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FTS-B491 

 
 
 
 

HANDHELD SINGLE FIBER FUSION SPLICER 

 
 
 
 
 
 

USER’S MANUAL 

 

Issue 2 

Summary of Contents for FITELNINJA NJ001

Page 1: ...FTS B491 HANDHELD SINGLE FIBER FUSION SPLICER USER S MANUAL Issue 2...

Page 2: ...________________ 15 4 3 Optional Accessories _________________________________________ 16 4 4 Recommended Consumable____________________________________ 16 5 External Description _____________________...

Page 3: ..._______________________ 49 8 2 5 Delete __________________________________________________________ 49 8 2 6 Edit Comment____________________________________________________ 50 8 2 7 Parameter table __...

Page 4: ..._______________________________________ 88 9 4 Storing and Shipping__________________________________________ 88 9 5 Claims and Repackaging ______________________________________ 89 9 6 Return Shipmen...

Page 5: ...the fiber ends and inspects their cleave condition and axis offset Then the NJ001 discharges the arc to melt the glass and butts the end together The NJ001 has the heater applied for 40mm and 60mm pro...

Page 6: ...e customer s failure to comply with these safety requirements 2 2 Safety Messages The following messages may appear in the User s Manual Please observe all safety instructions that are associated with...

Page 7: ...ng inappropriate cords or extending the cords may cause them to heat up abnormally and may cause fire This product contains a Lithium Cell The device is identified by a warning label Do not dispose of...

Page 8: ...ntinuing to operate under these conditions may cause fire or electrical shock Do not use a damaged power cord where the inner cable is exposed or severed Doing so may cause fire or electrical shock If...

Page 9: ...ed to dust particles with a diameter of 0 1 to 25 m for 8 hours Above tests were performed at Furukawa Electric laboratories and do not guarantee that the machine will not be damaged when subjected to...

Page 10: ...splicer body is different from the operating temperature limit extremely even if the environment temperature is in the operating temperature limit please use after the temperature of the splicer body...

Page 11: ...This symbol mark is for EU countries only This symbol mark is according to the directive 2006 66 EC Article 20 Information for end users and Annex II This symbol means that batteries and accumulators...

Page 12: ...the grounded pole of the power source Use only the type of power cord supplied with the NJ001 fusion splicer Connect the power cord to a power outlet equipped with a protective ground contact only ne...

Page 13: ...d water In the event of eye contamination wash thoroughly with a recognized eye wash and seek medical assistance 2 5 3 Physical damage Some of the components used in the assembly may contain very smal...

Page 14: ...isually inspect the NJ001 fusion splicer and all accompanying components for structural damage that may have occurred during shipping Immediately inform Furukawa Electric and the carrier if the conten...

Page 15: ...0 C Humidity Below 95 Average Splice Loss 2 SMF 0 05 dB MMF 0 03 dB DSF 0 08 dB NZDS 0 08dB Typical Splicing Time 13s Typical Heating Time 3 in the AC Adaptor use 17s 40mm sleeve 4 Pre heating mode 20...

Page 16: ...AC Cable Cord 1 Spare Electrodes ELR 01 1 Electrode Sharpener D5111 1 Cleaning Brush VGC 01 1 Hard Carrying Case HCC 03 1 Manual UMC 01 1 Quick Reference Guide FTS B492 FTS B495 1 4 2 2 Optional Compo...

Page 17: ...Splice Length Protection Sleeves for Single fiber S922 40mm Splice Length Protection Sleeves for Single fiber S924 40mm Splice Length Protection Sleeves for Ribbon fiber 4 4 Recommended Consumables K...

Page 18: ...17 5 External Description 5 1 Main Body LCD monitor Battery cover Operating key Wind shield Protection sleeve heater DC Power port USB mini B port V Groove Fiber clamp Electrode...

Page 19: ...process Function 1 Selecting the function s shown on left bottom corner of LCD Function 2 Selecting the function s shown on right bottom corner of LCD Up Move upward Increase value Add additional arc...

Page 20: ...ever any key is pressed In addition the following buzzer patterns indicate status of operation Operating key One beep Completing machine reset One beep Error occurred Three beeps Splicing finished A s...

Page 21: ...ed the Ready screen is displayed 5 4 2 Screen during Splice Fiber Images X from front camera and Y from back camera X and Y views can be switched One fiber image is displayed in the center of screen P...

Page 22: ...nd of splicing Splicing process pauses once before arc discharge Splicing process pauses at each sub step Splicing is triggered by pressing the Start key Splicing process goes on until the end of spli...

Page 23: ...nu and the pointed menu pop ups to a large icon Press Enter to select the menu Function keys are provided to initiate current available functions displayed above the function keys Function Menu Functi...

