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Operating Instructions

6-14

7. Remove the fiber from the heater, and inspect the splice protection sleeve.

normal heating

excessive heating

insufficient 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 batteries, and contact service center

Summary of Contents for S178

Page 1: ...FTS B347 S178 FUSION SPLICER User s Manual Please read entire manual prior to usage This manual must be kept with the S178 Fusion Splicer Issue 13...

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Page 4: ...ncineration 1 13 1 5 2 Acidic or caustic compounds 1 13 1 5 3 Physical damage 1 13 2 General Information 2 1 3 Operating Specifications and Components 3 1 3 1 Specifications 3 1 3 2 Components 3 4 3 2...

Page 5: ...lice 4 7 4 3 3 Status Icons 4 8 4 3 4 Menu Screen 4 10 5 Getting Started 5 1 5 1 Unpacking and Initial Inspection 5 1 5 2 Setup 5 3 5 2 1 Installing Battery 5 3 5 2 2 Charging the Battery 5 6 5 3 Inst...

Page 6: ...tions 7 1 7 1 Error Messages 7 1 7 2 Maintenance 7 7 7 2 1 Arc Check 7 7 7 2 2 Electrode Maintenance 7 7 7 2 3 Cleaning the objective lens 7 10 7 2 4 Cleaning the V grooves 7 10 7 2 5 Cleaning the Fib...

Page 7: ...le 8 13 8 3 History 8 21 8 3 1 Splice Data 8 21 8 3 2 Arc Check History 8 26 8 3 3 Image Capture 8 28 8 4 Tool 8 31 8 4 1 Machine Check 8 32 8 4 2 Fiber Measuring 8 33 8 4 3 Environment 8 36 8 4 4 Man...

Page 8: ...chine 8 48 8 6 Shortcut 8 49 8 7 Maintenance 8 50 9 Option 9 1 9 1 Cooling Tray CTX 01 9 1 9 2 Working Belt WBT 01 9 2 9 3 Cleaning Brush VGC 01 9 3 9 4 Hard carrying case HCC 01 9 4 10 Recycling and...

Page 9: ...ated serviced or repaired Failure to comply with any of these instructions or with any precaution or warning contained in the User s Manual is in direct violation of the standards of design manufactur...

Page 10: ...ocedure can result in serious damage to or destruction of the instrument if not carried out in compliance with all instructions for proper use Ensure that all conditions necessary for safe handling an...

Page 11: ...equipment must be connected to a power socket which provides a reliable protective earth Or ground it with the Ground terminal on the fusion splicer Use only the cords attached to the fusion splicer...

Page 12: ...parts Warranty on this product will be invalidated if any of the potted nuts are disturbed Avoid soaking the fusion splicer with water Doing so may cause fire electrical shock or malfunction Do not u...

Page 13: ...rukawa Electric Co Ltd or your local representative Continuing 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...

Page 14: ...ion splicer is dropped and damaged turn off the power switch disconnect the power cable remove the batteries and contact Furukawa Electric Co Ltd or your local representative Continuing to operate may...

Page 15: ...resistance IPX2 rating drip proof exposed to 3mm min drip for 10 min with 15 tilt Dust resistance IP5X rating dust proof exposed to dust particles with a diameter of 0 1 to 25 m for 8 hours Above test...

Page 16: ...n of heat Charge the S943B Battery by the S958C Battery Charger If charging by other equipment that is not suitable for charging S943B it may cause fire Avoid soaking the Battery with water Doing so m...

Page 17: ...cords around any heating instrument Doing so may damage the cords which cause fire or electrical shock Do not connect or disconnect cords with wet hands Doing so may cause fire or electrical shock Do...

Page 18: ...ords are disconnected and the batteries are removed from machine s main body when storing the fusion splicer Never use aerosol dust cleaners or alcohol based solvents to clean the electrodes Non oil b...

Page 19: ...e from any single phase AC power source that supplies between 100 240 V at a frequency of 50 60 Hz with the S976A_AC adapter It also has the S943B internal battery for battery operation and the batter...

Page 20: ...er If using a voltage reducing auto transformer to power the S178 fusion splicer ensure that the common terminal connects to the earthed pole of the power source Use only the type of power cord suppli...

Page 21: ...the assembly particularly electrolytic capacitors contain acidic or caustic compounds In the event that a damaged component comes in contact with the skin wash the affected area immediately with cold...

