Press
to complete the Link Wizard.
Press
to begin taking readings.
TAKE READINGS
If testing only one wavelength, then skip to the next step.
If testing at two wavelengths, press
to set the Fiber OWL 4 into AUTO mode, then press and hold
on the
WaveSource until the multimode port indicator LED starts flashing, then immediately release the button. The WaveSource
will begin to alternate between
and
, and after a few seconds, readings for both wavelengths will appear on the
Fiber OWL 4 display.
Disconnect the mandrel-wrapped patch cable from the Fiber OWL 4 and take the units to opposite ends of the link.
Connect the units to the first fiber to test as shown in Figure 6. Your readings will vary from the example below.
Once the STORE option becomes active, press
to store the data point. If this is the first fiber in the link, you may be
prompted to enter a new label.
Press
to save the data point(s).
Disconnect the patch cables from the patch panels and move them to the next port in the patch panel, then repeat steps
through
until all fibers in the link have been tested.
green
red
Do NOT disconnect the patch cable(s) from the light source at any time until all fibers have been tested.
F3
F1
AUTO
AUTO
F2
F3
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FIGURE 6
Equipment
Connection for
Optical Loss
Measurements
LIGHT SOURCE CONNECTOR
PORT NOTES:
– CONNECTOR TYPE MAY VARY
– DO NOT INSERT ANGLED
PHYSICAL CONTACT (APC)
CONNECTOR
UNITS
FIBER
FBR:1
_____________________
STORE
LINK #1
82
68%
dB
WAVE
850nm
-
2
15
PASS
BY
2 85
Optical Power Meter:
Fiber OWL 4
Fiber Optic Light Source:
WAVESOURCE Series Multimode Sources