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T-BERD/MTS 4000 Handheld Modular Test Set

T-BERD/MTS-4000 Handheld Modular Test Set

Q U I C K   C A R D

3

1.

Tap the 

Setup

soft key         .

2.

Tap 

Acquisition

and configure the following 

basic settings for the trace:

Laser:

Choose the wavelength(s) to test.

Acquisition Mode:

o

Select 

Manual

to manually to enter 

Range

and 

Pulse

width settings. 

o

Select 

Auto

to automatically configure 

Range, Pulse

width, and 

SmartAcq

settings.

o

Select 

SmartAcq

to perform an 

acquisition with a short pulse 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 criteria:

Set 

Alarm Level 

to 

Fail

.

Set 

Threshold

to 

Default

, or select alternate 

alarm thresholds (TIA-568.3, User, etc.)

4.

Tap 

Display 

and set 

Distance Unit 

to your 

desired unit of measure.

C O N F I G U R E   T E S T

Figure 7: Acquisition settings

Figure 8: Alarm Settings

Figure 9: Display settings

Summary of Contents for T-BERD/MTS 4000

Page 1: ...igure 2 Inspect Before You Connect Figure 1 Equipment Requirements 4100 series OTDR Expert OTDR Settings This quick card describes how to connect to a fiber under test and use the Smart Test Assistant to configure test setups run tests and analyze results on a VIAVI T BERD MTS 4000 equipped with a 4100 series OTDR module EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FIBER INSPECTION GUIDELINES T BERD MTS 4000 equipped w...

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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