Running The Test In Smart Remote Mode - Fluke OF-500-01 OptiFiber Technical Reference Handbook

OF-500 OptiFiber Certifying OTDR
Technical Reference Handbook

Running the Test in Smart Remote Mode

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If you disconnected the reference test cords from
the tester's or remote's output, you must set the
reference again to ensure valid measurements.
1 Verify that the settings described in Table 7-1 are
appropriate. Let the testers warm up for 5 minutes.
2 Set the main tester to loss/length mode: On the HOME
A
screen, press Change Test; then select Loss/Length.
3 Clean the connectors on the cabling to be tested; then
connect the tester to the cabling as shown in Figure
7-7.
For auto-incrementing fiber IDs, connect the fiber with
the lower ID to the main tester's INPUT port. For auto-
incrementing fiber IDs with bi-directional testing,
connect the fiber with the lower ID to the main tester's
OUTPUT port.
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4 Press to start the loss/length test.
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Caution
5 If Open or Unknown appears as the status, try the
following:
•
Verify that all connections are good.
•
For an OptiFiber smart remote verify that the
remote tester is set to Remote on its Loss/Length
tab in Setup.
•
Verify that the remote tester is still active. For an
OptiFiber smart remote you may need to press
A
Start to reactive the tester.
•
Try different connections to the cabling until the
test continues. See "Using FindFiber in Smart
Remote Mode" on page 7-39 for details on
FindFiber messages.
•
Use a visible light source to verify fiber continuity.
6 To save the results, press
ID for the INPUT fiber; then press
create a fiber ID for the OUTPUT fiber; then press
s
again.
s
, select or create a fiber
s
. Select or