not connected Floppy disk drive option The floppy disk drive is a 3 5 inch 1 44 Mb high density HD MSDOS format unit The floppy disk drive enables the installation of new MTSe software versions the...

Page 62: ...le femelle adapter Parallel port Centronics 25 pin connector Centronics allowing the connection of an external centronics printer or a keyboard MTSe pin Function Input output 1 DCD 2 RxD 3 TxD 4 DTR 5...

Page 63: ...puter display output Optional for MTS 5200e mainframe with color TFT display only 15 pin port allowing the connection to a projector or a monitor Reference of the option 5200 VGA When a monitor or a p...

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Page 65: ...lsewidth Range Acquisition time Resolution All these parameters are configured from the Acquisition menu of the OTDR Test Setup window Measurement result display parameters Splice threshold Reflectanc...

Page 66: ...nt result display parameters and fiber parameters pressing the SET UP button If either the SYSTEM or INSTRUMENT SETUP windows are already displayed press directly the Test Setup key OTDR TEST SETUP wi...

Page 67: ...ions chapter 9 Range Depending on the modules See Technical specifications chapter 9 The range you can select depends on the pulse width you select The range values you can select for each pulsewidth...

Page 68: ...omatically detected The MANUAL option allows to select a specific threshold for the fiber end detection from 3 to 15 dB using the and arrows keys Display Ghosts Choose whether yes or no to display gho...

Page 69: ...e the other on the O E trace If their spacing exceeds the threshold the markers are considered as referring to separate events This threshold is expressed in percentage of the length of the section be...

Page 70: ...nce on page 1 2 Acquisition The MTSe provides three distinct methods of making an acquisition A real time mode when the MTSe makes up to 10 acquisitions per second and displays the resulting trace on...

Page 71: ...he fiber while it is being manipulated 1 Use the following procedure to configure the acquisition parameters you require for the fiber and the test Either select the Acquisition parameters you require...

Page 72: ...ng in real time mode you cannot modify any of the acquisition parameters the wavelength or select an overlay trace You can only make reference and cursor measurements while in the real time mode but o...

Page 73: ...DR TEST SETUP window 1 Select the Laser wavelength with the Acquisition Laser option 2 Select the Auto Automatic mode with the Acquisition Mode option 3 Select the acquisition period 5 seconds to 10 m...

Page 74: ...to Configuration Process Start Auto Configuration Auto select Pulsewidth Range Acquisition for MAX ACQ TIME Choose pulse Detected Range Short Medium Long Chose range Artisan Technology Group Quality I...

Page 75: ...Acquisition menu Attention The Auto configuration mode invalidates the lock markers func tion see Locking markers on page 5 27 the measurement is then re initialized Manual acquisition mode The manua...

Page 76: ...quire with the Acquisition Resolution option 6 Select the acquisition period 5 seconds to 10 minutes with the Acquisition Acq Time option 7 Press the START STOP key to start the acquisition The red la...

Page 77: ...ou automatic acquisition pressing the START button During the acquisition an icon in the upper bar shows that the acquisition is made on each wavelength The several traces are displayed in the same wi...

Page 78: ...e and ORL functions lets you make individual measurements of any events on the acquired trace The cursors are represented as vertical axes the selected cursor s is are a plain line the non selected cu...

Page 79: ...reset the zoom and see the full trace press and hold simulta neously the and keys Successive zooms on each event Zoom in on one of the event Press the Event key Use the and keys to move successively t...

Page 80: ...ses instead of giving the exact calculated reflectance value e g 30 dB MTSe displays 30 dB to indicate that the reflectance is worse than 30 dB The display of a slope depends on the selected slope thr...

Page 81: ...the current cursor on the trace A eight line table listing the events around the current cursor The event line nearest the cursor is highlighted The highlighted line is updated if you move the cursor...

Page 82: ...for each type of event detected the type of event with its associated event number Non reflective event e g a splice Reflective event e g a connection Reflective ghost Slope of the fiber when no fault...

Page 83: ...the result of the operation you made When a reflective event is saturated the maximum value is displayed with a sign This indicates that the real reflectance is greater than the given value e g 29 5 d...

Page 84: ...ble of results are displayed for any of the events that are above the thresholds set in the OTDR TEST SET UP menu The results are also displayed on the trace if the Results on trace option of the OTDR...

