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Limited Warranty

Pico Macom warrants to the original purchaser that all of its new products are of sound design, quality 
materials and workmanship at the time of manufacture and will be free from related defects for one 
year from the original purchase date. Pico Macom will repair or, at its discretion, replace without cost 
to the original purchaser, the product which, upon inspection by Pico Macom, appears to be defective 
or not conforming to factory specifications. Pico Macom will cover the cost of parts, labor, and return 
freight from factory.

Five-Year Limited Warranty

Most products designated as “Headend Electronics” are further covered by an extended 4-year period 
beyond the expiration of the original 1-year warranty, for a full 5-year period. Qualified equipment re-
quiring factory repair during the extended 4-year period is covered under our re-certification program. 
Re-certification fees under this program shall not to exceed 20% of the product’s List Price and when-
ever possible, Pico Macom will attempt to upgrade performance to the latest improved specification.

Warranty Limitations

This warranty excludes coverage of damage or inoperability resulting from (1) use or installation other 
than in strict accordance with Pico Macom’s written instructions, (2) disassembly or repair by some-
one other than Pico Macom or a Pico Macom authorized repair center, (3) misuse, misapplication or 
abuse, (4) alteration, (5) lack of reasonable care or (6) wind, ice, snow, rain, lightning, power surges, 
or any other weather conditions or acts of God. Pico Macom’s warranty with respect to third-party pro-
prietary sub-assembly modules and/or private-label products are limited to the duration and terms of 
third-party vendors’ warranty. Pico Macom shall in no event and under no circumstances be liable or 
responsible for any consequential, indirect, incidental, punitive, direct or special damages based upon 
breach of warranty, breach of contract, negligence, strict tort liability or otherwise or any other legal 
theory, arising directly or indirectly from the sale, use, installation or failure of any product acquired by 
buyer from Pico Macom. This limited warranty extends to the original purchaser. Pico Macom reserves 
the right to modify or discontinue this warranty at Pico Macom’s sole discretion without notification. 
No other warrantees are expressed or implied.

Uptime Loaner Program

Our Uptime loaner program is designed to provide domestic users of our headend products and com-
mercial systems the best possible support and service. This program is established to minimize down-
time resulting from equipment failure in critical service situations. We offer this program free-of-charge 
(excluding freight) to qualified purchasers within the warranty period. The program provides a free 
equipment loan of like qualified equipment enabling seamless operation for the time required to repair 
and return the unit.

The process is simple. Call our Customer Service desk requesting a return-merchandise-authorization 
(RMA) number for the failed equipment and ask for a loaner unit. We will issue an invoice for the List 
Price of the loaner unit plus shipping costs. When you receive the loaner unit, pack the failed unit in 
the loaner unit’s box and ship it freight prepaid to Pico Macom for repair. When you receive the re-
paired unit, a new RMA number will be provided in the box. Carefully pack the loaner unit and affix 
the new RMA number on the box and ship it back to us for full credit excluding shipping costs.

Summary of Contents for PFT-10

Page 1: ...FTSeries 1310nm Optical Transmitter PICO MACOM Please read this manual thoroughly before use Keep this manual handy for future reference Visit Our Web Site www picomacom com Contact Us 858 546 5050 Toll Free 800 421 6511 ...

Page 2: ...fixed to the side or rear panels of this equipment The significance of the two symbols enclosed by triangles is described below This symbol means that dangerous voltages are present within the equipment These voltages are not insulated and may be of sufficient strength to cause serious bodily injury if touched This symbol may also appear on schematics This symbol calls attention to a critical proc...

Page 3: ...to the outlet try reversing the plug If the plug still does not fit contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of a polarized plug Servicing Refer all servicing to qualified personnel Opening or removing covers may expose dangerous voltages When replacement parts are required make sure the service technician uses only replacement parts recommended by ...

Page 4: ...Laser Notice No 50 dated 26 July 2001 Viewing the laser output with certain optical instruments for example eye loupes magnifiers and micro scopes within a distance of 100 mm may pose an eye hazard Laser power up to 20 mW at 1310 nm could be accessible if optical connector is open or fiber is broken Lasers are on powered whenever the DLC chassis is powered CAUTION Use of controls adjustments and p...

Page 5: ...pacing 9 3 2 Cooling 9 3 3 Securing the Unit 9 4 Making Rear Panel Connections 10 4 1 Power Connection and Initial Power Up 10 4 2 Checking Optical Power Output 10 4 3 RF Input Connections 11 5 Front Panel Operations 11 5 1 Using the Status Button 12 5 2 Selecting AGC Mode 12 5 3 Selecting MGC Mode 12 5 4 Adjusting Input Level for Reduced Number of RF Channels 12 6 Connecting to Your Fiber Network...

