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 ORL-55

JDSU

5  O

PERATION

5. Select 

Normalize Open Port

.

The normalization will be performed and the display 
will switch to measurement mode.
The display shows “High”.

Note:

The normalization will be automatically performed 

for all wavelengths.

VFL mode (optional)

If the Visual Fault Locator (VFL) option is available, the 
MAIN menu additionally shows the item 

Switch To VFL 

Mode

.

To enable the Visual Fault Locator:

Open the Main menu and select 

Switch To VFL 

Mode.
The fault locater starts flashing, all other functions are 
deactivated and the following is displayed:

To disable the the Visual Fault Locator:

Press 

[MENU ENTER]

.

The instrument reverts to the previously set 
measurement mode.

Summary of Contents for ORL-55 Series

Page 1: ...ORL 55 Optical Return Loss Set BN 2287 98 01 2011 03 English BN 2287 21 BN 2287 22 BN 2287 23 Operating Manual...

Page 2: ...hese Recommendations and Standards are copyright to these organizations ITU T Rec ommendations or ETSI Standards may not be copied and or made available to third parties in whole or in part without th...

Page 3: ...evice overview 9 Power Supply 11 Connecting optical cables 15 4 BASIC OPERATION 17 Switching the device on off 17 Navigating in the menus 18 Selecting measurement mode 18 Switching the backlight on of...

Page 4: ...NCE 48 Cleaning the test port 48 Cleaning the instrument 49 8 REMOTE CONTROL 50 Communication interface 50 Key 50 Parameters 51 9 SPECIFICATIONS 68 Laser Source 68 Power Meter 69 Return Loss Test 69 G...

Page 5: ...ONs and Gigabit Ethernet Battery operation with four AA batteries and the robust shock proof and splash proof design allow a long operation time in the field even under tough conditions AC line operat...

Page 6: ...pe Source wavelengths Receiver diode type 2287 21 1310 1550 nm InGaAs 2287 22 1310 1490 1550 nm InGaAs 2287 23 1310 1550 1625 nm InGaAs CAUTION Caution Follow the instructions carefully to avoid damag...

Page 7: ...ure to laser light Requirement This requirement has to be checked first e g The system is switched on Instruction Here is your input requested e g Select mode Italics Result Result following an action...

Page 8: ...N Non compliant usage Non compliant usage can be hazardous to the user or damage the device itself Please make sure the allowable ambient conditions are not violated Also note the specified measuremen...

Page 9: ...or into a connected optical fiber Please heed the normal precations for working with lasers and consider local regulations This device is a Class 1 Laser product according to DIN EN 60825 1 2007 Obse...

Page 10: ...losion danger Dry batteries can explode if you attempt to recharge them Make sure to select Dry battery as battery type when using dry batteries and the SNT 121A AC Adapter Charger Short circuit of ba...

Page 11: ...cient ventilation can damage the SNT 121A AC Adapter Charger Unit Unit or adversely affect its function and safety Ensure adequate ventilation when operating the SNT 121A AC Adapter Charger Unit Unit...

Page 12: ...k to see whether it was damaged in transit This is particularly likely if the packaging is clearly damaged If there is damage do not attempt to operate the device Doing so can cause further damage In...

Page 13: ...JDSU ORL 55 9 3 GETTING STARTED Device overview Fig 1 ORL 55 front and side view 1 2 3 4 5 6 7...

Page 14: ...Select a wavelengthfrom the list Backlight Activate display backlight Previous Step one menu level backwards without storing settings MENU ENTER Open menu and select menu item store settings Power ON...

Page 15: ...nt 2 Place the new batteries or remove the used batteries with fresh ones Note Take care of the correct polarity of hte batteries It is indicated by a diagram on the bottom of the battery compartment...

Page 16: ...e SNT 121A and the battery capacity is lower than 90 the batteries are recharged complete recharging takes about 3 hours The instrument switches to trickle charging automatically as soon as the batter...

Page 17: ...for this purpose Do not store the batteries for more than one or two days at very high temperatures e g in a vehicle either separately or fitted in the instrument Do not leave discharged batteries in...

Page 18: ...des power even if dry or rechrgeable batteries are fitted in the insturment Fitting the AC line plug adapter 1 Select the appropriate AC line plug adapter 2 Slide the AC line plug adapter into the slo...

Page 19: ...d the USB interface are connected Connecting optical cables Mounting test adapters JDSU provides a number of test adapters for connecting the ORL 55 to the interface to be tested connector or bare fib...

