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OPERATION/MAINTENANCE

LOAD/EDIT LINK is used to change the link name and date of test for STORED LINKS in the Fiber OWL 4. From this menu, STORED
LINKS can be edited and/or loaded into memory.

loads the highlighted STORED LINK into memory. The configuration of the
currently loaded STORED LINK will be applied to any test result that is stored
while that link is loaded.

changes the name and/or test date of the selected STORED LINK.

From

scrolls through the list of STORED LINKS.

If the link name or date of test does not appear correctly on certification reports, use the RENAME option to
quickly change the link name or date of test without having to re-run the Link Wizard.

From the FIBER LINK MENU, press

to LOAD/EDIT the link. The STORED LINKS menu will appear.

the STORED LINKS menu, press

to scroll through the list of STORED LINKS and highlight the link name you

wish to use. The currently loaded link is denoted by an asterisk.

Press

to edit the link information.

Edit the LINK NAME by pressing

. It is recommended to change the link name to

better describe the link. The link name field can support up to 14-character names.

Press

when finished entering the LINK NAME.

Edit the DATE by pressing

. It is of vital importance to change the date using the

format

MM-DD-YY

. If the date is entered incorrectly, or not entered at all, OWL Reporter will display

an incorrect date on the software and reports.

Press

when finished entering the date, then press

again to return to the STORED

LINKS menu.

Press

to load the link, and return to the FIBER LINK MENU.

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DEF

F1

F2

F3

F1

F3

F1

DONE

F2

DONE

DONE

F2

LOADING AND EDITING STORED LINKS

Link Information

NAME

ACME

DATE

CORP.

02-26-07

_____________________

LINK

STORED LINKS

MENU

NEXT

STORED

_____________________

SELECT

LINKS

Fiber Link #1

Fiber Link #2

Fiber Link #3

Fiber Link #4

*

RENAME

Edit Link Name

<---

SHIFT

--->

[Fiber Link #1

]

LINK NAME:

_____________________

Edit Link Date

<---

SHIFT

--->

[01/01/01]

DATE:

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Содержание FO-4B

Страница 1: ...I 53190 Phone 262 473 0643 Internet OWL INC COM Optical Wavelength Laboratories OPERATIONS GUIDE FIBER OWL 4 OPTICAL POWER METER Model Numbers FO 4B FO 4V e C s i h o W i c e e h i T n O s p e i t r i c o a t l a r F o i b b e a r L T h e t s g t n E e l q e u v i p a m W e l n a t c i t p O OWL ...

Страница 2: ...r OWL SM Test Kits 24 Fiber OWL 4 WaveSource SM Test Kits 29 OWL Reporter Installing OWL USB Driver 34 Installing OWL Reporter 36 Downloading Data to a PC 37 Viewing OWL Reporter Data 38 Report Printing 38 Downloading Data to a PC 39 Interpreting OWL Reporter Screens and Reports 40 Operation Maintenance Modes of Operation 46 Keyboard Entry Method 46 Monitor Mode 47 Auto Mode 47 MAIN MENU 48 FIBER ...

Страница 3: ...g Tone Detection Options 61 Setting LCD Contrast 61 Running the Serial Port Diagnostic 62 Creating User Definable Cabling Standards 64 Optional VFL Port 65 Visual Fault Location 66 Visual Fiber Identification 67 Boot Removal 68 Battery Replacement 68 Universal Port 69 Use of SC Connectors with 2 5mm Universal Port 69 Cleaning the Detector Port 70 Cleaning the Light Source VFL Port 71 Appendices Sp...

Страница 4: ...smanuals Fiberoptictestersvaryfromothertypesoftestequipmentduetoissuessuchas 1 standards basedtesting 2 properfiberoptictestprocedures FOTPs 3 zeroing orreferencingofpowerlevels 4 determiningthecorrectlinkbudgettopassorfailby Completeunderstandingofeachoftheseissuesiscriticalforperformingproperfiberoptictests Throughout this manual you will find various symbols that assist with understanding the p...

Страница 5: ...uracy high resolution microprocessor controlled optical power meter Its wide 75dB dynamic range andNIST traceablewavelengthsmakeitidealforbothsinglemodeandmultimodefibertesting It is enclosed in an attractive hand held case made from high impact plastic has a backlit graphic LCD as well as an 18 key keypad for easy data entry The 2 5mm universal detector port accepts ST SC and FC as well as many o...

