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SPLICING PROBLEM SOLVING
8.1
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WHEN LOSS IS HIGH
1
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Any dust or foreign substance on the fi ber surface may cause a poor splice.
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Clean the fi ber surface suffi ciently.
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Do not clean the fi ber after cleaving to prevent dust from being gathered in the fi ber cross section.
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Lower fi bers into V-grooves rather than pushing in from the sides. Fiber holders will facilitate
proper insertion.
2
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Any foreign substance on V-groove hinders the correct alignment.
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Keep the V-groove clean at all times.
3
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Electrode condition.
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When an electrode contains an abrasion or its tip is bent and dirty, replace the electrodes.
4
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Arc amount and arc time are inappropriate.
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Check the setting of arc amount and arc time to reset them with proper values.
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Changes in arc time and amount are generally considered to be minor adjustments to factory settings.
5
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Inappropriate splice mode.
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Check whether appropriate splice mode is selected for the fi ber.
8.2
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ABNORMAL SPLICING OPERATION
1
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Alignment operation is repeated.
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Open the wind cover again and then close.
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If discontinues, open the wind cover, press and then turn off the power and contact UCLSWIFT.
2
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The error message “Too Long Fiber” is continuously generated.
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Turn off the power and contact UCLSWIFT.
SWIFT KF4-EN, Rev.C 9
3.
Product Outline
3.1.
Function buttons
BUTTON
DESCRIPTION
Press and hold about 1 second to turn the power on/off.
Move the cursor to the left.
Move fiber to manual mode and adjust the camera’s focus.
Stripping popup menu should load.
Move the cursor to the right.
Move fiber to manual mode and adjust the camera’s focus.
Move the cursor upward.
Move each motor to manual mode.
Splice popup menu should load.
Move the cursor downward.
Move each motor to manual mode.
Heater popup menu should load.
Initialize the splice function.
Return to the menu screen.
Complete a selection.
Follow the next step on the menu screen.
Splice execution.
Return to the initial screen and initialize splice function.
Turn on the heater.
When it is on, the lamp on the left is in the red.
Press once more when it is on, and the heater is turned off.
PROBLEM OCCURRENCES AND QUESTIONS
9.1
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POWER
1
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Power is not turned on by pressing .
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Check whether the screen is turned off with the switch being pressed for about 1 second.
2
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Cannot continue splicing after several completed splices even with the fully charged battery.
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Power is quickly consumed when “Save mode” is not in use. Refer to the Save Mode to assure
proper settings.
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If the battery’s life ends for long-term use, replace it with approved replacement. Battery wattage drops
with low temperature and more rapidly with temperatures below zero. Also, splice current consumption
goes up with high temperature and battery’s power consumption accelerates.
3
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LED is not turned on upon charging.
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Disconnect the charger’s AC power cord and connect the DC cord to the charging jack.
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Connect the AC power cord after 10~15 seconds. Then the battery’s LED is turned on red and charging starts.
4
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No remaining battery indication.
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Charge the battery.
5
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Remaining battery is not well displayed.
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Remaining battery display is for reference.
9.2
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SPLICE
1
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The error message displayed on the screen.
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Refer to the Error message list.
2
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Splice loss is high or irregular.
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Clean V-groove, V-block, refl ector and object lens by referring to [Maintenance of splice quality]. Replace
electrodes by referring to
[Electrodes replace]
. Refer to the “High estimated loss” from
[Error message list]
.
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If fi ber warps or is bent, place the fi ber bent direction to face the bottom. Splice loss varies depending on
cleaving angle, arc condition and cleanliness level of fi ber. If splice loss is still high or irregular even after
implementing these recovery measures, contact UCLSWIFT. Annual maintenance is required to maintain
optimal splice quality.
3
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The monitor is suddenly turned off.
•
Refer to
[Monitor sleep mode menu]
.
4
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Power is suddenly turned off.
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Refer to
[Splicer sleep mode menu]
.
SWIFT KF4-EN, Rev.C 9
3.
Product Outline
3.1.
Function buttons
BUTTON
DESCRIPTION
Press and hold about 1 second to turn the power on/off.
Move the cursor to the left.
Move fiber to manual mode and adjust the camera’s focus.
Stripping popup menu should load.
Move the cursor to the right.
Move fiber to manual mode and adjust the camera’s focus.
Move the cursor upward.
Move each motor to manual mode.
Splice popup menu should load.
Move the cursor downward.
Move each motor to manual mode.
Heater popup menu should load.
Initialize the splice function.
Return to the menu screen.
Complete a selection.
Follow the next step on the menu screen.
Splice execution.
Return to the initial screen and initialize splice function.
Turn on the heater.
When it is on, the lamp on the left is in the red.
Press once more when it is on, and the heater is turned off.