Page 20: ...nting the JAE test adapter Establishing the VFL connection optional The Visual Fault Locator VFL is equipped with a universal push pull adapter UPP for all standard 2 5 mm connector systems To establi...

Page 21: ...The device switches off 20 minutes after the last operation This function is only available when the device is powered from batteries Changing the power mode The device is switched on 1 Press briefly...

Page 22: ...enu without making any changes Press PREV Selecting measurement mode The ORL 55 provides three measurement modes Laser Source The ORL 55 works as a laser source Power Meter The ORL 55 owrks as a power...

Page 23: ...gle stroke To edit the table 1 Press Edit Table in the CONFIGURATION menu The EDIT TABLE menu opens Edit Table Edit the wavelengths in the table and the view status show hide of each entry Select Auto...

Page 24: ...lighted 4 Press to change the value Press once to change one step at a time Hold down the key to increase the step change rate 5 Press MENU ENTER to set the new wavelength The EDIT TABLE window is dis...

Page 25: ...o this the signal is modulated at a certain frequency by a light source equipped with AUTO such as a JDSU OLS 55 56 which can be detected by a JDSU ORL 55 Wavelengths cannot be reliably detected if th...

Page 26: ...and different wavelengths are detected the power levels measured at these wavelengths are displayed simultaneously Fig 7 Display in Auto mode showing the detected wave lengths and their power levels...

Page 27: ...matically Showing device information Select Show Info in the CONFIGURATION menu The INFO menu opens and basic device information is shown device name family serial number calibration date software ver...

Page 28: ...est version of the firmware can be downloaded from the internet at any time and stored in the EEPROM To find the latest firmware version 1 Go to the JDSU home page http www jdsu com 2 Type in the name...

Page 29: ...n started it cannot be stopped by pressing any of the keys To stop the update you must disconnect the device from all power sources adapter charger batteries USB connection Selecting a language 1 Sele...

Page 30: ...switches to VFL mode All other functions are deactivated To select mode 1 to 3 Press Device Mode repeatedly Laser Source Power Meter Return Loss Test The selected mode will be shown on top of display...

Page 31: ...wered via the USB interface for remote operation PERM ECON Power mode PERM Device remains switched on ECON Device switches off 20 minutes after the last operation 1310nm 1310nm 1550nm Wavelength Displ...

Page 32: ...off toggle function Note Signal is modulated only with 270 Hz 1 kHz 2 kHz when Auto is deactivated Select Auto ON OFF Switch on off Auto see next section Select Modulation Select modulation frequency...

Page 33: ...e Auto Lambda on page 28 1 Select Select Modulation The SOURCE MOD menu opens 2 Highlight desired frequency and press MENU ENTER Adjusting the output power level The output power level can be adjusted...

Page 34: ...just The display changes to EDIT mode the first wavelength is highlighted 2 Press to increase decrease value press once to change value step wise hold key to accelerate change speed 3 Press to select...

Page 35: ...only Display in Power Meter mode Fig 9 Measurement display in Power Meter mode External power supply The ORL 55 is powered by the external AC adapter when this symbol is shown Battery status Shows act...

Page 36: ...menu PERM Power mode Perm device remains powered on ECON device powers off 20 min after last operation CW Signal modulation CW Cont Wave without modulation Auto Automatic wavelength detection 270 Hz 1...

Page 37: ...ween relative dB and absolute dBm mode The displayed mode can be selected thus it is the mode actually not active Watt Change display unit to Watt In the dB dBm line dBm will be displayed when selecti...

Page 38: ...t by defining the actual power level as reference value and can be edited manually Setting the reference level The device is in absolute power level display mode 1 Press MENU ENTER to open Main menu 2...

Page 39: ...new wavelength Its value is shown in the lower left display pane The wavelengths which can be selected by pressing this key are an extract of those contained in the internal wavelength table Table See...

Page 40: ...onnection at the ORL 55 Hence take care to keep the test connection very clean In the case the display does not show High with the port open Clean the test connection see Cleaning the test port on pag...

Page 41: ...adapter from test port clean fibre surface of test port and mount test adapter 3 Switch on laser 4 Press MENU ENTER to open the ORL MAIN menu Normalize Open Port Stores the internal noise in ORL mode...

Page 42: ...s VFL mode optional If the Visual Fault Locator VFL option is available the MAIN menu additionally shows the item Switch To VFL Mode To enable the Visual Fault Locator Open the Main menu and select Sw...