Страница 6: ...ical power meter are labels similar to the ones shown below containing model number serial number power requirements and special cautionary information If the unit is enclosed in its protective boot the boot must be removedtoviewthislabel PRODUCT LABEL MODEL FO 4B LIGHT SOURCE INFORMATION OUTPUT POWER 10 0dBm WAVELENGTH 1310 nm TYPE FP LASER CLASS 1M LASER PRODUCT NEVER LOOK INTO ANY LIGHT SOURCE ...

Страница 7: ...batterylife wavelength andcircuitIDinformation DO NOT USE BATTERY CHARGING PORT WITH NON RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AS THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSEHARMTOTHEUNITAND ORTHEUSER function keys activate certain menu options shown at thebottomoftheFiberOWL4LCDdisplay enables user to enter alpha numericdata aswellasactivatecertainmenuoptions activatestheMAINMENU while in the menu system reverts the user back ...

Страница 8: ...y FBR user configurabledescriptivefibername 123 auto incrementingfibernumber from1to999 FUNCTION OPTIONS MENU functions corresponding to the function keys on the keypad the options on this menu will change accordingtothecurrentfunction POWER METER WAVELENGTH shows the currently selected wavelength see the specifications in the appendix at the end of this manual for a list of wavelengths will also ...

Страница 9: ...d ones 1 In this case estimate the average power level To calculate maximum output power add 3 dB to theaveragepowerlevel Transmitters may have a diagnostic mode where the output is at a continuous power level This eliminates the need to compensate 3dB for digital data transmission Consult the active equipment manufacturer s operations guideformoreinformation ReceivePowerMeasurement The Fiber OWL ...

Страница 10: ...PLEMETER ifnecessary Press untilthewavelengthontheFiberOWL4matchesthe outputwavelengthofthelightsource Take the Fiber OWL4 optical power meter to the opposite end of the link under test and connect into the first port as shown in the diagram above If the Fiber OWL 4 does not detect any optical power the display will read UNDER Continue connectingtosubsequentopticalportsuntiltheFiberOWL4displayshow...

Страница 11: ...erence method as shown at right Power on the light sourceaccordingtomanufacturerinstructions Press to power on the Fiber OWL 4 optical power meter thenselectSIMPLEMETER ifnecessary Press untilthewavelengthontheFiberOWL4matchesthe outputwavelengthofthelightsource Press tosetthereference or ZERO TheFiberOWL4willchangetoshowlossin dB andthelossvalueshouldbe verycloseto0 00dB Setting a reference is co...

Страница 12: ...st of acceptable power readings STEP6 Replace the patch cable The easiest way to troubleshoot low power levels is to try another patch cable Over time patch cables can wear out or become damaged the more they are used for optical loss testing Replacing the patch cable usually fixes the problem STEP7 Clean patch cables and optical ports If the problem still exists after patch cable replacement ther...

Страница 13: ...ime patch cables can wear out or become damaged the more they are used for optical loss testing Replacing the patch cable usually fixes the problem STEP7 Clean patch cables and optical ports If the problem still exists after patch cable replacement there may be some debris such as dust dirt or finger oil that has collected on the connector endface or in the equipment optical ports Thoroughly clean...

Страница 14: ...nother patch cable Over time patch cables can wear out or become damaged the more they are used for optical loss testing Replacing the patch cable usually fixes the problem STEP8 Clean patch cables and optical ports If the problem still exists after patch cable replacement there may be some debris such as dust dirt or finger oil that has collected on the connector endface or in the equipment optic...

Страница 15: ...shoot low power levels is to try another patch cable Over time patch cables can wear out or become damaged the more they are used for optical loss testing Replacing the patch cable usually fixes the problem STEP8 Clean patch cables and optical ports If the problem still exists after patch cable replacement there may be some debris such as dust dirt or finger oil that has collected on the connector...

Страница 16: ...th 850nm and 1300nm each light source wavelength will require its own mandrel wrappedpatchcable EQUIPMENTPORTS Figure2showstheportsusedduringthisprocedure Theseportsmayvarydependinguponthemodelofequipment Figure 1 Mandrel Wrap 50 125 µm 62 5 125 µm Diameter Wraps 0 9 in 0 7 in 5 5 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES Optical Power Meter Fiber OWL 4 Fiber Optic Light Source DUAL OWL Series Multimode Sources PAGE...

Страница 17: ...chcablebetweentheFiberOWL4andtheDualOWL asshowninFigure3 ComparethereadingontheFiberOWL4displaytoTable1foracceptablepowerlevels Onceproperoperationhasbeenverified removethesecondpatchcablefrombothunitsandsetitaside continue procedure on next page F1 F2 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES PAGE 2 OF 6 Core Size 62 5 125 µM 50 125 µM Replace at 21 00 dBm 24 00 dBm Acceptable Power Level 19 0 to 21 0 dBm 22 0 to 2...