Page 85: ...in the case of very close events The MTSe follows the user measurements All previous measurements are retained Note If you only want to perform automatic measurements when a mea surement is already in...

Page 86: ...vice versa Important If the Marker key is pressed when the cursor is very close to an existing marker this marker will be deleted Deleting markers To delete a marker position the cursor on the marker...

Page 87: ...rs The measurement results are also available in the event result table and can be displayed by pressing the Table key if it is not already displayed after pressing the Exit key to leave the Expert fu...

Page 88: ...type of measurement set the display splice and slope measurement result thresholds you require with the Splice Threshold and Slope Threshold options All is recommended in the OTDR Test Setup window Y...

Page 89: ...the slopes that precede and follow the fault to be measured using the slope function 2 Position the cursor at a point between the two slopes at the location of the fault Attention Select cursor A or...

Page 90: ...splice measure ment result threshold being higher than the splice you are trying to measure the threshold is set to NO splice display or the Results on trace function being disabled Note If you try t...

Page 91: ...rkers To lock the markers in order to repeat exactly the same measurement on a future acquisition or another trace press the Expert key then the Lock markers key The lock marker icon is displayed in t...

Page 92: ...ction The Overlay Trace allows you to have up to 4 traces on the screen at the same time This function is very useful for comparing traces acquired from several fibers in the same cable for comparing...

Page 93: ...progressively disappear from the file list At the end of the loading the Results screen is displayed the first trace selected is the active trace green on a colored screen the other traces being over...

Page 94: ...To copy the current trace in overlay memory use the following procedure With the current trace displayed on the screen press the Expert then Overlay key then on New The current trace is stored in the...

Page 95: ...ding to the active cursor location on the current trace A key in the Expert Overlay menu allows the following choice Y reset Focus the display on the active trace and adjust the overlaid traces at the...

Page 96: ...previous results we eliminate the error due to the difference of the reflectance thresholds from either side of the event Therefore this loss corresponds to the real value of the insertion loss of th...

Page 97: ...are not compatible or if there are more than two traces The two traces are aligned on the x axis by taking into account the launch cables declared Launch Cables on page 5 35 The markers corresponding...

Page 98: ...ew active trace at a position marked by the cursor on the previously active trace Both End measurement method To obtain the Both End measurement results in the result table all the events must have be...

Page 99: ...ple if the segment of the fiber is too short to make linear regressions then manual measurements must be made see Addition of manual measurements on page 5 22 Launch Cables If the fiber uses a launch...

Page 100: ...n it is loaded the traces are loaded too Opening the table with Excel To open the table with Excel select Tabulation as the field separator To do this in the Excel Text Import Wizard click on the Deli...

Page 101: ...nm 850 or 1300 nm 1550 1625 nm depending on module Index index of fiber It is then possible either to choose this index directly by using the arrow keys and or to choose the type of cable in the prop...

Page 102: ...wed either in OTDR mode with analysis if the OTDR function is chosen in the Instrument configuration menu or in Fault location mode with indication of end of fiber if the FAULT LOCATOR function is cho...

Page 103: ...e MTSe is restored like it was when the macro was created 2 All the actions saved in the macro will be executed the delay between actions has been saved Note Pressing one of the keys interrupts the ma...

Page 104: ...are requested to either confirm the creation of a new macro with the Confirm key or stop the operation with the Abort key Note If the operation is confirmed the macro save the actual MTSe config urat...

Page 105: ...ation is saved in the corresponding macro Loading this macro will load the configuration Set up parameters saved in the macro the instrument set up OTDR for example the test set up the markers if they...

Page 106: ...of acquisition and results first wavelength overlay wavelength change new acquisition for the selected time storage of acquisition and results second wavelength incrementation of the fiber number retu...

Page 107: ...d from the Light Source menu of the OTS Test Setup window 2 Power meter parameters if available Wavelength Range result storage mode and storage frequency Real Time mode Unit required External Attenua...

Page 108: ...ce parameters from the Light Source menu of the OTS Test Setup window Wavelength The required source 1310 nm or 1550 nm for LASER source 850 or 1300 nm for LED sources Mode Choose the transmission mod...

Page 109: ...elength you require with the User Select menu option described below User Select Selection of the any wavelength value between 800 nm to 1650 nm in 1 nm steps using the arrow key or Note The User Sele...