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Page 23: ...good splicing results it is essential to know both the proper use of a fusion splicer and the characteristics of optical fiber Because all fibers are not identical they can melt or fuse at different t...

Page 24: ...General Information 2 2 Cladding Diameter Mismatch Numerical Aperture Mismatch Different fibers have different numerical apertures The aperture dictates the acceptance angle of light...

Page 25: ...g cladding Therefore the transmission path is more accurately referred to as the mode field and not as the core With a core diameter of typically 8 m and a mode field diameter of approximately 10 m si...

Page 26: ...Splicing Coating standard diameter 250 m 900 m material acrylic resin nylon Cladding standard diameter 125 m material silica Fluoro doped silica Titan coated silica Core standard diameter 8 m 10 m SM...

Page 27: ...ispersion shifted Dispersion shifted Single mode Multi mode Transmitting capacity superior superior high low Splice loss high high middle very low Splicing ease difficult difficult middle easy Physica...

Page 28: ...inglemode 100 140 Multimode Typical diameter of human hair core transmits light 125um 50um 250um cladding keeps optical signal within core 125um 62 5um 250um coating protects glass from abrasion and e...

Page 29: ...ects of core offset on the splice loss The formula is only theoretical and does not take into account other extrinsic factors such as cleave quality or dust contamination and intrinsic factors such as...

Page 30: ...centered cores because fiber manufacturing limitations often result in small offsets Today s optical fibers are well manufactured and have core eccentricity of less than 0 5 m However older fiber exh...

Page 31: ...0um fiber tight buffer Clad diameter 0 08 0 15mm Coating diameter 0 16 0 9mm Typical Insertion Loss similar fiber splicing 2 0 02dB for SMF 0 01dB for MMF 0 03dB for NZDSF 0 04dB for EZ Bend Splice pr...

Page 32: ...sion Test 1 96N Monitor 3 5 color LCD monitor Video output Data interface USB 2 0 Splice memory Max 2000 splices Image capture capacity Last 100 images 50 splices X and Y view to be automatically capt...

Page 33: ...is necessary to change the factory setting to connect EDF Please contact our service section or your local sales representative 2 Testing done in a laboratory environment with similar fibers Not guar...

Page 34: ...r Holder System does not include the Fiber Holder this is optional equipment Fiber Holder Type Cleave Length Ordering Number 16mm Tight Holder S712T 016 5 16mm 125 250 m 16mm 125 900 m S178A 1 X 10mm...

Page 35: ...re to confirm their presence before starting any operation Part Part Number Quantity Splicer Main Body S178 X A 0001 1 Hard Carrying Case 1 HCC 01 1 Battery S943B Depending on the package Battery Char...

Page 36: ...rking Belt WBT 01 1 USB Cable USB 01 1 Car Cigarette Cable 3 CDC 01 1 AC Adapter for Battery Charger S977A 1 Cleaning Brush VGC 01 1 Tight Holder for 16mm Cleaving length S712T 016 1 pair Tight Holder...

Page 37: ...ction sleeve heater when you store the splicer in the Hard carrying case When transported the windshield and the lid of heater might be damaged 2 Please do not give a big impact when you carry with a...

Page 38: ...Stripper S219 Hot Stripper S325 High Precision Cleaver S921 60mm Splice Length Protection Sleeves S922 40mm Splice Length Protection Sleeves S928A20 25 35 Mini Sleeves 3 4 Recommended Consumable Keep...

Page 39: ...External Description 4 1 4 External Description 4 1 Main Body LCD Monitor Operating Key Protection Sleeve Heater DC Power Port Battery Door Mini USB Port Strap Hook Wind Shield...

Page 40: ...External Description 4 2 Electrode V Groove Fiber Holder Fiber Clamp...

Page 41: ...tart Start Pause Restart the splicing process Function 1 Selecting the function s shown on right bottom corner of LCD Function 2 Selecting the function s shown on left bottom corner of LCD Up Move upw...

Page 42: ...Right Move right Heating Start heating Stop heating Power Turn on off the power 4 2 2 LED Indicators Indicator Name Color State Power LED Green LED is on when power is turned to on LED flashes when i...

Page 43: ...s pressed In addition the following buzzer patterns indicate status of operation z Operating key one beep z Completing machine reset one beep z Error occurred three beeps z Splicing finished a series...

