Fluke OF-500 OptiFiber, Technical Reference Handbook

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OF-500 OptiFiber Certifying OTDR
Technical Reference Handbook
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Campus Cable Identifier
Campus cables are backbone cables that run between
buildings.
Format: [b1-f s1]/[b2-fs2]-n.d
Example: LBRY-01A/AUD-01A-5.16
The cable tested is in the backbone cable that runs
between the library (LBRY), floor 1, telecom room A and
the auditorium (AUD), floor 1, telecom room A. The
backbone cable is cable 5. The fiber tested is number 16 in
backbone cable 5.
Using Downloaded Fiber IDs
Use LinkWare software to create and download ID lists
from a PC to the tester.
Downloaded ID lists are associated with a folder name
you select when you download the list from a PC, but are
saved in the tester’s internal memory.
To use downloaded IDs, do the following:
1 Verify that the current folder has the same name as
the folder selected when the list was downloaded to
the tester. Change the current folder or create a new
folder with the correct name, if necessary.
2 Run a test; then press
s
.
3 Press
D
Download IDs to select the list. You may
need to press
A
Pick ID first.
4 Highlight an ID; then press
s
.
Solving Problems with Fiber ID Lists
Table 2-3 gives solutions to some typical problems you
may have with fiber ID lists.