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ADVANCED OPERATION - Special functions: Service functions
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Collect data
The next step is to collect the splicing data that will form the
content of your splice-list. If you have chosen to make use of
the operator number and list codes, be sure to be consistent
and change their values throughout the data collection stage.
You can collect data for up to 50-60 splices, and it need not
be all in one splicing session or on one day. However long it
takes, though, you must turn off and on again the splicer
before printing the data out.
If at some point, you make a splice you are not happy with,
you can delete it by following the steps listed below for print-
ing out a splice-list, but answering “No” when asked whether
you want to print out the list. The splicer will then ask if you
want to SKIP LAST SPLICE. To do so, press Yes.
Fuse
Collect splicing data
On/
Off
Restart splicer
3 Print out splice list
You can connect a printer to the splicer via the RS 232 con-
nector (see technical data, p. 74), and the splicer will send the
data to it in the form of a spreadsheet. The command that
effectuates this process is PRINT SPLICELIST?:
#-button > “Clean electrodes?” > “Splicelist handling?” > YES >
“Change list On/Off” > NO >“Change list codes?” > NO >
“Print splicelist?”
At this point you can press Yes to print out the splice-list.
The splicer will then ask you if you want to “Clear splicelist?”
As you can clear a splice-list ONLY when you print it out, you
should seriously consider clearing it once you have a good
print-out. You press Yes to clear the splice-list, making it
possible for you to collect new data points.
Yes
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PRINT SPLICELIST?
Print splice-list
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PRINTING......
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CLEAR SPLICELIST?
Service mode: ENTER SERVICE MODE?
At various points within the tree of operations under the
button, there is an opportunity to pass into service mode:
“Enter service mode?” This is intended for authorized service
personnel only, so you should always just press No .
Reading your splice-list
Splice-lists are organized
according to the adjacent
diagram.
SPLICE
DATE
TIME
MODE
LOSS
OPERATOR
CODE
CODE
NUMBER
TYPE
DB
NUMBER
1
2
01
1999-MAR-14
16:43
M,SD
0.03
12
04
05
02
1999-MAR-14
17:02
A, SD
0.02
12
04
05
03
1999-MAR-15
10:33
M,SD
0.08
10
04
06
04
1999-MAR-15
11:26
M,SD
0.05
10
03
06
“A” for Automode
“M” for Manual mode
Fiber type
“SD” for Standard single fiber
#
No
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ENTER SERVICE MODE?
Reject service mode
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SKIP LAST SPLICE?
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