Страница 18: ...ENCE GUIDES PAGE 3 OF 6 FIGURE 4 Connection for Mandrel Wrapped Patch Cables XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X X XXXXXX 1 LINK WIZARD X X XXXXXXXX 2 MAIN MENU XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX X XXXXXX START MENU XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX x x xXxxxxx Fiber Link 2 x XX XXXXXXXX NEXT SELECT XX x x xXxxxxx Fiber Link 3 XX x x xxXxxxx Fiber Link 4 XXXX ...

Страница 19: ... 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 FIGURE 5 Fiber OWL 4 BOLT Length Test Connection XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX X X xx 50 0um MultiMode x XX XXXXXXXX NEXT SELECT xx X x OUTDOOR SingleMode XXXXX X XXXXX FIBER TYPES _____________________ XX X xx INDOOR SingleMode XX X X xxx 62 5um MultiMode XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X X X XXXXX USER DEFINED 1 X X X XXXXX USER DEFINED 2 x XX XXXXXXXX NEXT SELECT X X XXXXXXX ISO IEC 118...

Страница 20: ...ology for termination If the link under test is terminated with these no polish no epoxy type connectors they should be considered as mechanicalsplices if you are also testing at 1300nm you will need to connect a separate mandrel wrapped patchcabletothe1300nmport DONE DONE F1 F3 F1 F2 F1 F1 F3 F1 WAVELEN REF dBm TYP X X xx X 850nm NOT SET 20 X X X X X XXXX XXXX X WAVE SET DONE X X X X 1300nm NOT S...

Страница 21: ...at 1300nm repeat steps through but this time use the mandrel wrapped patch cable attached to the1300nmport Also makesurethatyousettheFiberOWL4andtheDualOWLto1300nm DoNOTdisconnectthepatchcable s fromthelightsourceatanytimeuntilallfibershavebeentested F2 F3 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES PAGE 6 OF 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 FIGURE 6 Equipment Connection for Optical Loss Measureme...

Страница 22: ...y depending upon the model of equipment VERIFYPROPEROPERATIONOFTHEEQUIPMENT ConnectthepowermeterandlightsourcetogetherwiththestraightpatchcableasshowninFigure3 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES Optical Power Meter Fiber OWL 4 Fiber Optic Light Source WAVESOURCE Series Multimode Sources PAGE 1 OF 5 Figure 1 Mandrel Wrap 50 125 µm 62 5 125 µm Diameter Wraps 0 9 in 0 7 in 5 5 FIGURE 3 Connection for Straight Pa...

Страница 23: ...Emenu press tohighlightCERTIFICATIONMETER thenpress toSELECT FromtheSTARTMENU press tostarttheLINKWIZARD F1 F2 DONE F1 F2 1 ABC QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES PAGE 2 OF 5 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X X XXXXXX 1 LINK WIZARD X X XXXXXXXX 2 MAIN MENU XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX X XXXXXX START MENU XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Core Size 62 5 125 µM 50 125 µM Replace at 22 00 dB...

Страница 24: ...k 1 x x xXxxx LINK NAME X XXXXXXXXXXX _____________________ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X X X X X 1 USE THE METER TO XXXXX X XX MEASURE LENGTH XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X X X XXXX 2 ENTER LENGTH x X X X FIBER LENGTH METHOD XXXXX XXXXXXXX MANUALLY FIBER A FIBER B X XXXXXXX X PATCH FIBER A TO X X X XXXXX DONEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX END OF THE LINK X X X XXXXXX xxxx XX XX XXXX CONNECT _________...

Страница 25: ...e 2 connections one for a patch panel located at each endofthelink some connectors use mechanical splice technology for termination If the link under test is terminated with these no polish no epoxy type connectors they should be considered as mechanicalsplices red green DONE DONE DONE F1 F3 F1 F2 F1 F1 850nm DONE SOURCE CONNECT _____________________ SPLICES IN THE FIBER X X X X BEING TESTED X XXX...

Страница 26: ... option becomes active press to store the data point If this is the first fiber in the link you may be promptedtoenteranewlabel Press tosavethedatapoint s Disconnectthepatchcablesfromthepatchpanelsandmovethemtothenextportinthepatchpanel thenrepeatsteps through untilallfibersinthelinkhavebeentested green red DoNOTdisconnectthepatchcable s fromthelightsourceatanytimeuntilallfibershavebeentested F3 F...

