Campus Cable Identifier; Using Downloaded Fiber Ids; Solving Problems With Fiber Id Lists - Fluke OF-500-10 Technical Reference Handbook

OF-500 OptiFiber Certifying OTDR
Technical Reference Handbook

Campus Cable Identifier

Campus cables are backbone cables that run between
buildings.
Format: [b1-f s1]/[b2-fs2]-n.d
Example: LBRY-01A/AUD-01A-5.16
The cable tested is in the backbone cable that runs
between the library (LBRY), floor 1, telecom room A and
the auditorium (AUD), floor 1, telecom room A. The
backbone cable is cable 5. The fiber tested is number 16 in
backbone cable 5.

Using Downloaded Fiber IDs

Use LinkWare software to create and download ID lists
from a PC to the tester.
Downloaded ID lists are associated with a folder name
you select when you download the list from a PC, but are
saved in the tester's internal memory.
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To use downloaded IDs, do the following:
1 Verify that the current folder has the same name as
the folder selected when the list was downloaded to
the tester. Change the current folder or create a new
folder with the correct name, if necessary.
2 Run a test; then press
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3 Press Download IDs to select the list. You may
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need to press Pick ID first.
4 Highlight an ID; then press

Solving Problems with Fiber ID Lists

Table 2-3 gives solutions to some typical problems you
may have with fiber ID lists.
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