FSP200
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Tempo Communications Inc.
1390 Aspen Way • Vista, CA 92081 USA • 800-642-2155
Replace Electrodes
1.
Turn splicer OFF. Remove battery and unplug from AC power.
2.
Replace the electrodes.
3.
Power splicer ON.
4.
Select “Replace Electrodes” from menu.
5.
Follow on-screen prompts. (This process may take 10 minutes.)
Stabilize Electrodes
Perform this function when the splicer is not performing properly and/or when the arc display is not a uniform light pattern.
1.
Prepare and load left and right fibers.
2.
Press OK and wait for the splicer to automatically stabilize the electrodes.
Splice Set
Splice setting options include splicing control, display settings, and splice limit settings for all splice profiles.
Navigate to the “Splice Set” icon and press OK.
Each menu item can be enabled or disabled per the user’s preference.
• Auto Start: The splice will automatically be started when the windshield is closed.
• Pause 1: Enabling allows the technician to inspect the fiber end faces before the cleaning ARC by causing the fusion
splicer to pause.
• Pause 2: Enabling allows the technician to inspect the fiber alignment before the splicing operation by causing the fusion
splicer to pause.
• Display Cleaving Angle: Displays the cleave angle of both fibers.
• Display Axis Offset: Displays the axial offset between the two fibers.
• Display Loss: Displays the estimated loss of the splice.
• Cleave Limit: Will display
• Axis Offset Limit: Enable to force the splicer to attempt a splice even though the axial offset limit between the two fibers is
violated.
• Auto Fiber Forward: Enabling allows the fusion splicer to advance the fibers towards each other upon closure of the
windshield.
• Realign after pause 2: Enabling allows the technician to realign the fibers prior to the splice being started.
• Max. Number of Rearcs: This number will provide a limit as to how many Re Arcs are permitted for the current splice.
• Adjust ARC position: The technician can enable or disable the splicer from automatically adjusting the ARC position.
• Display Fiber Type: The technician can enable or disable the splicer from displaying each fiber type.
• Diagnostic Test: Enabling will prompt the fusion splicer to automatically check the condition of the motors and windshield.
When this function is enabled, all motors are fully tested and the fusion splicer boot time is slower. When this function is
disabled, only the left and right motors are checked, and the boot time is faster. If there is a fault, the display will prompt
the technician that there is a windshield or motor failure.
• Align: The technician can set the FSP200 for full core alignment mode or clad alignment mode.
• ECF: Enabling the ECF will allow the FSP200 to automatically adjust slightly mis-aligned fibers.
Interaction between cladding alignment, core eccentricity, core alignment, and surface tension. Left side diagram shows fiber
following alignment but prior to splicing, corresponding right side depicts outcome of splice. Figures depicts core with a solid
heavy line and center of cladding with a dashed line.
(a) Concentric fiber cores with claddings misaligned. Note the characteristic core deformation of misaligned cores. The