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OPERATION

Place the fiber on the fiber holder as shown below. 
In the case of ribbon fiber, the color of each fiber 
should be matched each other left and right.

PLACING THE FIBER

INTO THE HOLDER AND STRIPPING

Strip the fiber using by the manual stripper
as shown above.

The tip of the fiber should be removed after [arc calibration].

Otherwise, it may cause serious damage to the stripper blade.

Summary of Contents for SWIFT KR12

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL SWIFT KR OPTICAL FIBER ARC FUSION SPLICER Read this user manual carefully before running KR...

Page 2: ...armful interference This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Device Type Noti cation A Class Device Broadcasting and communication de...

Page 3: ...the Swift KR Installing the sleeve loader Cleaning the ber Inserting the ber into the sleeve Placing the ber into the holder and stripping Cleaving the Fiber Load the ber to the Swift KR Splice Remov...

Page 4: ...ced in V Groove The variation of the optical ber core Mismatch ber number Core bubble error Gap limit over HOW TO DEAL WITH SPLICING PROBLEMS When the splice loss is too high Abnormal operation of arc...

Page 5: ...ing the Swift KR in order to prevent any accident and breakdown because improper handling may cause danger This user manual provides all the necessary information to ensure splicing safely UCLSWIFT Co...

Page 6: ...h voltage and frequencies may result in serious electric shock injury death or damage to the equipment it is important thatregularly check the generator before use DO NOT excessively pull amend misuse...

Page 7: ...ne or degradation in splicing performance Use no chemicals other than ethyl alcohol or greater to clean the objective lenses V groove V block LCD monitor and body of the Swift KR Otherwise blurring di...

Page 8: ...Cladding diameter m Fber thickness to mm Fiber Cleave Length Splicing Modes Splice mode Heat mode mm Typical sec with standard SM ITU T G Available Splicing Time Splice Loss Estimate Tension Test N N...

Page 9: ...method and Display Two CMOS cameras and inch color LCD monitor with Electrostatic touch screen Dimensions W x L x H mm Including bumper Fiber view and Magni cation X Max X Weight kg Including battery...

Page 10: ...ft Website uclswift com Arc Fusion Splicer User Guide Battery K mAh Transporting Case AC Adapter CI RT IHS DC Cleaver Manual Stripper Alcohol Dispenser DC Output Cable Quantity V Tool box Hard Case Sl...

Page 11: ...BI Optional Items EI DC V available for car cigar jack Electrode Ribbonizing Holder Kit Sleeve R F mm Optical Fiber Holder External Power H H H H H H H IN H H H MPO KR Ribbon Separator Sleeve Clamp W...

Page 12: ...PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PART NAME OF SWIFT KR Sleeve Heater Wi Card Slot DC OUT Data Sync Lock Lever Remaining Battery Display Button Display Windshield Cover Monitor Touch Panel Battery...

Page 13: ...ns o Turn o the power after seconds To activate the sleeve heater To execute splicing command To return to the initial screen To initialize the splicing function To call the main menu screen MENU SET...

Page 14: ...package Using a battery other than provided may cause fumes re and damage to the device personal injury and death Inserting the Battery Insert the battery into the battery groove until it clicks Detac...

Page 15: ...prevents full discharge and full charge The supply of power stops once the protection circuit is activated In order to deactivate the protection circuit and resume feeding power wait about seconds and...

Page 16: ...centage Remains BARS LED It is strongly recommended that the battery must be charged as remaining capacity reaches to bar If not there occurs the splice loss BARS LED BARS LED BARS LED BAR LED or less...

Page 17: ...ld cover The initial screen is displayed as above after resetting all their initial functions It is important to choose a right splice and heat mode to ensure an accurate splicing result The current s...

Page 18: ...soaked in alcohol Dust on the ber coating surface may increase attenuation and cause the ber break after the heating of sleeve Insert the ber into the sleeve Use high quality ethyl alcohol with highe...

Page 19: ...color of each ber should be matched each other left and right PLACING THE FIBER INTO THE HOLDER AND STRIPPING Strip the ber using by the manual stripper as shown above The tip of the ber should be re...

Page 20: ...Clean carefully the ber with a piece of soft cloth or gauze soaked in alcohol Use high quality ethyl alcohol with higher than purity OPERATION...

Page 21: ...ts and dispose it in a proper container Open the windshield cover and optical ber Insert the ber holder on the Swift KR Make sure that the tip of the prepared ber does not contact other object Place t...

Page 22: ...ers are aligned clad to clad The measured values of cleaved angle and o set can be displayed on the screen After completion of the ber alignment arc discharge is performed to splice the bers The estim...

Page 23: ...Move the center of sleeve to the splice point Make sure the strength member in the sleeve is downward Put the sleeve to the center of the sleeve heater Apply tension to the ber downward so that the sl...