Page 44: ...3 Screens 4 3 1 Ready Screen Once the S178 fusion splicer is powered up and initialized the Ready screen is displayed Splice Process Fiber View Current function of Function Keys Date and Time Status S...

Page 45: ...iption 4 7 4 3 2 Screen during Splice Fiber Images X from front camera and Y from back camera X and Y views can be replaced Pop up Window Pop up when new functions are selected Also shows warning and...

Page 46: ...o flash when the level is very low When using 2 batteries the state of each battery is indicated The icon is changed to red from blue when using battery Power No battery Back up battery warning The la...

Page 47: ...end of splicing Splicing process pauses once before arc discharge Splicing process pauses at each sub step Running mode Semi Auto mode is effective The fiber is loaded to the center of the screen by...

Page 48: ...Menu Screen Press and keys to access to the desired menu and the pointed menu pop ups to large icon Press Enter to select the menu Function keys are provided to initiate current available functions di...

Page 49: ...External Description 4 11 Function Menu Function Keys Press to select the corresponding Function Menu...

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Page 53: ...ut of the carrying case and place the instrument on a flat smooth surface 5 Visually inspect the S178 fusion splicer and all accompanying components for structural damage that may have occurred during...

Page 54: ...ful open the case because the lid is releasable Please drop off the lid If the battery level indicator on the right upper corner is flashing it means the battery is running out Please swiftly plug the...

Page 55: ...he power before doing any operation Do not drop the battery during the installing or removing operation If the battery level indicator on the right upper corner is flashing it means the battery is run...

Page 56: ...Getting Started 5 4 1 Pull the Battery Door Lock 2 Lower the Battery Door a little 3 Open the Battery Door Lock...

Page 57: ...fusion splicer in the correct direction After closing the battery door lock the door lock surely Even if two pieces are put or only one piece is put in the upper or the lower the battery can be used...

Page 58: ...S958C recharger 2 batteries can be inserted in the S958C recharger The S958C recharger charges with two batteries at the same time 3 The red light on the S958C recharger illuminates while recharging I...

Page 59: ...en using AC adapter do not use any voltage other than indicated Doing so may result in fire electric shock or injury Main body of Charger The 958C has two connectors for the AC adaptor of two types Po...

Page 60: ...ation Power Lamp Meaning Charge Lamp Meaning Green Steady Light Power on Red Steady Light Charge is in progress Green Steady Light Charge is finished Red and Green Flashing Light Power failure Red and...

Page 61: ...e make sure battery is in the new environment for a short while to equalize the temperature then charge the battery When charging battery the room temperature must be in the range of 5 40 C For rechar...

Page 62: ...fibers to be spliced 1 Press Menu key to reach the Menu screen 2 Select Fusion PRGM and press Enter key to display the Fusion PRGM screen 3 Select Manual Selection or Auto Selection and press Enter ke...

Page 63: ...ams display for detail of the pre installed programs 8 Select the proper program by pressing keys and press the Select key A comment for the selected program is displayed by pressing key and will disa...

Page 64: ...or Metro Core Fiber 008 SM DS For SM DS Fiber 009 SM TWRS For SM TWRS Fiber 010 SM LEAF For SM LEAF Fiber 011 SM MC For SM MC Fiber 012 MC LEAF For MC LEAF Fiber 013 TWRS LEAF For TWRS LEAF Fiber 014...

Page 65: ...Getting Started 5 13 Program No Program name Fiber type 023 EZBD CC OFS EZ BEND CLEAR CURVE 024 CC CC For CLEAR CURVE...

Page 66: ...program used is selected automatically The curl removing program is installed in program No 010 The curl removing program can be selected from the heater program menu Additionally it can be selected b...

Page 67: ...40mm S922 005 MIMI S928A For Mini Sleeve S928A 006 MINI OTHER For Mini Sleeve For other mini sleeve 007 60MM CONTINUOUS Continuous heating for Sleeve Length 60mm 008 40MM CONTINUOUS Continuous heating...

Page 68: ...Select Setting and press Enter key 3 Select Parameter sub menu and press Enter key 4 Select Language and press Enter key 5 Pop up window shows the current language Press keys to scroll the languages...

Page 69: ...ed cleaned and cleaved Refer to Preparing the Fiber for detail 2 Close the windshield 3 Select Arc Check in the Menu screen and press Enter key 4 The S178 fusion splicer automatically feeds the fibers...

