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CertiFiber Pro Fiber Optical Loss Test Set
Users Manual
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How to See the Reference Values
 After you set the reference, tap View Reference on the SET
REFERENCE screen.
 After you do an Autotest, tap the result window for a fiber,
then tap
VIEW REFERENCE .
About Test Reference Cords and Mandrels
Use only test reference cords (TRCs) that have low loss:
 Maximum loss for multimode TRCs:

0.15 dB
 Maximum loss for singlemode TRCs:

0.25 dB
To make sure your test results are accurate as possible:
 Inspect the endfaces of the TRCs every 24 to 48 tests and clean
them when necessary.
 Use the TRC VERIFICATION wizard available for the 1 Jumper
and 3 Jumper reference methods to measure the losses of the
TRCs. The losses of the TRCs are included in the loss
measurements for links, so you must make sure the losses are
very small. The wizard saves the results of the TRC tests to show
that your TRCs were good. IDs for these results start with “TRC”,
show the date and time of the test, and have an for the test
result.
About the EF-TRC (Encircled-Flux Test Reference Cords)
The CFP-MM and CFP-QUAD kits includes the EF-TRC (encircled
flux test reference cords), which have signal conditioners on the
cords. When you use the EF-TRCs with the CertiFiber Pro
multimode modules, your tester complies with IEC 61280-4-1, ISO/
IEC 14763-3, and TIA-526-14-B standards for encircled flux.
Measurements made with compliant equipment change less than
10 % for losses of 1 dB or more when you make them at different
times or with different equipment that is also compliant.