Page 110: ...30 db of an external attenuator if one is being used It is selected by the Arrow key and Alarm Threshold Selection of the required alarm threshold 70 to 30 dBm OTS Results Window The OTS Results wind...

Page 111: ...e Light source when it is selected The selected wavelength The light power in the selected unit and the non selected unit The power mode Laser or LED Off Calibrated or Variable for laser source only T...

Page 112: ...er or Toggle LED switches between the two wavelengths 1310 and 1550 nm with laser source 850 1300 nm with LED source Note None of the following softkeys are available unless the CW transmis sion mode...

Page 113: ...ignal to the radiometer if Power Calibrated Toggle between the 2 wavelengths Laser On Off only available if VARIABLE power mode is selected Power mode indicator LIGHT OFF CALIBRATED or VARIABLE Transm...

Page 114: ...er value between 800 nm and 1650 nm in 1 nm increments The measured light power in the selected unit and the non selected unit The selected reference level value in dBm The measured light power cursor...

Page 115: ...re the received light power The AUTOSTORE indicator shows that measurement results will be automatically saved when the START STOP direct access key is pressed and the RUN indicator is on The AUTOPRIN...

Page 116: ...g Autostore or Autoprint operations Threshold audible alarm icon Light Power in selected unit Light Power in non selected unit Autostore and Autoprint indicator Select wavelength softkey Set reference...

Page 117: ...ace the jumper with the fiber under test and measure the power The power measured corresponds to the insertion loss of the fiber under test Adjusting the power meter zero setting Use the following pro...

Page 118: ...en the Source softkey 5 Press the Laser On or LED on softkey The resulting measured power is displayed on the power meter and corresponds to the insertion loss of the fiber under test Source Specific...

Page 119: ...al frequency for the Mode menu option The following frequencies are available 270Hz 330Hz 1KHz and 2 KHz 3 From the OTS Results window press the Source softkey to access the Light source functions of...

Page 120: ...essing the Display key the following functions are available Go to the top the middle the bottom of table the last result saved Sort results in the table by fiber number time or lambda Selected result...

Page 121: ...urement result or if the TwinTest mode is detected the two corresponding results 1 From the OTS Results window press the Memories key then the Display key 2 Use the Top Middle Bottom or Current Line k...

Page 122: ...layed so that the memorized results can be saved in a file This file has the extension OTS Select the media see page 8 1 Select the file naming mode and the file name see page 8 2 page 8 7 and page 8...

Page 123: ...direct access key to display the OTS Results window The selected wavelength is displayed on the power meter display Setting an audible alarm threshold In order to easily detect a measurement result th...

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Page 125: ...button then the Test setup key The different measurement parameters are displayed You may 1 either choose the default values by pressing the key Auto Mode Auto Mode Configuration Sweep Continue High...

Page 126: ...there will be a measurement with a trace refresh and a real time display of the results and statistics on these results Single There will only be one measurement and a display of the results 2 100 Num...

Page 127: ...nal Threshold parameters will be only transferred to the trace if the used WDM module is the one used for acquisition Signal Noise parameters SNR Method1 Side of the peak where the reference point for...

Page 128: ...ws display and entry of notes in table Table remarks on page 7 11 Grid Four different types of grid are available in the Display window of the menu Off No grid Convent The grid coincides with the grad...

Page 129: ...to the chosen alarm the direction arrow keys and allow you to choose the corresponding threshold value According to the chosen statistic three alarms are possible on Delta L or F threshold from 0 01 t...

Page 130: ...tected channels are represented by peaks Note When several acquisitions are made the trace corresponding to the last acquisition is displayed Module number Resolution Channels Channel numbers Cursors...

Page 131: ...usly the and keys The position of the displayed part of the trace with respect of the complete trace is located by a grey or yellow line on the top of the trace window You can also manually zoom in on...

Page 132: ...key Display of total power between cursors To display the total power between the two cursors A and B on the trace Place the cursors Press the Expert key then the Manual key and finally the T Power A...

Page 133: ...option is selected or a line for each graduation if the grid option is selected Display type By defect only one line of the table is displayed below the trace To display 8 lines of the table under th...