Page 24: ...ove are not removed by the cotton swab soaked in alcohol use the tip of the cleaved optical ber And then repeat step again Any contaminants inside the V groove will a ect the splicing condition of the...

Page 25: ...f the blade or clamp pads of the cleaver are contaminated In addition the contamination of the ber surface or tip can cause higher splice loss For this reason it is important to clean both the blade a...

Page 26: ...Y REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING Object Lens Cleaning It is crucial to perform inspection and cleaning on a regular basis to maintain the splice quality of the Swift KR Turn the power o before clean...

Page 27: ...rked When it does not cleave the ber properly clean the surface of rubber pad with the alcohol soaked cotton swab But when clean the rubber pad do not use acetone or solvent And if cleaver still does...

Page 28: ...lade pin completely using driver Remove old blade with blade gear from body and replace new blade with blade gear In here reassembling should be done in a reverse order of disassembling At this time e...

Page 29: ...ode Rotating Locking Change Blade rotating mode Initial setting mode will be set as shown picture Mode change Adjust gear pusher position after loosen Set screw as shown picture Blade locking mode Whe...

Page 30: ...Without replacing the worn electrode the splice loss increases and the spliced point becomes weaker Turn o the splicer power Open the electrode block and unscrew the bolt Remove the electrode block an...

Page 31: ...een is as above You can select right and left by pressing and buttons MENU SET HEAT Ready State READY DELETE delete splice mode REPLACE select a splice mode from data base replace it ADD add a new mod...

Page 32: ...mode for operation CANCEL close menu window HEATER STABILIZE stabilize an arc discharge current REPLACE display an warning message ELECTRODE CAUTION set a caution message for replacement ELECTRODE US...

Page 33: ...de and heat mode The user can access the pop up menu in various ways Splice Pop Up Menu Splice popup menu can import the current splice mode by pressing icon on screen of Ready state POP UP MENU How t...

Page 34: ...plice popup menu by pressing icon on screen of Ready state Select an empty slot Select a splice mode to be put in the empty slot Press icon Splice Pop Up Menu SPLICE SELECT Deleting Splice Mode Click...

Page 35: ...enu by pressing icon on screen of Ready state Select an empty slot by pressing touching the touch screen Select a heater mode to be put in the empty slot Press icon HEATER Deleting Heater Mode Delete...

Page 36: ...ys a screen to select splice mode as above The selecting screen is equipped with various splice modes to facilitate a user s easy selection and use of splice mode In addition splice mode can be expand...

Page 37: ...G A bers G A is improved bending loss than basic SMF G D MFD is um at near nm Other Other splice modes are saved in the Swift KR A database New splice modes will be continuously added to the database...

Page 38: ...odes stored in memory is displayed on the screen Select the splice mode click The selected splice mode is added the last blank mode The selected splice mode is added the last blank mode The splice mod...

Page 39: ...elect the splice mode to be replace click The selected splice mode is added the last blank mode The splice mode from No to No can t be replaced Click then the splice modes stored in memory is displaye...

Page 40: ...parameters is displayed on the screen Select parameters Click adjust it for proper operation Click EDIT Deleted DEL Firstly select the splice mode Click the selected splice mode is deleted The splice...

Page 41: ...itle can be composed of to characters Mode Title Mode Title It consists of up to characters and is used to provide more detailed information It can be found in the Splice Mode menu Align It is used to...

Page 42: ...p Di erence Limit Loss Limit It sets the error range of estimated loss An error message appears when the estimated loss is greater than the maximum range Editable Proof Test If Proof Test is set to ON...

Page 43: ...of the ber On the other hand if the initial value is too high the ber can be burned out or shaped round resulting in aggravating the splice loss Non Editable Editable Prefuse Time It is set by the pr...

Page 44: ...long arc time however if the arc time and arc time is longer than seconds the electrode can be damaged Arc Time Non Editable Editable It sets arc to ON and OFF alternatively while the arc is performin...

Page 45: ...he time between the last moment of fiber s moving forward and the initiation of attraction Taper Wait Non Editable Editable It sets the speed of the fiber attraction Taper speed Non Editable Editable...

Page 46: ...MENU CANCEL Click then the selected splice mode is stored in the memory for operation Touch icon or press and it goes back to the previous stage Cancel Select RESET SELECT...

Page 47: ...may not shrink properly Each heater mode heats up at di erent section of the heater In normal operation mode to call the heater menu press Then you can see the heater menu as above There re already v...

Page 48: ...ore mm Ribbon ber Sleeve Non editable for SleeveType Mode title Summary of Heater Mode mm IS Standard mm Sleeve for mm ber mm Standard mm Sleeve for mm ber Micro Micro Sleeve for mm ber Set Value Desc...

Page 49: ...s stored in memory is displayed on the screen Select the heater mode click The selected splice mode is added the last blank mode The selected heater mode is added the last blank mode The mode from No...

