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T-BERD/MTS 2000 Handheld Modular Test Set

T-BERD/MTS-2000 Handheld Modular Test Set

Q U I C K   C A R D

4

R U N   T E S T

1.

Tap the Start soft-key         to start the test.  
After auto-configuration, the OTDR will perform 
a connection check to ensure that the 
connection is 

Good

. If the Connection is 

Bad

disconnect the launch cable, and reconnect as 
described on pages 1 and 2, cleaning every 
fiber end-face that fails the inspection test.    

2.

After connection checks, the OTDR will perform 
acquisitions at the configured wavelengths.  

3.

Tap the 

SmartLink

tab at the left screen top to 

select SmartLink view.  

4.

Set the toggle switch at the right screen top to 

Event Line

.  

5.

View SmartLink results:

The FUT is displayed as a series of icons 
representing events (front connector, 
launch cable,  connectors, splices, bends, 
etc.) and distances. Swipe left or right to 
view additional icons on spans with more 
than 4 events.

The center of the display shows summary 
results for the entire span for each 
acquisition or wavelength.  Tap any event 
in the upper display to view detailed 
results for that specific event.

Events and Acquisitions are marked with 
a green check or red 

x

based on the 

Alarms setting. 

Note:

the icon-based view may not be 

available on older T-BERD/MTS 2000s when 
acquisition Mode = SmartAcq.  
Rerun the test with Manual or Auto 
Acquisition or contact VIAVI to upgrade your 
unit to add this feature.

Figure 11: SmartLink View, Summary Results

Figure 12: SmartLink View, Event Results

Figure 10: Start Test

Summary of Contents for 4100 Series

Page 1: ...ion test Repeat until it passes Figure 2 Inspect Before You Connect Figure 1 Equipment Requirements 4100 series Expert OTDR This quick card describes how to connect to a fiber under test and use the EXPERT OTDR test application to configure test setups run tests and analyze results on a VIAVI T BERD MTS 2000 equipped with a 4100 series OTDR module T BERD MTS 2000 equipped with the following Fiber ...

Page 2: ... Cable 3 Connect the Launch Cable to the OTDR port 4 If the interface to the FUT is a patch cord connect the patch cord to an optical coupler 5 Inspect the FUT connected to the coupler or OPP port and the fiber end face of the Launch Cable 6 Connect the Launch Cable to the coupler or OPP port Figure 5 Connecting to OPP LAUNCH TEST 1 Press the ON OFF button to start the test set 2 Press the Home bu...

Page 3: ... width followed by an acquisition with a longer pulse width The first acquisition allows events at the beginning of the fiber to be detected more precisely Acq Time Select Realtime Auto or the desired time to sample the fiber Launch Cable Select and enter Length if you are using a Launch Cable Enter 20 meters or 66 feet for Viavi supplied 20 meter launch cables 3 Tap Alarms and configure pass fail...

Page 4: ...to Event Line 5 View SmartLink results The FUT is displayed as a series of icons representing events front connector launch cable connectors splices bends etc and distances Swipe left or right to view additional icons on spans with more than 4 events The center of the display shows summary results for the entire span for each acquisition or wavelength Tap any event in the upper display to view det...

Page 5: ...formation is shown in the upper display Tap 1 or 2 to select the acquisition wavelength or pulse width for results display Graphical results dB versus distance are shown in the center display A color coded Event table is shown in the lower display Swipe up and down to view all events 10 Tap the Table tab to select Table view 11 Set the toggle switch at the right screen top to the center off positi...

Page 6: ... key 2 Enter Job Id Cable ID Fiber Number Locations and Direction The Job Id field identifies the Job and creates a folder by the same name Results are saved to this folder The Cable Id Fiber Id and Fiber Number fields determine the file name 3 Set Dir Naming to disk Job_Id Use the abc auto button to toggle between test entry and field entry 4 Set Save Mode to pdf 5 Tap Save 6 Tap to accept the de...

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