Page 134: ...b key then the Statist key Five Statistics keys are then available to choose what will be displayed in the table for each channel Press the Exit key to leave the Statistics menu Channel sort The chann...

Page 135: ...the channel is erased then the remark will also be erased To enter a remark Press the SET UP button then the Test Setup key In the Results window in the Remarks in table line select Yes Press the RES...

Page 136: ...e used to store either the current trace to compare it with traces which will be acquired in the future a reference trace previously saved on a floppy disk or in internal memory to compare it with the...

Page 137: ...ent trace To vertically shift the current trace of the overlaid trace which remains fixed press the Exit key twice to exit the overlay mode and the Expert mode press the Cursor key then use the or arr...

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Page 139: ...ng traces Formatting a floppy disk Storage media For storing and recalling acquisition data MTSe is equipped with the following an internal RAM memory or an optional hard disk an optional high density...

Page 140: ...see OTDR file format on page 8 11 6 Press the Save key to save the trace and measurement results that are displayed on the screen to the selected medium Note The date specified with the file name is t...

Page 141: ...ed to upper case Note If the identifier contains less than three characters the missing char acters will be replaced with Xs OTDR Module Automatic Filenaming When you store a data to disk using automa...

Page 142: ...line Filename Press the Edit key The following editing menu appears p Pulsewidth used for the measurement A 3 ns B 5 ns C 10 ns D 20 ns E 30ns F 100ns G 200ns H 300 ns I 500 ns J 1 s K 3 s L 10 s M 2...

Page 143: ...Extremity lines enter as c o or e as you want of characters of the concerned identification in the filename On the Fiber Number line the 2 ff are imperative for the fiber number is always coded on tw...

Page 144: ...YZ Fiber number decimal coding alphanumeric coding 100 to 999 o First characters of the origin location e First characters of the extremity location d Direction O origin to extremity E extremity to o...

Page 145: ...20 m 10 40 m A 80 m B 160 m D 320 m the available values are depending on the module used OTS module automatic file naming cccffwps ccc First characters of the cable identification defined in the File...

Page 146: ...ber Number line the 2 ff are imperative for the fiber number is always coded on two characters see table below If after the coding a f is remove in the coding only the last figure of the fiber number...

Page 147: ...tremity E extremity to origin w Laser wavelength used for the measurement 3 1310 nm 5 1550 nm 8 850 nm 9 1300 nm A AUTO U USER r Range M mW manual range U W manual range N nW manual range A Auto range...

Page 148: ...for the fiber number is always coded on two characters see table below If after the coding a f is remove in the coding only the last figure of the fiber number will be in the filename To code the Res...

Page 149: ...lTM as a tab delimited file WDM file format Each time a WDM result is saved two files are created with the following format WDM Acterna formats compatible with the Acterna WinTrace and WinCable softwa...

Page 150: ...xcel In the Excel window select the type of file Text file and open the file to transfer The following window is displayed example with an OTS file Transferring OTS results under Excel 1 Select the fo...

Page 151: ...t Qualifier Click on Next The following window is displayed Transferring OTS results under Excel 3 Select the Column Data Format General Click on Finish For OTS table The OTS measurement results are d...

Page 152: ...title for parameters and results To get this macro ask your Acterna service center Use of the file macroots xls Open the file macroots xls then the OTS file to display In the menu bar select Tools Ma...

Page 153: ...Info and Comments concerning the current trace are displayed to call the informations concerning the loaded trace press the Memory Info softkey Memory Info The Memory Info menu allows the operator to...

Page 154: ...entered for the end of the fiber Direction Selection of the measurement direction O E origin to extremity or E O Comments The Comments zone allows the operator to enter with the Edit menu comments abo...

Page 155: ...directory Create Dir to create a new directory in the selected media or directory seven levels of directory are possible The Edit menu appears to select the directory name 8 characters max Remove Dir...

Page 156: ...ional Hard disk or optional Floppy disk The name of the selected directory is displayed on the following line DIR 2 Press the Explore key The following menu is displayed if the hard disk has been sele...

Page 157: ...where the cursor is currently placed above is considered as selected File explorer Loading an OTDR trace When loading a trace two possibilities are available either load only the trace or load togeth...

Page 158: ...e trace is displayed Loading a trace with the configuration 1 Find the file as described above 2 Press the Load then the Trace config keys If the lock markers icon is displayed the trace is loaded wit...