Page 70: ...tained after four 4 arc check attempts inspect the electrodes for wear or damage and replace them if necessary A visual arc check can be made by viewing the arc on the monitor by pressing key Electrod...

Page 71: ...owest allowable value CCC Highest allowable value z POWER DDD EEE FFF DDD Recommended arc power EEE Compensated value for environment changes FFF Current arc power z CENTER GGG HHH III GGG Current arc...

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Page 73: ...1 6 Operating Instructions 6 1 Ready Screen Once the S178 fusion splicer is powered up and the arc check program is concluded the READY screen is displayed Turning on off the power Continuously push p...

Page 74: ...e can be initiated from the READY screen 6 2 1 Preparing the Fiber Splice loss is directly affected by the quality of the fiber preparation For best results ensure that the V grooves are clean and tha...

Page 75: ...cotton Bare fiber 3 Cleave the fiber so a proper length of bare fiber extends past the fiber coating depending on the fiber holder type Refer to the manual of the cleaver for the details Do not clean...

Page 76: ...en READY screen is displayed Do not slide the tips of the fiber ends through the V groove tracks Make sure that the fiber tips are positioned between the center of the electrodes and the end of V groo...

Page 77: ...ese functions press The message PAUSE will be displayed on the monitor To restart the operation press again z The right and left fiber ends appear on the LCD monitor High speed fiber feeding z A clean...

Page 78: ...e process To resume the process press again z Menu Display the Menu Screen z Zoom Zoom in on the fiber image z Capture Capture the fiber image and store it with the splice data z Field Change Switch t...

Page 79: ...ayed as below Open the windshield remove the fibers after READY is displayed and retry the splice by repeating the entire procedure starting from the fiber preparation process To ignore the error and...

Page 80: ...epeat fiber preparation and fusion splicing Bubbling Degradation of electrodes Replace the electrodes Wrong Fusion Program selected Select the correct Fusion Program and repeat fusion splicing Faulty...

Page 81: ...feed amount Degradation of electrodes Replace electrodes Thickening Excessive arc current Perform an arc check and adjust arc power Wrong Fusion Program selected Select the correct Fusion Program and...

Page 82: ...on the fibers 3 Buzzer beeps once when the tension test is completed 4 Remove the spliced fiber pulling slightly so that the fiber is taut Handle the spliced fiber carefully Do not twist the fiber CAU...

Page 83: ...2 Place the spliced fiber in the heater right side first to force the right heater clamp to close 3 Ensure that the stainless steel rod in the sleeve faces down and the splice protection sleeve rests...

Page 84: ...Operating Instructions 6 12 4 Keeping the fiber taut with the left hand lower the spliced fiber to force the left heater clamp to close...

Page 85: ...cess in displayed in the LCD monitor with status icons as below Blue In ready mode Red In heating mode Orange In preliminary heating mode In cooling mode Error occurring When the heating and cooling o...

Page 86: ...ce protection sleeve normal heating excessive heating insufficient heating WARNING z STOP using the fusion splicer when problems are experienced with the protection sleeve heater Turn off the power im...

Page 87: ...loss for 1300nm wavelength z ATTN ATTN 1550 Setting splice loss for 1500nm wavelength z OFST OFST 1300 Setting fiber offset for 1300nm wavelength 2 Select the desired Fusion Program for attenuation s...

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Page 91: ...he inspection criteria for cleave quality Prepare the fiber again and retry CUT ERROR with side of the failed fiber Cleaving error is found in left fiber right fiber or both left and right fibers Inco...

Page 92: ...again and retry Defect in the image processing system Contact service center Defect in the motor driving system Contact service center OVER RUN with name of the failed motor The motor detected the ov...

Page 93: ...daptor Heater Error No 18 Incorrect parameter is set for heating Check and correct the heating parameters Heater Error No 23 Incorrect parameter is set for heating Check and correct the heating parame...

Page 94: ...OVER TEMP The temperature exceeds the set value while heating Defect in the heating system Contact service center Fiber is dirty Retry the splice from preparation Make sure to clean the bare portion...

Page 95: ...OF SPEC The fiber is out of applicable range Cladding diameter is out of applicable range Can not splice with S178 Fiber is dirty Retry the splice from preparation Make sure to clean the bare portion...