Page 50: ...place REPLACE Click then heater modes stored in memory are displayed on the screen Select a heater mode click The selected heater mode replaces the last blank mode The mode from No to can t be replace...

Page 51: ...itions stored in memory are displayed on the screen Select parameters Click adjust it for proper operation Click Deleted DEL Firstly select a heater mode Click the selected heater mode is deleted EDIT...

Page 52: ...MENU Click then the selected heater mode is stored in the memory for operation Touch icon to go to the previous menu Cancel Select SELECT CANCEL...

Page 53: ...us functions to display data and image also copy such data to USB memory VIEW DISPLAY HISTORY The both splice loss data and image can be stored and the user can see them Each page has loss data and sp...

Page 54: ...select for proper operation DEFAULT Default is composed of sub check boxes To activate a Default menu check a check box Auto Splice Do splice process automatically Auto Heat Power on sleeve heater au...

Page 55: ...d or you press a wrong button the screen moves to upper level You have to remember the password If you forget the password the device has to be brought to UCLSWIFT Co Ltd to x it PASSWORD Set up a new...

Page 56: ...as above There re already various functions to arc test diagnostic test and motor drive test MENU DIAGNOSTIC TEST Self test is a function to facilitate dust test LED test and motor test and calibratio...

Page 57: ...tep by step press a button Motor MOTOR DRIVE It checks the operating status of the motor manually Place the ber in the splice Click Motor Drive To select a motor The name of the selected motor is disp...

Page 58: ...tion is not matched to arc discharge center For this reason Arc calibra tion is required Arc calibration is a function to change the value of arc discharge voltage It is used for the computation progr...

Page 59: ...of irregular arc discharge or splice loss increase In particular since it takes a while until discharge is stabilized when the splicer is in lower or higher location you have to keep adjusting the dis...

Page 60: ...he recommended replacement cycle of an electrode is times use When the set cycle completes a message to replacethe electrode appears ELECTRODE CAUTION It determines the arc count for alert message The...

Page 61: ...G MENU In normal operation mode to call the setting menu press Then you can see the Setting menu as above LANGUAGE It sets a language to be displayed on the screen DATE It sets the date and time in th...

Page 62: ...LUME To adjust the buzzer volume LCD BRIGHTNESS To adjust a monitor brightness MONITOR The LCD will be automatically turned o if you don t operate the Swift KR A for a setting time The monitor is turn...

Page 63: ...c count replace time and other MENU MAINTENANCE Click Maintenance following information is displayed MENU Produce Date The date when equipment was manufactured year month and date Total arc discharge...

Page 64: ...VERSION The version can be easily upgraded by connecting to PC and using Data Syn program PC Program HELP Click HELP following help is displayed THE NAMES OF PARTS The main part of the Swift KR CLEAN...

Page 65: ...ction mirror is contaminated HOW TO Press and place the ber in the middle of the electrodes and V groove Check the condition of the lenses and re ectionmirror and remove any dirt Too Long Fiber It is...

Page 66: ...iber Is Not Placed In V Groove Please Place The Fiber Again It is displayed when the ber is not placed on the V Groove HOW TO Place the ber again The Variation Of The Optical Fiber Core To Cut Back Th...

Page 67: ...electrode Mismatch Fiber Number It is displayed when the number of bers is not consistent with opposite side HOW TO Check all the bers are placed on the V Groove Make sure broken bers Check the splice...

Page 68: ...d from top to bottom V Groove Bad electrodes HOW TO Keep the V groove clean at all times The arrangement of the bers can be interrupted by the dirtin the V groove HOW TO Replace the electrodes The tip...

Page 69: ...ening the windshield cover Turn o the power and contact UCLSWIFT Co Ltd The alignment motion is repeated HOW TO Reset and turn o the power Contact UCLSWIFT Co Ltd The error message of Too Long Fiber a...

Page 70: ...n used for a while charge it again until it is charged fully Use a new battery if the current battery was used for a long period of times and its suggested lifetime is passed Since the battery works b...

Page 71: ...e arc discharge amount and time HOW TO Clean V Groove V Block re ector and object lens by referring to Maintenance of splice quality Replace electrode by referring to Electrode replacement Refer to th...

Page 72: ...ct UCLSWIFT Co Ltd When the sleeve is not separated from the heating plate use a cotton swab or a similar object to this to push or remove the sleeve The sleeve heater is overheated HOW TO Refer to He...

Page 73: ...Splice Edit or heat mode HOW TO The internal standard discharge amount is calibrated Therefore discharge amount of each splice mod does not change Arc amount is not changed after performing Arc Calibr...

Page 74: ...iod or the product will be repaired or replaced as determined solely by UCLSWIFT Customers will be charged for the repair of the machine even if in warranty period if such defect or damage occurred as...

Page 75: ...ainst defective materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase However this warranty does not cover a damage or failure caused by or attributable to a reason for Exclusio...

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