Page 159: ...dia containing the directory Once the directory has been deleted the MTSe gives a warning beep Copying files from one medium to another if available Copies can be made from the floppy disk to the inte...

Page 160: ...can be aborted by pressing the Abort Copy key While the file s is are being copied a floppy disk icon is displayed in the title bar the name of the file being copied is displayed at the bottom of the...

Page 161: ...on page 4 5 Formatting The internal RAM memory cannot be formatted Formatting a floppy disk if installed Use the following procedure to format a 3 1 2 inch HD floppy disk 1 Insert a 3 1 2 inch HD flop...

Page 162: ...e normally Formatting the hard disk if installed Attention Formatting the hard disk will erase all the files present Use the following procedure to format a the hard disk 1 Press the FILE key The File...

Page 163: ...2 interface Connect the serial remote controller to the 9 pin serial connector RS232 DTE of the MTSe As PCs are usually configured as DTE an adaptor DTE to DCE may be needed to connect the PC to the M...

Page 164: ...parameters are defined TCP IP protocol IP address and bridge To access these parameters in Windows Explorer click on the icons Work station then Configuration panel then Network Open the software WS...

Page 165: ...IEEE 488 IEC 625 2 standard They have a hierarchical structure with a top level root and one or more lower levels nodes Commands are performed by stringing together nodes Example ACQ PULS P5NS ACQ is...

Page 166: ...e necessary Example ACQ for ACQUISITION MEAS for MEASUREMENT If the command is made from several words the first letter of each word is used except for the last one three or four first characters Exam...

Page 167: ...al number X YZ software version Request options available on the MTSe Reset commands Reset the SLGX1 LP to a predefined configuration default state SRQ commands IEEE interface only The IEEE 2 commands...

Page 168: ...age Status structure Registers Bit 0 of STB at 1 at the end of the measurement at 0 at the next acquisition or if STATUS ACQ is read Bit 1 of STB at 1 if a warning is displayed at 0 when a message is...

Page 169: ...in the menus if a VGA monitor is used UNITs select the length unit kilometers kfeet or miles Example of command SYST DAT 2000 1 31 STATus ACQ TOP MTSe Response In process or Stopped reported to bit 0...

Page 170: ...tive to the keys Format des commandes Description des fonctions STARt Starts stops an acquisition FILE Calls up the file storage and management menu RESult Calls up the results screen for all measurem...

Page 171: ...or a previous measurement This information concerns the loaded trace memory info of the file menu Format des commandes Description des fonctions TITLe Title for the measurement OPERator Operator name...

Page 172: ...dent lines of 31 characters TPOint Test point WDM module only Next measurement identification commands This information concerns the acquired trace next acq info of the file menu Format des commandes...

Page 173: ...odules RANGe Sets the distance range to a value supported by the optics subsystem of the unit depending on the modules MAXTime Sets the acquisition period used for averaged acquisitions from 5 s to 10...

Page 174: ...ion MANual the MTSe will choose the acquisition range pulse resolution and acquisition time specified by the operator using the above commands AUTO the auto config function is enabled The MTSe will ch...

Page 175: ...slope displayed 001 no slope displayed 100 slopes 0 1 dB displayed Factory default value 0 10 dB km DGHOst Choose from yes or no to display ghost information If ghosts are displayed the reflection ico...

Page 176: ...nty display notes entered by the user and confidence indicators for the result measurements Factory default value No ENDFiber Fiber end threshold from 2 to 15 2 automatic factory default option 3 to 1...

Page 177: ...depends on the wavelength 850 nm MM 1300 nm MM 1310 nm SM 1550 nm SM and 1625 nm SM N Reads the group index of the fiber for the given wavelength K Reads the backscatter coefficient of the fiber for t...

Page 178: ...core GR 196 CORE Issue 1 1995 Standard OTDR Record SOR format OTDR Returns the MTSe type OTResult PULSewidth RANGe LASer ATIMe DATE SIZE XOFFset XSCale YOFFset YSCale BUFFer CURSor STABle LTABle RTABl...

Page 179: ...given as a string Error message if the line does not exist Example of response to the command OTResult LTABle 30 RTABle Returns the content of a user note in the table number of the line between 1 and...