Page 6: ...y be ordered with a range of optical output powers by substituting the desired power in dBm for the x in PFT x This power is fixed in the factory at time of manufacture based on part and design selections Users should identify the link budget for the distances splits and splices in their fiber plus the optical power needed for their receiver input before ordering the transmitters Pico Macom also o...

Page 7: ... supplied cord is not appropriate Operation is simple and once set up within the constraints of your application the PFT will continued to operate unattended The PFT will return to your set operating condition after power outages and brown outs This manual details the unit specifications describes any issues that may be critical to your installation discusses the operation and finally outlines act...

Page 8: ...Bc Front Panel Test Port Level 20 dB from Input Results based on 110 channel Matrix carrier input fiber link and 1 dBm optical receiver input level 2 Optical Performance SPECIFICATION LIMITS Wavelength 1310 nm Output Level varies by model number 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 dBm Output Connector SC APC FC APC optional OMI 4 3 General SPECIFICATION LIMITS Input power 90 VAC to 264 VAC at 47 Hz to 63 Hz 30...

Page 9: ...Spacing It is generally a good practice to leave one open slot approximately 1 3 4 inch between units to allow for cooling and provide maximum reliability From the front of the rack cover any open slots with a blank plate to prevent dust from entering the rack 3 2 Cooling If other equipment is installed in the same rack or nearby racks as the PFT transmitter check to ensure that adequate cooling m...

Page 10: ... power is applied Observe the front panel LASER LED if this is lighted green press LASER ON_OFF button to turn off the transmitter output and the LED becomes red Because there is no RF input connection at this time RF LED will be flashing and the Status display window will display Warning RF Input too low The STATUS button allows you to step though the various displays as you press repeatedly A to...

Page 11: ...to check that the input level is in the range described in the Specifications section ap proximately 15 dBmV as a nominal value Use a RF spectrum analyzer or signal power meter If you have less than 6 channels 90 MHz of occupied bandwidth see the section below You may monitor this input signal from the front panel the PFT includes a 20 dB directional coupler to divert a small amount of this signal...

Page 12: ...led labeled MGC Select the MGC mode if Your application has a desired variation of the input level to be passed onto the receive end of your link Your application has an input that is too high level or too low level to allow AGC to control it If you have less than 6 channels in your input RF signal The AGC circuitry may read the levels of the RF signals in error and overdrive the 1310nm Optical Tr...

Page 13: ...er to your patch panel or other fiber connection to your network and insert it into the OPTICAL OUT connector until fully seated If you are using FC connector type twist connector ferrule until it is fully seated on the threads of the PFT con nector and snug moderately Do not over tighten Failure to clean the fiber cables before insertion into the PFT is considered abuse and repairs due to dirty c...

Page 14: ...he internal fiber 3 Clean bulkhead connector using Pico Macom fiber cleaning tools such as Optipop 2 5mm stick cleaner Slide stick into the bulkhead and scrub contamination of the bulkhead In the absence of commercial cleaning tools a pipecleaner and isopropyl alcohol may be used A less effective solution is to use canned clean air with nozzle to blow contamination out of the bulkhead 4 Clean inte...

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Page 16: ...orresponding output power in dBm units and in mW milliWatt units Model Number versus Output Power in dBm and mW Model Number Output Power in dBm Output Power in mW PFT 6 6 0 dBm 4 mW PFT 7 7 0 dBm 5 mW PFT 8 8 dBm 7 mW PFT 9 9 0 dBm 8 mW PFT 10 10 0 dBm 10 mW PFT 11 11 dBm 14 mW PFT 12 12 0 dBm 16 mW PFT 13 13 0 dBm 20 mW PFT 14 14 dBm 26 mW Notes 1 dBm 10Log10 milliWatts 2 milliWatts 10 dBm 10 3 ...

Page 17: ...bly modules and or private label products are limited to the duration and terms of third party vendors warranty Pico Macom shall in no event and under no circumstances be liable or responsible for any consequential indirect incidental punitive direct or special damages based upon breach of warranty breach of contract negligence strict tort liability or otherwise or any other legal theory arising d...

Page 18: ...ons for possible inspection by the carrier You must report claims for loss or damage within 3 days of delivery while claims for erroneous charges or price corrections must be presented within 30 days of invoice date Returning Shipped Items To return any shipped items including those shipped for warranty repairs or credit call our Customer Service desk to request a Return Merchandise Authorization ...

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