915FS Splicer
Greenlee / A Textron Company
1390 Aspen Way • Vista, CA 92081 USA • 800-642-2155
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Turning Splicer ON
Press and hold until the LED on the keypad turns ON (green color).
The “Ready” screen is displayed after all the motors reset to their initial positions.
The power source type is automatically identified. If the battery is used, the remaining
battery capacity is displayed.
Splice Mode
Use SM splice mode for standard SM fiber (ITU-TG.652) splicing. It performs splices in
9 seconds and is the fastest mode for SM fiber splicing.
Use AUTO splice mode if fiber type is not identified. Splice takes 2 seconds longer but it
covers most conventional fiber splicing for the following reasons:
• AUTO mode first identifies fiber type by analyzing fiber profile, and the splicing
condition is chosen for the type of fiber. The types of fibers covered by AUTO are
all the conventional fibers, such as SMF (G652), BIF (G657), NZDSF (G655), MMF
(G651), etc. AUTO mode takes longer than the SM processes but is recommended
in cases where the fiber type is not positively identified or if the user is new to fusion
splicing.
• AUTO mode uses an automatic arc calibration function, which monitors the splicing
process and ensures adequate arc power for the splice.
Automatic Arc Calibration Function
When the automatic arc calibration function is enabled, performing the arc calibration
function before a splice operation is not necessary as previous splice’s ARC power is
used. If the ambient conditions or type of fiber has changed an ARC calibration may
be required. The automatic arc calibration function works in AUTO modes only. It is
not active in the standard splice modes. When using those modes, performing arc
calibration before splicing is strongly recommended.