Страница 27: ...hepatchcablesasshowninFigure2 Press topoweronthelightsource Press topowerontheFiberOWL4 FromtheOPERATINGMODEmenu press tohighlightSIMPLEMETERifnecessary thenpress toSELECT F1 F2 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES Optical Power Meter Fiber OWL 4 Fiber Optic Light Source LASER OWL Series Singlemode Sources PAGE 1 OF 5 FIGURE 1 Test Equipment Ports 1310 nm 1550 nm Laser OWL light source Detector Fiber OWL 4 BOLT...

Страница 28: ...wnameforthelink thenpress tocontinue ChangetheLINKDATEtothedateoftestusingtheformatMM DD YY thenpress Press tohighlightthefiberopticcablingstandard thenpress toSELECT Thedateoftestmustbesetsothatthecorrectdateappearsoncertificationreports Ifunsureaboutwhichcablingstandardtouse selectTIA 568 B 3 F3 DONE F1 F2 1 ABC F1 F2 DONE DONE F1 F2 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES PAGE 2 OF 5 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X X X...

Страница 29: ...Mode XXXXX X XXXXX FIBER TYPES _____________________ XX X xx INDOOR SingleMode XX X X xxx 62 5um MultiMode XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X X X X X 1 USE THE METER TO XXXXX X XX MEASURE LENGTH XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X X X XXXX 2 ENTER LENGTH x X X X FIBER LENGTH METHOD XXXXX XXXXXXXX MANUALLY FIBER A FIBER B X XXXXXXX X PATCH FIBER A TO X X X XXXXX DONEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX END OF THE LINK...

Страница 30: ...connectthesinglemodepatchcablefromtheFiberOWL4andtaketheunitstooppositeendsofthelink ConnecttheunitstothefirstfibertotestasshowninFigure4 Yourreadingswillvaryfromtheexamplebelow F1 F3 F1 F2 F1 F1 F3 F1 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES PAGE 4 OF 5 01000 Meters x xxxxxxxxx 02 Connections x xxxxxxx 00 Splices x xxxxxxxxxxx X XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX YES NO INDOOR SINGLEMODE x IS THIS CORRECT X X XXXXX TIA 568B 3 CAN T...

Страница 31: ...t in the patch panel then repeat steps through until all fibers in the link have been tested at 1310nm If also testing at 1550nm repeat steps through but this time use the singlemode patch cable attached to the 1550nm port Also make sure that you set the Fiber OWL4 and the Laser OWLto 1550nm end of procedure F2 F3 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES PAGE 5 OF 5 Optical Power Meter Fiber OWL 4 Fiber Optic Light...

Страница 32: ...orwillbe for1310nm Press topowerontheFiberOWL4 FromtheOPERATINGMODEmenu press tohighlightSIMPLEMETERifnecessary thenpress toSELECT Press ontheFiberOWL4untilthewavelengthreads1310nm red PORT F1 F2 F3 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES Optical Power Meter Fiber OWL 4 Fiber Optic Light Source WAVESOURCE Series Singlemode Sources PAGE 1 OF 5 Detector Fiber OWL 4 power meter 1310nm 1550 nm FIGURE 1 Test Equipment ...

Страница 33: ... 3 DONE F1 F2 1 ABC F1 F2 DONE DONE F1 F2 F1 F2 1 ABC F2 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES PAGE 2 OF 5 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X X XXXXXX 1 LINK WIZARD X X XXXXXXXX 2 MAIN MENU XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX X XXXXXX START MENU XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX x x xXxxxxx Fiber Link 2 x XX XXXXXXXX NEXT SELECT XX x x xXxxxxx Fiber Link 3 XX x x xxXxxxx Fib...

Страница 34: ...ND OF THE LINK X X X XXXXXX xxxx XX XX XXXX CONNECT _____________________ FIBER B AT THE FAR X X X X XXX FIBER PAIR REQUIRED X X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 FIGURE 3 Fiber OWL 4 BOLT Length Test Connection LIGHT SOURCE CONNECTOR PORT NOTES CONNECTOR TYPE MAY VARY DO NOT INSERT ANGLED PHYSICAL CONTACT APC CONNECTOR XXXX X XXXXX FIBER LENGTH XX X X x 01000 0 6 meters X XXX XX...

Страница 35: ...press to set the Fiber OWL 4 into AUTO mode then press and hold on the WaveSource until the singlemode 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 appearontheFiberOWL4display DisconnectthepatchcablefromtheFiberOWL4andtaketheunitstooppositeendsofthelink continue p...