Page 96: ...rink the protection sleeve fast Therefore the battery output voltage descends In the battery that repeats 300 times electrical charge and discharges or more the voltage descent under heating is large...

Page 97: ...es can be cleaned maintained for up to 5 000 splices Replace the electrodes if any of the following conditions exist an electrode is bent an electrode end has become extremely rounded abnormal noise o...

Page 98: ...ften 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 holdi...

Page 99: ...er and turn twist the electrode 3 4 times Attention Don t grasp the electrode knob if possible grasp a section of the electrode rod b In an effort to clean the electrode tip wipe it softly with BEMCOT...

Page 100: ...ton swab soaked with denatured alcohol 3 Dirty or damaged lens may prevent the splicer from performing a splice or may produce incorrect splice loss information 7 2 4 Cleaning the V grooves Dirt on th...

Page 101: ...d with denatured alcohol 7 2 6 Cleaning the Tight holder and Fiber holder Keep the grip parts of the holder clean When they are dirty fiber is sometimes slippery at the tension test Wipe the rubber li...

Page 102: ...ed Please turn on the splicer to charge the backup battery when not splicing If the backup battery empties completely the data memorized in the memory is lost 7 4 Storing and Shipping To maintain opti...

Page 103: ...8 fusion splicer or component while a claim against the carrier is being processed 7 6 Return Shipments to Furukawa Electric Co Furukawa Electric Co Ltd will only accept returns for which an approved...

Page 104: ...n its original shipping container and packing material 1 Seal the shipping container securely and clearly mark FRAGILE on its surface 2 Always provide the model and serial number of the S178 fusion sp...

Page 105: ...access the Menu screen Menu key is available in the Ready screen and splice screens When Menu is displayed in a pop up screen select the Menu and press Enter key 2 Menu screen is displayed as shown in...

Page 106: ...condition of machine Measure fiber Measure and indicate fiber s clad diameter core diameter core offset between fibers cleaving angles and or gap between fibers Measure environment condition Measure...

Page 107: ...add comment erase the data or transfer the data to PC History Manager Fiber Image Check fiber image add comment erase the image or transfer the image to PC Edit splicing programs Change parameter val...

Page 108: ...available heat programs for fiber reinforcement User can select any from the list See Selecting a Fiber Program in Getting Started Fusion PRGM Show fusion program list List all available fusion splic...

Page 109: ...ult language Monitor direction login name sleep function splicing start pattern etc Set up counter Get arc discharge times and or splice counts Set up recommended splice counts for the replacement cle...

Page 110: ...ness and contrast of LCD Check machine info Get machine s manufacturer S N software version Replace Clean electrodes Clean lens Maintenance Clean V groove and fiber clamp Step by step tutorial that il...

Page 111: ...is displayed as shown in picture to the right Comment for highlighted program can be displayed by pressing key and turned off by pressing key 4 Select a program to be modified by pressing enter key a...

Page 112: ...nd press Enter to edit 3 Change the parameter with keys increase decrease appropriate digits and or keys actual value and press Set key 4 Press Edit End the pop up menu will show and ask following que...

Page 113: ...lete the edit 8 2 2 Default Follow the procedures shown below to reset the modified program to the default parameters 1 Select Default from Menu screen and press Enter key in the pop up menu The pop u...

Page 114: ...ms can not be selected 3 Press Enter key to paste the program 8 2 4 Delete Follow the procedures shown below to delete the selected program 1 Select Delete and press Enter key in the pop up menu 2 Pop...

Page 115: ...n the lower window with and press Set key to choose the character The character with red color in the current comment is replaced with the selected character 4 Press Escape key after new comment is ed...

Page 116: ...rs may call for other precise procedures especially in the case of splicing various unlisted types of fibers There are several hidden parameters which need to be taken into account when adjusting for...

Page 117: ...he arc power based on the axis offset of the fibers Cleaning Arc Power Offset 127 128 Additional Arc Power for cleaning purposes Cleaning Duration ms 0 32767 Arc duration for cleaning msec Pre fuse Du...

Page 118: ...in 2 nd arc discharge Re Arc Times times 0 255 Allowable numbers for the repeat arc in programmed additional arc mode For example 0 means no repeat arc is allowed Re Arc Duration ms 0 32767 Duration o...

Page 119: ...on tuning core or clad alignment before the splicing m For Inspect Core Offset nm 0 99 99 Maximum permissible fibe offset um Cleave Angle deg 0 90 0 Maximum permissible angle of cleaved fiber end for...