Page 24: ...ng the charging process stops temporarily The charging time will be longer The charging time will vary depending on the remaining power level of battery S946 battery is lithium polymer type rechargeab...

Page 25: ...e the temperature and then charge the battery When charging the battery the room temperature must be in the range of 5 40 C 6 1 3 Turn Splicer ON and OFF Keep pushing power key for about 2 seconds to...

Page 26: ...Program Install an appropriate fusion program for specific fibers to be spliced 1 Press Menu to call the menu screen 2 Select Fusion PRGM and press Enter and the Fusion PRGM screen is displayed 3 Sele...

Page 27: ...er 3 DS1 DISPERSION SHIFT Standard single DS fiber 4 NZ1 NON ZERO DS Single None Zero DS fiber 5 G657 G657 Single Bend Insensitive SM fiber 6 2 2 Heater Program 1 Press Menu to display the menu screen...

Page 28: ...R TE connectivity SMOUV 01 sleeve 60mm with pre heating 11 60MM CONTINUOUS Heating continuously for 60mm 12 Vacant 13 40MM S924 Furukawa S924 sleeve 40mm 14 40MM S924 POWER Furukawa S924 sleeve 40mm w...

Page 29: ...close the clamp in both sides and the cover like usual heating 6 2 3 Selecting the Operating Language The NJ001 fusion splicer can be set to provide operating prompts in several languages The default...

Page 30: ...one At the arc check the splicer melts the fiber ends not to join together but to check the melting condition The arc check should be performed as follows In addition when splice errors occur continu...

Page 31: ...s displayed in the pop up window Press OK to return to the Menu screen If the results are negative RESULT NG Try again is displayed Press Retry and the machine will automatically adjust the arc power...

Page 32: ...ive or PC detailed arc check data are shown in the result Pressing Optimize enables automatic adjustment of the arc power while Cancel does not adjust or complete the arc check RETREAT AAA BBB CCC AAA...

Page 33: ...ding to the following procedure 1 Insert a splice protection sleeve onto either the right or the left fiber 2 Strip off a portion of fiber coating by using the fiber stripper For details refer to the...

Page 34: ...he residue remains at edge and such fiber is put into the V groove it may cause the axis offset subsequently 5 Cleave the fiber so that 10mm length of bare fiber extends past the fiber coating Refer t...

Page 35: ...he bare fiber is placed right on the V groove If not remove the fiber holder and set again 4 Repeat the process for other fiber holders 5 Close the windshield and the ready screen is displayed Do not...

Page 36: ...if the fiber has curls or bendings it may be difficult to put such fiber on to V groove as the fiber jumps out from the V groove In such case it may be better to put the fiber edge in a downward direc...

Page 37: ...ons press The message PAUSE will be displayed on the monitor To restart the operation press again The right and left fiber ends appear on the LCD monitor A cleaning arc is discharged to clean the fibe...

Page 38: ...ing 4 After displaying the estimation loss the following operations are available Press to switch the screen of X Y Press to discharge an additional arc splice inspection and loss estimation are re pe...

Page 39: ...or cleave criteria the fusion cycle is paused and an appropriate error message is displayed as below Press to temporarily hide message and check the state of the fiber Open the windshield remove the f...

Page 40: ...sion splicing Faulty cleave Repeat fiber preparation and fusion splicing Excessive arc current Perform an arc check and adjust arc power Insufficient fiber feed Adjust the fiber feed amount Degradatio...

Page 41: ...splicer is resetting Load the fibers only after the reset operation is complete and the READY screen is displayed 7 1 7 Reinforcing the Fusion Splice 1 Slide the splice protection sleeve over the spl...

Page 42: ...he heating process is displayed in the LCD monitor with status icons as below When the heating and cooling operations are completed a beep sound is heard Type Icon Content Heater Status Blue Ready Mod...

Page 43: ...heating WARNING STOP using the fusion splicer when problems are experienced with the protection sleeve heater Turn off the power immediately disconnect the power cord remove the battery and contact o...

Page 44: ...he Menu screen The Menu key is available in the Ready screen and splice screens When the menu is displayed in a pop up screen select the Menu and press Enter 2 Menu screen is displayed as shown in pic...

Page 45: ...ater temperature Manually splice fiber Manually control entire splicing cycle using the keypad Capture image Store record or erase fiber image History Splice Data Check previous splicing data add comm...

Page 46: ...ameters Set up default language login name sleep function splicing start pattern etc Set up counter Get arc discharge times splice counts Set up recommended splice counts for the replacement cleaning...

Page 47: ...n in picture to the right Comment for highlighted program can be displayed by pressing and turned off by pressing 4 Select a program to be modified by pressing Enter and press Menu to access to pop up...

