Tutorial: Running A Loss/Length Test; Required Equipment; Step 1: Selecting Loss/Length Test Mode; Step 2: Selecting A Fiber Type - Fluke OF-500-01 OptiFiber Technical Reference Handbook

Tutorial: Running a Loss/Length Test

This section familiarizes you with the basic operation of the
loss/length option by guiding you through a loss/length test
in Smart Remote mode.

Required Equipment

•
One OptiFiber tester set up as follows:
OFTM-5612B or OFTM-5732 module installed
Connector adapter installed on the tester's INPUT
port. Match the connectors on the fiber under test.
Charged batteries attached or the ac adapters
connected
Job settings configured as described in the tutorial
"Preparing to Save Tests" on page 2-10
•
A second OptiFiber tester set up like the first one, or a
DTX Smart Remote with a fiber module for the correct
wavelength and the correct connector adapter
installed
•
Two lengths of fiber cabling or a length of duplex
cabling to test
•
Two known-good duplex reference test cords of the
same fiber type as the cabling to be tested. See Figures
2-3 and 2-4 to determine the connector types you will
need.
Getting Started Testing Fiber
Tutorial: Running a Loss/Length Test
•
For testing multimode fiber, two mandrels of the
correct size
•
Fiber cleaning supplies

Step 1: Selecting Loss/Length Test Mode

On the HOME screen of both testers, verify that LOSS
LENGTH appears in the upper-left corner of the screen. If it
A
does not, press Change Test then select Loss/Length.

Step 2: Selecting a Fiber Type

Do the following on the tester you will use to initiate tests
(the main tester):
S
2-1 Press ; then press
LM
2-2 Use to highlight FIBER TYPE; then press
LM
2-3 Use to highlight the type of fiber you will test;
t
then press to select the fiber type.
If the fiber type you want is not shown, press
More, select a FIBER GROUP; then highlight and select
a fiber type.
D
Tab to select the Cable tab.
t
B
2
.
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