Page 120: ...rt time T2 1st Arc On Time T3 1st Arc Off Time T4 2nd Arc On Time T5 2nd Arc Off Time T5 T4 0 0 Z Distance Feeding Gap Z Push Distance Z Pull Distance Collision of Fibers Pre fuse Time Z Pull Start Ti...

Page 121: ...Common Arc Power Arc Power 100 0 Arc Power Compensation 0 eccentric core fiber 0 consentric core fiber 0 Cleaning A Power Offset 0 0 Repeat Arc Power Offset 0 0 Environment sensor Compensation Clad di...

Page 122: ...t Temp OUT deg C 0 280 Temperature of OUTER heater for The latter half 2nd Heat Time sec 0 300 Heating time after 1st heating Cool Temp deg C 0 280 Temperature to arrive at end of cooling process Pre...

Page 123: ...1 The operation When fiber set and left clamping is shut the heating start automatically 2 The operation Consecutive heating operation Compensation Auto Start 0 30 Expansion time of the automatic ope...

Page 124: ...Programming Guide 8 20 Time chart of heater parameters...

Page 125: ...erred uploaded to PC or deleted from the memory 1 In the Menu screen select the History and press Enter key 2 Select Splice Data Arc Check History or Image Data and press Enter key to get the stored d...

Page 126: ...ly The data structure displayed are as follows Data Title Description CMNT Comment of the data which can be edited No No 1 is the data for the last splice and the number increases for older splices Ar...

Page 127: ...right fiber AngT Relative cleave angle between left and right fibers Loss Estimated splice loss Note Error codes and additional arc memo if any The data with error is highlighted L Estimated loss exc...

Page 128: ...S178 to a PC install driver software for S178 on your PC Ask your representative or Furukawa Electric to obtain the driver software Follow the procedures shown below to upload the data to PC 1 Turn o...

Page 129: ...end data through hyper terminal to PC and you will see data in the window 11 Select Stop in Capture text in Transfer menu when transfer is finished 12 Open Excel and open a new file 13 Go to folder in...

Page 130: ...The list of the previous arc check is shown on screen as it does for Splice Data 2 Select a targeted time and press Enter key to obtain the detail of the data as shown in the picture The data obtained...

Page 131: ...alue of Arc Power Retreat Value of how far the fibers melt back Center Value for centered position of the melt back 3 Press Menu key and the pop up shows available functions Select desired function an...

Page 132: ...st of the captured photos is displayed 2 Select a photo and press Enter key to show the image and data as shown in the picture 3 Press Menu key and the pop up shows available functions Select desired...

Page 133: ...a z Delete Deleting the data Follow the same procedure for Spice Data The data displayed are as follows Sample Description 001 SM SM Name of the Fusion Program 02386 Arc Count when splice was performe...

Page 134: ...edure for PC OUT 1 Conect to PC and Splicer 2 Open HYPER TERMINAL 3 Select PC OUT and press Enter key 4 Select Receive File in Transfer of PC then select Xmodem specified the save location and save da...

Page 135: ...een Sub Menu Function Machine Check Perform a self check of the machine condition Fiber Measuring Performs an auto or manual inspection of the fiber with regards to clad and core offset relative eccen...

Page 136: ...des and press to initiate the remaining check 5 S178 automatically performs the remaining check and a pop up message prompts the user to perform an arc check 6 Press Enter key and select Execute or Ca...

Page 137: ...must be placed at an acceptable position manually The results will be displayed after the measurement z Motor Manual Move Allows the measuring process to be done manually 2 Load fiber on the machine...

Page 138: ...ss keys to switch screens 1st Result Screen Bilateral measurement PARAMETER DESCRIPTION CLAD OFF Amount of CLAD OFFSET between the two fibers CORE OFF Amount of CORE OFFSET between the two fibers REL...

Page 139: ...RIC Eccentricity of Fibers in micrometers CUT ANGLE Cleave Angle of fiber in degrees CLAD 0 IX Cladding Index to calculate center of Clad CLAD 1 IX Cladding Index to calculate center of Clad CLAD WIDT...

Page 140: ...s the entire cycle of splicing to be operated manually using the keypad 1 Select Manual Splicing in the Tool menu screen and press Enter key 2 Select the preferred operating mode and press Enter key L...

