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VIEWING FIBER ENDFACES

If no fiber is connected to inspection probe,
the viewer window will be black.

Insert a fiber connector into the probe, or
insert the probe into an optical port.

At first the endface image may be blurry, so it
must be focused.

ENDFACE VIEWER SOFTWARE

Summary of Contents for VS-400-U

Page 1: ... Laboratories OPERATIONS GUIDE 400x USB Video Inspection Scope Model Number VS 400 U Revision 1 00 OWL 5 Commonwealth Ave Woburn MA 01801 Phone 781 665 1400 Toll Free 1 800 517 8431 Visit us at www TestEquipmentDepot com ...

Page 2: ...USB Drivers 3 Verifying Installation of the USB Driver 4 SECTION 3 ENDFACE VIEWER SOFTWARE Launching Fiber Endface Viewer Software 5 Viewing Fiber Endfaces 6 Capture Store Fiber Endface Images 8 Retrieve Previously Stored Endface Images 9 Endface Viewer GetCurrentImage failed hr 8000ffff Error 10 SECTION 4 MAINTENANCE Cleaning Optical Ports 11 Cleaning Connector Endfaces 11 ...

Page 7: ...theCD Ifnecessary inserttheCDintothePC laptopCD ROMdrive Double click the Fiber Endface Viewer shortcut to launch the program NOTE this software program can also be copied to the PC laptop hard drive in order to run the program without havingtheCDinserted ClickFile OpenDevice Select USB 2861 Device from the dropdown menu then click OKtocontinue ...

Page 8: ... no fiber is connected to inspection probe theviewerwindowwillbeblack Insert a fiber connector into the probe or inserttheprobeintoanopticalport At first the endface image may be blurry so it mustbefocused ENDFACE VIEWER SOFTWARE ...

Page 9: ...ghtareaistheconnectorferrule Darkareaisthecladding Smallspotinmiddleofimageisthecore There are a few spots of debris on the ferrule and cladding It is recommended to clear off this debris so it does not shift to block the core CLADDING CORE VIEWING FIBER ENDFACES ENDFACE VIEWER SOFTWARE ...

Page 10: ...ge Browse to the folder you want to save the imagefilein In the File name box type the name of the imagefile NOTE the image file can be stored in eitherBMPorJPGfileformat Click Save to store the image on the hard drive CAPTURE STORE FIBER ENDFACE IMAGES ENDFACE VIEWER SOFTWARE ...

Page 11: ...endface image click QuickOpenFile Browse to the folder where the stored image file resides Clickthedesiredfilename thenclickOpen orsimply double clickonthedesiredfilename RETRIEVE PREVIOUSLY STORED ENDFACE IMAGES ENDFACE VIEWER SOFTWARE ...

Page 12: ...ailed hr 8000ffff errormessage ENDFACE VIEWER GetCurrentImage failed hr 8000ffff ERROR ClickView Options OverlayMixerisselectedbydefault ClickOKtocontinue Reboot the PC for the changes to take effect ClickSystemDefaultradiobutton ENDFACE VIEWER SOFTWARE ...