Page 43: ...able to meet individual requirements Measured values stored in successive memory locations Measured values stored in pre defined memory locations Result memory structure The ORL 55 is equipped with a...

Page 44: ...ult memory is empty or the first and sub sequent memory locations are empty The device is in measure mode 1 Press the Store key to save the first result The display briefly indicates the first memory...

Page 45: ...the function you will use the most often For this reason the last memory location used will be displayed when you enter the MANAGE MEMORY menu The Meas is highlighted by default so you have quick acce...

Page 46: ...t another Group and Measurement 1 Press MENU ENTER The MANAGE MEMORY menu opens 2 Press MENU ENTER to select Select Group The current Group and Meas 001 will be displayed 3 Press to increase decrease...

Page 47: ...the same as for displaying a memory location see Displaying stored results on page 41 as the last memory location displayed is always set as the current memory location when storing data To save resul...

Page 48: ...dual Meas or Group locations to provide access to specific Meas or Group numbers The ORL 55 has the following memory clear functions Clear Actual Meas Clears the data of the selected measurement Clear...

Page 49: ...ocation Meas 001 of the last Group displayed To clear the entire memory 1 Press to select Clear All 2 Press MENU ENTER to clear all memory data 3 Press PREV to exit the menu Note If you now store resu...

Page 50: ...he units in laser source mode To copy the result memory to a memory stick 1 Plug in the memory stick to the device USB port on the connector panel The folder structure is read Note Depending on the nu...

Page 51: ...displayed item menu items may vary depending on the model and operating mode The window opens to start the transfer 2 Press MENU ENTER to transfer the contents of the measurement memory to the memory...

Page 52: ...off the plug end surface using a cotton bud soaked in isopropanol This cleaning method is very effective and leaves no residues 4 Blow out the test adapter with clean compressed air available in spra...

Page 53: ...oft cloth moistened with a mild solution of detergent Parts which have become very dirty may also be cleaned carefully using alcohol CAUTION Water and cleaning fluids The device may be damaged or dest...

Page 54: ...easily installed see next chapter This automatically installs the appropriate drivers Key The following table lists the parameter types used in remote control NR1 Integer value Examples 23 90 0 NR2 Re...

Page 55: ...ST PERM POW DISP CONT DISP CONT SYST ERR SYST DEV DEF SYST LANG SYST LANG SYST DATE SYST DATE SYST TIME SYST TIME DEV MODE DEV MODE SYST SOUR NUMB SYST SOUR WAV VAL SYST SOUR POW MAX SYST SOUR POW MIN...

Page 56: ...POW CAL WAV MIN POW CAL WAV TAB POW CAL WAV TAB POW CAL WAV POW CAL WAV POW DISP UNIT POW DISP UNIT POW REF STAT POW REF STAT POW REF VAL POW REF VAL POW WAV AUTO POW WAV AUTO POW FETC AM AUTO FREQ PO...

Page 57: ...entification of the device Response type STRING_RESPONSE_DATA e g JDSU Germany GmbH ORL 55 01 A 0106 V03 30 OPC Returns 1 as soon as all operations in progress have been completed SYST PERM POW Ensure...

Page 58: ...their default values SYST LANG Sets the language Parameter type MNEMONIC EN English DE German FR French SYST LANG Returns the current language EN or DE or FR SYST DATE Sets the date yy mm dd e g SYST...

Page 59: ...RET_LOSS Command string Parameter type Response type Unit Info SYST SOUR NUMB Returns the number of LASER sources for the specified optical connector Response type NR1 Range 1 3 e g SYST SOUR NUMB 1...

Page 60: ...5 up to date modulation Default setting OLS_55 SYST SOUR MODE Returns the current type of LASER source modulation OLS_15 or OLS_55 SOUR ID Selects combination of LASER sources Parameter type NR1 Sourc...

Page 61: ...0 CW continuous wave 270 mod freq 270 Hz 1000 mod freq 1000 Hz 2000 mod freq 2000 Hz Note Setting fails if more than one LASER source is selected SOUR MOD Returns current modulation 0 CW continuous wa...

Page 62: ...TAT Returns the state of the LASER 0 LASER OFF 1 LASER ON Command string Parameter type Response type Unit Info POW CAL WAV MAX Returns the maximum wavelength that can be set e g 1650 POW CAL WAV MIN...