Page 141: ...ivate the function In Arc and Reset press Execute key to activate the action 6 Press Escape key to return to the previous screen Variables which can be manipulated Command Setting Menu Description Z_L...

Page 142: ...alue Selections from Z 5 50 500 FCS 0 5 5 0 50 0 ALN 0 1 1 0 20 0 Clean Selecting cleaning arc Arc Selecting fusion splice arc Arc Add Selecting additional arc Current Reset the activated motor Reset...

Page 143: ...ure to capture and store image or Delete data to delete the image and press Enter key Capture 1 Select X Field or Y Field to store the image 2 Press Enter key the image is then stored 3 Press Escape k...

Page 144: ...Cancel Auto or Repeat Data Output Activating data output mode Stepping Action Selecting splice operation mode Common Arc Power Setting common arc power Buzzer Sound Adjusting buzzer volume Buzzer Tone...

Page 145: ...rol for LED lamp Splice Mode 1 Selecting Splice Mode Fine or Fast Arc Counter Displaying and editing arc count Total Arc Counter Displaying total arc count Counter Reset Reset counter to zero Alarm Ac...

Page 146: ...ating data display Before Splicing Attenuation Loss Activating data display Cleave Angle Activating data display Clad Offset Activating data display Estimation Loss Activating data display Data After...

Page 147: ...ious screen 8 5 1 Parameter 1 Select a Setting item in the Parameter list and press Enter key 2 Pop up window shows the current setting Press keys to scroll the available settings and press Set key to...

Page 148: ...ect a digit with and press to increase decrease the value When is selected press key to jump to 255 or press key to jump to 0 z Sleep Type ALL LCD OFF z Sleep Time 1 to 10 Min z Calendar Format YYMMDD...

Page 149: ...nt certainty Fast Fine 8 5 2 Counter 1 Select a Setting item in the Counter list and press Enter key 2 Pop up window shows available functions Press keys to select desired function and press Enter key...

Page 150: ...t a digit with and press to increase decrease the value When is selected press key to advance to 32767 or press key to advance to 0 8 5 3 Data 1 Select Before Splicing or After Splicing in the Data li...

Page 151: ...Repeatedly press Escape key until the Ready screen is displayed Data which can be displayed Process for Data Display Data Before Splice z Cleave Angle z Clad Offset z Core Offset z Attenuation Loss Af...

Page 152: ...eys to select setting item Day Month Year Hour Minute and press Adjust key 3 Select a digit with and press to increase decrease the value and press Set key 4 Repeatedly press Escape key until the Read...

Page 153: ...essing Enter key until the second beep sounds 2 Select a shortcut menu in the screen Press to scroll the menu item highlighted in red color and to change the page 3 Press Set key to set the shortcut m...

Page 154: ...m from following list and press Enter key z Replace Clean electrodes z Cleaning for lens z Cleaning V groove and fiber clamp z Cleaning for main body z Agent Information 3 The maintenance procedures a...

Page 155: ...Option 9 1 9 Option 9 1 Cooling Tray CTX 01 Tray to cool sleeve after heating Set it in the back of the main body Cooling Tray Setting Cooling Tray...

Page 156: ...Option 9 2 9 2 Working Belt WBT 01 Adjust the length of the belt according to the body Connect each belt on each hook put the fusion splicer and fix with metal fittings...

Page 157: ...Option 9 3 9 3 Cleaning Brush VGC 01 It is used to remove the garbage that adheres to V groove and the fiber clamp...

Page 158: ...Option 9 4 9 4 Hard carrying case HCC 01 The lid of the Hard carrying case can be remove How to remove is as follows Open the case Remove the stopper screw Slide the lid and remove...

Page 159: ...your local representative To recycle disassemble it first and sort each part by material and follow your local recycling regulations Especially for European Union in accordance with the European Parl...

Page 160: ...ndicated in the following Removing the built in battery 1 Remove the 4 screws and remove the bottom case 2 Remove all wiring connected to the electric board And remove 6screws which fix the board 3 Th...

Page 161: ...For sales and service information contact FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD or your local representative...

Page 162: ...td 2 3 Marunouchi 2 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo 100 8322 Japan TEL 81 3 3286 3340 FAX 81 3 3286 3978 Service Department CS2 Group Access Network Department FITEL Products Division Telecommunications Compan...

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