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13.1 Locating Breaks (Faults) in Optical Fibers
The Instrument is equipped with a feature that you can use to locate and display faults in optical fibers.
This feature works by performing an OTDR averaged measurement and then automatically performing
an OTDR event analysis.
Use the OTDR feature to analyze waveforms.
Procedure
Select Route Menu
1.
Using the
rotary knob
and
ENTER,
select
Fault Locator
. The following screen appears.
OLT -> Splitter -> ONU
Select this to search the routes from the OLT
through the splitter to each ONU.
OLT -> Splitter
Select this to search the route from the OLT to
the splitter.
Normal
Select this to search for faults in the fiber that
connects the OLT
1
and ONU
2
.
ONU -> Splitter
Select this to search the route from an ONU to
the splitter.
ONU -> Splitter -> OLT
Select this to search the route from an ONU
through the splitter to the OLT.
Example of a screen that appears when
“Normal” is selected
Pressing the soft key that corresponds
to the route you want to search
displays an illustration that shows the
routes that will be searched.
1 OLT (optical line termination): the telephone exchange’s
optical terminal
2 ONU (optical network unit): the user’s optical terminal
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