Page 48: ...or actual value and press Set 4 Press Edit End The pop up menu will show up and ask the following questions Over Write Replace the parameter with the edited value Other Location Store the program with...

Page 49: ...one by one item Press Move to next page 8 2 3 Default Follow the procedures shown below to reset the modified program to the default parameters 1 Select Default from Menu screen and press Enter in the...

Page 50: ...d 3 Press Enter to paste the program 8 2 5 Delete Follow the procedures shown below to delete the selected program 1 Select Delete and press Enter in the pop up menu 2 A pop up message will be display...

Page 51: ...to choose the character The character with red color in the current comment is replaced with the selected character 4 Press Escape after new comment is edited 5 The pop up menu shows up and asks the f...

Page 52: ...32767 1st arc time duration msec 2nd Arc Duration 0 32767 2nd arc time duration msec Z Pull Start Time ms 0 32767 Time to start to pull back the fiber msec Z Push Distance m 0 32767 Overlapping dista...

Page 53: ...Power Cleaning Arc Power Fusion Arc Power Repeat Arc Power Cleaning Power Offset 1 0 0 Repeat Arc Power offset 1 0 0 Environment Compensation Real Time Arc Control 2 0 The items marked with are added...

Page 54: ...ng process Pre Heat temp IN deg C 0 280 Temperature of INNER heater for preliminary heating Preliminary heating temperature before the first half Pre Heat temp OUT deg C 0 280 Temperature of OUTER hea...

Page 55: ...splice data arc check history and image archives the user can also add comments to each individual data point The data also can be transferred uploaded to PC or deleted from the memory 1 In the Menu...

Page 56: ...s splice data is displayed on the screen As for the history with the splice image is preserved automatically 2 Select a targeted date and press Enter to obtain the details of the data as shown in the...

Page 57: ...n in arc check Loss Estimated splice loss AngL Cleave angle of the left fiber AngR Cleave angle of the right fiber Axis Axis offset before splice Note Error codes and additional arc memo if any The da...

Page 58: ...scription screen name NJ001 in the box for the name of new connection and select dial up icon 5 Select an appropriate communication port COM2 for example from Connect To screen 6 Cancel the Port Setti...

Page 59: ...y 1 The list of previous arc checks is shown on the same screen as splice data 2 Select a targeted time and press Enter to display the detail of the data as shown in the picture The data displayed are...

Page 60: ...the picture 3 Press Menu and the pop up shows available functions Select desired function and press Enter to initiate the operation Edit Comment Edit the Comment of the data FULL Screen Display the i...

Page 61: ...on Fiber Measuring Perform auto or manual inspection of the fiber with regards to clad and core offset relative eccentricity gap tilt and relative cleave angle Environment View ambient temperature pre...

Page 62: ...er and select Execute or Cancel to perform the arc check In the pop up screen press Enter again 6 After the machine check is complete the pop up screen shows Status OK Press Escape key to finish the c...

Page 63: ...acceptable position manually The results will be displayed after the measurement Motor Manual Move Allows the measuring process to be done manually 2 Load fiber on the machine 3 Select Fiber Feed Mea...

Page 64: ...between the two fibers degree GAP GAP between the two fibers m CLAD W L Clad width of the left fiber m CLAD W R Clad width of the right fiber m TILT L Tilt angle of the left fiber clad center degree T...

Page 65: ...ibed below Manual All operations are done manually following the procedures 3 The fibers are fed to the pre splice position by pressing Enter in the Semi Auto mode 4 Select Manual and press Enter to i...

Page 66: ...essing key Value m Motor moves based on pre set value Selections from 5 50 500 Arc Clean Cleaning arc Arc Fusion splice arc Add Additional arc Reset Current Reset the activated motor All Reset all the...

Page 67: ...the cleave angle 1 Select Fiber edge inspection and press Enter 2 Set the fiber you want to measure And close the windshield and press The fibers are fed Cleave angles are subsequently displayed on th...

Page 68: ...Shrink Adjustment 2 Select a pattern A E that is similar to the current shrinking condition of the sleeve And press Enter Code Condition of Sleeve A Not shrinking enough at sleeve end B Bubble in the...

Page 69: ...h Czech Danish Finnish Italian Swedish Polish Russian Korean Norwegian etc Auto Start for Fusion Select auto start mode Auto SemiAuto Cancel Auto Start for Heater Activating auto start mode Active Dep...

Page 70: ...ancel Real Time Arc Control Activate RTAC mode Active Cancel Zoom Image Select Fiber image at splicing Active Cancel Display Image Activate fiber image during arc discharging Type 1 Type 2 Tension Tes...

