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User's Guide to the PROLITE-63B Optical Power Meter 99 Washington Street Melrose, MA 02176 Phone 781-665-1400 Toll Free 1-800-517-8431 v1.0 0 MI2030 (01/12/2014) Visit us at www.TestEquipmentDepot.com...
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PROLITE-63B 1 Introduction PROLITE- are full featured palm sized optical power meters designed for use with an optical laser source 1888 8.8.8.8 to perform optical loss measurements on optical fiber 270Hz 1kHz PROLITE- 2kHz cables. The are lightweight and are AUTO-OFF controlled by microprocessor.
PROLITE-63B 2 Safety Information SAFETY RULES The safety could not be assured if the instructions for use are not closely followed. The external DC charger is a Class II equipment, for safety reasons plug it to a supply line with the...
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PROLITE-63B Symbols related with safety: Never look directly into optical outputs or a fiber while the equipment is on. Invisible laser beam may damage your eyes. DIRECT CURRENT ON (Supply) Do not short-circuit the terminal of AC adapter / ALTERNATING CURRENT OFF (Supply) charger and the batteries.Excessive electrical current...
PROLITE-63B 3 Preparing for Operation 3.1 Unpacking the instrument Packing material We suggest that you keep the original packing material. Using the original packing material is your guarantee of protecting the instrument during transit. Checking the package contents PROLITE- The standard accessories of...
PROLITE-63B 3.2 Discharged batteries There is a battery indicator on the screen to show the remaining charge. There are four possibilities the indicator may show, full, with 2 blacks, with 1 black and empty. If an empty battery indicator flashes it means the power is almost out, and that is when you should recharge the batteries by connect the AC adapter with the instrument.
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PROLITE-63B 3.3 AC operation If the instrument is mainly used at one location, e.g. in a laboratory or test department, the AC adapter can be used to power it instead of batteries. There is a DC input jack on the bottom of the PROLITE-63B instrument casing into which the output cable of the AC adapter is plugged.
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PROLITE-63B 4 Operation .1 Display controls 4.1.1 Keypad PROLITE-63B keypad is used to access a wide range of instrument functions. Function Switches instrument on / off. Long keypress while powering on to activate the instrument without Auto-off function. 1888 8.8.8.8...
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PROLITE-63B 4.1.2 Back Connector (optional ST, SC) 1888 8.8.8.8 270Hz 1kHz 2kHz AUTO-OFF USB interface Recharge LED DC Input Tack AC Adapter LED Recharge LED lights up when recharging the batteries. AC Adapter LED lights up when recharging finishes...
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PROLITE-63B 4.1.3 LCD Wavelength AC Adapter 1888 Battery Charge Reference 8.8.8.8 270Hz Frequency 1kHz Measurement Unit 2kHz TWIN AUTO-OFF Auto-wavelength recognition Power Auto-off...
PROLITE-63B 4.2 Turning the instrument on and off Press the “ON/OFF” key briefly. The instrument powers on, and backlighting switches on. Please check the battery capacity if it fails. Press the “ON/OFF” key briefly again. 1888 The instrument powers off, and backlighting switches off.
PROLITE-63B 5.3 Setting the wavelength & Activate the Auto-wavelength Recognition(TWIN) 1 6 2 5 1 5 5 0 1 4 9 0 Press the “ λ” key repeatedly until the desired wavelength is displayed. You can select from possible wavelengths:...
PROLITE-63B 5.5 Setting reference level 1 3 1 0 1. Press the “REF” key to display the stored reference level for 1310 1888 1 3 1 0 2 0.0 0 the current wavelength and a sign of “REF” will be displayed 05.88...
PROLITE-63B 4.6 Switching backlighting of the LCD on and off Press the backlighting key. Backlighting switches on. Press the backlighting key again. Backlighting switches off. 1310 1310 AUTO-OFF AUTO-OFF...
PROLITE-63B 4.7 Frequency detecting If the tested wavelength is carrying a tone of 270 Hz, 1 kHz, or 2 kHz, the respective frequency indicates on the screen 13 1 0 2 0.0 0 1kHz AUTO-OFF...
PROLITE-63B 4.8 The overflow of the measured power value If the measured power value is too high, the LCD screen will display “HI”. 1 3 1 0 AUTO-OFF If the measured power value is too low, the LCD screen will display “LO”.
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PROLITE-63B 4.9 The storage of the current test value Press key over 2s, the SAVE flashes on the screen once with the sounds of the buzzer. It indicates the setting is finished. It will display the stored value and the serial PROLITE-63B number of the storage.
PROLITE-63B General Specifications Operation Temperature 10 ºC ~ +50 ºC Storage Temperature -20 ºC ~ +70 ºC Humidity < 90% Size(H*W*D) 160 * 76 * 45 mm Weight about 265 g...
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99 Washington Street Melrose, MA 02176 Phone 781-665-1400 Toll Free 1-800-517-8431 Visit us at www.TestEquipmentDepot.com PROMAX ELECTRONICA, S. L.
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