Page 180: ...cimal Thus CB00 in signed decimal 13568 the value in dB is A y B 0 001470 x 13568 12 640910 32 586 dB Number of points in the buffer OTRESult SIZE Example of response 32000 Abscissa of the first point...

Page 181: ...of any wavelength value between 800 nm to 1650 nm if LAMbda USER RANGe Measurement range of the power meter Auto mW W or nW MODe NONE no automatic storage neither automatic printing of the results ST...

Page 182: ...o Adjust the zero setting of the power meter when a blanking cap is fitted to the power meter optical input Power meter reference query Format des commandes Response reference value for the Wavelength...

Page 183: ...the same wavelength as the source EMUL Used to emulate the operation of the OLS sources of the WWG family Reading of OTS results Format des commandes Reply to command PWE Power emitted by source in W...

Page 184: ...with the above format will be sent MEM Reading of one of 300 measurement results which were able to be stored in memory This result is given on one line in the form Date Hour Lambda Result dBm Res dB...

Page 185: ...SNI SNM AUTO I25ghz I50ghz I100ghz LEFT RIGHt BOTH MODe 0 100 80 0 20 0 HSEns UNIt THz NM YES NO STAtistics YES NO DETection SEScreen AUTO FULL MANual FIRst GRId RESO FULL R01nm R02nm R03nm R04nm R05...

Page 186: ...left right BOTH left and right NBAnd Width of the noise bandwidth used in the Signal Noise from 10 pm to 10 000 pm Default value 100 pm SEScreen Start and end of screen display AUTO Automatic detectio...

Page 187: ...AIN PREsent 1 100 DATE CVAlue A B AVG NOIse A B 190 0 198 0 m CURsor A B BUFfer POWER POWER NCHannel NCHannel IBUf 1 100 1 100 1 100 TILT SLOpe TOTal COMposit TOTal PREsent FREQ LEVel OSNR AVG MIN MAX...

Page 188: ...ors in dB GAIN SLOpe Gain slope in dB THz POWER TOTal Power total in dBm POWER COMpos Composite power NCHannel TOTal Total number of detected channels at first acquisition NCHannel PREsent Total numbe...

Page 189: ...le in a file in ASCII format TABle STATus Returns UPDATED if a new table can be read Otherwise returns NOT UPDATED Reading the buffer storing the trace The current curve is stored in a buffer Capacity...

Page 190: ...er OSARESult SIZE Example of response 32000 Abscissa of the first point in THz OSARESul XOFFset Example of response 196 585464 Interval between 2 points in THz OSARESul XSCale Example of response 7 56...

Page 191: ...this instrument in a new generation of equipment for which Wavetek has defined a maintenance policy based on the modular standard replacement principle In implementation of this policy we have set up...

Page 192: ...hylene benzene or alcohol base as they attack the printed markings Cleaning the screen To clean the screen use anti static products Precautions governing optical connections The normal operating life...

Page 193: ...ery replacement The MTSe lithium battery found on the microprocessor board ensures that date hour and certain information are not lost when the instrument is powered down Checking the battery If there...

Page 194: ...10 4 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Maintenance MTSe Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 195: ...olution of 0 001 dB Horizontal scale display resolution of 0 01 m 0 4 inch Screen saver Adjustment Contrast Black White or color passive screen Backlight intensity Storage Medium RAM 3Mb Optional 1 Gb...

Page 196: ...t 25 C for 1 battery up to 8 hours of standard use with normal backlight according to Bellcore Telecordia GR 196 CORE standard up to 3 hours with permanent acquisition with normal backlight up to 2 5...

Page 197: ...lacement test for the range of 5 Hz to 9 Hz 1G acceleration test for the range of 10 Hz to 200 Hz Temperature range Operating on mains options not included 20 C to 50 C 4 C to 122 F Operating specific...

Page 198: ...ment display resolution 0 01 dB accuracy 4 dB Automatic measurement Automatic measurement of all signal characteristics Slope measurement by linear regression or 2 points measurements Thresholds for f...

Page 199: ...nts Automatic detection of the wavelength and the modulation Selection of automatic or manual calibration Manual or automatic storage and printing of the results Audio alarm signal when the results is...