Page 63: ...sed by the instrument e g 1310 POW DISP UNIT Selects how the power level is displayed Parameter type MNEMONIC LIN linear display of power level W LOG logarithmic display of power level dBm or dB POW D...

Page 64: ...turns the value for the specified wavelength to which the power level reading is referred in relative mode Parameter type NR1 Response type NRf Unit dBm e g POW REF VAL 1490 POW WAV AUTO Determines wh...

Page 65: ...NR1 FETC MEAS VAL Fetches the values measured by the device depending on its mode POW input power fetched Resonse type NR3 NR3 NR3 Response unit Absolute display POW REF STAT 0 in dBm for POW DISP UNI...

Page 66: ...SOUR STAT on page 52 SOUR STAT See SOUR STAT on page 52 RET LOSS NORM Triggers the Normalizing Open Port function in Return Loss mode Note This operation takes a few seconds to complete FETC MEAS VAL...

Page 67: ...unit is set to user specific reference values you will see in the top line of hte display Return Loss C Command string Parameter type Response type Unit Info RET LOSS ENA REF BOOLEAN Parameter type B...

Page 68: ...ed Parameter type NR1 e g MEM GROU 10 MEM GROU Returns the group where the measurement is stored deleted or recalled e g 10 MEM GROU MEAS Sets the measurement number 1 350 in the current group where t...

Page 69: ...ent group meas value Format for measurement group meas date time measdata measdata Format of measdata wavelength level reference e g 1 6 2007 AUG 31 23 59 59 1490nm 45 69dB 5 12dBm 1550nm 12 34dB 10 0...

Page 70: ...Manager 1 Go to the JDSU web site www jdsu com 2 Type OFS 355 in the search box 3 Select OFS 355 from the search results list The OFS 355 information page opens 4 Select the download tab 5 Click on t...

Page 71: ...e PC You can use this to measure the signal power level at intervals and at several wavelengths and transfer the data to the PC immediately The data can be displayed as an incremental table or as a li...

Page 72: ...50 1625 nm 1490 nm Modulation Auto 1310 1550 1625 nm 1490 nm 2 CW signal T 23 C 3K incl connector depends on quality of connector for 1490 nm 3 dB less 3 00 to 10 dBm 6 to 13 dBm 6 00 to 13 dBm 9 to 1...

Page 73: ...e conditions 20 dBm CW 1310 nm 1 nm 23 C 3K 45 to 75 relative humidity 9 to 50 m test fiber with DIN connector 0 4 dB Overall measurement uncertainty4 4 At 23 C 3K at the calibrated wavelengths 60 to...

Page 74: ...e or entry of any reference level in the range 80 to 30 dBm one Reference Level for each wavelength Modulation detection2 2 From 50 dBm 1260 to 1625 nm 270 Hz 1 kHz 2 kHz Warm up time 15 min Optical a...

Page 75: ...In Return Loss Test mode with one wavelength typ 65 h without backlight AC line operation with separate SNT 121A AC Adapter Charger Unit Power saving mode auto power off after appr 20 min can be disa...

Page 76: ...95 x 60 x 195 mm Weight approx 500 g including batteries Nominal line voltage range 100 to 240 VAC Nominal line frequency range 47 to 63 Hz Power consumption max 8 5 W Temperature range 0 to 40 C Las...

Page 77: ...ptical adapters BN 2150 00 xx OCK 10 Optical cleaning kit BN 2229 90 21 Cleaning tape for optical connectors BN 2229 90 07 Spare tape for optical cleaning tape BN 2229 90 08 NiMH cells AA size 1 2 V B...

Page 78: ...elements 22 Display mode absolute relati ve 39 E E2PROM 45 Environmental protection 17 F Factory default 28 Firmware update 30 I Information about device 28 L Lambda Table edit 25 Laser safety 6 Laser...

Page 79: ...59 65 Utility 60 Results 46 Return Loss Test mode 41 S Saving results 46 Shipping damage 11 Signal modulation 34 Source Main menu 33 T Technical Highlights 1 Test adapter mounting 19 Time 29 U Updati...

Page 80: ...he JDSU Environmental Management Program considers Product design and manufacture Environmental restrictions and requirements are taken into account during planning and manufacture of JDSU products Th...

Page 81: ...suring systems affected by this can be recognized by the symbol on the right of a crossed out trash can and a black bar This symbol can be found either on the device or in the accompanying documents C...

Page 82: ...RoHS Additional Information required for the Chinese Market only RoHS...

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