Страница 36: ...t in the patch panel then repeat steps through untilallfibersinthelinkhavebeentested end of procedure F2 F3 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES PAGE 5 OF 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 FIGURE 4 Equipment Connection for Optical Loss Measurements 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 LIGHT SOURCE CONNECTOR PORT NOTES CONNECTOR TYPE MAY VARY DO NOT INSERT ANGLED PHYSICAL CONTACT APC CONNECTOR UNITS FIBER FBR 1 _________________...

Страница 37: ...n Clickthe Install buttononthe OWLUSBtoUARTBridgeDriverInstaller dialogbox Clickthe ContinueAnyway buttononthe SoftwareInstallation dialogbox Oncethesoftwareinstallationiscomplete click Yes torebootthecomputer Connect the Fiber OWL 4 optical power meter to a USB port on the PC using the suppliedUSBdownloadcable ThecomputerwillautomaticallydetecttheFiberOWL4 If Windows asks you to use Windows updat...

Страница 38: ...utton labeled Install the software automatically Recommended then click Next to continue Click the Continue Anyway button on the Software Installation dialog box Once the drivers have been completely installed click the Finish button end of procedure 30 OWL REPORTER ...

Страница 39: ...ow the instructions below Insert the OWLCD into your CD ROM drive When the CD Installation panel appears on your screen click the Install OWL Reporter button Click Next on the Welcome to the OWL Reporter Software Setup Wizard dialog box Click Next on the Choose Components dialog box Click Next on the Choose Install Location dialog box ...

Страница 40: ...x Once the OWLReporter installation has completed click Finish on the Completing theOWLReporterSoftwareSetupWizard dialogbox Press topowerontheFiberOWL4 ifnecessary Connect the Fiber OWL 4 to the PC using the supplied USB orRS 232downloadcable Start OWL Reporter The default location for the OWL Reporter shortcut is Start Programs OWL OWL Reporter BeginthedownloadbyclickingtheDownloadicon asshown a...

Страница 41: ...ult Circuit Results Summary shows the Link ID each stored datapoint andwhetherthetestpassedorfailed The circuit summary results may be viewed in three different ways Pass Fail Optical Loss and Overhead Toggle the view by using the P F Overhead andLossbuttons highlightedatright ReportPrinting To print the current view to a PC printer press the print button highlightedatrighttoprinttheSummaryreport ...

Страница 42: ...g standard O H shown in dB shows the amount of Overhead in the link or the amount of loss the link can sustain before it will reach a Fail result Loss shown in dB shows the actual amount of loss measured through the link IfyouareinterestedincreatingaPDFfile of your printouts there is a shareware program called PDF995 that installs a PDF printer onto your system Print the file as normal and save th...

Страница 43: ...tandardaretheTIA 568andtheISOIEC11801 Units dBperconnection Calculation Numberofinterconnections x dBlossperconnection Link Under Test Patch Cable to active equipment ThefollowinglistoftermsappearontheOWLReportersoftwarescreenand orprintedreport ConnectorLoss FiberLoss LightSourceReferencePower MeasuredPower OperatingMargin OpticalLoss Pass Fail SpliceLoss SystemOverhead SystemReferencePower Total...

Страница 44: ... meter during the setting of the optical reference Light Source Reference Power is used as a reference or starting point on which a standards based optical referenceisset Units dBm Calculation none LightSourceReferencePowerismeasuredviaasinglepatchcordoftheappropriatetype OWL REPORTER INTERPRETING OWL REPORTER SCREENS AND REPORTS cont Patch Panel Patch Panel Link Under Test testing standards requi...

Страница 45: ...dcircuitdetailreports Definition the difference between the Measured Power and the System Reference Power also known as headroom expressed as apercentage Units percentage Calculation none Total Allowable System Loss Light Source Reference Power dBm INVALID OPERATING MARGIN Minimum Required Power dBm Measured Power dBm PASS Optical Loss FAIL OPERATING MARGIN or SYSTEM OVERHEAD Total Allowable Syste...

Страница 46: ...impossible sincethiswouldindicateGAINinthesystemratherthanLOSS Thisconditionusuallyoccurswhenthereferencewassetupincorrectly Thecorrectsequenceofstepstosetareferencefollow 1 MULTIMODEONLY wrapthereferencecableseven 7 timesarounda0 7 mandrel 0 7 for62 5um and0 9 for50um andsecure 2 Connecttheendsofthereferencecabletothepowermeterdetectorportandtheappropriatelightsourceport 3 PowerONandsettheunitsto...