Page 200: ...on for OTDR module with ST connector OTS modules available Power meter 50600 PM 800 1650 nm Singlemode Laser source Wavelength nm 1310 1550 1310 1550 1625 1550 1625 Short Range 5024SR 5025SR 5026SR Me...

Page 201: ...rface MTS 5200e only 5200 VGA Computer display output MTS 5200e with color TFT display only Accessories supplied with the instrument 5000M02 User manual in English 5001 Rechargeable battery Mains lead...

Page 202: ...odules and Light source One connector is supplied per module either an universal connector UNI with an adapter FC SC etc or a fixed connector FC SC etc FC or Universal connector with adaptor SC or Uni...

Page 203: ...Power meter adapters supplied with the MTSe for connector VFO 506VFO for connector FC PC 506FC for connector ST 506ST for connector DIN 506DIN for connector D4 506D4 for connector PFO 506PFO for conn...

Page 204: ...g 20 dB 18 dB 16 14 dB RMSc c Typical value at 25 C corresponding to the one way difference in dB between the extrapolated backscattering level at the start of the fiber and the RMS noise level after...

Page 205: ...aging 27 5 25 dB 31 29 dB 36 5 35 dB 35 dB RMSc c Typical value at 25 C corresponding to the one way difference in dB between the extrapolated backscattering level at the start of the fiber and the RM...

Page 206: ...lemode HD at 1310 nm 20 s at 1310 nm other pulse widths at 1550 nm Class 3A Class 1 Class 1 Class 1 Class 1 Class 1 Singlemode VHD at 1310 nm 10 and 20 s at 1310 nm other pulse widths at 1550 and 1625...

Page 207: ...kft x 10 ns 30 ns 100 ns 300 ns 1 s 3 s 10 s 2 km 6 5 kft x x x 5 km 16 kft x x x x 10 km 33 kft x x x x x 20 km 65 kft x x x x x x 40 km 131kft x x x x x x x 80 km 459kft x x x x x 140 km 459 kft x...

Page 208: ...40km 459kft x x x x x x x 260km 853kft x x x x 380 km x x 10 ns 30 ns 100 ns 300 ns 1 s 3 s 10 s 20 s 5 km 16 kft x x x x 10 km 33 kft x x x x x 20 km 65 kft x x x x x x 40 km 131kft x x x x x x x x 8...

Page 209: ...lternated measurement at 1310 and 1550 nm Power Meter memory Capacity 300 results Stored parameters for manual or automatic measurement Date time Wavelength Measurement result dBm Reference dBm Receiv...

Page 210: ...nnel 70 dBm at 10 dBm Max admissible power total before signal cut off for a channel 20 dBm 10 dBm Accuracy b b at 30 dBm and 1550 nm excluding the uncertainty due to the input connector 0 5 dB max Li...

Page 211: ...2 may be higher near port 1 when measuring a dead zone it is preferable to connect the reflectometer to the port 4 when measuring the insertion loss of a connector located after the launching cable th...

Page 212: ...11 18 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Technical specifications MTSe Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 213: ...onfidence in results 5 20 Configuration alarmes WDM 7 5 Connecting optical fiber 3 7 Connection optical cleaning 10 3 precautions 10 2 quality 5 7 Connectors computer display 4 9 optical connectors re...

Page 214: ...arrow keys 4 4 control keys 4 4 softkeys 4 2 L Language 2 2 3 16 Laser activity indicator 4 4 Laser source set up 9 20 Launch cable 5 4 Length section length 5 19 unit 3 16 Linking commands 9 4 Loadin...

Page 215: ...DR 5 1 Port parallel Centronics 4 10 serial port RS 232 4 10 Positioning of the unit 3 2 Power mode source 6 3 set ref level powermeter 6 10 variable laser source 6 12 Powermeter alarm 6 17 automatic...

Page 216: ...nnection to the interface 9 1 S Screen adjusting contrast 3 13 auto off 3 14 back lighting level 3 14 options 4 2 trace background color 3 14 Setup instrument setup 2 2 3 11 light source setup 6 2 OTD...

Page 217: ...nt 3 1 V Visual Fault Locator VFL selection 3 12 specifications 11 14 Visual fault locator VFL 3 27 W Wavelength powermeter non calibrated 6 17 selection 6 3 selection OTDR 5 5 specification OTDR 11 1...

Page 218: ...I 6 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Index MTSe Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

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