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Trace View Pane

Reflected Power 

(Y-Axis)

Does not modify 

Range / Distance 

(X-Axis) 

Can be either automatically set by the OTDR 

or manually set by the user (see Soft Key 

options; 

Pulse Width & Range

).

Trace

Zoom scale and View can be set by user 

(see 

Zoom

 and 

View

 in Soft Key Options 

section).

Cursors

The Thunder Bolt has an A and B cursor. The 

active cursor appears in “red” and will have 

cursor location and loss readings shown 

above it. The inactive cursor is shown in 

“blue”. To switch between cursors press the 

center of the scroll wheel. To move the active 

cursor, turn the scroll wheel left or right.

Event Markers

Each event is identified by a number. Each 

marker corresponds to an Event Table event.

Zoom

You can expand the trace either horizontally 

or vertically in order to zoom in on a 

particular section of the trace. The left / 

right arrows zoom or expand the trace 

horizontally. The up / down arrows expand 

the trace vertically.

Thunder Bolt Multi-Tester

Application Operation

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Summary of Contents for Thunder Bolt

Page 1: ...Thunder Bolt Multi Tester Operations Manual...

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Page 3: ...tail Window 8 Soft Key Options 8 File Manager Screen 9 Soft Key Options 9 Moving and Copying Files 10 Thunder Bolt Multi Tester Quick Start 11 Multi Tester Quick Start 11 OTDR Standard Operation 11 Ex...

Page 4: ...cal keypad to insert correct time Screen Brightness The screen brightness is user adjustable To adjust the brightness go to the System Setting tab in the Systems Setting application Help Feature The T...

Page 5: ...ve it The inactive cursor is shown in blue To switch between cursors press the center of the scroll wheel To move the active cursor turn the scroll wheel left or right Event Markers Each event is iden...

Page 6: ...meter Loss dB Km of the fiber between the two cursors Scan Settings Pane The wavelength the current trace was scanned at ex 1550nm The pulse width the current trace was scanned at ex 50ns The range th...

Page 7: ...highlight the duration you would like to use View From Press this soft key to toggle through the View From options Origin Displays standard trace with the origin on the far left side Cursor A Displays...

Page 8: ...Squares Approximation method to determine loss This procedure uses both main cursors and two minor cursors to determine the averaging areas used to determine the loss The distance between the cursors...

Page 9: ...nd show the contents of the folder Once you have found your file Press the Open soft key or the center of the scroll wheel to open the trace 6 Fiber Instrument Sales Inc 1 800 5000 FIS 347 www fiberin...

Page 10: ...n where you are in the Thunder Bolt system will determine the initial help topics that will be displayed You may also search the help files manually Home This button takes you back to the main menu sc...

Page 11: ...ings above the pass fail threshold are highlighted in red Cumm Loss The cumulative loss of the trace to this point Span The distance between the current event and the previous event Soft Key Options T...

Page 12: ...Press the Accept soft key to enter the folder name and close the text window Select Press this soft key to highlight a file Move Press this soft key to move a file or folder to a new location See belo...

Page 13: ...he file then select Move in the soft key menu Now scroll and find the location you wish to move the file to and then select Move to Here in the soft key menu The file now should no longer be at its or...

Page 14: ...gth using the soft keys on the right hand side of the screen 8 Press the TEST button to initiate the Auto Test function The Auto Test function will automatically select the range pulse width and durat...

Page 15: ...y option for Open 7 Use the arrow keys to locate highlight the file you wish to open 8 Then select the soft key Open fiber under test push the Settings hard key wrench gear symbol and scroll down to t...

Page 16: ...e event Once you push the dial button the A cursor will be set and now you control the B cursor place that at the end of the section you want to measure the event with The unit should display the loca...

Page 17: ...on the table will be automatically re numbered Macrobend Detection 1 Open the OTDR application and select the MORE soft key to go to the next soft key menu 2 Select MACROBEND TEST once you have the ca...

Page 18: ...e included in the project as well as select unique file paths trace info that will distinguish each trace from the other such as wavelength fiber number and or cable number all the while being under t...

Page 19: ...mark the x under AUTO and it will automatically set parameters for you 8 If you wish to set them manually you can unmark the x for AUTO and then use the dial to select the particular parameter and us...

Page 20: ...ester Line Checker 1 Highlight the Gigabit Analyzer application icon on the main menu 2 Using the soft arrow key select the fiber type that will be tested 3 Select the type of test you wish to conduct...

Page 21: ...Notes...

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