Страница 47: ...wer System Overhead is also known as headroom With a PASS rating System Overhead shows how much additional loss a link can bear before it will fail With a FAIL rating SystemOverheadshowshowmuchopticallossmustbeovercomebeforeitwillpass Units dB Calculation MeasuredPower MinimumRequiredPower Patch Panel Link Under Test Patch Panel Splice some connectors splice technology for fiber termination such a...

Страница 48: ...link i e Fiber Loss Connection Loss and Splice Loss TotalAllowable System Loss is also known as a Link Budget For generic cabling standards such as theTIA568 or the ISO IEC 11801 link budgets are calculated based upon the actual configuration of the link under test Some standards e g various Ethernets havepre definedlinkbudgetlossvaluesbasedupontheupperlimitsofthelinkconfiguration Units dB Calcula...

Страница 49: ...number In addition users can use the OPERATING MODE menu to switch between SIMPLE and CERTIFICATION mode without the need to powerofftheFiberOWL4 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 fiberrun ThisfeatureallowstheFiberOWL4tobemoreuser friendly Alpha numeric Fields These fields allow the us...

Страница 50: ...ring simultaneous dual wavelength optical power or loss measurements AUTO Mode may be used in either SIMPLE or CERTIFICATION mode To enable or disableAUTO Mode press when viewing optical power or loss measurements When AUTO Mode is enabled the wavelength indicator alternates with AUTO as shown at right This means that the Fiber OWL 4 is scanning incoming optical power for wavelength switching sign...

Страница 51: ...forLinkWizardinstructions YourlightsourcewilldeterminewhichQuickReferenceGuidetouse 1 ABC LINK WIZARD FromtheMAINMENU press toaccesstheFIBERLINKMENU The FIBER LINK MENU allows the user to configure and manage fiber link configurations in the Fiber OWL 4 Up to eight separate fiber link configurations can be stored The parameters containedineachfiberlinkapplytoalldatapointsstoredwhilethatlinkwasload...

Страница 52: ...ing It is recommended to change the link name to betterdescribethelink Thelinknamefieldcansupportupto14 characternames Press whenfinishedenteringtheLINKNAME Edit the DATE by pressing It is of vital importance to change the date using the formatMM DD YY Ifthedateisenteredincorrectly ornotenteredatall OWLReporterwilldisplay anincorrectdateonthesoftwareandreports Press when finished entering the date...

Страница 53: ...the same as running the Link Wizard See the Quick Reference Guide section in this manual for more informationaboutcertifyingfiberlinks ZERO LIGHT SOURCE perform a basic optical loss test by zeroing the Fiber OWL 4 with a stabilized light source MANUALREFERENCE LINK BUDGET configure the Fiber OWL4 to use a manuallyenteredlinkbudgetoropticalreferencelevel To manually enter a pre calculated link budg...

Страница 54: ...get as shown at right Do not use any mathematical operators and up to2decimalplacesmaybeused Oncethelinkbudgethasbeenentered press tocontinue TheWavelengthReferencescreenwillappear showingtherecentlyenteredlinkbudget Repeat through to set a link budget for a second wavelength if necessary Only two wavelengths may be configured at a time Press toreturntotheFIBERLINKMENU Tobegintakingreadingsforthis...

Страница 55: ...mper reference method Enter the absolute power reference level as shown at right Up to 2 decimal places may beused Oncethereferencelevelhasbeenentered press tocontinue TheWavelengthReferencescreenwillappear showingtherecentlyenteredlinkbudget Repeat through to set an absolute reference level for a second wavelength if necessary Only two wavelengths may be configuredatatime Press toreturntotheFIBER...

Страница 56: ...KMENU Tobegintakingreadingsforthislink press toreturntotheMAINMENU thenpress toTAKEREADINGS Alternately theFiberOWL4maybe zeroed quicklywhilethemeterisdisplayingmeasurementsinImmediateMode Power on and connect a light source of the desired wavelength to the Fiber OWL4 using the appropriate reference method setup i e 1 jumper 2 jumper or3 jumperreferencemethod andsettheFiberOWL4tothesamewavelengtha...

Страница 57: ...th 2CONN0SPLICES numberofconnectionsandsplices WAVELENGTHS 850nm1300nm wavelengthsusedwithstandard If thelinkwasstoredusingtheLinkBudgetmethod alistoftheconfiguredwavelengthswillappear If the link was stored using the manual reference method or Zero reference method or is not in use the display will indicate ALL MANUALREFERENCES Press toreturntotheFIBERLINKMENU 4 JKL DONE VIEWING STORED LINK CONFI...

