Fluke OF-500 OptiFiber, Technical Reference Handbook

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OF-500 OptiFiber Certifying OTDR
Technical Reference Handbook
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Creating a List of Sequential IDs
The tester includes templates for creating a list of
sequential fiber IDs. Three of these templates meet the
ANSI/TIA/EIA-606-A standard for documenting cabling
installations, as summarized in the next section. A fourth
template lets you create your own ID pattern.
Letters and numbers in sequential IDs increment from
right to left. Special characters, accented letters, and
matching letters do not increment. For example, the
following start and stop IDs could be used for testing the
cabling in two rooms where each room has three cable
drops:
Start ID: ROOM A DROP#1
Stop ID: ROOM B DROP#3
These IDs produce the following ID list:
ROOM A DROP#1
ROOM A DROP#2
ROOM A DROP#3
ROOM B DROP#1
ROOM B DROP#2
ROOM B DROP#3
To create a list of sequential IDs, do the following:
1 Select AUTO SEQ TEMPLATE from the Job tab in
Setup, press
A
Change Template ; then select a
template.
2 Press
D
Default to transfer the pattern to the
START ID and STOP ID .
3 Press
B
Edit Start or
C
Edit Stop to enter
appropriate characters into the start and stop IDs.
Press
s
when you are finished editing each ID.
4 To preview the list, press
E
Sample List .
5 Press
s
when you are finished.
The sequential ID list is stored in the mainframe (not on
the memory card or in the module).
To use an ID from the list, do the following:
1 Run a test; then press
s
.
2 Press
C
Auto Seq IDs to select the list. You may
need to press
A
Pick ID first.
3 Highlight an ID; then press
s
.