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Chapter 11: The OptiFiber Pro OTDR Module
How To Do Bi-directional Tests on Single Fibers
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8
Press

, then tap the
Next ID
panel.
9
Tap the
End 1
/
End 2
control at the top of the screen to make it
show
End 2
, then tap
DONE
.
10
Tap
TEST
or press

.
11
Save the result with the same ID you used for
End 1
.
The tester automatically calculates bi-directional averages of loss
measurements and includes the averaged values in the test
record. For descriptions of these results, see “Averaged Bi-
directional Results” on page 388.
How To Do Bi-directional Tests for All IDs in a Set
In this procedure, you test all the links from
End 1
, then test them
all again from
End 2
.
1
On the home screen, tap the
Next ID
panel.
2
If necessary, tap
CHANGE CABLE IDs
to select or make an ID
set.
3
On the
CHANGE ID
screen, turn on the
Auto Save
function
and set the
End 1
/
End 2
control to
End 1
.
4
Enter names for the ends of the fiber (optional):
a. On the
CHANGE ID
screen, tap the panel that shows
End 1:
.
b. On the
EDIT END NAME
screen, tap the
End 1
and
End 2
panels to use the keyboard to enter names for each end. Tap
DONE
to save the names.
5
Tap
DONE
on the
CHANGE ID
screen.
6
Clean and inspect the connector for
End 1
of the link that has
the first ID in the set.
7
Connect the tester to
End 1
of the link, then tap
TEST
or press

.
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