Страница 58: ...filebyterminalprogramssuchasHyperTerminalforWindows orprintedtoaserialdevice COMportparametersshouldbesetto Bitspersecond 9600 Databits 8 Parity None Stopbits 1 Flowcontrol None FromtheFIBERLINKMENU press the STORED LINKS menu press to highlight the STORED LINK name you wishtoprint Thecurrentlyloadedlinkisdenotedbyanasterisk OncethecorrectSTOREDLINKnameishighlighted press toSELECT The display will...

Страница 59: ...ughthedatapointsstoredwiththecurrentlydisplayedfibername NEXT WAVE each data point may have data stored for multiple wavelengths This option scrolls through the differentwavelengthsstoredwiththisdatapoint 0 LOAD loads the currently displayed fiber link and returns the user to IMMEDIATE MODE to resume taking data starting with the next fiber number For example if there are 12 data points stored for...

Страница 60: ...ually to a serial device from the Fiber OWL 4 requires a solid working knowledge of serial COM ports and comma delimited data formats and requires a terminal program such as Hyperterminal for Windows From the STORED DATAmenu press to download all data points stored in the Fiber OWL4 to a PC via serial port There are twomethodsofdownload OWL Reporter data can be downloaded into OWL Reporter softwar...

Страница 61: ...STOREDREADINGS Press toaccesstheMAINMENU Press toaccesstheSTOREDDATAmenu Press toaccesstheDELETEDATAscreen FromtheDELETEDATAscreen press DELALL Press to confirm DELETEALL READINGS or press to return to the DELETE DATAscreen without deleting anydata Press toreturntotheSTOREDDATAmenu METHOD2 IFYOUWANTTODELETEONLYSOMEOFTHESTOREDREADINGS Press toaccesstheMAINMENU Press toaccesstheSTOREDDATAmenu Press ...

Страница 62: ...meandusertelephonenumber Press toreturntotheMETERCONFIGMENU 1 ABC DONE SETTING USER INFORMATION From the User Information screen press to set the user name If the company name has not yetbeenset dotswillappearintheUSERORCOMPANYNAMEfield asshownatright Press and hold to backspace to the beginning of the field then enter the company name Usethe asashiftkeyforlowercaseletters Thisfieldallowsfor14 cha...

Страница 63: ...gcustomwavelengthsrequiresahighlevelofunderstandingoffiberoptics andshouldonlybeperformedbyadvancedfibertechnicians From the WAVE OPTIONS menu press to set a custom wavelength The custom wavelength temporarily replaces 980nm and requires a singlemode light source tuned to 10dBm forcalibration Enterthe3 or4 digitcustomwavelengthbetween700nmand1700nmintheentryfieldprovided e g 1650nm Press tocontinu...

Страница 64: ... of automatic wavelength detection with OWL WaveSource light sources the toning options MUSTappearasshownintheSetToningOptionsscreenshotabove 3 GHI F1 F2 F3 SETTING TONE DETECTION OPTIONS FromtheMETERSETUPMENU press tosettheLCDCONTRAST Thisoptionallowstheusertosetthecontrastoftheliquidcrystaldisplay LCD DOWN lightensthescreenincaseitistoodark UP darkensthescreenincaseitistoolight Press toreturntot...

Страница 65: ...PowerONtheFiberOWL4 FromtheOPERATINGMODEmenu highlightSIMPLEMETERandpress FromImmediateMode press thenpress toentertheMETERSETUPmenu FromtheMETERSETUPMENU press tostarttheSERIALTEST To fully troubleshoot the download port and the download cable three subsequent tests must be performed ThefirsttestisusedtochecktheDATAportontheFiberOWL4forinternalshorts Thesecondtestisusedtotestforinternalshortsinsi...

Страница 66: ...d also be FAILED This means that therearenointernalshortsinthecable If the result of the DOWNLOAD CABLE TEST is PASSED then there may be a problem with the downloadcableanditshouldbereplaced TEST3 SERIALPORTDIAGNOSTICTEST Short pins 2 and 3 on the download cable with a short piece of wire asshowninthepictureatright Apaperclipworkswellforthisconnection Press RETEST then to run the SERIAL PORT DIAGN...

Страница 67: ...remainingfibertypes EnterthelossperconnectionindB thenpress tocontinue Enter the loss per splice in dB then press to continue and return to the SELECT WAVESscreen If necessary highlight the other wavelength to use for this standard and press to select NOTE one of the key parameters for defining these custom cabling standards is fiber loss dB per kilometer Each custom standard supports a different ...

