OPERATION/MAINTENANCE
As an added convenience, the Fiber OWL 4 has been designed to operate as two different types of meters: SIMPLE METER and
CERTIFICATION METER.
Once the Fiber OWL 4 is finished powering on, the OPERATING MODE menu will appear as shown at
right:
SIMPLE METER
is a basic operating mode used to quickly measure optical attenuation (loss), check
patch cables, or measure the output power of an active equipment transmitter, where there is no need
to store measurement data in memory. Reference values can be stored for each calibrated
wavelength for quick loss readings.
CERTIFICATION METER
is a user-friendly and powerful auto-testing fiber optic network certification tool. Fiber links can be certified
against one of many popular cabling standards, as well as against user-defined standards. Up to 1000 data points can be stored for
download to a PC. OWL Reporter software organizes and formats these data points, and prints them into professional certification
reports.
TECH SUPPORT
displays OWL’s Internet URL and technical support number.
In addition, users can use the OPERATING MODE menu to switch between SIMPLE and CERTIFICATION mode without the need to
power off the Fiber OWL 4.
MODES OF OPERATION
Several screens in the Fiber OWL 4 menu system require the user to enter some input, e.g. fiber length or a descriptive name for a
fiber run. This feature allows the Fiber OWL 4 to be more user-friendly.
Alpha-numeric Fields
. These fields allow the user to enter either a number, a letter, or a special character. This is accomplished by
pressing and holding the key until the desired character appears. When the key is released, the cursor automatically advances to the
next position.
Numeric Fields
. These fields are for numeric input only, e.g. fiber length, user-defined reference values, etc. The cursor will
automatically advance once a number key is pressed. Exception: some numeric operators may be required, such as the minus sign
or a decimal point. In this case, they are treated like alpha-numeric fields.
Special Characters.
Special characters can be entered by pressing and holding
.
Press
when character input is complete.
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KEYBOARD ENTRY METHOD
OPERATING MODE
MENU
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SELECT
CERTIFICATION METER
TECH SUPPORT
OPERATING MODE
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SIMPLE METER