Fluke OF-500 OptiFiber, Technical Reference Handbook

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Getting Started Testing Fiber
General Test Settings
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You can also create custom fiber types based on specific
needs. Custom types are marked with asterisks (*) in the
fiber type list.
To create a custom fiber type, press
F
, select Edit
Custom Test Limit ; then press
C
Edit Fiber Types . See
Chapter 10 for details.
Viewing Fiber Properties
To see the properties associated with a fiber type, do the
following:
1 Press
S
; then select the Cable tab.
2 Select FIBER TYPE .
3 Highlight a fiber type; then press
A
View Fiber
Type .
For details on fiber properties, see Chapter 10.
Selecting a Test Limit
Note
Select a fiber type before selecting a test limit.
The fiber type determines which test limits are
available.
The tester offers generic and industry-standard test limits
for testing fiber cable. The tester uses the selected limit to
produce
PASS / FAIL results.
To select a test limit, press
S
, select a test’s tab; then
select TEST LIMIT . Each test’s tab shows only the limits
that include the selected fiber type and parameters for
that test.
Generic limits, such as General Fiber and Document only ,
let you run tests when no industry-standard limit applies
and you do not want to create a custom limit. The
Document only limit does not produce PASS/FAIL results.
Custom limits you create are marked with asterisks (*). To
create a custom limit, press
F
; then select Edit Custom
Test Limit . See Chapter 10 for details.