Страница 68: ...y connecting the VFL port to the fiber under test then inspecting thefarendforredlightexitingthefiberconnector OperationoftheOptionalVisualFaultLocator VFL Port ConnecttheVFLporttotheopticalfibertotest Press toentertheSOURCESETTINGSmenu Power on the VFL port by pressing WAVELENGTH will change to the VFL wavelength OPTIONAL press totoggletheVFLbetween flashing andcontinuousmode When finished using ...

Страница 69: ...fiberjacket producingaredglowatthepointoftheanomaly Followthestepsbelow ConnecttheVFLporttothefiberundertest Itisrecommendedtouseafiberpatchcableasshownbelowtoavoidhandling thefragilejacketedfiberinthesplicetray PowerontheVFL Seepage forinstructionsonoperatingtheVFLport pticalfiberjacketsare colored itisdifficulttoseeredlightshining through so itisrecommendedtokeeptheroomlightataminimum do NOT ins...

Страница 70: ...FLporttothefiberundertest Itisrecommendedtouseafiberpatchcableasshownbelowtoavoidhandling thefragilejacketedfiberinthesplicetray PowerontheVFL Seepage forinstructionsonoperatingtheVFLport thelaserlightexitingthefiberisverybrightandcouldcausedamagetoyoureyeifvieweddirectly do NOT insert an APC Angled Physical Contact connector in to the VFL port as this could damage the angledferruleontheAPCconnect...

Страница 71: ...sshownbelow BatteryReplacement The battery compartment is covered by a plate on the back of the unit Asmall Philips screwdriver is required Remove the rubber boottoexposethebackoftheunit One9vbatteryisrequiredforoperation DO NOT USE BATTERY CHARGING PORT WITH NON RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOREXPLOSIONANDDAMAGEMAYOCCURTOTHEUNITAND ORTHEUSER BOOT REMOVAL REPLACING THE BATTERY ...

Страница 72: ...in the port Because of this you can be assured that the connection will always produce an accurate reading as longasitisinsertedcompletelyintotheport seethediagrambelow Additionally someconnectorsusea1 25mmferrule TheflexibleuniversalportsystemontheFiberOWL4allowstheusertoremove the 2 5mm adapter and place a 1 25mm adapter included with each Fiber OWL 4 for connection to LC MU and other SFF connec...

Страница 73: ...picktipintothedetectorport Using as little pressure as possible rotate the cotton toothpick tip in the detector port toclearawayanydustordirtthathasaccumulatedonthedetector Usinglightpressurefromthecompressedair blowoutthedetectorport Usethejewelersloupetoinspectthedetectorendface Ifdustordirtarestillpresent repeatsteps untilthedetectorportisfreeofdebris If no dust or dirt is found replace the ada...

Страница 74: ... USE AN LCD BASED FIBER INSPECTION SCOPE WHICH CAN INSPECT OPTICALPORTSANDFIBERENDFACESWITHOUTEXPOSINGTHEEYETOHARMFULOPTICALRADIATION OPERATION MAINTENANCE CLEANING THE LIGHT SOURCE VFL PORT WET CLEAN PROCEDURE Wet the tip of a 2 5mm cleaning swab with isopropyl alcohol Carefully insert the wet tip of the swab into the optical port Clean out the optical port according to the directions providedwit...

Страница 75: ... AND CALIBRATION INFORMATION CONTACT INFORMATION Address Phone Internet OpticalWavelengthLaboratories Inc 262 473 0643 OWL INC COM N9623USHwy12 Whitewater WI53190 DetectorType Calibrated Wavelengths Measurement Range Measurement Units Accuracy Resolution Battery Life ConnectorType OperatingTemperature StorageTemperature Size Weight Low Battery Indicator NISTTraceable Data Storage Points Auto shuto...

Страница 76: ...th Ifthesespecificationsareunknown contacttheopticalfibermanufacturerformoredetails IEEE Standard Name Fiber OWL Link Wizard Name 10GBASE S Wavelength Loss dB Modal Bandwidth Maximum Distance m 10GBASE S 10GBASE S 10GBASE S 10GBASE S 10GBASE LX4 10GBASE LX4 10GBASE LX4 10GBASE LX4 10GBASE LX4 10GBASE L 10GBASE E Fiber Type 62 5 125 multimode 62 5 125 multimode 62 5 125 multimode 50 125 multimode 5...

Страница 77: ...s Budget Determine System Gain Avg Transmitter Power Receiver Sensitivity Power Penalties Operating Margin Receiver Power Penalties Repair Margin Splices at 0 3dB each Determine Link Loss Budget System Gain Power Penalty Average Transmitter Power Receiver Sensitivity System Gain Operating Margin Receiver Power Penalties Repair Margin Total Power Penalty System Gain Total Power Penalty Total Link L...

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