Otdr Fiber Tester Manual

With the rapid advancements in fiber optic technology otdr testing methods have become indispensable to building certifying maintaining and troubleshooting fiber optic systems.

Otdr fiber tester manual.

Attach cable to test to end of launch cable. Ensure you are in menu mode and scroll to source soft key. Chapter 11 fibercomplete modules saving results and generating a report note in unidir bidir modes the wavelengths selected for il orl are also used for otdr testing. Revision d 8 30 2011 1 0 otdr quick start guide press to turn on the otdr.

Connect the fiber to the appropriate port. Watch now overcoming the challenges of testing dwdm channels. Optifiber pro hdr provides two pon test suites. The optical time domain reflectometer otdr provides an inside view of the fiber and can calculate fiber length attenuation breaks total return loss as well as splice connector and total losses.

4 3 tap test or press. Note to go from one tab to the other one press the r button or with touch. Passive optical lan testing. Setup auto setup manual setup auto once if set to auto otdr sets range pulse width time and filter for each test.

Attach receive cable if used to far end of cable. Attach receive cable if used to far end of cable. If approximate fiber length is not known. Turn on otdr and allow time to warm up 2.

Set up test parameters on otdr. The tester automatically uses the discover function to identify splitters. 4 2 connect the tester to the link as shown in figure 4. Attach launch cable to otdr.

In manual mode all the otdr parameters can be adjusted in the otdr setup menu. To conduct a manual test if using the otdr as the light source perform reference procedure as above and place fiber under test in line between the reference cord and the power meter port. Press to enter the menu mode. After test returns user to otdr home page in manual mode where user may change any setting for next tests.

Do the otdr test 4 1 clean and inspect the connectors on the launch and tail cords and the fiber to be tested. Optical time domain reflectometer otdr is an instrument used to create a virtual picture of a fiber optic cable route. The basics of fiber testing. Clean all connectors and mating adapters.

September 2020 optical testing and monitoring. The otdr allows you to characterize a fiber optic span usually optical fiber sections joined by splices and connectors. Press to cycle through the wavelengths and choose the wavelength to be tested. Passive optical network pon testing.

Auto pon otdr and manual pon otdr. If set to auto once otdr sets range pulse width time and filter for the first test.