Page 71: ...alarm of splicing counter Alarm Count Set alarm counter Total Arc Alarm On Off Activate alarm of total arc counter Alarm Count Set alarm counter Other Setting Items Setting Item Contents Clock Settin...

Page 72: ...by pushing the start key and the splicing is done If auto start function does not work because the cleave length of fiber is short please press Start to start If the cleaving edge is not good NJ001 c...

Page 73: ...ion Cancel Type1 Type2 Cancel No pause If there is any error pauses and error message are displayed Type1 Pauses before splicing Press to resume the process Type2 Pauses at every process Press to resu...

Page 74: ...ocess Parameter Setting Stepping Action Data output Auto Start Cancel Type1 Type2 Cancel Active Cancel Active Fiber Setting Press Press Press Press Press Press Close Canopy 1st Setting Line Pause Clea...

Page 75: ...Set Buzzer volume 2 1 0 Loud Small Mute Buzzer Tone Set buzzer tone 2 1 0 Sleep Time Time until shifting to the power saving mode is set from 1 to 10 minutes 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Calendar Format Setti...

Page 76: ...d Set key The set comment is preserved in splice history data as CMNT Sensor Active Cancel Active Depending on the change in barometric pressure of the environment the arc discharge power is corrected...

Page 77: ...ting key Rear The lower side of the LCD screen is the Heater It is a direction that looks normal in the top and bottom of the screen when seeing from a rear side of the splicer Illumination Lamp Adjus...

Page 78: ...d press Enter 4 Press Escape and a pop up window prompts the operator to confirm the change Select Over write to confirm the change or Cancel to cancel the operation and press Enter 5 Repeatedly press...

Page 79: ...nformation of the machine is displayed as shown in the right picture 8 6 Shortcut The NJ001 allows the user to register a frequently used screen onto a Shortcut and advance to that particular screen q...

Page 80: ...nce in the menu screen and press Enter 2 Select item from following list and press Enter Exchange electrodes Cleaning for lens Cleaning V groove and fiber clamp Cleaning for main body Agent Informatio...

Page 81: ...iber again and retry Incorrect parameters setting for cleave quality Check and correct the parameters AXIS ERROR Axis offset is high Fiber clamps do not hold the fibers Push the button to move fiber c...

Page 82: ...ce center V groove is dirty Clean the V groove HEAT TIME OUT The temperature does not reach the set value within the time limit from heating start up Incorrect parameter is set for heating Check and c...

Page 83: ...Defect in the heating system Contact service center OUT OF SPEC The fiber is out of applicable range Inappropriate fiber program is selected Check and correct the program Cladding diameter is out of a...

Page 84: ...any of the following conditions exist Electrode is bent Electrode end has become extremely rounded Abnormal noise occurs during fusion splicing When the Arc Counter number exceeds 1 000 the NJ001 aut...

Page 85: ...en Frequent electrode maintenance is recommended for dissimilar fiber splicing programs 1 Loosen the screws of the holding plates and raise the plates The electrode is raised together with the holding...

Page 86: ...softly with BEMCOT dipping ethyl alcohol Attention You can use all faces of the electrode sharpener Extreme treatment distorts the electrode tip and can possibly move the knob position 4 When loading...

Page 87: ...a 45 angle 4 Run the cleaved end back and forth along each groove to scrape off any debris Optical fiber V grooves Fiber holder Fiber V groove If the V grooves are extremely contaminated it may also b...

Page 88: ...AUTION Do not use a gas spray to the splicer The hazardous gas may come out by electric discharge It may cause a fire and machine failure 9 2 5 Cleaning the Fiber Holder Keep the rubber and groove of...

Page 89: ...1 to charge the backup battery when not splicing If the backup battery empties completely the data memorized in the memory are deleted 9 4 Storing and Shipping To maintain optimum operating reliabilit...

Page 90: ...eturns for which an approved Return Material Authorization RMA has been issued by Furukawa Electric Co Ltd customer service personnel This number must be obtained prior to shipping any material back t...

Page 91: ...Power switch before installing the battery When installing and or removing the battery be careful not to drop the battery 1 Remove the 2 screws of protector and remove it 2 Remove the 2 screws of bat...

Page 92: ...Cleaning Brush VGC 01 This brush is used to remove the garbage that adheres to V groove and the fiber clamp 10 3Hard Carrying Case HCC 03 This plastic case can store the NJ001 and S978 AC adapter 10 4...

Page 93: ...ctive 2002 96 EC electrical parts and materials that can be re used and or recycled have been identified in order that the use of new resources and the amount of waste can be minimized NJ001 has a bac...

Page 94: ...service information Contact FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD Or your local representative Sales Department Furukawa Electric Co Ltd 2 3 Marunouchi 2Chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo 100 8322 JAPAN TEL 81 3 3286 3340 FA...

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